George Orwell

How Far is America From Here? approaches American nations and cultures from a comparative and interdisciplinary perspective. It is very much at the heart of this comparative agenda that “America” be considered as a hemispheric and global matter. It discusses American identities relationally, whether the relations under discussion operate within the borders of the United States, throughout the Americas, and/or worldwide. The various articles here gathered interrogate the very notion of “America”: which, whose America, when, why now, how? What is meant by “far”—distance,...

The elephant wants to play on the seesaw, but he is too heavy. How will the other animals solve this problem? This book teaches about opposites as well as weights and measures.

El autor trata de asimilar las conclusiones de sus predecesores en el análisis crítico de esta obra, para llegar a una edición más depurada y acorde al texto original.

Jorge ve una luz en la isla de Kirrin en plena noche, señal de que hay intrusos en su isla. ¿Quienes son los misteriosos visitantes, y que hacen allí?