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December 11
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Merce
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Rayuela
by Julio Cortazar
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read in January, 2006
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Merce
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Gracias Por El Fuego (Paperback)
by Mario Benedetti
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read in January, 2003
Merce said:
"In this novel, reality hits hard. Someone must die to atone for accumulated guilt and this someone is the father. Rather than being representative of nobility, kindness and respect, he is all the opposite.
Blurb in Spanish:
Esta es una historia...more
In this novel, reality hits hard. Someone must die to atone for accumulated guilt and this someone is the father. Rather than being representative of nobility, kindness and respect, he is all the opposite.
Blurb in Spanish:
Esta es una historia de ignominia y muerte donde se exploran la fortaleza y la debilidad ocultas en el hombre, expresadas en el asesinato del padre, ritual tan antiguo como vigente, para reconocer nuestra naturaleza ambigua, aceptarla y amarla. Mario Benedetti nos sorprende nuevamente con su prosa profundamente humana, vital y madura.
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Merce
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Patas Arriba - La Escuela del Mundo del Reves (Paperback)
by Eduardo Galeano
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read in January, 2005
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Merce
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Las Venas Abiertas de America Latina (Paperback)
by Eduardo H. Galeano
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read in January, 2004
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Merce
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El laberinto de la soledad (Paperback)
by Octavio Paz
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read in April, 2003
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Merce
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Invisible Cities (Paperback)
by Italo Calvino
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read in October, 2005
Merce said:
""Kublai Khan does not necessarily believe everything Marco Polo says when he describes the cities visited on his expeditions, but the emperor of the Tartars does continue listening to the young Venetian with greater attention and curiosity than ...more
"Kublai Khan does not necessarily believe everything Marco Polo says when he describes the cities visited on his expeditions, but the emperor of the Tartars does continue listening to the young Venetian with greater attention and curiosity than he shows any other messenger or explorer of his." So begins Italo Calvino's compilation of fragmentary urban images. As Marco tells the khan about Armilla, which "has nothing that makes it seem a city, except the water pipes that rise vertically where the houses should be and spread out horizontally where the floors should be," the spider-web city of Octavia, and other marvelous burgs, it may be that he is creating them all out of his imagination, or perhaps he is recreating details of his native Venice over and over again, or perhaps he is simply recounting some of the myriad possible forms a city might take. ...less
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