Pasar Bien Por La Tierra

Constantinopla, de Edmondo De Amicis, es el mejor de los libros escritos sobre Estambul en el siglo XIX. Orhan Pamuk, (Estambul, ciudad y recuerdos), Premio Nobel de Literatura 2006.

El mundo ha cambiado mucho en los últimos cuarenta años, y Chile también. La dictadura acabó gracias a la ciudadanía que dijo No al intento del régimen de alargarse en el tiempo con el aval popular. Chile recuperó la democracia no sin dificultades desde los inicios de la década de los noventa del siglo pasado, y se han sucedido gobiernos que han ido mejorando tanto la calidad democrática del sistema político como, en general, las condiciones de vida de la ciudadanía, si bien todavía son perceptibles importantes desigualdades así como el desencanto que camina en paralelo a los...

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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.