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Book Synopsis Crossing Vines by : Rigoberto González
Download or read book Crossing Vines written by Rigoberto González and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Migrant grape pickers in California's Caliente Valley confront personal battles with alcoholism, abuse, infidelity, and homosexuality.
Download or read book Pot Pourri written by Eugenio Cambaceres and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-05-01 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eugenio Cambaceres was the first to introduce the naturalist manner of Emile Zola to Argentinean literature in the late nineteenth century. The work of Cambaceres, a precursor to the contemporary Argentinean novel, is crucial for an understanding of the period of consolidation of Argentina, the formation of a national identity, and especially for the role of the intellectual during that transition. This gereation theoretically and methodically built up a literature with features of its own, stressing the cultural primacy of Buenos Aires par excellence, to enhance the evolution of the cosmopolitan metropolis. A rich dandy narrates Pot Pourri, relating a story of marriage and adultery during the carnival celebrations. The volume editor, Josefina Ludmer, describes the dandy as an ambiguous protagonist who acts both as a reflection and a critic of the liberal state. As a new addition to the already-acclaimed Library of Latin America, Pot Pourri should find its rightful place with the ever-growing audience for Latin American literature.
Book Synopsis The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire by : C. M. Mayo
Download or read book The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire written by C. M. Mayo and published by Unbridled Books. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire is a sweeping historical novel of Mexico during the short, tragic, at times surreal, reign of Emperor Maximilian and his court. Even as the American Civil War raged north of the border, a clique of Mexican conservative exiles and clergy convinced Louis Napoleon to invade Mexico and install the Archduke of Austria, Maximilian von Habsburg, as Emperor. A year later, the childless Maximilian took custody of the two year old, half-American, Prince Agustìn de Iturbide y Green, making the toddler the Heir Presumptive. Maximilian’s reluctance to return the child to his distraught parents, even as his empire began to fall, and the Empress Carlota descended into madness, ignited an international scandal. This lush, grand read is based on the true story and illuminates both the cultural roots of Mexico and the political development of the Americas. But it is made all the more captivating by the depth of Mayo’s writing and her understanding of the pressures and influences on these all too human players.
Book Synopsis La Desaparecida by : Alfredo Rodriguez
Download or read book La Desaparecida written by Alfredo Rodriguez and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-06-07 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Antonio Guzmán es el detective enviado desde la Capital a La Platea, para averiguar sobre una desaparición. La persona desaparecida es doña Juana de Lucero, esposa del artista del pueblo. Es una novela policíaca que pinta, en forma muy ágil, cómo se vivía en los pueblos del interior de Guatemala, durante los 60 ́s. La trama involucra al médico, al cura, a la comadrona y al artista del lugar. Las características y costumbres del lugar hacen al relato muy ameno. El desenlace es inesperado. Antonio Guzmán is the detective sent to La Platea from the capital city to find out about a disappearance. The person who disappeared is doña Juana de Lucero, wife of the town artist. This is a police novel that describes, in a very lively way, how life was in the rural towns of Guatemala during the 60 ́s. The plot involves the doctor, the priest, the midwife and the artist of the town. The characteristics and customs of the place make this an entertaining story. The end is unexpected.
Book Synopsis The Lonely Crossing of Juan Cabrera by : J. Joaquin Fraxedas
Download or read book The Lonely Crossing of Juan Cabrera written by J. Joaquin Fraxedas and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Superbly written, J. Joaquin Fraxedas's The Lonely Crossing of Juan Cabrera is profoundly moving tribute to one of the great tragedies of our time. In the middle of a moonless night on a deserted beach east of Havana three men lash inner tubes together to make a flimsy raft they slide into the surf. Desperate to escape a society gone wrong, they risk an incredible journey across the more than ninety miles of treacherous waters that separate the island of Cuba from the Florida Keys. In this powerful and lyrical novel, J. Joaquin Fraxedas has crafted an epic story of three courageous men, men willing to endure the hazards of the open sea, men caught in the mindless violence of a hurricane with nothing to hang on to but an inner tube, men willing to die in their attempt to gain freedom.
Book Synopsis More Short & Shivery by : Robert D. San Souci
Download or read book More Short & Shivery written by Robert D. San Souci and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2011-03-02 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty hair-raising stories from around the world fill this spooky collection with delicious shivers and spine-tingling chills—perfect for fans of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark! Sit down and meet "The Vampire Cat," "The Draug" and "The Rolling Head"; or take a stroll with "The Thing in the Woods." You'll find favorites such as "The Golden Arm" and startling new stories such as "Knock...Knock...Knock," vividly told with plenty of ghastly details and spooky endings. There's something here for everyone who likes a good shudder...but be prepared for goose bumps! Twenty delightfully creepy illustrations by Katherine Coville and Jacqueline Rogers highlight this companion to Robert San Souci's first collection of scary stories, Short & Shivery.
Book Synopsis Cuentos de campo by Juanita by : Mariela Sabrina
Download or read book Cuentos de campo by Juanita written by Mariela Sabrina and published by Editorial Autores de Argentina. This book was released on 2018-10-19 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conectate con tus emociones, experiencias y lecciones de vida. Te invito a un viaje por unos cuentos mágicos, cortos y ágiles para que no solamente conozcas a Juanita y sus enseñanzas, sino también puedas incorporar jugando el vocabulario y las frases típicas de campo...en inglés. ¡Y preparate para más sorpresas! ¿Arrancamos?Se recomienda a los adultos leer primero ellos los cuentos, para luego compartir los que crean pertinentes con los niños. Get in touch with your emotions, experiences and life lessons. I invite you on a trip along some short, quick-paced magical tales in which you will not only meet Jenny and her teachings, but also playfully incorporate the typical countryside vocabulary and phrases...in English. And be ready for more surprises! Shall we begin?It is recommended that adults read these tales first, so that they can then share the ones they consider appropriate for children.
Book Synopsis The Torrent by : Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
Download or read book The Torrent written by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1921 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Foods of Peru written by Barbara Sheen and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2010-10-22 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main staples of Peruvian food are rice, potatoes, chicken, pork, lamb, and Peruvian hot pepper. Readers are treated to more than the delight of learning, this book about Peru offers a rich array of culinary and cultural elements. While creating their own versions of the country's featured recipes, readers will also learn unforgettable details about its geography, history, health, daily life, celebrations, and customs.
Book Synopsis Favorite Folktales from Around the World by : Jane Yolen
Download or read book Favorite Folktales from Around the World written by Jane Yolen and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Africa, Burma, and Czechoslovakia to Turkey, Vietnam, and Wales here are more than 150 of the world's best-loved folktales from more than forty countries and cultures. These tales of wonder and transformation, of heroes and heroines, of love lost and won, of ogres and trolls, stories both jocular and cautionary and legends of pure enchantment will delight readers and storytellers of all ages. With black-and-white drawings throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
Book Synopsis Sweet Treats around the World by : Timothy G. Roufs
Download or read book Sweet Treats around the World written by Timothy G. Roufs and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-07-29 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From apple pie to baklava, cannoli to gulab jamun, sweet treats have universal appeal in countries around the world. This encyclopedia provides a comprehensive look at global dessert culture. Few things represent a culture as well as food. Because sweets are universal foods, they are the perfect basis for a comparative study of the intersection of history, geography, social class, religion, politics, and other key aspects of life. With that in mind, this encyclopedia surveys nearly 100 countries, examining their characteristic sweet treats from an anthropological perspective. It offers historical context on what sweets are popular where and why and emphasizes the cross-cultural insights those sweets present. The reference opens with an overview of general trends in desserts and sweet treats. Entries organized by country and region describe cultural attributes of local desserts, how and when sweets are enjoyed, and any ingredients that are iconic. Several popular desserts are discussed within each entry including information on their history, their importance, and regional/cultural variations on preparation. An appendix of recipes provides instructions on how to make many of the dishes, whether for school projects or general entertaining.
Download or read book The Statuette written by Brigitte Eagle and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STATUETTE is literary fiction, with a wisp of the paranormal. It tells the story of how a curious incident in the Madrid sky not only stuns most residents of the city but also brings 2 people both seeking answers to 2 apparently unrelated questions together. One is Art, a daredevil freelance investigative journalist with a passion for the inexplicable. Convinced that contrary to what many television pundits are inferring, the event in the sky is far more than a mere atmospheric phenomenon, he sets out to investigate that strange appearance in the sky. The other is Regina, a Nigerian curator who is lured to Spain by a group of con artists with the promise of a brilliant fresh start. Nevertheless, on arrival she is savagely bitten by reality. She is seeking redress for that deceit and answers to the sudden disappearance of her best friend when she stumbles across Art. Following their apparent chance meeting they realise that to achieve their individual objectives, they need each other. Slowly, a curious sort of friendship evolves between them. In the course of his investigation Art comes across Santi, an eccentric artist who is also a collector he collects just about anything in the name of art. Incidentally, he is Reginas boss. Interestingly, though each of these 3 individuals has a different interpretation of the phenomenon in the sky, they all share the same belief: the incident is absolutely significant. However, only one of them is aware of how much so and of its impact on their lives. THE STATUETTE is multicultural too. Through Arts sometimes witty musings readers get glimpses into 2 societies: The Spanish societys sometimes laid-back attitude, its detestation of bureaucracy and its reluctance to comply with rules and regulations are reflected. The beliefs, generosity and fun-loving nature of the Nigerian society, as well as the endemic corruption and insecurity, are depicted. After reading THE STATUETTE you will never acquire any antiquity without inquiring about its provenance!
Download or read book Paradise written by Elena Castedo and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Book Award-finalist: an “ingenious social satire” of the “arrogance, folly, injustice, and debauchery” among Spain’s privileged class (The Atlantic). Solita, a young daughter of refugees from Francisco Franco’s dictatorship in Spain, is whisked from the urban ghetto of Galmeda to El Topaz, the lush hacienda of a wealthy eccentric, which Solita’s mother assures her will be paradise. But behind its beautiful facade, El Topaz is a quagmire of social subterfuge, from its politicking adults to its spiteful children, and Solita finds herself alone in a glittery world where “you couldn’t trust anything. Or anybody. You had to navigate completely on your own.” Yet somehow, with only her sharp eye for separating truth from insincerity, Solita must weave her way through the social minefield of this supposed Spanish Shangri-La, searching for the happiness and harmony promised by her family’s liberation. Nominated for the National Book Award, Elena Castedo’s Paradise wickedly skewers the follies and falsehoods, conniving and cluelessness, of society’s so-called elite.
Book Synopsis The House of the Enemy by : Camille Mallarmé
Download or read book The House of the Enemy written by Camille Mallarmé and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Disappeared written by Francisco X. Stork and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You've never seen a Francisco X. Stork novel like this before! A missing girl, a determined reporter, and a young man on the brink combine for a powerful story of suspense and survival. Four Months AgoSara Zapata's best friend disappeared, kidnapped by the web of criminals who terrorize Juarez.Four Hours AgoSara received a death threat -- and with it, a clue to the place where her friend is locked away.Four Weeks AgoEmiliano Zapata fell in love with Perla Rubi, who will never be his so long as he's poor.Four Minutes AgoEmiliano got the chance to make more money than he ever dreamed -- just by joining the web.In the next four days, Sara and Emiliano will each face impossible choices, between life and justice, friends and family, truth and love. But when the web closes in on Sara, only one path remains for the siblings: the way across the desert to the United States.
Download or read book Easy Women written by Debra A. Castillo and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses the topic of prostitution and "easy women" in Mexican literature. The figure of the prostitute or sexually liberated woman not only permeates Mexican folk songs and popular movies but stands at the crossroads of its national literary culture. In Easy Women, Debra A. Castillo focuses on the prostitute, or the woman perceived as such, in order to ask why this character exerts such a hold on the Mexican imagination. Combining early twentieth-century novels, current best-selling pulp fiction, and testimonial narratives, Castillo explores how Mexican writers have positioned the "easy woman" in their works. In each example the transgressive woman -- marked by an active sexuality -- serves a crucial narrative function, one that both promotes and challenges myths about women on the continuum of sexual promiscuity. Ending with a discussion based on a series of in-depth interviews with sex workers in Tijuana, Castillo highlights the complexities and ambiguities of these women's professional and personal lives. Bridging Latin American literary and cultural criticism, gender studies, and studies of Mexican society, Easy Women provides a sophisticated and groundbreaking examination of the place of the sexually liberated woman in contemporary Mexican culture.
Download or read book Our Sea written by Vicente Blasco Ibañez and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2021-10-07 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set during WWI, ‘Our Sea’ (or ‘Mare Nostrum’) is a moving romance by Spanish author Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. Working as a secret agent for the Nazis, Freya Talberg makes a potentially fatal mistake when she falls in love with a Spanish sea captain, but will love conquer all in the end? Full of passion, adventure, tragedy, and betrayal, this is a gripping love story and coming of age tale from the famous author. The story was turned into a Hollywood silent film of the same name in 1926. Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867-1928) was a Spanish journalist, novelist, and politician. Born in Valencia, Ibáñez was a militant Republican in his youth and made many enemies – on one occasion being shot at and almost killed. He was the founder of the republican newspaper El Pueblo and spent time in prison during 1896. Author of over 30 works, Ibáñez’s writing caught the attention of Hollywood and many of his novels went on to become celebrated films, including ‘Sangre y Arena’ (Blood and Sand), ‘Los Cuatro Jinetes del Apocalipsis’ (The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse) and spy story ‘Mare Nostrum’. Ibáñez died in France in 1928 and is buried in Valencia.
