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Fernando Sánchez Costa
Chronicling the life of Angelo Roncalli, the son of sharecroppers, from childhood to papacy, this biography introduces adolescent readers to the man who would go on to be known as “Good Pope John.” As Pope John XXIII, Roncalli worked tirelessly to foment unity among Christians all over the world and peace between nations, and he played a key role in the Second Vatican Council, which profoundly changed the course of the Catholic Church. As they learn about his efforts to save Jewish refugees during World War II and......
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Ferrán Planes
Cutting through much of the self-serving mythology and idealism that has sprung up around accounts of the Spanish Civil War, Ferran Planes offers a straightforward, clear-eyed description of events during that tumultuous time. As a lieutenant in the Republican Army, and later as a Catalan exile in France, Planes witnessed firsthand the effects of the war and the founding of the Second Republic on everyday citizens. His tragicomic and iconoclastic depiction of events often reads like a work of picaresque literature or an adventure novel as he weaves an unforgettable narrative of the war.
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Santiago Posteguillo
Patty Quintus Fabius Maximus sent Publio Cornelio Escipión to lead the legions V and VI, stationed in the remote Sicily. Thus, he believes, will get rid of Africanus. But the legions will have another destination.
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Elena Marqués
Set in an imaginary country that evokes, without a doubt, Latin American Republicans unfortunately had to suffer through dictatorships that ravaged the continent throughout the twentieth century.
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Upon receiving the award, Jorge Zepeda Patterson said that to be the first Mexican is an incentive for the continent. About his novel, said "[it is] a story about everyday life and the human condition” on the case of a group of friends who saved the life of a Croatian prostitute and are faced with an international prostitution network that spans through Australia, Croatia, Ukraine and of course Mexico.
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Approximately 400 international publishers from 60 countries took part in the 32nd International Spanish Book Fair (LIBER 2014) last week in Barcelona. There were some bright spots, including the rise of e-books, but there were also talks about the challenges of spanish publishing, like the lack of English translation of contemporary fiction.
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Among the 19 new additions, IPG’s Spanish Language distribution arm has inked contracts with four new publishers for distribution: Linkgua, Titiris, Cute Ediciones, and Páginas Libros de Magia novel.
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The long history of Latino literature in America
Latino literature in the U.S. has a long history, dating back to the early period of conquistadors. Spanish and Latin American individuals have continued to influence the evolving landscape of the United States, in every facet, and as a result “Latino literature [became] part of the canon and mainstream culture,” said Jorge Camacho, an associate professor and Spanish Program Director at the University of South Carolina.
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ARS TV: Jorge Zepeda, wins Premio Planeta
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Antonio Maria Avila, director of FGEE (Federation of Publishing Guilds of Spain), talked to ARS about Liber 2014's conclusions.
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Eva Manzano
An elephant suddenly finds himself burrowed inside the den of a leopard. Terrified, he asks for help. The leopard, following an absurd logic, teaches him how to escape from the den.
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