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Benedetti, Mario
El amor, las mujeres y la vida
Love, Women and Life
Paperback 9789707311312 $8.99
This treasury gathers the most celebrated poems of one
of the most loved Latin American poets of our time. His
words have become a means for readers to express their
feelings, quoting them or using them as inspiration in
their own poetry.
Benedetti, Mario
Geografías
Geographies
Paperback 9788466323925 $10.99
Poetic pursuits and narrative resources are frequently
found interwoven in the work of Mario Benedetti. In
Geografías
, written in its entirety during the author’s
Spanish exile, Benedetti draws together fourteen
short stories and a number of poems, pairing them off
by similarities, and then placing each pair under the
protective shield of a geographic stamp.
Benedetti, Mario
Inventario I
Inventory I
Paperback 9789708120814 $14.99
Inventario I
gathers poems published between 1950 and
1985, testimonies to the author’s very existence. Poems
such as “te quiero,” “vamos juntos,” and “seré cuidadoso”
have each been adopted as a hymn to life in the voices
of popular folk Latin American singers Amparo Ochoa,
Nacha Guevara, and Daniel Viglietti.
Benedetti, Mario
Inventario II
Inventory II
Paperback 9789708120821 $11.99
In
Inventario II
, Mario Benedetti delves deeper into
themes presented in
Inventario I.
This volume gathers
poems published between 1986 and 1991. Written with
the sharpness and simplicity that characterize Benedetti’s
works, these poems are also tinted by the poignant
reflections typical of mature creations.
Benedetti, Mario
La tregua
Truce
Paperback 9789707311169 $11.99
This is the most celebrated novel of one of the greatest
writers of the Spanish-speaking world. Published for
the first time in 1960,
La tregua
became an immediate
literary success. Martín Santome, widowed with three
children, begins to write his journal shortly before his
retirement. His tedious life changes when he meets
young and gracious Laura Avellaneda. A brief but poetic
and unforgettable story.
Benedetti, Mario
Pedro y el capitán
Pedro and the Captain
Paperback 9789707311329 $9.99
A stunning dramatic play written by the greatest
Uruguayan poet, novelist, and playwright; it is one of
Benedetti’s most popular works and has been staged
several times. A powerful and touching dialogue between
two men: the Captain—the torturer who represents
the army forces—and Pedro—the tortured victim of
persecution during the military dictatorship in Uruguay in
the early 1970s.
Carvajal, Víctor
Como un salto de campana
Like the Ring of a Bell
Paperback 9789562700016 $10.95
Pancho is a Chilean boy who lives in Germany with his
parents. His grandfather lives in a small coastal town
in Chile. They write to each other about their lives and
dreams. Through the loving and rich relationship between
these two characters, readers will learn interesting facts
about life in the so-called “Old” and “New” Continents.
Carvajal, Víctor
Mamire, el último niño
Mamire, the Last Child
Paperback 9789562390200 $10.95
Mamire is the last child, the last grandchild, the last
student, and the last shepherd left in a small rural village
in the mountains of Chile. Entire families have left the
village, lured by the fascination of the cities. Shortly
before he is about to leave with his parents, Mamire
makes up a plan to change the fate of his beloved village.
Chacón, Inma
La princesa india
The Indian Princess
Trade Paper 9789707703988 $19.95
This is an adventure story that brings to life the
chronicles of the Indies. In the New World, a young Aztec
woman with mysterious powers and a captain of Hernán
Cortés’ army are joined by chance and destiny. Both will
embark to Spain and their lives will intertwine from the
Americas of the Aztec empire to Spain during the time of
the Inquisition.
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