Bautizo Por Fuego

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...

La etapa docente de Julio Cortázar en Mendoza, donde culminó un proceso interior que sería decisivo para su propia obra futura.

La protagonista Mara Rizan, nació en setiembre de 1944. Su familia era pudiente, pero en su hogar reinaba la austeridad (Segunda Guerra Mundial). Tercera hija de un matrimonio campesino costarricense. Su nacimiento frustró a familiares que deseaban un varón apto para trabajar en la agricultura, la ganadería: actividades económicas más significativas en el medio rural de Costa Rica. Su historia se estructura con base en las etapas de la existencia humana: inicia en la primera infancia y termina con la vejez. Ella construyó su propia vida sin prisa, un paso a la vez, salvando los...

In this harrowing and hilarious memoir, Jennette McCurdy, star of the television series iCarly and Sam & Cat, recounts her struggles as a child actress -- eating disorders, addictions and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother -- and how she regained control of her life. This life. Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she first auditioned for her to act. Her mother's dream was for her only daughter to become a star and Jennette would have done anything to make her mother happy. So she did what her mom called "calorie restriction," eating little and weighing herself five...