Don Braulio
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Don Braulio
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Author : Juan Valera
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1892
Don Braulio written by Juan Valera and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1892 with categories.
Chicano Satire
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Author : Guillermo Hernandez
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2014-07-24
Chicano Satire written by Guillermo Hernandez and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-24 with Literary Criticism categories.
Geographically close to Mexico, but surrounded by Anglo-American culture in the United States, Chicanos experience many cultural tensions and contradictions. Their lifeways are no longer identical with Mexican norms, nor are they fully assimilated to Anglo-American patterns. Coping with these tensions—knowing how much to let go of, how much to keep—is a common concern of Chicano writers, who frequently use satire as a means of testing norms and deviations from acceptable community standards. In this groundbreaking study, Guillermo Hernández focuses on the uses of satire in the works of three authors—Luis Valdez, Rolando Hinojosa, and José Montoya—and on the larger context of Chicano culture in which satire operates. Hernández looks specifically at the figures of the pocho (the assimilated Chicano) and the pachuco (the zoot-suiter, or urbanized youth). He shows how changes in their literary treatment—from simple ridicule to more understanding and respect—reflect the culture's changes in attitude toward the process of assimilation. Hernández also offers many important insights into the process of cultural definition that engaged Chicano writers during the 1960s and 1970s. He shows how the writers imaginatively and syncretically formed new norms for the Chicano experience, based on elements from both Mexican and United States culture but congruent with the historical reality of Chicanos. With its emphasis on culture change and creation, Chicano Satire will be of interest across a range of human sciences.
Ruins
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Author : Rosalía de Castro
language : en
Publisher: J.O.P
Release Date : 2023-01-20
Ruins written by Rosalía de Castro and has been published by J.O.P this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-20 with Fiction categories.
"Ruins," by Rosalía de Castro, is a heartfelt story centered on the solid friendship and solidarity between three inhabitants of a small Galician village, exemplary in their moral values, but out of place in an oppressive society due to their independence and freedom. The brilliant prose of Rosalía, honed in a poetic craftsmanship of immeasurable mastery, unfolds in this small great work in all its literary and human splendor.
Banana Cultures
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Author : John Soluri
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2021-03-09
Banana Cultures written by John Soluri and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-09 with History categories.
Bananas, the most frequently consumed fresh fruit in the United States, have been linked to Miss Chiquita and Carmen Miranda, "banana republics," and Banana Republic clothing stores—everything from exotic kitsch, to Third World dictatorships, to middle-class fashion. But how did the rise in banana consumption in the United States affect the banana-growing regions of Central America? In this lively, interdisciplinary study, John Soluri integrates agroecology, anthropology, political economy, and history to trace the symbiotic growth of the export banana industry in Honduras and the consumer mass market in the United States. Beginning in the 1870s, when bananas first appeared in the U.S. marketplace, Soluri examines the tensions between the small-scale growers, who dominated the trade in the early years, and the shippers. He then shows how rising demand led to changes in production that resulted in the formation of major agribusinesses, spawned international migrations, and transformed great swaths of the Honduran environment into monocultures susceptible to plant disease epidemics that in turn changed Central American livelihoods. Soluri also looks at labor practices and workers' lives, changing gender roles on the banana plantations, the effects of pesticides on the Honduran environment and people, and the mass marketing of bananas to consumers in the United States. His multifaceted account of a century of banana production and consumption adds an important chapter to the history of Honduras, as well as to the larger history of globalization and its effects on rural peoples, local economies, and biodiversity.
Argentine Precordillera
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Author : Martin Keller
language : en
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Release Date : 1999
Argentine Precordillera written by Martin Keller and has been published by Geological Society of America this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Science categories.
The Labyrinth Of The Spirits
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Author : Carlos Ruiz Zafon
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2018-09-18
The Labyrinth Of The Spirits written by Carlos Ruiz Zafon and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-18 with Fiction categories.
The long-awaited new novel from the author of the global bestseller and modern classic, The Shadow of the Wind. As a child, Daniel Sempere discovered among the passageways of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books an extraordinary novel that would change the course of his life. Now a young man in the Barcelona of the late 1950s, Daniel runs the Sempere & Sons bookshop and enjoys a seemingly fulfilling life with his loving wife and son. Yet the mystery surrounding the death of his mother continues to plague his soul despite the moving efforts of his wife Bea and his faithful friend Fermín to save him. Just when Daniel believes he is close to solving this enigma, a conspiracy more sinister than he could have imagined spreads its tentacles from the hellish regime. That is when Alicia Gris appears, a soul born out of the nightmare of the war. She is the one who will lead Daniel to the edge of the abyss and reveal the secret history of his family, although at a terrifying price. The Labyrinth of the Spirits is an electrifying tale of passion, intrigue and adventure. Within its haunting pages Carlos Ruiz Zafón masterfully weaves together plots and subplots in an intricate and intensely imagined homage to books, the art of storytelling and that magical bridge between literature and our lives. 'For the first time in 20 years or so as a book reviewer, I am tempted to dust off the old superlatives and event to employ some particularly vulgar clichés from the repertoire of publishers' blurbs. My colleagues may be shocked, but I don't care, I can't help myself, here goes. The Shadow of the Wind is a triumph of the storyteller's art. I couldn't put it down. Enchanting, hilarious and heartbreaking, this book will change your life. Carlos Ruiz Zafón has done that exceedingly rare thing - he has produced, in his first novel, a popular masterpiece, an instant classic' Daily Telegraph
From The Edge
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Author : Allison E. Fagan
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2016-07-14
From The Edge written by Allison E. Fagan and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-14 with Social Science categories.
Chicana/o literature frequently depicts characters who exist in a vulnerable liminal space, living on the border between Mexican and American identities, and sometimes pushed to the edge by authorities who seek to restrict their freedom. As this groundbreaking new study reveals, the books themselves have occupied similarly precarious positions, as Chicana/o literature has struggled for economic viability and visibility on the margins of the American publishing industry, while Chicana/o writers have grappled with editorial practices that compromise their creative autonomy. From the Edge reveals the tangled textual histories behind some of the most cherished works in the Chicana/o literary canon, tracing the negotiations between authors, editors, and publishers that determined how these books appeared in print. Allison Fagan demonstrates how the texts surrounding the authors’ words—from editorial prefaces to Spanish-language glossaries, from cover illustrations to reviewers’ blurbs—have crucially shaped the reception of Chicana/o literature. To gain an even richer perspective on the politics of print, she ultimately explores one more border space, studying the marks and remarks that readers have left in the margins of these books. From the Edge vividly demonstrates that to comprehend fully the roles that ethnicity, language, class, and gender play within Chicana/o literature, we must understand the material conditions that governed the production, publication, and reception of these works. By teaching us how to read the borders of the text, it demonstrates how we might perceive and preserve the faint traces of those on the margins.
Cuentos Verdaderos
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Author : Jorge Biggs
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2000-11-16
Cuentos Verdaderos written by Jorge Biggs and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-11-16 with categories.
CUENTOS VERDADEROS es, ante todo, una recopilación de sentimientos. A través de amenos relatos, cuya lectura es fácil y entretenida, Jorge Biggs –en ésta su última publicación- nos pasea por los más diversos escenarios. Historias que van desde conversaciones con seres que han dejado este mundo, hasta el atolondrado viaje por vía Aérea de María Esperanza, constituyen el marco perfecto para las demás historias contenidas en este volumen, donde el amor, la fantasía y el humor de Biggs, que para muchos no necesita presentación, recorren los caminos más diversos. Ciertamente usted sabrá encontrarse en alguno de estos CUENTOS VERDADEROS TRUE TALES is, above all, a gathering of feelings. Through amusing stories in Spanish (with three of them translated by into English and one into Swedish) and through easy and entertaining reading, Jorge Biggs –in this, his last publication- takes us through the most diverse scenarios. Tales that go from conversations with those no longer living in this world to Mary Agne’s wild plane trip, become the perfect frame for the rest of the stories contained in this volume. Stories where love, fantasy and Bigg’s sense of humor, which for many readers needs no further presentation, allowes us to travel along the most diverse roads.You will certainly be able to find yourself in one of these TRUE TALES
The Tayabas Chronicles
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Author : Karen Berthelsen Cardenas
language : en
Publisher: Anvil Publishing, Inc.
Release Date : 2017-12-02
The Tayabas Chronicles written by Karen Berthelsen Cardenas and has been published by Anvil Publishing, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In the rural southern Tagalog towns of Sariaya and Tiaong in Quezon province, late nineteenth-century Philippines comes to life in this densely detailed and richly layered book of the recollections of Doña Conchita. A useful reference for students and teachers of Philippine history as it provides flesh and character to the endless dates and names found in most textbooks.
Ordovician Of The World
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Author : Diego García-Bellido Capdevila
language : en
Publisher: IGME
Release Date : 2011
Ordovician Of The World written by Diego García-Bellido Capdevila and has been published by IGME this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Geology, Stratigraphic categories.