“In this magically evocative novel, William Maxwell explores the enigmatic gravity of the past, which compels us to keep explaining it even as it makes liars out of us every time we try. On a winter morning in the 1920s, a shot rings out on a farm in rural Illinois. A man named Lloyd Wilson
Con la primera sesión del 2015 el Club de Lectura de la Biblioteca del Instituto cumplió once años y sobrepasó la década de existencia. En todo este tiempo se ha celebrado sin interrupción durante los meses de septiembre a junio y siempre los últimos jueves de cada mes, para poner en común opiniones y debatir
“The true story of one family, caught between America’s two biggest policy disasters: the war on terror and the response to Hurricane Katrina. Abdulrahman and Kathy Zeitoun run a house-painting business in New Orleans. In August of 2005, as Hurricane Katrina approaches, Kathy evacuates with their four young children, leaving Zeitoun to watch over the
Participa leyendo el libro recomendado y asistiendo al coloquio que habitualmente se celebra el último jueves de cada mes. Sesión dirigida por Jacqueline Cruz, Ph.D. Ciclo 2014-2015: “Literatura estadounidense de entreguerras” Entrada libre y gratuita previa inscripción desde la Agenda de la web del Instituto. Libro del mes: “Manhattan Transfer” por John Dos Passos. “Publicada
The theme of this year’s cycle – “Great Short Stories from Lesser Known Authors/Lesser Known Short Stories from Great Authors” – raises intriguing questions with regard to our story for November, Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper.” Where, exactly, should we situate Gilman and her story in relation to our understanding of what it means
“El protagonista de esta novela es uno de los personajes más memorables de la literatura norteamerciana: Ignatius Reilly -una mezcla de Oliver Hardy delirante, Don Quijote adiposo y santo Tomás de Aquino perverso, reunidos en una persona-, que a los treinta años aún vive con su estrafalaria madre, está ocupado en escribir un a extensa
“Haunted by the freak accident that killed their father when they were children, Jim and Bob Burgess escaped from their Maine hometown of Shirley Falls for New York City as soon as they possibly could. Jim, a sleek, successful corporate lawyer, has belittled his bighearted brother their whole lives, and Bob, a Legal Aid attorney
“On a teeny little farm, in an itty-bitty coop, a very small hen laid a big, giant egg. And out of this egg came one big, humongous . . . something. «It’s big!» clucked the little rooster. «It’s enormous!» clucked the small chicken. «It’s anelephant!» peeped the smallest chicken. «Run for your lives!» they cried.
“Mujer de barro” por Joyce Carol Oates “Abandonada por su propia madre en la ribera del río Black Snake, la pequeña «niña de barro» sobrevive gracias al azar, o quizá al destino. La bienintencionada pareja que la adopta procura sepultar su pasado. Pero el pasado siempre vuelve.” Extraido de Alfaguara. Ver además: http://www.elboomeran.com/obra/1776/mujer-de-barro/ http://bit.ly/1tIqNlF http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce_Carol_Oates
«Carthage» by Joyce Carol Oates “Dark and riveting, Carthage is a powerful addition to the Joyce Carol Oates canon, one that explores the human capacity for violence, love, and forgiveness, and asks if it’s ever truly possible to come home again.” Extraido de Amazon. Ver además: http://wapo.st/1bD0zqj http://bit.ly/1fhSohX http://n.pr/1mzgLJT Los títulos seleccionados son una muestra