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H si fa chiamare con una lettera muta, come mute sono le vittime della storia, la stessa lettera che nella tavola periodica indica l’idrogeno, l’elemento alla base della bomba atomica. La sua storia comincia proprio il 6 agosto del 1945, quando il lancio di Little Boy su Hiroshima la colpisce ancora bambina e la sfigura nel profondo, lì dove risiede la storia di un corpo e la promessa di una maternità. Da quel giorno, di cui H ha minuziosamente ricostruito dati, orari e numeri per colmare il vuoto dei pochi e assurdi ricordi, inizia il suo racconto: una lettera urgente e totale,...

In this modern novel by Marina Perezagua, Don Quixote is disguised as C3P0 and Sancho Panza has chosen an Ewok suit to cross over to New York. In one of many chance encounters on their trip, a woman gives her Bible to Don Quixote who avidly reads it for a week. This reading inspires the adventures of the pair as they explore recognizable parts of the city today. In these short stories, New York appears as a big state where anything can happen.

Apasionada por el universo imaginario de las diferentes culturas africanas en Cuba, Lydia Cabrera inició en París la publicación de una extensa obra de investigación. Contes négres de Cuba (1936), traducidos por Francis de Miomandre, se acogía la poderosa corriente que las culturas africanas habían despertado en Europa de la mano de Leo Frobenius, Blaise Cendrars y Paul Morand, entre otros. Concebidos inicialmente como una serie de relatos para aliviar la enfermedad de su amiga Teresa de la Parra, el libro atrajo inmediatamente la atención de la crítica. De regreso a Cuba en 1939,...

An expertly written Spanish B course now updated for first examination 2020, providing students with thought-provoking materials to help them develop strong language skills and solid critical thinking. The coursebook helps students develop their Spanish language skills as they explore the five themes from the new IB Diploma Language B guide: identities, experiences, human ingenuity, social organisation and sharing the planet. Each unit begins with 'big questions' that get learners thinking about global topics such as, 'how do we express our identity?' These help students appreciate wider...

Although Earth is mostly made up of igneous and metamorphic rock, sedimentary rock covers about 75 percent of Earth's land surface. This means it's the most visible kind of rock on Earth. Sedimentary rocks form when sediment accumulates and compacts. Your readers will learn how sedimentary rocks form, the different types of sedimentary rocks, and how people use sedimentary rocks. Fun fact boxes provide readers with additional information. A helpful diagram illustrates how sedimentary rocks form.

Agus le versa al amor y al desamor en la forma que, para mí, siempre he creído que era la más bella de las expresiones. Concebir la poesía como una pequeña explosión, un tímido cortocircuito que transmita, sin necesidad de infinidad de estrofas ni lenguajes farragosos, la esencia del sentimiento en él reflejado. Así es la poesía de Agus, como un dulce deshaciéndose en la boca con lentitud o un fugaz estallido de fuegos artificiales cargados de color.