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Breve
Historia del Che Guevara
(Brief
History of Che Guevara)
Grabriel Glasman
The
historical journey undertaken by this book is as extensive as the life
of Che Guevara and deals directly with a series of aspects that marked
his life: his asthma, his tenacity, his rebelliousness, his socialist
background, his friendship with Fidel, the great moments of the Cuban
Revolution, his guerrilla war in the Congo, and his dream to
revolutionize the world in order to change it.
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Los
Amantes De Todos Los Santos
(All
Saints Lovers)
Juan
Gabriel Vásquez
A writer’s life is
forever marked by a witnessed death. A hunter tries to save his
marriage while sleeping at a stranger’s house. One night, an
unforeseen meeting will change the future of a famous
horseman’s son. The stories take place between France and
Belgium, where the author has spent many years of his life preoccupied
with universal truths
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 La
Era De Las Turbulencias
(The Age Of Turbulence)Alan Greenspan
In
the immediate aftermath of September 11, 2001, in his fourteenth year
as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Alan Greenspan took part in a
very quiet collective effort to ensure that America didn't experience
an economic meltdown, taking the rest of the world with it. There were
good reasons to fear the worst.
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 La Herida De Paulina (Paulina´s
Wound)
Elena Poniatowska
Using her great journalism
skill, Elena Poniatowska chronicles the pregnancy of a
thirteen-year-old rape victim named Paulina, who was denied the right
to an abortion due to the intervention of religious groups. She hopes
that by reading this case people will rally behind a woman’s
right to choose in all countries.
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Great
success of Spanish writers Antonio Muñoz Molina and Elvira
Lindo at the New York Public Library Spanish writers
Antonio Muñoz Molina and Elvira Lindo’ appearances
at The New York Public Library July 22, were a great success with a
dedicated public and the press. This is the first presentation in a
monthly series of literary evenings with award-winning Spanish authors
at the NYPL.
This free event
was conducted in Spanish with simultaneous English translation via
headset. The writers, who are husband and wife, are the first to appear
in a monthly series of Spanish-language literary programs featuring
celebrated authors from Spain.
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DILVE
adds new content
DILVE (Spanish
Books in Print Information Distributor) has recently updated its Web
site with new content, including an interview with Gabriel Gili
(director of Editorial Gustavo Gili) in which he shares his experience
using the platform. The site also includes statements from other
publishers, distributors and booksellers who talk about the advantages
of using this public system.
DILVE is an
Internet-based technological platform for the management and
distribution of the bibliographical and marketing information of
Spanish books in print.
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Garcia
Marquez biography to be published in October
Gerard Martin's
English-language biography of Colombian Nobel literature laureate
Gabriel Garcia Marquez will be publilshed in October. The British
author said that "Gabo" collaborated with the biography that he began
15 years ago.
"He has been
fantastic, very, very civilized. He never helped me directly, he never
even wrote me a paper, nothing. But he talked and opened the doors to
his world for me," he said. "Even though he doesn't like the English,"
the biographer added.
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Jorge
Edwards novel wins 2008 Planeta-Casamérica Ibero-American
Fiction Prize
Chilean
author Jorge Edwards has won the 2008 Planeta-Casamérica
Ibero-American Fiction Prize for his novel “La casa
Dostoiesky” (Dostoevsky’s House).
The
book tells the story of a young writer identified as
“Poeta” (Poet) who lives life to the fullest amid
drinking and love affairs in post-World War II Santiago. Enamored with
Teresa, he follows her to Paris in the 1960s and the two throw
themselves into a secret love affair, all the while in constant danger
of being discovered.
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NEW
RELEASES
New releases of books in Spanish in the US.
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 Jodie FosterActress,
Director and Producer
The Oscar-winning actress Jodie Foster is an intellectual when talking
about books. She just loves literature and to read a good book.
Read More |
| PARTNER OF THE MONTH |
Revista De Libros
Revista
de Libros is a publication of bibliographic character who tries to go
beyond the purely informative and provide a relaxed and deep analysis
of the most important books of the Hispanic cultural landscape.
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| ARS ON THE ROAD |
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ARS and ICEX in the 2008 ALA Annual Conference
The 2008 Annual ALA (American
Library Association) Conference was held in Anaheim, CA, from June
26–July 2, 2008. America Reads Spanish (ARS), the FGEE
(Spanish Association of Publishers Guild) and ICEX (Spanish Institute
for Foreign Trade) participated.
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Biblioblog/Libraryblog
Biblioblog/Libraryblog is a libraries weblog
created on May, 2003; at the present time it is maintained by the
Department of Analysis and Studies, Foundation Germán
Sánchez Ruipérez in Peñaranda de Bracamonte
(Salamanca, Spain.)
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| INTERVIEW
LOUNGE |
 Kristen McLean
Executive Director of The
Association of Booksellers for Children (ABC)
Kristen McLean, is a
designer, writer, and children’s book ringleader who lives in
Miami, FL. She is also the Executive Director of The Association of
Booksellers for Children (ABC) a non-profit trade association for the
children’s book industry.
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