Etiqueta: Latin American Lit
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Reseña: Prosa del Observatorio
“Obra anfibia,” son las palabras con las que se describe este libro. Anfibia, de amphi, ambos, y bio, vida. Anfibia, entre la prosa poética y la fotografía.
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Review: Around the Day in Eighty Worlds
So I’ve been sick. And being sick means reading slowly. This was a short book, but because I wasn’t feeling well, at all, it took me quite a while to finish it. However, I’ve finished reading it and today I want to share my thoughts with you. Around the Day in Eighty Worlds, by Julio Cortázar…
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Reseña: Bestiario
¡Qué mejor forma de empezar el año que con Cortázar! Como muchos ya saben, Julio Cortázar es mi autor favorito. El año pasado hice un viaje por París en el que fui a algunos de los lugares más importantes para él y ya he hablado de algunos de sus libros, aunque, ahora que lo pienso,…
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Review: Bestiario (Bestiary)
As many of you know, Julio Cortázar is by far my favorite author. Last year I made a trip to Paris in which I went to some of the places that were important to him (The Cortazar Route). I have talked about some of his books here on the blog, but now that I think…
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Reseña: Todos los fuegos el fuego
Todos los fuegos el fuego (1966), de Julio Cortázar, «ofrece ocho muestras rotundas de la plenitud creadora que alcanzan los cuentos de Cortázar», es la línea con la que abre la descripción de la contraportada y debo confesar que, si bien no discuto que estos ocho cuentos reflejan a la perfección al autor, no puedo decir…
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Review: All fires the fire, and other stories
This book by Julio Cortázar is described as a demonstration of the prominence of Cortázar’s creative writing. I must admit that, even if I agree that these stories reflect the author perfectly, I didn’t enjoy them much. Those of you who have known me for a while or who have followed this blog for some…
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Books of October (2013)
October is almost over and it’s time to comment on the books I read this month. I want to start this «Book of the Month» thing and try to share with you my reading experiences. Who knows? Maybe you’ll find something interesting. This time I read three books – well, technically speaking I finished one…
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Libros de Octubre 2013
Lo que leí este mes: Veinte mil leguas de viaje submarino, Garden of Last Days y Santa Evita.
Paola NV 