Breve Historia de la Guerra Moderna

Is it possible to create an enjoyable and mysterious history of literature? Every author—novelist, philosopher, poet, or essayist—has any enigma to offer or reveal, either about their lives or about their works. For instance, do we know exactly where Cervantes was born? Are we sure that Conan Doyle was not a murderer? Why did Comte decide to create his own religion? Did Jose Cadalso exhume his girlfriend's corpse? Was Corneille Moiré's ghostwriter? Was Berbiguier harassed by imps? Maybe Jules Verne did belong to a secret society. Have any works been inspired by dreams—or by insanity?...

Un abordaje con honestidad intelectual y habilidad narrativa de un período polémico cuya memoria está empañada por los fusilamientos de militares y civiles de junio del 56, razón por la cual cuando se trata de escribir esta historia, -parafraseando a Octavio Paz- «las viejas heridas sangran todavía».

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En 1609 comenzó la expulsión masiva de los moriscos del territorio español. Cuando concluyó este proceso de destierro forzoso no quedó en nuestro país ninguna persona que no profesara otra fe que la católica. Fueron los moriscos del antiguo reino de Valencia los primeros en ser expulsados. Aunque entonces aún no existía la provincia de Alicante (cuyo actual territorio formaba parte políticamente, casi en su totalidad, del virreinato valenciano), en este libro se recoge lo ocurrido por aquellas fechas en los municipios alicantinos, así como lo sucedido con aquellas gentes que...