Vida y muerte de un convento

La protagonista absoluta de 'La ciudad de los ángeles caídos' es Venecia, una de las ciudades más literarias de Europa. La historia da comienzo con los acontecimientos que se produjeron el 29 de enero de 1996, cuando un terrible incendio destruyó el Gran Teatro de Ópera de La Fenice, escenario de fama mundial. Tres días después de la catástrofe de La Fenice, John Berendt llegó expectante a Venecia. En esas circunstancias, y sin apenas proponérselo, se convirtió en una especie de detective que gradualmente fue revelando datos significativos sobre el incendio. A través de sus...

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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?...

La investigación sobre la complicada y a menudo difícil relación entre México y los Estados Unidos parte de la segunda mitad del siglo XVIII y llega casi hasta nuestros días. Los autores, estudiosos de reconocido prestigio en el mundo académico mexicano, han tomado en consideración una amplia bibliografía sobre el tema y su obra resulta de gran interés.