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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...

La mejor antología del maestro de la crónica. Carlos Monsiváis era a partes iguales figura mediática, escritor popular e intelectual imprescindible. Autor de una obra tan amplia como fascinante, inventó una forma de contar la realidad y dotó a la crónica y al ensayo periodístico de verdadero calado literario, como prueban las páginas que conforman esta antología, seleccionada por Jordi Soler en conversación con el propio Monsiváis. El título, Los ídolos a nado, un verso de Ramón López Velarde, lo eligió Monsiváis, quizá por su misteriosa sonoridad, y también porque...

Cuidada selección de textos de los principales maestros de la narrativa rusa contemporánea, de Pushkin a Gorki, pasando por Dostoievski, Gogol o Korolenko.

Colombia produced one of the richest literatures of Latin America, as much for its abundance as for its variety and innovation during the 19th century. This value has been unknown due to subsequent writers and critics that rejected the importance of this literature and influenced readers to ignore this literary production as noteworthy. In the same way, this lack of recognition has been perpetuated by the absence of information of the literary works produced during the 19th century and has hampered the investigation and research of new generations of readers. Therefore, this Bibliography of...