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This is an essay in which rust and idleness become the first reason and the last sense of life. The new work by Fanadelli tries to answer the questions that obsess its author: Why do we live in such an absolutely hopeless time? How do men squashed by modernity and the archetypal structures of culture can coexist and relate to each other? How do the different paths identify among themselves, how can those of us who surrender the loads that others support identify ourselves and face the world? Ensayo en el que la herrumbre y la vagancia se vuelven el primer motivo y el ltimo sentido de la vida. ...

"As much as in other countries, there is a bildungsroman novel in Spanish America like the ones of Güiraldes, Vargas Llosa, and Pacheco. However, less studied is the same genre of novel written by women. Examines growing pains and search for freedom in a patriarchal society in the works of Elena Poniatowska, Rosario Castellanos, Claribel Alegría, Rosario Ferré, and Beatriz Guido. Interesting contribution to the growing body of studies on these writers"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Este libro recopila a doce autores que, desde distintas perspectivas –la crítica académica, el periodismo cultural o el ensayo literario–, se han animado a adentrarse en la espesa selva del "realismo delirante" de Alberto Laiseca (1941-2016). Desde la preocupación por la trayectoria del autor en el campo literario argentino y la actitud de culto hacia su figura "plebeya" y original, pasando por los motivos del novelista atonal y su proyecto creador hiperbólico, el delirio de grandeza, el dictador como artista y la guerra total, hasta las matrices discursivas que cristalizan en Los...

This study examines how George Orwell's legacy as a writer developed, and the importance of his work both during and after his lifetime. John Rodden seeks to bring Orwell's work into proper focus while providing insight into the phenomenon of literary fame.