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 “Los otros de Estados Unidos: colectivos diferenciados en la cultura y la sociedad estadounidense” Entrada libre y gratuita previa inscripción en biblioteca@iie.es Libro del mes: “El bosque de la noche”
“Lost city radio” by Daniel Alarcón “For ten years, Norma has been the on-air voice of consolation and hope for the Indians in the mountains and the poor from the barrios—a people broken by war’s violence. As the host of Lost City Radio, she reads the names of those who have disappeared—those whom the furiously
«Give me your heart» de Joyce Carol Oates «In the chilling world of Give Me Your Heart, the need for love is obsessive, self-destructive and unpredictable. It takes us to forbidden places, confronts us with gruesome truths, and leads us beyond our control. In the unsettling ‘Strip Poker,’ a reckless teenage girl must turn the
“The portrait of a lady” by Henry James “The heroine of this powerful novel is the spirited young American Isabel Archer. Blessed by nature and fortune, she journeys to Europe to seek her future, but what she finds may prove to be her undoing. She is courted by three men: an English aristocrat, an American
“Una puerta al rio” por Barry Gifford “Después de dos décadas escribiendo, Una puerta al río, obra de madurez situada en la Norteamérica de los años 1950 y primeros 60, es posiblemente el libro que Barry Gifford estaba destinado a escribir. Un mosaico de recuerdos, obra de la imaginación, cuyo paisaje es el de un
“We need to talk about Kevin” by Lionel Shriver “In this gripping novel of motherhood gone awry, Lionel Shriver approaches the tragedy of a high-school massacre from the point of view of the killer’s mother. In letters written to the boy’s father, mother Eva probes the upbringing of this more-than-difficult child and reveals herself to
“Niágara” por Joyce Carol Oates “A mediados del siglo XX, había en América un lugar de ensueño para cualquier pareja de recién casados: las cataratas del Niágara. Aquellas aguas tan vivas y los lujosos hoteles que las rodeaban prometían una luna de miel fastuosa, bañada en puro almíbar. Ahí, en una de esas habitaciones con
“Acción de gracias “ Richard Ford “Tras años de incertidumbre emocional, Frank Bascombe se encuentra instalado en una madurez relativamente feliz, aunque en el fondo no tan apacible como le gustaría. Sigue trabajando como agente inmobiliario, ahora en la empresa que posee en Sea- Clift, en la zona costera de Nueva Jersey, donde se fue
“The particular sadness of lemon cake” by Aimee Bender “On the eve of her ninth birthday, unassuming Rose Edelstein, a girl at the periphery of schoolyard games and her distracted parents’ attention, bites into her mother’s homemade lemon-chocolate cake and discovers she has a magical gift: she can taste her mother’s emotions in the cake.”
“The hunger games: catching fire” by Suzanne Collins “Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and