Recuerdos De Viaje In Recuerdos de viaje (1882), the Argentine author and intellectual Eduarda Mansilla de Garcia (1838-1892) presents a stimulating travel narrative which encompasses her travel experiences as the wife of an Argentine diplomat posted to Washington, D.C in Lincoln-era United States (1861-1865). In this captivating and intelligent chronicle, a prototypical work…
Mi Vestido Verde Esmeralda Mi vestido verde esmeralda by Alister Ramirez Marquez recounts the life story of Clara, born poor in isolated, rural Colombia in 1900, who makes her way, after a mythic journey through forests, mountains and swamps to the western region of the Quindio, to the city of Armenia, now the heart…
Letters To My Mother On December 1, 2007, during the arrest of several guerillas in Bogotá, the Colombian police confiscated a short video clip of political hostage Ingrid Betancourt. Accompanying the video was a twelve-page letter, dated October 24, 2007, written by Betancourt to her mother and family. Kidnapped on February 23, 2002, Betancourt…
El Premio Nobel De Literatura Crítica Es una mina de informaciones que podrían terminar (si se leyese) con muchos de esos errores míticos que se les atribuyen anualmente a los académicos suecos.Cuando se equivocan, (y siempre es discutible la equivocación en materia literaria), no lo hacen a la ligera, sino con una enorme documentación y…
