La pasión de Descartes

Domingo Bernel is a Colombian journalist who has lived a solitary life in Barcelona for many years. He writes a column for a prestigious newspaper, but far from leading the socially agitated life of a successful columnist, he spends most of his time alone due to a strange quirk: he can't stand to be in contact with objects. From a simple can opener to the garter belt used by his lover to seduce him, any object represents a tortuous challenge to Bernel, becoming increasingly more difficult to face and dragging him to unsuspected limits. Domingo Bernel es un periodista colombiano que lleva...

Durante un tiempo fui vecino de las pirámides del Templo Mayor. Caminaba todos los días por las calles del Centro Histórico, atento a las señales. Tengo la convicción de que la Ciudad de México quiere contarme historias, y ese destino es palpable en los cuentos de Mar Negro: el edificio más emblemático del Eje Central convocó a sus distintos avatares en Torre Latino, el eterno letrero de SE RENTA en un viejo inmueble me hizo imaginar la historia secreta de la urbe en "Como dos gotas de agua que caen en el mar"; un vecino desvalido y su sospechosa actitud me llevaron a inventarle una...

This novel lays bare the customs and conditions most young girls face in traditional African society south of the Sahara, while in transition from adolescence to womanhood. The priority of parents is for marriage, which produces pressure on both mother and daughter. In this story, Amina, the mother of Sadia, faces the odds of traditional settings to meet the expected standard in marriage. Dankantata is the rebellious suitor to Sadia, and against wisdom and logic, is a hard-core traditionalist. He will not bow down for a minute against his ego, even when it is in his own self-interest to...

When the tortured body of a young woman is found in a dumpster, her eyes swollen shut and her clothes soaked with blood, Detective Erika Foster is one of the first at the crime scene. The trouble is, this time, it's not her case.