Naufragios

Si existen dos lugares en el mundo a los que José Luis Sánchez-Garrido y Reyes profesa un especial cariño, no cabe duda de que estos son Antequera, su adorada patria chica, y la bella localidad gaditana de Barbate. No es extraño, por tanto, que una vez más ambas ciudades estén muy presentes en una de sus obras. En esta ocasión, sin embargo, el relato cuenta con un tercer vértice, la siempre hermosa y romántica Venecia. Con estos tres ingredientes, sumados a las peripecias vividas en un crucero familiar lleno de situaciones rocambolescas, se da forma a Antequera, Venecia, Barbate, un...

Collected here are journal entries culled from 18 notebooks that Allen Ginsberg kept during the 1950s and early 1960s, when he and his fellow Beat poets led an insurrection that profoundly altered the American literary and cultural landscapes. The diary notes, dreams, poems, reflections, and thoughts included in this book intimately illuminate Ginsberg's travels and his mental journeys. They reveal conversations with William Carlos Williams, drug experiences, a chance meeting with Dylan Thomas, stays in Mexico and the cities of San Francisco and New York, first impressions of Naked Lunch,...

Of mixed race and cultures, Barack Obama struggled for years with his identity and place in society. Having found his niche in public service, he has made history as the first African American U.S. President ever to be elected. From Hawaii to Chicago to Washington, D.C., Obama's life has been interesting and inspiring.