Ommi! L'America

The Ties That Bind comprises the first collection of critical essays that explore the family system in Spanish and Latin American culture. This thought-provoking volume addresses the intersection of language, narrative structure, social reality, and family dynamics through examples from a diverse range of literary works, including Cervantes' Don Quijote, Reinaldo Arenas' Celestino antes del alba, and the Chicano film My Family/Mi Familia. Issues of feminism, gender and sexuality, abuse, trauma, and communication take the forefront in this ground-breaking book, which takes psychological...

Stendhal's posthumously published memoir, this brief autobiography consists of memories from his Parisian life between 1821 and 1830. It describes a time of brilliant social relations and intense literary activity in early 19th-century Paris. With Stendhal's vivid descriptions of his own personal experiences, readers are transported to French Restoration parlors where they too can witness and experience their grandeur. Las memorias póstumamente publicadas de Stendhal, esta breve autobiografía consiste de sus recuerdos de su vida parisina entre 1821 y 1830. Describe una época de relaciones...

In this rhyming picture book with very little text, a dog steals a boy's teddy bear and the child chases after him. Along the way, he sees many bears, but he is looking for one special one in particular.

Un terrible accidente ocurre cuando el colegio de Viggo y Alrik celebra la jornada anual de deportes sobre hielo en el lago Mälaren. ¡El hielo se rompe y Alrik se hunde en el agua helada! Sospechan que ha sido obra de Näck, una perversa criatura acuática que acecha en las profundidades, pero no hay certezas...Al mismo tiempo, la madre de los chicos se presenta en el pueblo con una sorpresa asombrosa, y aparece un nuevo guarda en el castillo de Gripsholm...¿Son fortuitas todas estas coincidencias, o están ligadas entre sí? ¡En un lugar tan peligroso como Marienfred, las consecuencias...