La ciudad del tranvía. 1880 – 1920

Cómo leer e interpretar a los grandes genios de la literatura universal. Este manual es un compendio de lecturas indispensables, comprensión de géneros, análisis de personajes, aprendizaje de elaboración de tramas y estructuras en la novela, conocimiento de la musicalidad literaria... De la mano de Homero, Stevenson, Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Cervantes, María Zayas, Pío Baroja o Gloria Fuertes, aprenderemos a disfrutar las obras que han pasado a la posteridad y los motivos que las han hecho grandes. Conoceremos por qué se utiliza una determinada voz narrativa en lugar de otra, la...

Relato de la vida de una familia polaca en el Gueto de Cracovia y su traslado al campo de concentración de Auschwitz - Birkenau. Historia contada en primera persona por Marek el hijo mayor.

Holocaust movies have become an important segment of world cinema and the de-facto Holocaust education for many. One quarter of all American-produced Holocaust-related feature films have won or been nominated for at least one Oscar. In fact, from 1945 through 1991, half of all American Holocaust features were nominated. Yet most Holocaust movies have fallen through the cracks and few have been commercially successful. This book explores these trends--and many others--with a comprehensive guide to hundreds of films and made-for-television movies. From Anne Frank to Schindler's List to Jojo...

In this fascinating, enlightening study, Islamic studies expert Abdelmumin Aya seeks to create a place of common understanding for Muslims and Christians in the words of Jesus. In order for there to be effective dialogue, however, he argues that Muslims must be willing to accept the veracity of the teachings of Jesus that appear in the Gospels and not in the Koran, and that Christians should make an effort to familiarize themselves with Jesus’s native tongue, Aramaic. As readers learn how to say the words of Jesus—blessing, heart, love, mercy, salvation, and others—in the original...