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Sep 26, 2018 · His short, mysterious, and poetic work, first published in 1952, is a coming-of-age novel set against the backdrop of Gijón. Nosotros, los Rivero by Dolores Medio ( 2017) In 1953 a little-known schoolteacher won the prestigious Nadal Prize for a novela. Dolores Medio’s memoir of her childhood and adolescence in Oviedo is marked by her ...
1m shelvings. Want to read. The epic third novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas. Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees.
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Aug 4, 2023 · By NASRULLAH MAMBROL on August 4, 2023. The most popular novel by Nobel Prize winner Miguel Ángel Asturias Rosales (1899–1974), The President is a classic of Latin American literature. The novel examines the political phenomenon of dictatorship by exploring the ways in which authoritarian regimes oppress subjects psychologically and ...
The book that is sometimes described as his masterpiece, Hombres de maíz (Men of Maize), is a defense of Mayan culture and customs. Asturias combined his extensive knowledge of Mayan beliefs with his political convictions, channeling them into a life of commitment and solidarity.
If you become intrigued with Spanish art during your visit to New Mexico, you'll find E. Boyd's Popular Arts of Spanish New Mexico (Museum of New Mexico Press, 1974) to be quite informative. If you like to cook, look for the Santa Fe Farmer's Market Cookbook, with recipes from vendors and chefs, to be released in spring 2009.
