Fraga por Fraga

Con un enfoque deleuziano, Fermín A. Rodríguez construye una obra “esencial para comprender la geografía imaginaria del interminable y múltiple desierto argentino” (Ricardo Piglia). Un recorrido cabal por la literatura del desierto (desde Humboldt, Hudson y Darwin, pasando por José Hernández, Lucio V. Mansilla, Sarmiento y Rosas, hasta Saer, Aira y Gamerro); por esos textos que proporcionaron las maneras de ver y pensar un espacio que se leía como vacante frente a la ausencia de un estado-nación que lo regulara, pero que no estaba justamente vacío. Este libro es, como afirma su...

This volume contains an examination of what are described as the most poetic examples of Chilean prose written in the 20th century. By adopting Ralph Freedman's conceptual definition of lyrical narrative and using it as her point of departure, Professor Kostopolos-Cooperman argues that the protean and magical nature of Bombal's lyrical prose transcends the causal, temporal and spatial movement that characterizes conventional fiction. In her view, Bombal's work is rather a narrative that arises in the poetic imagination of a narrator who creates a tapestry of expanding musical and pictorial...

Once upon a time, there was a mouse who lived in Europe who longed to go to America, the land of liberty, and be reunited with his friends who had fled. He decides the best way to get there would be to fly. He makes many attempts until he finally designs the perfect plane. His successful voyage inspires an entire nation, including a young boy named Charles Lindbergh. Children will love the detailed illustrations and the mouse's determination in spite of some failed attempts in this very original picture book. A brief history of aviation is included at the end of the book.

Aunque nacida en diferentes países, la literatura tiene diversos denominadores comunes que, en definitiva, la hacen universal. Pero esa universalidad es obra de mutuos influjos y de interrelaciones dispares. Compararlas es el objeto de esta nueva disciplina, la literatura comparada, de la que este libro colectivo es introducción teórica e interesante muestrario de casos ejemplares.