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Las Cartas a Ricardo, de Rosario Castellanos, constituyen un tesoro y un documento único en la literatura mexicana de la primera mitad del siglo XX. No sólo son la crónica amorosa de uno de los personajes más logrados de nuestra tradición escritos por sí misma, Rosario, sino el amuleto a través del cual podemos conocer los prejuicios de las instituciones que subordinaban los sentimientos a la luz de la razón. Aparecer en estas cartas es el triunfo sobre ese acto de desaparición que opera de forma particular en las mujeres.

World War I saw an unprecedented loss of life in Western Europe, and destruction on a scale no one alive had ever seen. All those who experienced it were irrevocably changed, including many writers and artists upon whose oeuvre it left an indelible mark. This captivating series examines the impact of the war on artists and thinkers through the prism of their great works. In each episode, a leading figure from the worlds of science, culture and the arts reflects on a single iconic piece, and discusses how the events of 1914-18 shaped its creation.

Nel luglio del 1916, Garsington, la villa di campagna della patrona delle arti Ottoline Morrell, non è solo un rifugio per obiettori di coscienza in piena Prima guerra mondiale, ma un vero e proprio teatro dove, settimana dopo settimana, approda «una compagnia di giro», pronta a esibirsi senza pudore. C’è chi legge Keats ad alta voce, chi dipinge nudi en plein air, chi alleva maiali, chi scrive opuscoli contro la leva obbligatoria.

The author and illustrator team behind the popular Clementine - a funny, independent third-grader who has taken her place alongside such beloved book characters as Ramona Quimby, Super Fudge, and Judy Moody - discuss their latest collaboration, Clementine, Friend of the Week.

Sara Mayfield was born into Alabama's governing elite in 1905 and grew up in a social circle that included Zelda Sayre, Sara Haardt, and Tallulah and Eugenia Bankhead. After winning a Goucher College short story contest judged by H. L. Mencken, Mayfield became friends with Mencken and his circle, then visited with Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald and hobnobbed with the literati while traveling in Europe after a failed marriage. Back in Tuscaloosa after the war, however, she became increasingly paranoid about perceived conspiracies arrayed against her.

Un delicioso recorrido por la obra y los lugares más emblemáticos de ocho escritores fundamentales. El regreso de Savater a su faceta más divulgativa. En Aquí viven leones, Fernando Savater vuelve a una de sus facetas favoritas, la de divulgador de la literatura y el pensamiento. A través de ocho viajes inolvidables, ilustrados magníficamente por Anapurna, nos presenta la obra y la vida de Shakespeare, Valle Inclán, Poe, Leopardi, Agatha Christie, Reyes, Flaubert y Zweig.

Dive into Tove Jansson's spellbinding memoir and be transported to early 20th-century Helsinki where you'll experience the magic and fears of a childhood infused with the freedom and natural beauty of Finland. Hailed by Ali Smith for its evocative prose, Jansson's memoir unveils the enchantments of a world where winter ice is a playground of mysteries, balalaika parties radiate warmth, and Christmas takes on epic proportions when viewed from a child's eyes.

Durante el mes de junio de 1816, en el llamado Año sin Verano, en una casa a orillas del lago Lehman conocida como Villa Diodati se juntarán autores de renombre como son Lord Byron, Percy Bhysse Shelley, el joven doctor Polidori, la amante de Shelley, Mary y la hermana de ésta y en ella...