Tártaros de Stockborg

Querencio narrates the adventures of a boy who after the unfortunate death of his great friend, finds no meaning in life. In accordance with the social conventions of his elders, he decides to leave his land to embark on a flight searching for the truth that leads him to the need for a global sense.

No quise tu orgullo: "«No puedo dejarte nada, Marie. Hice lo posible y lo imposible por mantener esto firme, seguro para ti. Se lo prometí a tu padre, mi hermano, cuando falleció en aquel accidente que dejó inútil a tu madre... Pero no pude, Marie. No te asustes cuando leas mi pobre testamento.» Fue horrible. No ya por lo que suponía la pobreza, sino por su madre paralítica y por todo lo que la ruina traía tras de sí..."

Leal recounts his experiences as a "child of the Mexican Revolution, " recalling the entrance of Villa and Zapata into Mexico City. He describes his life in Chicago from 1927 to 1943 and then in the Philippines as a member of the American armed forces. He also discusses his academic career and his contributions to Chicano literary criticism. The unusual format of a conversation between two friends gives readers a taste of the "tertulias" that Don Luis hosts, at which colleagues, friends, and students discuss literature, life, and art, thus reviving the Hispanic tradition of the "literary...

Tom Lathrop has revised his popular edition of Cervantes' "Don Quijote" Spanish edition for students. This 2012 edition contains 55 full-page illustrations by world-reknowned artist Jack Davis as well as about 100 informative photographs throughout the text, and a revised index. Lathrop's 2012 "Legacy" edition is a handsome and useful update to a popular classic.