Redobles por Manuel Scorza

Los últimos dos siglos recogen la verdadera Historia de Latinoamérica tras el largo periodo colonial de trescientos años que le sirvieron de prólogo. La mayor parte de esos trescientos años se dedicaron a expulsar a los gobernantes europeos del Continente, objetivo que se logró, casi totalmente, a fines del siglo XIX, cuando una nación continental, los Estados Unidos, asumieron el papel de gendarme neocolonial, dislocando el mapa del hemisferio con nuevas anexiones y alianzas e introduciéndolo luego en una ajena guerra fría. La desaparición de la URSS, la carrera por dominar los...

Is it possible to create an enjoyable and mysterious history of literature? Every author—novelist, philosopher, poet, or essayist—has any enigma to offer or reveal, either about their lives or about their works. For instance, do we know exactly where Cervantes was born? Are we sure that Conan Doyle was not a murderer? Why did Comte decide to create his own religion? Did Jose Cadalso exhume his girlfriend's corpse? Was Corneille Moiré's ghostwriter? Was Berbiguier harassed by imps? Maybe Jules Verne did belong to a secret society. Have any works been inspired by dreams—or by insanity?...

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