Border Crossings

Monterroso converts any memory into a theme for a story. In La vaca, the author filters daily experience until he obtains its essence. Through his talent for transforming life into a fable, he bestows on every creation the breath of simplicity with merciless and condescending humor. Once again and with sharp precision, Augusto Monterroso throws the darts of his wisdom in these twenty essays.

Fernan Gonzalez lived from about AD 910 to 970. The popular image of him is of a fearsome warrior who gave his people protection from their enemies (both Muslim and Christian), and a wise and respected lord who enabled them to live in security and harmony. He was generally accepted to have played a strategic role in achieving independence for Castile and freeing it from dominance by the kingdom of Leon. The Poema de Fernan Gonzalez was composed (by an unknown author) in the mid-thirteenth century as an enduring celebration of his triumphs and account of his life and deeds. Fact and legend...

Ver telenovelas, seguirlas tarde tras tarde o noche tras noche, se convirtió, desde la década de los años 60 en una práctica cotidiana primero de las mujeres, después de ellas con sus hijos y al fin, de adolescentes, jóvenes y... los hombres. En De Gutierritos a Nada personal, Florence Toussaint, que a lo largo de mas de 20 años ha hecho el seguimiento de los principales acontecimientos de la llamada "pantalla chica" en las páginas de Proceso, nos lleva de la mano por la historia, el desarrollo, los personajes y sus actores e incluso, los escritores y guionistas de este fenómeno...

This book presents a panoramic view of contemporary Chilean literature from an aesthetic and ideological perspective in connection with the country's recent history.Offers in-depth interviews with representatives of five generations of Chilean writers