Our Little Heroes / Nuestros pequeños héroes

"Tras recibir la noticia de la muerte de su hermana, un hombre comienza una huida que lo lleva del centro congestionado de una ciudad latinoamericana a sus arrabales, por cuyo dominio pelea la selva. Todo en el viaje, de este hombre se convierte en deriva. Vive, junto a los compañeros que se le van uniendo, en el aturdido presente de los supervivientes de una catástrofe, que solo pueden alimentar la estrategia de una fuga incesante: continuar, avanzar, seguir adelante."--Page 4 of cover.

Considerada por los críticos como un prefacio de sus obras posteriores, sobre todo de su gran obra magna Ulises, Dublineses se constituye como la precursora de la narrativa original, riquísima y compleja de Joyce; una obra imprescindible, pues, para apreciar y comprender mejor la narrativa del autor irlandés.

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For societies to function successfully, they need rules and laws for their members to follow. This book takes an in-depth look at the way laws and rules influence society and how people can have an impact on the laws that govern them. Different types of societies are discussed, and a brief overview of how rules and laws are created in the United States is provided. Students will gain an appreciation for the rules and laws of the various societies they belong to after reading this informative and insightful book.