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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
In a compilation of essays, the critically acclaimed Mexican writer shares his thoughts, personal reflections, insights, and observations on topics ranging from "Amor" to "Zurich" and including political and social commentary, profiles of the writers whohave influenced his work, the writer's life, and the emotions and passions of the human spirit.
Author
Publisher
Two Lines Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Personal essays about pregnancy interwoven with references to pregnancy in art and literature"--
"An intimate exploration of motherhood, Linea Nigra approaches the worries and joys of childbearing from a diverse range of inspirations and traditions, from Louise Bourgeois to Ursula K. Le Guin to the indigenous Nahua model Luz Jimnez. Part memoir and part manifesto, Barrera's singular insights, delivered in candid prose, clarify motherhood while also...
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Language
English
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Internationally acclaimed novelist Mario Vargas Llosa has contributed a biweekly column to Spain's major newspaper, El País, since 1977. In this collection of columns from the 1990s, Vargas Llosa weighs in on the burning questions of the last decade, including the travails of
Latin American democracy, the role of religion in civic life, and the future of globalization. But, Vargas Llosa's influence is hardly limited to politics. In some of the...
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