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No 94 Jul-Aug 2014 
 
 
 
Jeremías Gamboa
Likeable but sometimes obsessive youngsters looking to find their way in what seems to them a strange milieu under an oppressive sensation of alienation: that describes the characters of these stories. They traverse through illusion, nostalgia, lack of communication, anxiety and neglect, and they move us by their imperative desire to flee, to escape their plight. In this book, Gamboa gives form to a multifaceted visage of the city of Lima, a city that seems simultaneously placid and unsettling, bleak and cheerful, dark and bright, indeed, a space where everything is possible.  
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Alejandro Lorente
Over the centuries, ancient Chinese medicine has proven its effectiveness at safely and quickly treating illnesses and pain. Acupressure, the practice of using fingers to put pressure on certain pressure points all over the body, is a simple and effective Chinese treatment that we can all learn to benefit from. Around the Body in 40 Pressure Points will help you discover: 
 
Cristina Sánchez Andrade
Galicia, Northern Spain, in the 1950s. Two women return to their home after an absence. The women are united by a deed that they once committed. They return to the house that once belonged to their grandfather. For some reason the return of the women upsets the tranquil life of their village. Why does no one want to talk about Don Reinaldo, their grandfather?
 
El País
A style guide isn’t a grammar book or a dictionary, but rather, an internal code that governs the composition and wording of any informative media, in the effort to give a particular personality to the media and facilitate its reading.
On August 1st Juan José Herrera de la Muela will assume as the new Consul for Cultural Affairs. He brings to New York his expertise and an outstanding career promoting the Spanish culture in different parts of the world. Mr. Herrera de la Muela is replacing Íñigo Ramírez de Haro who will be part of the Spanish Embassy in Belgrade.
North Carolina is experiencing an expansion of dual language immersion programs
“In Splash Language Immersion classrooms, up to 90 percent of core subject matter is taught in a target language, either Spanish or Mandarin, producing students who are bilingual and biliterate. These increasingly important skills promote high student achievement and give students a competitive advantage in today's global marketplace.”
The digital publishing company that created an online platform combining full-service self-publishing and crowdfunding, it’s expanding into the United States after several years of shaking up the ebook world in Spain, Central and South America.
Javier Marías gives one reason to write novels and seven not
Spanish author Javier Marías argues that while there are plenty of reasons not to write novels, there’s one that is very important — a shot at immortality.In a essay for The Threepenny Review, Marías outlines his seven reasons not to write novels – and his one reason to do so.
 
 
Actress   
The Australian actress Abbie Cornish is releasing the indie drama The Girl, a movie that took her to Mexico for a few weeks. For Cornish, The Girl was a life changing experience and in our interview in the hotel Four Seasons we talked about how she came to be a part of this film, how easy she found this character to relate to, learning to speak in fluent Spanish and to love the Mexican culture. She also talked about the remake of Robocop where she co-stars with Gary Oldman.
 
  
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Margaret Carson
A member of the PEN Translation Committee and a fierce advocate for translators and translated literature, Margaret Carson is a fixture in the NYC translation community. She translates contemporary fiction, poetry, and drama from Latin America.
Carson's recent translations include Sergio Chejfec's My Two Worlds. 
  
ThirteenColoring in the graphic, patterned mandalas provided in each book in this series promotes tranquility, relaxation, and concentration that help reinforce positive traits in children. The books are tools for focusing attention and introducing young children to meditation through the art of the mandala. 
 

 
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