Memorias de Lo Poyo de 1954 a 1958 y de 1967 a 1976

Journalist Juan Cruz confesses in his memoirs, Scrambled Egos, that while he was very young began to be curious to inquire on the most hidden of the creators, to know their concerns, ambitions, anxieties and obsessions. Today, after forty years of dedication to cultural journalism, and after six years as head of a prestigious publishing house, that curiosity for the soul of the artists or the vagaries of literary creation is still as alive as ever, but now enriched by the experience who had the fortune to interview, accompanied as editor and, ultimately, learn about authors from the European...

María estrena su primer coche y para celebrarlo, decide hacer un pícnic en el bosque, invitó a su tía y a dos amigas. Al principio todo iba bien, pero más tarde el coche se despeñó y se cayeron por un barranco. No había cobertura de señal de la red para pedir ayuda, y menos mal que Ángel, un solitario que vivía cerca del barranco, les ofrece su ayuda, no obstante Ángel el buen samaritano, también oculta algo. Aviso: No es apto para menores.

This is a story of a boy raised in an extreme ultra-strict Protestant family, members of “the Exclusive Brethren”. From an early age, James found he was at war with his family and the Brethren. Nothing that would be considered normal was acceptable. This book details his experiences growing up in this family, showing his struggles and confusions. It tells of the Brethren’s involvement in his love affair and how the family put an end to his marriage because he had slept with his fiancée. It outlines his escape from the Brethren while he was working in a large London hospital. The book...

Con El jardín de los dioses libro tan ingenioso y apasionante como Mi familia y otros animales y Bichos y demás parientes se cierra la divertida trilogía en la que Gerald Durrell rememora su estancia en la isla de Corfú antes de la Gran Guerra. En éste, como en los otros dos volúmenes, la atenta observación de la fauna del territorio, la colorista descripción de los paisajes, la animada semblanza de figuras singulares y el humorístico relato de anécdotas tienen como telón de fondo el emocionado recuerdo de una adolescencia libre y plena. Traducción de María Luisa Balseiro