Madre Teresa

This comprehensive study goes beyond the lore surrounding Isabella and Ferdinand and their popular depiction as the harbingers and principal movers behind Spain’s Golden Age and analyzes the political and social conditions on the Iberian Peninsula that made their ascension to the throne possible. It also discusses the achievements of the Catholic monarchs after they assumed the reigns of authority: the creation of the instruments of power, the first steps of Spanish expansion in Europe and abroad, and the limits of their work and power. Este estudio comprensivo va más allá de la...

Biografía novelada de Genaro Vázquez rojas a partir de las fotografías de Armando Lenin Salgado. Primera parte de la trilogía Genaro, que integrarán tambien los libros Una Novela de Amor, y Una Novela de Aventuras

Conocido básicamente por ser inventor del periodismo «gonzo», una forma trepidante, iconoclasta y personal de describir la realidad, Thompson rompió los moldes tradicionales de la crónica periodística y la ficción fundiendo ambas en un discurso literario. Pero hubo también un Thompson íntimo y personal que todos los días, de madrugada, escribía cartas a amigos y desconocidos para detallarles lo que ocurría a su alrededor y sobre todo lo que sucedía en su turbulenta cabeza. Su correspondencia es un monumento literario y entre sus páginas se encuentran los pasajes más amenos,...

Vincent Sheean, a groundbreaking American foreign correspondent and author, is known for reporting from Europe, North Africa, and Asia, writing news reports, articles, and books. A few books and articles have described Vincent Sheean’s life, and briefly discussed his major nonfiction books. However, no book-length study or article has closely examined his nonfiction books. 'Seeking to Understand the World: Literary Journalism of Vincent Sheean', textually analyzes his five nonfiction, journalistic books to examine them for characteristics of literary journalism. Spanning nearly the entirety ...