Las Palabras Perdidas Lost Words

DOWNLOAD

Download Las Palabras Perdidas Lost Words PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get Las Palabras Perdidas Lost Words book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page

Las Palabras Perdidas Lost Words

DOWNLOAD
Author : Victoria Dana
language : es
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2018-02-27

Las Palabras Perdidas Lost Words written by Victoria Dana and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-27 with Fiction categories.

Somos nuestra memoria, afirmaba Jorge Luis Borges. ¿Qué pasaría si cada uno de nuestros recuerdos comenzara a desaparecer? ¿Acaso también nos diluiríamos como sujetos? Victoria Dana nos muestra los devastadores efectos del síndrome de Pick, una enfermedad neurodegenerativa, no sólo en quien la padece, sino en todos aquellos que lo rodean. Las palabras perdidas explora esta situación a través de Blanca Hernández, una exitosa abogada y ama de casa que es diagnosticada con esta enfermedad. Para enfrentar la terrible realidad decide recurrir al diccionario como único método para aferrarse al lenguaje y la comprensión de un mundo que se le desvanece poco a poco. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION We are our memory, stated Jorge Luis Borges. What would happen if each one of our memories started to disappear? Would we perhaps also dissolve as individuals? Victoria Dana shows us the devastating effects of Pick’s Disease, a neurodegenerative illness, not only on those who suffer from it, but also on all those around them. Lost Words explores this situation through Blanca Hernández, a successful lawyer and homemaker who is diagnosed with this disease. To face this terrible reality, she decides to turn to the dictionary as the only way to hang on to language and to comprehension of a world that is slowly fading from her.

Concise Encyclopedia Of Latin American Literature

DOWNLOAD
Author : Verity Smith
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-01-14

Concise Encyclopedia Of Latin American Literature written by Verity Smith and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-14 with Literary Criticism categories.

The Concise Encyclopedia includes: all entries on topics and countries, cited by many reviewers as being among the best entries in the book; entries on the 50 leading writers in Latin America from colonial times to the present; and detailed articles on some 50 important works in this literature-those who read and studied in the English-speaking world.

Dictionary Of Mexican Literature

DOWNLOAD
Author : Eladio Cortes
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 1992-11-24

Dictionary Of Mexican Literature written by Eladio Cortes and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-11-24 with Literary Criticism categories.

This volume features approximately 600 entries that represent the major writers, literary schools, and cultural movements in the history of Mexican literature. A collaborative effort by American, Mexican, and Hispanic scholars, the text contains bibliographical, biographical, and critical material--placing each work cited within its cultural and historical framework. Intended to enrich the English-speaking public's appreciation of the rich diversity of Mexican literature, works are selected on the basis of their contribution toward an understanding of this unique artistry. The dictionary contains entries keyed by author and works, the length of each entry determined by the relative significance of the writer or movement being discussed. Each biographical entry identifies the author's literary contribution by including facts about his or her life and works, a chronological list of works, a supplementary bibliography, and, when appropriate, critical notes. Authors are listed alphabetically and cross-referenced both within the text and the index to facilitate easy access to information. Selected bibliographical entries are also listed alphabetically by author and include both the original title and English translation, publisher, date and place of publication, and number of pages.

Encyclopedia Of Latin American And Caribbean Literature 1900 2003

DOWNLOAD
Author : Daniel Balderston
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2004

Encyclopedia Of Latin American And Caribbean Literature 1900 2003 written by Daniel Balderston and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Caribbean literature categories.

Written by a team of international contributors this work contains more than 200 entries on all aspects of literature. It is invaluable for those studying Latin American and/or Caribbean literature and the Spanish/Portuguese languages.

Cuba

DOWNLOAD
Author : Ted A. Henken
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2007-10-03

Cuba written by Ted A. Henken and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-03 with Social Science categories.

This fascinating work provides an enlightening guided tour of the island of Cuba's historical, political, economic, and sociocultural development from the pre-Columbian period to the present. Cuba: A Global Studies Handbook offers a revealing look at a nation that, in its ongoing pursuit of freedom, has been a colonial pawn, a neocolonial paradise for corrupt politicians and dictators, an alluring vacation destination, a defiant Communist holdout and embarrassing thorn in the side of the powerful United States. Drawing heavily on his own research and experiences on the island, the author follows Cuba's political, economic, and sociocultural development from the pre-Columbian period to the present—with an emphasis on the revolutionary period. The book's reference section includes alphabetically organized entries on important people, places, and historical events, as well as shorter sections on Cuban Spanish, national traditions and holidays, cuisines, and important organizations. Also featured is a chart tracing the development of Cuban popular music and a listener's guide to some of the best available recordings.

Community And Culture In Post Soviet Cuba

DOWNLOAD
Author : Guillermina De Ferrari
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-03-14

Community And Culture In Post Soviet Cuba written by Guillermina De Ferrari and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-14 with Literary Criticism categories.

Following the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the globalization of Cuban culture, along with the bankruptcy of the state, partly modified the terms of intellectual engagement. However, no significant change took place at the political level. In Community and Culture in Post-Soviet Cuba, De Ferrari looks into the extraordinary survival of the Revolution by focusing on the personal, political and aesthetic social pacts that determined the configuration of the socialist state. Through close critical readings of a representative set of contemporary Cuban novels and works of visual art, this book argues that ethics and gender, rather than ideology, account for the intellectuals’ fidelity to the Revolution. Community and Culture does three things: it demonstrates that masculine sociality is the key to understanding the longevity of Cuba’s socialist regime; it examines the sociology of cultural administration of intellectual labor in Cuba; and it maps the emergent ethical and aesthetic paradigms that allow Cuban intellectuals to envision alternative forms of community and civil society.

Cubanthropy

DOWNLOAD
Author : Iván de La Nuez
language : en
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Release Date : 2023-11-07

Cubanthropy written by Iván de La Nuez and has been published by Seven Stories Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-07 with Art categories.

Cuban art critic and curator Iván de la Nuez explores the effects of the policies that have tried to constrain or liberate Cuba in recent decades in these sparkling essays of cultural criticism. Essays on Cuba and the Cuban diaspora, on racism and Big Data, Guantánamo and Reggaeton, soccer and baseball, Obama and the Rolling Stones, Europe and Donald Trump—de la Nuez approaches his criticism with singularity of purpose. In Cubanthropy he does not set out to explain Cuba to the world, but rather to put the world into a Cuban context. “Nothing explains our vexed world quite like Cuba and no one anywhere writes more brilliantly, more prophetically, more impossibly than Iván de la Nuez. As in all of his finest work, Cubanthropy delivers you beyond your old horizons into a realm of startling possibilities. Do not miss this extraordinary book or this extraordinary warlock of a writer.” —Junot Díaz, author of This Is How You Lose Her “Cubanthropy may just be the smartest writing on Cuba—and beyond—I’ve read in ages. Insightful, unsparing, funny, and with an unerring eye for the paradoxical, Iván de la Nuez has written the definitive compilation on 21st-century Cuba. Essential reading for all who care about how the past, present, and future are disturbingly converging on the island, and off.” —Cristina García, author of forthcoming Vanishing Maps

Encyclopedia Of Latin American Literature

DOWNLOAD
Author : Verity Smith
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 1997-03-26

Encyclopedia Of Latin American Literature written by Verity Smith and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-03-26 with Literary Criticism categories.

A comprehensive, encyclopedic guide to the authors, works, and topics crucial to the literature of Central and South America and the Caribbean, the Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature includes over 400 entries written by experts in the field of Latin American studies. Most entries are of 1500 words but the encyclopedia also includes survey articles of up to 10,000 words on the literature of individual countries, of the colonial period, and of ethnic minorities, including the Hispanic communities in the United States. Besides presenting and illuminating the traditional canon, the encyclopedia also stresses the contribution made by women authors and by contemporary writers. Outstanding Reference Source Outstanding Reference Book

The Initials Of The Earth

DOWNLOAD
Author : Jesús Díaz
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2006-10-10

The Initials Of The Earth written by Jesús Díaz and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-10 with Fiction categories.

Many critics consider The Initials of the Earth to be the quintessential novel of the Cuban Revolution and the finest work by the Cuban writer and filmmaker Jesús Díaz. Born in Havana in 1941, Díaz was a witness to the Revolution and ardent supporter of it until the last decade of his life. In 1992 he took up residence as an exile in Berlin and later in Madrid, where he died in 2002. This is the first of his books to be translated into English. Originally written in the 1970s, then rewritten and published simultaneously in Havana and Madrid in 1987, The Initials of the Earth spans the tumultuous years from the 1950s until the 1970s, encompassing the Revolution and its immediate aftermath. The novel opens as the protagonist, Carlos Pérez Cifredo, sits down to fill out a questionnaire for readmission to the Cuban Communist Party. It closes with Carlos standing before a panel of Party members charged with assessing his merit as an “exemplary worker.” The chapters between relate Carlos’s experiences of the pre- and postrevolutionary era. His family is torn apart as some members reject the Revolution and flee the country while others, including Carlos, choose to stay. He witnesses key events including the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Cuban missile crisis, and the economically disastrous sugar harvest of 1970. Throughout the novel, Díaz vividly renders Cuban culture through humor, slogans, and slang; Afro-Cuban religion; and references to popular music, movies, and comics. This edition of The Initials of the Earth includes a bibliography and filmography of Diaz’s works and a timeline of the major events of the Cuban revolutionary period. In his epilogue, the Cuban writer Ambrosio Fornet reflects on Díaz’s surprising 1992 renunciation of the Revolution, their decades-long friendship, and the novel’s reception, structure, and place within Cuban literary history.

Books In Spanish For Children And Young Adults

DOWNLOAD
Author : Isabel Schon
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 1987

Books In Spanish For Children And Young Adults written by Isabel Schon and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.

Like its predecessors, this book serves as a guide to any adult interested in selecting books in Spanish for children in preschool through high school. Most of the books included in the guide have been published since 1984 and come from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Spain, Sweden, the U.S., Uruguay, and Venezuela. The author has identified books that highlight the lifestyle, folklore, history, fiction, poetry, theater, and classical literature of Hispanic cultures as expressed by Hispanic authors and has also included nonfiction and bilingual books and Spanish translations of popular fiction and nonfiction. With appendices and indexes.