Sobre héroes y tumbas

En el prólogo del anterior volumen de Cuentos que me apasionaron, Ernesto Sabato decía: "Quiero ser para ustedes como aquel bibliotecario, o como un viejo baqueano que, con emoción, nos fuera entregando el misterio de la vida". Y ése es, precisamente, el corazón de este libro. En cada uno de los textos elegidos en esta oportunidad, minuciosamente revisados, re leídos y vueltos a disfrutar por el más sabio de los escritores argentinos que hoy todavía lee y escribe con la pasión de antaño, se encierra todo el misterio que habita en la literatura. Con esa alquimia de palabra, emoción...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

Este libro bilingüe ha sido creado para niños bilingües, estudiantes y otros que deseen leer un texto paralelo en Español e Griego. Para una mayor facilidad de comprensión, los idiomas se muestran juntos en su mayoría una o dos frases cada vez usando siempre el lenguaje de uso diario de hablantes nativos. Nuestras queridas plantas: Las Hermanas Pensamiento, Romera y Albahaca, no tienen ni idea de animales porque nunca han salido de su maceta. ¿Te imaginas lo que pasa si confundes unos animales con otros? Situaciones muy divertidas, que acaban con las plantas metidas en problemas. Lee...

Designed for use in advanced composition courses, this text helps students develop abilities in composition tasks that reflect the kind of writing students are generally asked to perform as Spanish majors and minors. This revision responds to the growing interest in the development of functional, purposeful language skills, to the findings of writing research, and to the helpful reactions of those who have used this best-selling textbook throughout the years..

"Welcome to Klail City, in Belken County, along the Mexico border in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley. In the weeks leading up to the Democratic primary, Jehu Malacara chronicles the political rabble-rousing of Klail City’s wealthiest citizens in letters to his cousin Rafe Buenrostro. Led by Arnold "Noddy" Perkins, the who’s who of Belken County create a complex web of relationships. Wrangling bank loans, club memberships, and local politics, Perkins dominates the political and economic landscape of the community. When Malacara turns up missing, and the writer, P. Galindo, begins interviewing...