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Luces
y Sombras de Cuba (Lights
and Shadows of Cuba)
Néstor Carbonell
Cortina
This
book contains the most brilliant and profound essays written by the
author on the difficult history of the Cuban nation. It analyzes
important events in Cuban history from its independence from Spain
until today. It further documents previously unknown information on
the fight against the Communist regime from diplomatic, political and
military fronts.
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La
Frontera de Cristal
(The
Crystal Frontier)
Carlos
Fuentes
With penetrating humor and
frank narrative, the nine stories (in this novel) depict the rift that
has occurred between the U.S. and Mexico in the last two hundred years.
But Fuentes also gives us an insight into the force of Mexican life and
culture, and how it has been able to survive in spite of the injustice
and corruption in Mexico that have caused so many to seek to immigrate.
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 Mira
si yo te querré
(How Do I Love Thee)Luis Leante
The
characters in these seven short stories find themselves facing unusual
situations: incest, alien encounters, secret and unforeseen affairs,
and adultery. Includes Muñeca reina and Una alma pura, which
have been adapted to the big screen.
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 Un asunto de honor (Cachito) (A Matter of Honor (Cachito)Arturo Pérez-Reverte
From Spain’s
best-selling author comes this modern-day Cinderella story of fairies
and pirates, of good and evil, involving an innocent 16-year-old,
María, who dreams of pirate adventures. Her virginity is for
sale until she is rescued from a bordello by her Prince Charming,
Manolo. This exciting and unexpected tale is written in an
action-packed, bittersweet and humorous tone.
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The
United States is a "key scenario" for the Cervantes Institute
The head of
Spain's Cervantes Institute said that the United States is a "key
scenario" for her organization and predicted Americans will one day be
bilingual.
During her
address at the Forum of the New Society, organized by the New Economy
Forum in Madrid, Carmen Caffarel revealed the Cervantes Institute's
plan for the next few years which, among many other activities,
foresees the creation of new centers, with special attention being
given to the United States and sub-Sahara Africa.
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Oscar
de la Hoya says he hopes book inspires immigrants
Prizefighter,
promoter and former world champion Oscar de la Hoya, a son of Mexican
immigrants, said he hopes his new autobiography, titled “Un
sueño americano” (American Son), will inspire people
in similar circumstances to achieve their dreams.
De la Hoya tells
the reader in the introduction to the book that many of his dreams have
become a reality, from winning an Olympic gold medal in fulfillment of
a promise he had made to his dying mother to winning titles in six
different weight classes, building a business empire and having a
wonderful family.
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Follett’s
“World Without End” already a big hit in Spain
Spaniards seem to
have special place in their hearts for British novelist Ken Follett.
Some 1.5 million copies of his new novel “World Without
End,” a sequel to the enormously popular “The
Pillars of the Earth,” have been sold in less than six months
in Spain, while another 300,000 copies of the book have been sold in
Latin America.
According to
polls conducted by the Federation of Publishers’ Guilds,
“The Pillars of the Earth,” published in 1989, has
been the most widely read novel by Spaniards in recent years, with six
million copies sold. But sales of the sequel to that medieval thriller
could easily surpass those figures.
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Spanish
authors to promote works at New York Public Library under new initiative
Spain’s
Directorate General for Books, Archives and Libraries, a division of
the Culture Ministry, and the Spanish Federation of
Publishers’ Guilds (FGEE) have signed an agreement with the
New York Public Library for the promotion of Spanish authors in the
United States.
America
Reads Spanish (ARS) will administer the program in collaboration with
the Cervantes Institute of New York. The plan is for two authors to
present their works at the NYPL each month – starting July 22
with prestigious writers Antonio Muñoz Molina and Elvira
Lindo, who will be followed by two other renowned Spanish authors at
the beginning of September.
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New releases of
books in Spanish in the US.
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 Melissa GeorgeActress
Melissa George is
famous as a champion roller skater, model and actress, but not many are
aware of her passion for Hispanic culture. Married in 2000 to Chilean
exporter Claudio Dabed, this star of series such as Alias and feature
films like The Limey, Derailed and Turistas is enjoying her latest role
as Laura in In Treatment while dreaming of returning soon to Buenos
Aires.
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| PARTNER OF THE MONTH |
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BLOC
Bloc
is a new international bilingual (Spanish-English) twice a year art and
children's literature magazine that has just launched its first issue.
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ARS participated in Book Expo Canada 2008
America Reads Spanish (ARS)
has participated with great success in Book Expo Canada 2008 celebrated
in Toronto from June 13th to the 16th. This is the first time ARS
participated in this fair in an effort to widen its reach to the whole
American continent where the interest in reading in Spanish is growing
exponentially.
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FEATURED LINK
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The
Pathway of the Spanish Language
The
exposition entitled "The Pathway of the Spanish Language can now be
visited on the Internet. The Pathway takes the visitor to key sites in
San Millan de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Santo Domingo de Silos in Burgos,
Valladolid, Salamanca, Avila and Alcala de Henares, near Madrid.
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| INTERVIEW
LOUNGE |
 José
María Redondo
Director of Centro de
Exportación de Libros Españoles
José María
Redondo is the director of Centro de Exportación de Libros
Españoles, S.A. (CELESA), a firm owned by Spanish publishing
companies and the Culture Ministry and Spain’s leading book
exporter among non-publishers. The objective of CELESA, which is
jointly owned by more than 150 Spanish publishing firms and provides
any Spanish book from any publishing company, is to export and promote
Spanish books abroad.
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