Matisse

At 16, Salvador Dali had already developed the remarkable ego and uncanny perception that would distinguish him as one of the most notorious artists of the 20th century. A self-proclaimed surrealist, an avant-garde exhibitionist, and a criticized commercialist with questionable political affiliations, Dali was anything but benign. Via the artist's correspondence, diary, and autobiography, Gibson meticulously stitches together the wild characters and deep-dish details of Dali's life.

Esta obra literaria puede considerarse como una novela híbrida, pues en ella se mezclan diversas fuentes como experiencias autobiográficas, relatos de ficción, reportajes imaginarios con materiales de índole ensayística y reflexiones filosóficas. Ollé experimenta con las formas narrativas y nos da un gran fresco, donde la soledad, la sexualidad y la literatura son los ejes que construyen el periplo de una escritora limeña, que inicia su recorrido cuando es estudiante en los años setenta, luego viaja por Europa y finalmente regresa a Lima.

I was born into the family of William Julius and Emilie (Baudat) Gayle on August 30, 1919 They decided to name me Luella Celestine for my two grandmothers...Luella Love (Sanders) Gayle and Celestine (Pichon) Baudat. I did not like the name and was very happy that they decided to call me “Celeste.” At the time of my birth, my brother Milton was almost two, having been born September 2, 1917. Unfortunately, he died with Diphtheria on December 11, 1921, when I was only two. Mom and Dad had previously lost a son, Dalton, who died April 13, 1915 at the age of 16 months. He was born December 8, ...

Suplementera, dirigente sindical, regidora y diputada comunista, y ministra del Trabajo durante el gobierno de la Unidad Popular, exiliada y socióloga, Mireya Baltra, una figura legendaria de la izquierda chilena, nos entrega estas memorias que constituyen una invitación a revisitar, desde su mirada, episodios relevantes de nuestra historia del siglo XX. A través de sus páginas recorremos su biografía personal y política, en cuyo desarrollo desfilan una serie de insignes personajes.