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Al Señor, con cariño

Al Señor, con cariño by E.R. Braitwaite ES

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Description:
E. R. Braithwaite nació en la Guayana inglesa. Hombre inteligente y cultivado, prestó servicios como piloto de la R.A.F. durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Al terminar la contienda, por ser negro, no encuentra colocación en aquel Londres que se reconstruye y necesita hombres capacitados como él. Tras largos meses de búsquedas y desilusiones, se le ofrece una plaza de maestro en el East End, uno de los barrios más pobres de la capital inglesa. La evolución en el comportamiento de los alumnos, consecuencia de la dedicación y entrega del profesor, nos sumerge en uno de los más acuciantes y comple... continue

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Morgenhimmel

Morgenhimmel by Grace Nichols DE

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Dies ist die Geschichte der Familie Walcott, die in den 60er Jahren vom Land in die Stadt Georgetown, Guyana, zieht. Wir erleben das tägliche karibisch-tropische Leben, sehen es vor allem mit den Augen des jungen Mädchens Gem. Wir begegnen seltsamen, ungewöhnlichen Menschen, es geschehen merkwürdige Dinge, es wird viel gelacht, aber es gibt auch politische Aufstände, Plünderungen, Mord und Totschlag. Trotzdem ist der Roman in ein heiteres, klares Licht getaucht, den Morgenhimmel eines jungen, fröhlichen Lebens.

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The Longest Memory by Fred D'aguiar EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Description:
The story of the life of Whitechapel, a slave on an 18th century Virginia plantation; Winner of the Whitbread First Novel Award.

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Disappearance by David Dabydeen EN

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Dunsmere Cliff on the Kent coast is in a state of impending collapse. A young West Indian engineer is appointed to help save the village that sits on its edge. He soon discovers the history of Dunsmere and its desire, deceit and sexual cruelty.

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I the Supreme by Augusto Roa Bastos EN

Rating: 3 (2 votes)
Description:
I the Supreme imagines a dialogue between the nineteenth-century Paraguayan dictator known as Dr. Francia and Policarpo Patiño, his secretary and only companion. The opening pages present a sign that they had found nailed to the wall of a cathedral, purportedly written by Dr. Francia himself and ordering the execution of all of his servants upon his death. This sign is quickly revealed to be a forgery, which takes leader and secretary into a larger discussion about the nature of truth: “In the light of what Your Eminence says, even the truth appears to be a lie.” Their conversation broadens in... continue


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Xirú by Damián Cabrera ES

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
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Madama Sui by Augusto Roa Bastos ES

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Description:
Esta historia, tomada del natural, con personajes reales y auténticos, es menos que un relato y más que una invención», advierte Augusto Roa Bastos en las primeras páginas de Madama Sui. De hecho, la protagonista vivió en Paraguay, en los años sesenta y setenta, y su imagen perdura en la memoria colectiva de aquel país. Fue una muchacha excéntrica, mezcla de japonesa y criolla, ante la cual nadie permanecía indiferente. Murió con veinte años. Admiradora de Eva Perón, fue favorita de un extraño dict... continue

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The Curse of Nemur : In Search of the Art, Myth, and Ritual of the Ishir by Ticio Escobar EN

Rating: 3 (2 votes)
Description:
The Tomáraho, a subgroup of the Ishir (Chamacoco) of Paraguay, are one of the few remaining indigenous populations who have managed to keep both their language and spiritual beliefs intact. They have lived for many years in a remote region of the Gran Chaco, having limited contact with European or Latin American cultures. The survival of the Tomáraho has been tenuous at best; at the time of this writing there were only eighty-seven surviving members. Ticio Escobar, who lived extensively among the Tomáraho, draws on his acquired knowledge of Ishir beliefs to confront them with his own Western i... continue

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La babosa by Gabriel Casaccia EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
"Obra seleccionada por la Academia de la Lengua Paraguaya, como representativa de su literatura, para la coleccion ""Biblioteca Literaria lberoamericana y Filipina""."


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