Juan Rulfo

Amiga lectora, amigo lector, tal vez usted tenga en sus manos un ejemplar de este librito atraído por un título que conjuga dos palabras que sólo en el juicio de un desquiciado podrían conciliarse. Pues bien, para que usted y yo podamos entendernos o no, pero sobre todo para que quede claro de qué estoy hablando, permítame decirle, en primer lugar, que no se trata de un libelo. Nada más lejos de mi interés que pretender denigrar o infamar a mi país, ni a mi gentilicio. Tampoco es un escrito satírico que aspira ponerlo en ridículo y desde luego, ni muchísimo menos un texto de...

A wholly original exploration of the life of one of the 20th century's most influential authors, this graphic novel reproduces events from the life of Virginia Woolf in delicate, evocative illustrations. Without ignoring the difficult circumstances that shook the life of the young Woolf and left her with a melancholic and nostalgic streak, the authors seek to portray the lively, happy girl who enjoyed holidays in Talland House, her family's summer home on the Cornish coast; the sharp-tongued adolescent who caustically and humorously critiqued her contemporaries; and the sophisticated and...

Timelines and illustrations complement the fascinating biography of Nezahualcóyotl--the monarch of Tezcoco, poet, astronomer, statesman, philosopher, legislator, engineer, and architect--who is considered the most important figure of pre-Hispanic Mexico.

Meet Cristina the superstar. The granddaughter of the foremost publishing czar in Cuba, she fled as an adolescent to the United States after the revolution. A young woman working her way up through the ranks of the North American-based Spanish-language media, she eventually assumed the reins of Cosmopolitan en Espanol. After ten years with Cosmopolitan, Cristina made the boldest move of her career - creating and hosting El Show de Cristina, the talk show she has developed into the phenomenon seen by 100 million worldwide. Friend and confidante to celebrities both inside and outside the...