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Crítica Literaria Libros

La Verdad De Las Mentiras

The greatest power of literature is to break any limits and this book allows us to partake in this. Vargas Llosa discusses here some literary works such as Lolita, Death in Venice, The Stranger, Manhattan Transfer, Tropic of Cancer and The Tin Drum. This splendid work is an immersion in the views of the author,

La Señorita Hargreaves

When Norman Huntley and his friend Henry invent, on the spur of the moment, an 83-year-old woman called Miss Hargreaves, they are inspired to post a letter to their new fictional friend. It is only meant to be a silly, harmless game – until Miss Hargreaves arrives on their doorstep, complete with her cockatoo, her

Cartas Cruzadas. Octavio Paz, Arnaldo Orfila

Este conjunto de cartas da cuenta de una de las etapas decisivas de la historia cultural (y política) de México. Por decirlo así., es la trama oculta (y sin embargo llena de luz) de la historia reciente de nuestra cultura (y de nuestra política). Van de 1965 a 1970, un amplio arco de seis años.

The Gaucho Martín Fierro

This is perhaps the most successful English translation of the first part of the classic poem of the Argentine gaucho. The translators capture the poems strong narrative pull, & give a believable rendering of the gaucho personality by imitating the colloquial speech & capturing the earthy tone of the original stanzas…. -Library Journal.