Examen a Zapatero

A literary biography of one of the most important American writers, this book exposes the details of Bowles’ relationship with his wife Jane Auer and their friends William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and Truman Capote. Written by one of his closest confidants, this passionate and violent account offers a unique insight into several of the cult figures of 20th-century literature. The book's publication led to the gradual fracturing of the relationship between Chukri and his mentor. Una biografía literaria de uno de los escritores más importantes americanos, este libro expone los detalles de ...

In Almas en pena, chapolas negras, Fernando Vallejo recounts the life of Colombian poet Jose Asuncion Silva. This unusual biography is a phantasmagoric trip through Bogota at the end of the 19th century. After committing suicide in 1896, Asuncion Silva left Colombia ten of the most beautiful poems of the Spanish language, and to his creditors a sum of $210.000 in debt. A century after his death, Vallejo initiates a search through notaries' archives and libraries, and relying upon an abundance of documents and old newspapers, he begins to solve the mystery of the poet's suicide and his...

La periodista Casey Cep cuenta las historias del libro inacabado de Harper Lee... El 11 de julio de 1960, Harper Lee publicó su primera novela: Matar a un ruiseñor. El éxito fue instantáneo. Durante su primer año, vendió medio millón de ejemplares. A los dos años, se estrenó la adaptación cinematográfica, que obtuvo tres Óscar. La excelente acogida de la obra desató las expectativas de los lectores y de la crítica por el siguiente libro de la autora. Pero pasaban los años y ese libro no llegaba. Y no se debía a que Harper Lee no lo intentara. En 1977, Harper Lee viajó a su...

In a series of vignettes full of affection, irony, and good humour, Donna Leon narrates a remarkable life she feels has rather more happened to her than been planned.