Las heridas de la ausencia

Sammy está acostumbrado a vivir a su aire, sin que nadie le diga lo que tiene que hacer. Pero ahora es distinto. Él creía que iría de viaje con sus padres y que paraban en casa de su abuelo para pasar la noche. Y al día siguiente descubre que sus padres se han marchado sin él. Ahora tendrá que aprender a convivir con su abuelo, un auténtico desconocido para él.

An examination of the form and significance of the 56 short narratives of Ramon Gomez de la Serna, based on a review of his own theoretical views on narrative, derived from his essays, prologues and vignettes, related in turn to theories of the modern novella developed by Gillespie et al.

Fernan Gonzalez lived from about AD 910 to 970. The popular image of him is of a fearsome warrior who gave his people protection from their enemies (both Muslim and Christian), and a wise and respected lord who enabled them to live in security and harmony. He was generally accepted to have played a strategic role in achieving independence for Castile and freeing it from dominance by the kingdom of Leon. The Poema de Fernan Gonzalez was composed (by an unknown author) in the mid-thirteenth century as an enduring celebration of his triumphs and account of his life and deeds. Fact and legend...

En avril 1913, Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) débarquait au Gabon, à la mission protestante de Lambaréné. En Europe, il est aujourd’hui quasiment oublié ; on l’associe encore parfois à son prix Nobel de la paix, obtenu en 1952, et à l’hôpital qu’il créa à Lambaréné. Son image de bon médecin blanc paternaliste, portant le casque colonial, a contribué à l’éclipser presque totalement. Derrière l’argument selon lequel il n’y aurait plus rien à dire sur Schweitzer se dessine un trait de pensée caractéristique de l’Occident qui croit à une histoire inventée, et...