Orm Genes

Étienne, a newcomer, leads a workers rebellion among his fellow miners, planting the seeds of socialism and the promise of a new world order in their minds.

The books here show Charles Bukowski's skill as a great short story writer, one who is a harsh portraitist of the urban underworld. With a cocktail of syncopated, visceral writing, black humour, uninhibited sex, and lots of alcohol, he outlines a sort of map of Los Angeles by painting its urban myths.

Esta novela, la primera ficción de Gujis, tiene sus bases en cierta realidad, recreada por la inspiración del autor, lo que la hace realmente jugosa. Todos los avisos de gráfica, vía pública, radio y televisión que aparecen, existieron. Y están los nombres de sus creadores en las correspondientes fichas técnicas, que harán las delicias del cholulaje especializado, estudiantes y público en general. Pero la trama es inventada y nos cuenta una historia con drama, con humor, con nostalgia, con reivindicaciones. Es un homenaje a las personas que muchas veces son dejadas de lado por su...

The marquis of Villafria, having squandered his fortune on a dissolute life in Madrid, has had to retire to rural Andalusia, to the town of Villafria, with his young daughter Dona Luz. There he comes under the sway of Don Acisclo, his one-time steward, who, by dint of shrewdness and hard and diligent work, has ended up with the marquis's property, estates, and influence. After the marquis's death, Don Acisclo, his own family grown and living elsewhere, insists that Dona Luz come to live with him. At first she resists, but ultimately yields, because, impoverished as she is and with the cloud...