Cristianos en tierras del Islam

La misteriosa y discreta visita que realizó Antonin Artaud a nuestro país en 1936 devino tema de culto y en reto para los estudiosos que cada tanto reviven la esperanza de desenterrar documentos inéditos o dar con testimonios desconocidos. Fabienne Bradu reconstruye la conversación epistolar entre el poeta guatemalteco Luis Cardoza y Aragón y Paule Thévenin, quien fue editora para Gallimard de las obras completas de Artaud. Las cartas arman un espejo en el que se puede apreciar, entre otros temas, el contexto de la presencia del artista francés en nuestro país.

A compilation of 304 biographical works of which the more important were published between 1602 and 1926, have been used to compile this archive which contain entries on 123,000 individuals. Approximately 50% of the material pertains exclusively to Spain and Portugal, the Balearic and Canary Islands.

Through his leading role in the three Superman films, Christopher Reeve became so closely identified with the superhero that he wasn't just seen as the actor who played Superman, he was Superman. Which is why the tragic riding accident which left him paralysed from the neck down shocked the world. Superman was not superhuman. It is also why he is now the world's most recognisable person in a wheelchair. In true superhero style, Christopher Reeve refuses to resign himself to the life of a quadriplegic, and is actively campaigning to raise the profile of spinal-cord injury victims and research. ...

In this harrowing and hilarious memoir, Jennette McCurdy, star of the television series iCarly and Sam & Cat, recounts her struggles as a child actress -- eating disorders, addictions and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother -- and how she regained control of her life. This life. Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she first auditioned for her to act. Her mother's dream was for her only daughter to become a star and Jennette would have done anything to make her mother happy. So she did what her mom called "calorie restriction," eating little and weighing herself five...