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Important work not only to know the trajectory of Jaime Torres Bodet but also the ins and outs of his thinking and an era in the history of Mexico of which he was the protagonist. The author, Fernando Zertuche, presents a broad view of Jaime's life; since his formative years and the awakening of his young literary vocation, his time in Universidad Nacional with people like Ezequiel A. Chvez and Jos Vasconcelos, his experience working for the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs and Secretary of Public Education, until his very last days of life. He highlights his many facets as intellectual and...

Antonio Jose de Sucre was the liberator of Ecuador and Peru, and one of the most respected leaders of the Latin American wars for independence from Spain. He served as Simon Bolivar's chief lieutenant and eventually became the first constitutionally elected leader of Bolivia. This book evokes his life and achievements. Libro que da la vision general sobre Sucre, un soldado que supo levantar en cualquier puesto, la bandera del triunfo. Se detallan sus habilidades militares y tambien las diplomaticas, su capacidad para la redaccion de normas juridicas y sus grandes dotes administrativas que lo...

Jesús Mariñas ha sido testigo de excepción de la historia social de España de los últimos cincuenta años. Por primera vez, con la ayuda del periodista Pedro Narváez, nos ofrece un recorrido de los personajes a los que ha conocido y tratado en su larga de carrera profesional, desde Julio Iglesias a Rocío Jurado o su admirada Montserrat Caballé. Así, nos revela que el rey Juan Carlos le llamaba para interesarse por lo que decían de él o que la duquesa de Alba le despertaba a las seis de la mañana para estar al cabo de la calle. Porque Mariñas conoció de cerca a todos los famosos...

The Dramatic Imagination of Robert Browning offers an accessible and authoritative guide to the essentials of Robert Browning's life and poetry. Drawing from his personal letters and from the diaries and memoirs of his contemporaries, this literary biography provides a wealth of information about the main events of his life, including the social, political, religious, and aesthetic issues that concerned him; it offers critical commentary defining the central characteristics of his poetry; and it tracks the changes in his reputation through contemporary reviews and the growth of the Browning...