Madrid, Spain: Editorial Castalia, S.A., 1979. CU3 - A trade paperback book in good condition that has worn cover with wrinkling, chipping, crease, and some tears, light foxing and stains on the page edges, some bumped corners, light tanning and shelf wear. The Literary Year in Spain: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978. Translated by Lillian Rydings (1974, 1975), Muriel Feiner (1976, 1977, 1978). 7.5"x5.25", 759 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Barcelona, Spain: Editorial Planeta, SA, 1990. A1 - A Spanish language 2nd edition trade paperback book in very good condition with no dust jacket as issued. A tight, clean, sound copy with minor overall shelf wear and some fading on the spine. Fisas Carlos was born in Barcelona on February 2, 1919. Since childhood he has been an avid reader. Fascinated by history, he has developed a brilliant career as a lecturer at universities and cultural centers throughout Europe, and has specialized in the study of the manifestations Western European love, religion, ideology throughout history. He entered the world of radio through the support Luis del Olmo, and has gone on to work with him at Radio Nacional de España, Radio Peninsular, Radio Cadena, Radio Miramar de Barcelona and is currently working at Cadena de Ondas Populares de España (COPE), always doing work pertaining to 'Historias of Historia' (Stories of History) which also became the title of a series of books by him of which seven remain best sellers to this day. His book 'Historia de las historias de Amor' (Stories of the History of Love)has also been a great success. In this book are contained a collection of histories of the Burbon queens of Spain. María Gabriella of Savoy: loved by her crazy husband. Isabel de Farnesio: ambitious and bloody-minded. Luisa Isabel de Orleans: a wild, rude and short-lived queen. Bárbara de Braganza: obese, ugly and sad. María Amalia of Saxony: the good wife of a good king. María Luisa of Parma: Manuel Godoy's lover? Princess María Antonia of Naples: hated by her mother, never reigned. Isabel de Braganza: ugly, poor and Portuguese. María Josefa Amalia of Saxony: the Pope had to convince her that making love to her husband was not a sin. María Cristina de Borbón: the widow of a king and then wife of a common soldier. Isabel II: good, likable, sensual, popular... and dethroned. María Victoria del Pozzo de la Cisterna: democratic, good but only a brief reign. Mercedes of Orleans: where are you Alfonso XII? Maria Cristina of Habsburg-Lorraine: the discrete regent. Victoria Eugenia of Battenberg: Queen of hemophilia. Sofia of Greece, educated, friendly and popular. Carlos Fisas nació en Barcelona en 2 de febrero de 1919. Desde niño se dedicó ávidamente a la lectura hasta convertirla en vicio. Apasionado por la Historia, ha desarrollando una brillante carrera de conferenciante por universidades y centros culturales de toda Europa, y se ha especializado en el estudio de las manifestaciones amorosas, religiosas, ideológicas del Occidente europeo a lo largo de la Historia. Entró en el mundo de la radio de la mano de Luis del Olmo, con quien trabajó en Radio Nacional de España, Radio Peninsular, Radio Cadena, Radio Miramar de Barcelona y actualmente en la Cadena de Ondas Populares de España (COPE), siempre bajo la rúbrica de <<Historias de la Historia>> que dio título a sus libros, que encabezan todavía las listas de best-sellers 7 de los que se han hecho numerosas reediciones, así como de su libro 'Historia de las historias de Amor', que ha sido también un éxito clamoroso. En esta colleción ha publicado también 'Historias de las reinas de España: La Casa de Borbón. María Gabriela de Saboya: amada por su loco esposo. Isabel de Farnesio: ambiciosa y de mal genio. Luisa Isabel de Orleans: alocada, maleducada y efímera reina. Bárbara de Braganza: obesa, fea y melancólica. María Amalia de Sajonia: la buena esposa de un buen rey. María Luisa de Parma: ¿amante de Godoy? Princesa María Antonia de Nápoles: odiada por su suegra, no llegó a reinar. Isabel de Braganza: fea, pobre y portuguesa, ¡chúpate ésa! María Josefa Amalia de Sajonia: el Papa la tuvo que convencer de que hacer el amor con su marido no era pecado. María Cristina de Borbón: viuda de un rey y esposa de un guardia. Isabel II: buena, simpática, sensual, popular... y destronada. María Victoria del Pozzo de la Cisterna: democrática, buena y fugaz reina. Mercedes de Orleans: o ¿dónde vas Alfonsi XII? María Cristina de Habsburgo Lorena: la discreta regente. Victoria Eugenia de Battenberg: la reina de la hemofilia. Sofía de Grecia: culta, simpática y popular. 5.2"x8.3", bibliografía (bibliography), índice onomástico (name index), 327 páginas (pages). Satisfacción garantizada (satisfaction guaranteed).. Spanish Language Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Barcelona, Spain: Ediciones Abraxas, 2000. A1 - A Spanish language edition trade paperback ex-library book in good+ to very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with minor overall shelf wear with the usual library stamp and label on the top outside paper edges and the copyright page. The variety of peoples who occupied the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, where the Bible originated, were as plentiful as the variety of landscapes found there and these people also professed a large variety of pagan religions. Among these peoples emerged Israel, which alone had a monotheistic religion embodied in the worship of Jehova and which was written in what we now call the Old Testament, which includes 46 books. With the birth of Jesus Christ, arises Christianity and additional canonical text: the New Testament with 27 books. The Old Testament was written in Hebrew, with some passages in Aramaic and Greek, while the New Testament was in the New Greek. Some scholars have long argued that the Bible is a coded message, a Message that could only be read with the appropriate clues: '... they look without seeing, and hearing they hear not, neither understand' (Matthew 13, 13). This 'Esoteric Dictionary' is intended as a guide investigating some of these clues, clues that may permit the sacred texts to be seen with new eyes that reveal their hidden spiritual treasure. La variedad de los pueblos que ocupaban la costa oriental del mar Mediterráneo, donde surgió la Biblia, eran tan abundantes como su variedad de paisajes, pueblos que profesaban gran cantidad de religiones paganas. Y, entre esos pueblos estaba Israel, único que tenía una religión monoteísta encarnada en Jehová y sobre cuyo culto se escribió lo que hoy denominamos Antiguo Testamento, que comprende 46 libros. Luego, con el nacimiento de Jesucristo, surge el cristianismo y otro texto canónico: el Nuevo Testamento, de 27 libros. El Antiguo testamento se escribió en hebreo, con algunos trozos en arameo y griego; en tanto que el Nuevo lo fue en griego. Pero siempre los estudiosos de todos los tiempos han afirmado que la Biblia es un mensaje en clave, un mensaje que debe leerse con las llaves adecuadas: <<... porque viendo no ven, y oyendo no oyen, ni entienden>> (Mateo 13, 13). Este 'Diccionario Esotérico' se propone investigar algunas de esas claves, claves que nos permitiráa asomarnos a ese texto sagrado con nuevos ojos, descubriendo así un gran tesoro espiritual que hasta ahora permanecía oculto. 5.6"x8", 249 páginas (pages). Satisfacción garantizada (satisfaction guaranteed).. Spanish Language Edition. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Buenos Aires, Argentina: Aguilar, Altea, Taurus, Alfaguara, SA, 2000. A1 - A Spanish language edition trade paperback ex-library book in good+ to very good- condition with no dust jacket as issued. A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with minor overall shelf wear with the usual library stamps and label on the top outside paper edges and the copyright page. Manfredo Kempff Suárez was born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, in 1945. Most of his professional life has been devoted to diplomacy and journalism. He has been minister of state and ambassador to Argentina, Uruguay and Spain. 'Sandiablo' is his third novel after the success of 'Crazy Moon (1994) and 'Margarita Hesse '(1997). 'Crazy Moon' has been translated into Polish and published in several Spanish speaking countries. The novel begins in Santa Cruz, Bolivia between the 1930s and 1940s when it is only the size of a village. The main character Luciano Salvatierra is a time wasting, cynical, sexually addicted, quarrelsome, treacherous and incurable alcoholic. His life is tied up in his debauchery as well as the violence of his wife's family. In parallel the author also tells the story of Osvaldo Bazan, Lucian's best friend. Osvaldo is almost a complete contradiction to Lucian. He is shy, ugly, has huge, hairy ears and a skull plagued by a terrible hair loss. He looks so bad that it is rumored that he is the son of a vampire. The Bazan family has suffered terrible tragedy. All of Osvaldo's sisters died in mysterious circumstances when they were teenagers. The author carefully creats a world in which reality and allegory intersect perfectly and maintains a balance between reality and magical realism. This is a book with a rich atmosphere and richly detailed characters, the exotic charm of another era, a tropical eroticism and distinctive irony. Manfredo Kempff nació en Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, en 1945. La Mayor parte de su actividad ha estado dedicada a la diplomacia y el periodismo. Ha sido ministro de Estado y embajador en Argentina, Uruguay y España. 'Sandiablo' es su tercera novela después del éxito alcanzado por 'Luna de locos (1994) y 'Margarita Hesse' (1997). 'Luna de locos' ha sido traducida al polaco y publicada en varios países de habla hispana. En este novela una madre que duerme sobre los restos de sus hijas y de su marido. Un hombre maduro obsesionado por una chiquilla que podría ser su nieta. Una sociedad violenta donde amor y odio se confunden. 5.2"x8.5", 314 pages. Satisfacción garantizada (satisfaction guaranteed).. Spanish Language Edition. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Madrid, Spain: Maeva Ediciones, 1999. A2 - A Spanish language 2nd edition trade paperback ex-library book in good+ to very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with minor overall shelf wear with the usual library stamp on the top outside paper edges plus some tanning of the outside paper edges. Sometimes a date, an anecdote or curiosity about an author can awaken interest in a book. Twentieth century literature is fascinating, and the best way to enjoy it is to understand the literary trends guided it, the thoughts and the characters that distinguished it. Luis Blanco Vila orders, contextualizes and explains with facility and fluency the most importantant literary works and writers of the last hundred years. This book not only provides a general and essential panoramoa of contemporary literature, but invites the reader to unfamiliar and exciting reading. The collection 'Contado con Sencillez' (Told with Simplicity) in a clear and entertaining history of the most important twentieth century covers: literature, music, film, football, the universe. Born in Boiro (A Coruña), Spain. Luis Blanco Vila Romáanica has a Ph.D. in Romance Philology and a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and is Professor of The Theory of Literature at the San Pablo-CEU University in Madrid, and has combined journalism - as a correspondent in Paris and Rome - with the teaching of Contemporary World Literature. He has also been a professor of post-graduate courses in Library and Information Science. Among his more than twenty published books of fiction, essays and research, are 'Dos días antes y otras antiguallas' (Two Days Earlier and Other Antiquities), 'Diálogo con las sombras' (Dialogue with Shadows),'Memorias de un gato tonto' (Memoirs of a Silly Cat) and 'El último vuelo del Principito' (The Last Flight of the Prince), his most recent novel as of 1999. He has received the Café Gijón, Felipe Trigo and EDEBÉ literary awards. His literary studies 'Para leer a Camilo José Cela' (Reading Camilo José Cela) and the more recent 'La crisis de las ideas en el fin-de-siglo' (The Crisis of Ideas at the End of the Century) have already become necessasry reading. His work as translator, reviewer and editor of the 'Leyes y Letras' (Law and Letters) collection of classical literature and Renaissance humanists studies is important and includes works on St. Augustine, Machiavelli, Erasmus, Thomas More, Juan Luis Vives, Montaigne, Montesquieu, Goethe, Chateaubriand, Prosper Mérimée, among others. A veces una fecha, una anécdota o un dato curioso sobre un autor nos puede despertar el interés por un libro. La literatura del siglo XX es fascinante, y la mejor forma de disfrutarla es entendiendo las corrientes literarias que la condujeron, los pensamientos y los personajes que la determinaron. Luis Blanco Vila ordena, contextualiza y explica con amenidad y fluidez las obras y los escritores más importantes de los últimos cien años. Este libro no sólo nos brinda un panoramoa general e imprescindible de la literatura contemporánea, sino que nos invita a nuevas y apasionantes lecturas. La colección 'Contado con Sencillez' recorre de forma clara y entretenida la historia de los temas más relevantes del siglo XX: la literatura, la música, el cine, el fútbol, el universo. Nacido en Boiro (A Coruña), España. Luis Blanco Vila es doctor en Filología Románica, licenciado en Periodismo y catedrático de Teoría de la Literatura en la Universidad San Pablo-CEU de Madrid, y ha simultaneado el periodismo - corresponsal en París y Roma - con la docencia de la Literatura Universal Contemporánea. Ha sido también profesor de los cursos de doctorado, Biblioteconomía y Documentación. Entre sus más de viente libros publicados de narrativa, ensayo e investigación, figuran 'Dos días antes y otras antiguallas', 'Diálogo con las sombras', 'Memorias de un gato tonto' y 'El último vuelo del Principito', su última novela por ahora (1999). Ha obtenido los premios Café Gijón, Felipe Trigo y EDEBÉ. Es ya clásico su estudio 'Para leer a Camilo José Cela' y el más reciente 'La crisis de las ideas en el fin-de-siglo'. Muy Importante es su labor como traductor, revisor y editor de estudios sobre clásicos, humanistas y renacentistas en la biblioteca 'Leyes y Letras', con obras de San Augustín, Maquiavelo, Erasmo, Tomás Moro, Juan Luis Vives, Montaigne, Montesquieu, Goethe, Chateaubriand, Prosper Mérimée y otros. 4.9"x9.1", indexado (indexed), 237 páginas (pages). Satisfacción garantizada (satisfaction guaranteed).. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Barcelona, Spain: Biblioteca Herder / Editorial Herder, 1982. A1 - A Spanish language edition trade paperback ex-library book in good+ to very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with minor overall shelf wear with the usual library labels and stamps on the top outside paper edges, the front and back endpapers, the copyright page and the inside surface of back cover plus some small closed tears at two corners on the back cover. A biblical concordance is nothing more than an alphabetical index of all words in the Bible with an indication of where they are located within the text. As such, it is a valuable working tool. Biblical scholars and readers of the Bible, for various reasons, frequently need to locate some partiular phrase or expression contained in the sacred pages. An easy task to accomplish if a concordance is available. In contrast, when using a concordance it is practically impossible in any investigation of biblical themes to be sure of specific nuances of words of the Bible offered in different contexts or translations. Given the difficulty of adapting this book to encompass each of the current translations of the New Testament in Castilian, the publisher decided to refer to the ecumenical version prepared under the direction of Father Seraphim of Ausejo (Herder, Barcelona 1968, 1974). The intent was that the intended user of this concordance, even accustomed to the reading and study of a different translation, would most likely have no major difficulties in using this concordance. The book contains nearly seventy thousand citations and includes almost every one of the words within the twenty-seven books that comprise the New Testament. The exceptions are some Castilian particles, as well as a few other Castilian words which occur with such excessive frequency or which contributed very little to the particular insight that can be provided by a concordance these the publisher felt it appropriate to omit them. Unas concordancias bíblicas no son otra cosa que un índice alfabético de todas las palabras contenidas en la Biblia, con indicación de los lugares en que se encuentran. Son un valioso instrumento de trabajo. Son un valioso instrumento de trabajo. Muchos escrituristas y lectores de la Biblia, por diversos motivos, necesitan localizar tal texto o expresió contenidos en las sagradas páginas, cosa fácil si se dispone de unas concordancias. Por el contrario, resulta prácticamente imposible cualquier investigación sobre temas bíblicos sin estar seguro del matiz concreto que los vocablos de la Biblia ofrecen en sus diferentes contextos. Ante la imposibilidad de que nuestra obra se adaptara a cada una de las traducciones corrientes del Nuevo Testamento en castellano, hemos optado por referirla a la versión ecuménica preparada bajo la dirección del padre Serafín de Ausejo (Herder, Barcelona 1968, 1974), con la esperanza de que el presunto usuario de estas concordancias, por más que esté habituado a la lectura y estudio de otra traducción cualquiera, diferente da la ecuménica de Herder, no tendrá mayores dificultades en usarla con provecho. El libro, en sus casi setenta mil citas, incluye todas y cada una da las palabras de los veintisiete libros que integran el Nuevo Testamento, salvo algunas partículas, así como unas pocas palabras que, por su excesiva frecuencia o por el poco provecho que pueden aportar al fin peculiar de las concordancias, nos ha parecido oportuno eliminar. 5.6"x8.5", 623 páginas (pages). Satisfacción garantizada (satisfaction guaranteed).. Spanish Language Edition. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Colonia del Valle, Mexico, DF: Aguilar, Altea, Taurus, Alfaguara, SA, 1999. A1 - A Spanish languag edition trade paperback ex-library book in good+ to very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with minor overall shelf wear with the ususal library stamp and label on the top outside paper edges and copyright page plus some label staining and light surface wear on the back endpaper from a library pocket. Hector Aguilar Camin (1946) was born in Chetumal, Quintana Roo, in southeastern Mexico. His narrative work includes: 'La decadencia del dratón' (The decline of the Dragon) 1984, 'Morir en el golfo' (Dying in the Gulf) 1985, 'La guerra de Galio' (The Gallium War) 1991, 'Historias conversadas' (Conversational Stories) 1992, 'El error de la luna' (The error of the moon) 1995 and 'Un soplo en el rio' (A Murmur in the River) 1998. He received the Premio Nacional de Periodismo (National Journalism Award) 1986, Ichiiko Prize for Cultural Works (1997) and Mazatlán Prize for Literature (1998). 'Es resplandor de la madera' (The Glow of the Wood) narrates the loss of familiar realm of Caesars and their reconciliation to the mills of time through art of love and memory. The novel goes back and forth from the mythical past of the first Caesars to the final heirs to that lost power and its legend. Like any reconciliation, that of the Caesars is a catharsis of grief and an acceptance of the world as it is: their covenant with their inner demons as payment for their answered prayers. Novel and epic, 'Es resplandor de la madera' (The Glow of the Wood) is the story of several generations of Caesars all marked by an obsession to fulfill their dreams, only to see these dreams dissolve when they achieve the power to achieve them. 'Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made', says Kant in a section of this book. One should add: without the crooked timber of humanity, no literature worthy of the name could ever have been written. Héctor Aguilar Camín (1946) nació en Chetumal, Quintana Roo, en el sureste mexicano. Su obra narrativa incluye: 'La decadencia del dragón' (1984), 'Morir en el golfo' (1985), 'La guerra de Galio' (1991), 'Historias conversasas' (1992), 'El error de la luna' (1995) y 'Un soplo en el río' (1998). Ha recibido el Premio Nacional de Periodismo (1986), el Premio Ichiiko por obra cultural (1997) y el Premio Mazatlán de Literatura (1998). 'Es resplandor de la madera' narra la pérdida del reino familiar de los Cesares y su reconciliación en los molinos del tiempo, por arte del amor y la memoria. La Novela va y viene del pasado mítico de los primeros Cesares al presente eléctrico de los últimos, herederos de la pérdida y de la leyenda. Como toda reconciliación, la de los Cesares es una catarsis de dolor y aceptación del mundo: el pacto de los demonios interiores pagando el alto precio de sus plegarias escuchadas. Novela y epopeya, 'El resplandor de la madera' es la historia de varias generaciones de Cesares marcadas por la obsesión de realizar sus sueños, sólo para verlos disolverse cuando los tienen a la mano. Con la madera torcida de que está hecho el hombre, nada enteramente recto puede construirse, dice Kant en un epígrafe de este libro. Habría que agregar: sin la madera torcida de que el hombre está hecho, nada digno de llamarse literatura podría haberse escrito nunca. 'El resplandor de la mandera' es un momento estelar de la narrativa latinoamericana de los últimos años. 5.1"x8.5", 470 páginas (pages). Satisfacción garantizada (satisfaction guaranteed).. Spanish Language Edition. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Bogota, Colombia: Asociación Colombiana para el Estudio de la Población (ACEP), 1980. A1 - A Spanish language edition trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in monochrome illustrated green and white wraps with minor overall shelf wear. Within the research trajectory of the Colombian Association for Population Studies and after the completion of the 1977 study 'La Mujer y el Desarrollo en Colombia' (Women and Development in Colombia), it became apparent that there was a need for further research into the situation of women in rural sector. Thus was born the idea that originated the research project that lead to the production of this book. This book collects, in eight scholarly papers, the results of this study. This book contains eight articles: 'Theoretical and Methodological Approaches for the Study of Rural Women and the Process of Development of Capitalism' by Magdalena León and Carmen Diana Deere, 'Women and the Development of Capitalism in Agriculture' by Magdalena León and Carmen Diana Deere, 'Women in the Coffee Region of Southwestern Antioquia' by Diana Medrono S., 'Large Landed Estate Training and Livestock Changes and their Effects on the Organization of the Peasant Family' by Clara González O., 'Transformation of the household and Peasant Women's Work in an Advanced Capitalist Development Zone' by Lilián Motta de Correa, 'The Division of Labor by Sex in the Peasant Women's Smallholder Units' by Ingrid Cáceres G., 'Functioning of Peasant Women's Economic Units in Two Rural Regions' by Clara González G. and 'Proletarianization and Agricultural Work in the Small Plot Economy: Study of the Division of Labor by Sex' by Magdalena León y Carmen Diana Deere. Dentro de la trayectoria de investigación de la Asociación Colombiana para el Estudio de la Población, ACEP, y una vez concluido en 1977 el estudio de 'La Mujer y el Desarrollo en Colombia', se planteó como necesidad analizar la situación de la mujer en el sector rural. Así nació la idea que originó el proyecto de investigación que ahora publicamos. Este libro contiene ocho artículos: 'Planteamientos Teoricos y Metodologicos para el Estudio de la Mujer Rural y el Proceso de Desarrollo del Capitalismo' por Magdalena León y Carmen Diana Deere, 'La Mujer y el Desarrollo del Capitalismo en el Agro' por Magdalena León y Carmen Diana Deere, 'La Mujer en la Region Cafetera del Suroeste Antioqueño' por Diana Medrono S., 'Formación y Cambios del Latifundio Ganadero y sus Effectos en la Organización de la Familia Campesina' por Clara González O., 'Transformación de la Unidad Domestica y Trabajo de la Mujer Campesina en una Zona de Avanzado Desarrollo Capitalista' por Lilián Motta de Correa, 'La División de Trabajo por Sexo en la Unidad Campesina Minifundista' por Ingrid Cáceres G., 'Funciónamiento de las Unidades Economicas Campesinas en Dos Regiones' por Clara González G. and 'La Proletarización y el Trabajo Agricola en la Economia Parcelaria: Estudio de la División del Trabajo por Sexo' por Magdalena León y Carmen Diana Deere. 6.7"x9.1", bibliografía general (general bibliography), 295 páginas (pages). Satisfacción garantizada (satisfaction guaranteed).. Spanish Language Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Barcelona, Spain: Grupo Editorial Random House Mondadori, SL, 2005. F3 - A Spanish language edition trade paperback ex-library book in good+ to very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in illustrated wraps with minor overall shelf wear with the usual library stamps and labels on the top outside paper edges and the back free endpaper. José Carlos Somoza was born in Havana in 1959, but has lived in Spain since 1960. He is the author of the novels 'White Silence' (Vertical Smile Award, 1996), 'The Painted Window' (Best Café Gijón, 1998), 'Letters of an Insiginficant Murderer' (Debate, 1999), 'Dafne Vanished' (finalist Nadal Prize, 2000), 'The Cave of Ideas' (awarded 2002 Gold Dagger for best thriller in England), translated into over twenty languages and to international critical acclaim, 'Clara and Gloom' (Fernando Lara award 2001 and Hammett Award for best crime novel 2002, chosen by the magazine 'Lire' as one of the ten best books published in France in 2003), 'The Lady Number Thirteen' (Areté, 2003) and 'The Ivory Box'(Areté, 2004). He has also written several stories, a radio script and several plays. In 'El detalle' (The Detail), for the first time in one volume, are the only three short novels that José Carlos Somoza has written to date. These works are not related only by their length. They are also united by the author's description in each of a particular obsession. In 'Planos' (Planes), the obsession is Marcelino Roimar's, a young doctor who travels to the village of Roquedal to work there for one summer. His visit is transformed into a terrifying fantasy when he experiences a glimpse into another world and the strange creature that lives there. 'The Details' is narrated by the mad Roquedal 'official', Baltasar Párraga. Despite his reputation as alienated from most people, his obsession, paradoxically, is much more rational than Roimar's. Acting as an amateur detective, Párraga investigates a series of deaths in his village that have all been attributed to natural causes. 'La Boca' (The Mouth) is not set in Roquedal and the story is also constructed differently. Its form is as strange as is the obsession of its protagonist. The story consists of a single sentence with hardly a pause. Its narrator is a dentist with a prosperous practice. His life, including his love life, seems to be mundane and predictable, but his monochrome existence is suddenly transformed when he makes, for him, the wondrously strange discovery that our exterior flesh surrounds bones. José Carlos Somoza nació en La Habana en 1959, pero desde 1960 vive en España. Es autor de las novelas 'Silencio de Blanca' (premio La Sonrisa Vertical, 1996), 'La ventana pintada' (premio Café Gijón, 1998), 'Cartas de un asesino insignificante' (Debate, 1999), 'Dafne desvanecida' (finalista premio Nadal, 2000), 'La caverna de las ideas' (premio Gold Dagger 2002 a la mejor novela de suspense en Inglaterra), traducida a más de viente idiomas y con una extraordinaria acogida en la crítica international, 'Clara y la penumbra' (premio Fernando Lara 2001 y premio Hammett a la mejor novela policíaca 2002, elegida por la revista 'Lire' entre los diez mejores libros publicados en Francia en 2003), 'La dama número trece' (Areté, 2003) y 'La Caja de marfil' (Areté, 2004). Ha escrito también varios relatos, un guión de radio y varias piezas teatrales. En este libro ven la luz por primera vez, en un mismo volumen, las tres únicas novelas cortas que José Carlos Somoza ha escrito hasta la fecha. No se relacionan solo por su extensión: también las une la intención, porque cada una de ellas cuenta la historia de una obsesión. En 'Plano', la obsesión de Marcelino Roimar, un joven médico que viaja al pueblo de Roquedal para realizar una sustitución de verano, se transforma en una fantasía terrorífica: la de vislumbrar otros mundos dentro de este y conocer a la extraña criatura que los habita. 'El detalle' está narrada por el loco 'oficial' de Roquedal, Baltasar Párraga. Pese a su fama de enajenado, su obsesiôn, paradô-jicamente, resulta mucho más racional que la de Roimar. Haciendo de improvisado detective, Párraga investiga una serie de muertes acaecidas en su pueblo y atribuidas por todos a causas naturales. 'La boca' no se desarrolla en Roquedal y su estructura es tan extraña como la obsesión de su protagonista, porque consta de una única frase, monstruosa, sin apenas pausas para el aliento. El narrador es un odontólogo que atiende una consulta próspera, vive una vida familiar gris y tiene una relación desgastada con una amante, pero su monocroma existencia cambia de improviso cuando hace un descubrimiento singular: por dentro alberga huesos. 5.4"x9", 182 pages. Satisfacción garantizada (satisfaction guaranteed).. Spanish Language Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
New York: Twayne Publishers, 1989. BD1 - An ex-library hardcover book in very good condition that has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), marked out info on the page edges and title page, some bumped corners, some light discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Twayne's World Authors Series, Spanish Literature, Donald W. Bleznick and Janet Perez, Editors, TWAS 807. 9"x5.75", 141 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
New York: Nan A. Talase / Doubleday, 2007. CN5 - A bound galley trade paperback book in near fine condition that has very light shelf wear. Translated from the Spanish by John Cullen. An ambitious and daring novel that peels back the layers of one family's history and brilliantly reveals the importance of storytelling in the formation of our collective memory. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).
Madrid, Spain: Mondadori Espana, 1990. BS1 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has wrinkling and crease on the upper front, some light scratches, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has previous owner's info stamped on the first three pages and back loose endpaper, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Text in Spanish.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1976. CA6 - Book has label stain and residue on the lower spine, library stamping on the page edges, front loose endpaper, and title page, some label stain on the front fixed endpaper, label and cardholder adhered on the back loose endpaper, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise good. TWAS 371. Twayne's World Author Series. A Survey of the World's Literature. Sylvia E. Bowman, Indiana University, General Editor.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Farmington Hills, MI, U.S.A.: Gale Group, 1978. CB5 - A tight clean sound copy in dark green cloth covered boards with gold lettering and graphics on the spine and on the front with very minor overall shelf wear plus there are the usual library stamps, label, and pocket on the topand& bottom outside paper edges, front and back endpapers, and title page. This is a title in the publisher's World Authors series. A biography of one of the great Spanish playwrights of the late 16th century. Notes and references, selected bibliography, 166p.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 5.5"x8.25". Ex-Library.
Monterrey, Mexico: Ediciones Castillo, S.A. De C.V., 1997. BC5 - A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with minor overall shelf wear with a heavy clear plastic lamination applied to the covers plus there are the usual library stamps and label on the top outside paper edges, the front endpaper/half title page, and title page. A Spanish language novel by a noted contemporary Mexican writer. Esta novela es un peligro. Cumple con lo que proponía Cioran: "Un libro debe hurgar en las heridas, provocarlas incluso. "Sus hojas pueden sentirse como si fuesen de afeitar; se recomienda precaución en su manejo. El mundo de "Obra Negrra" secuede en el lado oscuro de la vida; explora la otra naturaleza, y su personaje central - Fabián Isunza - un aforista contumaz e irreverente, encuentra en el Mal atmósferas respirables. Pero paradójicamente, los caminos que pisa son los mismos por donde transita el Bien. Muy pronto descubre que la vehemencia con la que las sociedades suelen enaltecer sus propios valores morales sólo se compara con la brutalidad con que ellas mismas los pisotean y mascaran. Isunza no sólo sacude la maciza construcción tras la que se agazapan los prejuicios sexuales; arremete también contra la religión, el amor, algunas ideas acerca de Dios, el poder, la familia. Parece asomarse al mundo en el momento mismo de su durrumbamiento. La estructura narrativa de "Obra Negra" permite y azuza, las conversaciones no siempre amistosas, con otros grandes autores que han frecuentado las fascinantes territorios oscuros y a quienes se une en el descuartizamiento del cuerpo del discurso único para luego asirse al fragmento de sus preferencias sobre el cual fundan, como cada uno de nosotros, su propía "Obra Negra." La utopía es un cristal roto con el que podría cortarse las venas, pero ningún drama se hubiera escenificado si Fabián Isunza no hubiera sido cegado por el terrible relámpago del amor. A partir de esa experiencia brutal, su vida fue arrastrada por el aliento de las grandes tragedias. 317p.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Madrid, Spain: Alfaguara Ediciones, 1997. BV3 - A trade paperback Spanish language edition withdrawn ex-library book in good+ to very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with a heavy clear plastic lamination applied to the covers plus there are the usual library labels and stamps on the back cover, the spine, the front endpaper, and the title page plus there is some very slight yellowing and soiling on the top outside paper edges. A novel about the relationship between creativity and procreativity by a noted Peruvian writer. Una especie de caja de Pandora de la imaginación sensual. Los cuadernos que este maduro empleado de una compañía de seguros llena con anotaciones e historias terminan por formar un refinado compendio de la imaginación erótica. Los cuadernos son como un baúl del que se van extrayendo inesperados relatos, atesorados por el personaje con mayor celo que si fueran reales. "Don Rigoberto es un cincuentón que tiene un oficio muy anodino", explica el autor. "Esta existencia tan banal contrasta con una vida mental muy rica con la que se defiende de la banalidad. En su mundo secreto él es todo lo contrario al personaje real, en él viven audacias y aventuras. Estructura sus fantasías con tanta intensidad que desaparecen las fronteras entre la verdad y la ficción." 384p.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Barcelona, Spain: Planeta, 1990. CE2 - A mass market paperback Spanish language text withdrawn ex-library book in good+ to very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated white with minor overall shelf wear with a heavy clear palstic lamination applied to the covers plus there is some very light yellowing of the paper edges and endpapers plus there are the usual library stamps and labels on the back cover, the top outside paper edges, the front endpaper, the title page. Edited and with notes by Carlos Alvar and Pilar Palanco. This is one of the earliest works of prose ficition. It was originally produced in 1335 and is a collection of 50 stories that follow the model of Aesop's fables. Each story is about a specific problem that Count Lucanor has and his advisor providing each solution. Edición y notas de Carlos Alvar y Pilar Palanco. La gran originalidad de don Juan Manuel ha sido la de tejer unos materiales tradicionales con un estilo completamente nuevo, personalísimo, perfectamente equilibrado y meditado, en cuyo fondo se ve el alma del escritor luchando contra un orden de cosas que no le gustaba y contra el que luchó también en la vida real. 239p.. Spanish Language Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4.5"x7.25". Ex-Library.
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA: Latin American Liteary Review Press, 1996. BH2 - This is a trade paperback book that has been rebound into a hard cover format. A tight, clean, sound copy in clear plastic laminated black and white photo illustrated paper covered boards with very minor overall shelf wear with the usual library stamps, labels, and pocket on the top outside paper edges, the back of the title page, and the back free endpaper. Translated form the Spanish by Robert Nugent and María José de la Cámara. This is a novel in the author's "The Merchants" trilogy set during the Spanish Civil War. The story is told as a feminine first-person narrative about the experience of women during the war as part of the overall difficulties in Spain dealing with gender, class, and cultural distinctions. By the author of "Celebration in the Northwest," "Olvidado Rey Gudu," "Pequeno Teatro," "Primera Memoria," "School of the Sun," and "The Heliotrope Wall and Other Stories." 220p.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. AN1 - Book has light bending on the front otherwise fine. Translated from the Spanish by Natasha Wimmer. A tale of two Londons, and two writers obsessed with Peter Pan, from one of Latin America's most playful and stylish novelists.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC).
U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1944. AB3 - Book has rubbing and wear on the cover edges, sides, and corners, bumped on the cover corners and spine edges, foxing on the page edges and endpapers, previous owner's name and date written on the front loose endpaper, discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise very good.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
