Aramburu

José Luis Trueba investigates the controversial life of the Tlaotani ("King" in Aztec culture) Moctezuma II, especially in the lesser-known events that preceded the Spanish conquests. From the dangerous circumstances of his birth to his encounter with Hernán Cortés, passing through his education, military career, and political actions, Moctezuma is a complex portrait of a man that passed from adored to defeated in dizzying succession.

"Valencia cubierta de nieve: una estampa inusual que se vio en el invierno de 1956. Chirbes tenía siete años, su padre había muerto y la familia celebraba el cumpleaños de uno de sus tíos. El autor oye cómo surgen referencias a la guerra civil y la tensión se apodera del ambiente. Su vida está a punto de cambiar: él no lo sabe, pero esa fiesta es una despedida, y esconde un secreto. Un texto memorialístico de una belleza arrebatadora.

Estas páginas que estás a punto de leer no son sino una ligera, leve recopilación de pensamientos suscitados en la autora al acercarse a la edad provecta: solo pretende con ellos compartir alguna vivencia común y hacernos sentir, como cuando éramos adolescentes, miembros de un grupo, “los senior”.

Pope John Paul II is now universally considered to have been one of the great leaders of the twentieth century and possibly the most politically influential pope since St Peter. His achievements are well documented, yet he once said, 'I can only be understood from the inside.' In this vivid and accessible living portrait, O'Connor investigates the inner man, including Karol Wojtyla's life before he became Pope and his friendships with men and women, subtly analysing the Pope's own poems, plays and philosophical works for clues as to what made him tick. It also dramatically follows his life,...