De Cataluña a Chamariapa

Gabriela Wiener writes about who she is and the way in which she lives, and does so with refreshing sincerity. These autobiographical stories invite us to immerse ourselves in her world and take a good look at a woman fighting her demons. It addresses a variety of issues such as migration, motherhood, fear of death, loneliness of hotel rooms, triplets, the mysterious number eleven, and many others. This book makes the everyday appear as something rich and complex.

Castelar, hombre del Sinaí (1935) la tercera biografía —al nuevo modo— que Benjamín Jarnés publicó en la colección orteguiana «Vidas españolas e hispanoamericanas del siglo xix» nos acerca a una faceta poco reconocida aún del prosista «más puro» de su generación: la de un escritor responsable, fiel a su época y consciente de su histórica misión. Jarnés nos invita a descubrir el yo castelarino y sus circunstancias decimonónicas a la luz de su presente republicano. En los preliminares y el aparato crítico se desvelan por vez primera las fuentes —algunas inéditas y...

These biographies introduce young readers to important figures in American history. Ideal for reports and correlated to the social studies curriculum, the series presents a straightforward account of each individual's life and times and describes how each person contributed to the shaping of our nation.

José Luis Trueba investigates the controversial life of the Tlaotani ("King" in Aztec culture) Moctezuma II, especially in the lesser-known events that preceded the Spanish conquests. From the dangerous circumstances of his birth to his encounter with Hernán Cortés, passing through his education, military career, and political actions, Moctezuma is a complex portrait of a man that passed from adored to defeated in dizzying succession.