Las estrellas son negras

More than 160 tales from eighty tribal groups gives us a rich and lively panorama of the Native American mythic heritage. From across the continent comes tales of creation and love; heroes and war; animals, tricksters, and the end of the world. In addition to mining the best folkloric sources of the nineteenth century, the editors have also included a broad selection of contemporary Native American voices. With black-and-white illustrations throughout Selected and edited by Richard Erdoes and Alfonso Ortiz Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library

"La comentarista de Radio Única Alicia Alarcón invitó a radioescuchas que habían emigrado a los Estados Unidos a compartir sus historias. En estas páginas, Alarcón muestra los pasos tomados por estos viajeros durante sus vuelos y caídas. Sus testimonios destacan la verdadera experiencia americana de inmigrantes de Sur y Centroamérica"--Forro.

Año de gracia de 1177. Arn de Gothia ya es todo un aguerrido veterano entre los cruzados de Tierra Santa. Después de diez años ha aprendido a llevarse bien incluso con los seguidores de Mahoma, a los que debería combatir. En su Suecia natal, Cecilia ha dado a luz a su hijo recluida en el convento y sueña con el regreso de Arn a casa.

Albert Cohen, a Bulgarian exile in Israel, returns to Bulgaria for a few days for a conference, and the encounter with his hometown and the people he hasn't seen for years reminds him of a world long gone. His most intense memory is of his grandfather, the unforgettable Abraham the Drunk--master tinsmith, genius storyteller, and witness to the end of an era--, whose figure will allow him to remember some of the most important episodes from his childhood. However, his reveries will be interrupted by some unavoidable events in the present: a dark attempt at land speculation, an encounter with a ...