Emilia Pardo Bazán

Este libro es fruto de un amplio estudio sobre la vida y la obra de Emilia Pardo Bazán, la mujer más importante de la literatura española y figura muy destacada de la cultura europea durante el período histórico que se extiende desde 1868 a 1921. Un período que referido a España se corresponde, casi íntegramente, con el de la Restauración representada por Alfonso XII, regencia de María Cristina y el reinado de Alfonso XIII. Sin olvidar el interesante pórtico del período revolucionario, 1868-1874, tan fecundo en ideas renovadoras como anárquico en realizaciones políticas. La...

I "write my songs/ so people can sing them to me/and the day people fail me/ that day I 'm going to cry... These are famous verses whose origin we are going to find out in this book, which rescues unknown anecdotes from the composer. Reading it is, in the words of his daughter Paloma, "go on singing his songs to do not fail him."

First published in 1554, Lazarillo de Tormes was destined to beget a whole new genre, the so-called picaresque novel. Its great popularity may be attributed largely to its daring autobiographical form, which allows the reader to observe the magnificent, conquering Spain of Charles the Fifth through the inner consciousness of a humble figure called Lazarus, whose name, perhaps, comes from the poor leper mentioned in the Gospels. The Lazarillo is the first literary expression of a feeling basic to the very existence of the Spanish people, especially since the fifteenth century: they were what...

This book relates the personal efforts of a man who met his goal of becoming a doctor in Cuba, as well as in the United States. His work ethic, dedication and honesty is a positive testiment to new generations and proves that individual will power in a free society has no limits.

Marina Ginesta, la autora de la novela Otros vendran... posa en Barcelona en 1936 vestida con un traje de miliciana, el fusil al hombro. Tiene 17 anos. En 1977 Otros vendran..., una historia del sindicalismo revolucionario en la Barcelona en los anos veinte. Esta novela obtuvo el premio Salvador Segui... De hecho, el protagonista, Miquel Alzina, no es otro que Segui. Es una novela conmovedora, que le deja a uno mudo. He aqui la gran huelga de La Canadiense, que proporciona la electricidad en Cataluna. En el otro bando, la patronal prepara sus armas. He aqui el pacto del hambre, y la...