El aprendiz de brujo

Geschiedenis van Puerto Rico, de oudste kolonie ter wereld. Volgens de auteur moet de VS haar relatie met Puerto Rico grondig herzien. Hij beschrijft verschillende wegen naar dekolonisatie.

Although few people know its history, Philadelphia is the third-largest Puerto Rican community in the United States. Thousands have made el viaje, or the journey, from Puerto Rico to Philadelphia, beginning before 1898 and continuing today. Puerto Ricans came as political exiles, merchants, and workers and built vibrant everyday lives and community organizations. By the 1970s, the Puerto Rican community was strong and diverse. El Viaje is a photographic journey of Puerto Ricans in Philadelphia, and it refers to a popular local radio program.

A los baby boomers españoles la Transición política les pilló en plena ebullición hormonal, como de refilón, más pendientes de la eficacia contra el acné del Clearasil que de si Carrero Blanco saltaba por los aires o se disparaba la inflación. La gente iba haciéndose a la idea de que Franco, que había pactado con la parca un final por consunción, llevaba bastante adelantada la cuenta atrás. Ante tal aluvión de noticias escabrosas, aquellos chavales de los setenta estaban centrados en la tarea de crecer, por fuera y por dentro. Tras las tardes sin blanca con la pandilla del...

Is it possible to create an enjoyable and mysterious history of literature? Every author—novelist, philosopher, poet, or essayist—has any enigma to offer or reveal, either about their lives or about their works. For instance, do we know exactly where Cervantes was born? Are we sure that Conan Doyle was not a murderer? Why did Comte decide to create his own religion? Did Jose Cadalso exhume his girlfriend's corpse? Was Corneille Moiré's ghostwriter? Was Berbiguier harassed by imps? Maybe Jules Verne did belong to a secret society. Have any works been inspired by dreams—or by insanity?...