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Agustín Cadena

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Ixmiquilpan, Hgo., Mexico

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Novelista, cuentista, ensayista, poeta y traductor, además de profesor universitario de literatura. Ha publicado más de treinta libros y ha colaborado en más de cincuenta publicaciones de diversos países. Ha recibido varios premios nacionales e internacionales, entre ellos el premio nacional de cuento infantil “Juan de la Cabada”, el premio nacional de cuento “San Luis Potosí”, el premio nacional de cuentos sobre el mar “Timón de Oro” y el premio internacional de relato histórico “VI Continente”, otorgado en España. Parte de su obra ha sido antologada y traducida al inglés, al francés, al italiano, al griego, al portugués, al húngaro y al urdu. Algunos de sus libros: Tan oscura (Joaquín Mortiz, 1998), Los pobres de espíritu (Patria / Nueva ...more

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Shrimoyee Chattopadhyay. Poesía urbana de la India

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Si caváramos un agujero en cualquier parte de México y pudiéramos continuarlo hasta salir del otro lado del planeta, llegaríamos a algún punto del Océano Índico, tal vez alguna isla, sin duda cerca de la India. La India es nuestro antípoda: el país que más lejos queda del nuestro, literalmente al otro lado del mundo. Tal vez por eso sabemos tan poco uno de

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	La casa de los tres perros by Agustín Cadena (Goodreads Author), Patricio Betteo (Illustrator) 3.76 avg rating — 131 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La sed de la mariposa 3.31 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Antisocial: Operación Snake 3.96 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Los Carcomidos 3.57 avg rating — 56 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alas De Gigante 3.20 avg rating — 50 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Guerra De Los Gatos/ The War Of The Cats 3.38 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Los iluminados by Agustín Cadena (Goodreads Author), Guillermo Graco Castillo (Illustrator) 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Salir al mundo es la primera novela de Ana Pazos, aunque no su primer libro. Es una novela para jóvenes, a juzgar por su circulación en el mercado, pero lo mismo podría presentarse como para adultos. De por sí, las fronteras son borrosas, pero en est ...more
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“—Oye, siempre que me pregunto a qué vine al mundo, llego a la misma respuesta. —Y ésa es… —A ser el padre de mi madre.”
― AGUSTIN CADENA RUBIO, La sed de la mariposa (A Través del Espejo)

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