Historia de un pecado

The first three novels by Michel Houellebecq, which launched him into literary stardom and placed him at the center of the polemic. The three are characterized by resentful and lethargic shipwrecked beings of our consumer society.

Excerpt from Croniquillas Nó, señores. No tengo yo filosofía ni pacien cia para tales andanzas; me carga aquello de concebir hoy. Encarpetar la concepción. Des enterrarla al cabo de un par de meses, corre girla, volverla a enterrar y así sucesivamente, para darla a luz al fin de un lustro, enteramente transformada. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work,...

Before the time of books, computers, tablets and recording devices, the history of many cultures was passed down, from person to person, by word of mouth. The rich histories of so many people were told in songs, chants, poems and stories. This was and still is the way of Native American tribes. Each in its own way enriching their stories with their own experiences. By reliving these stories and songs, we have the opportunity to bring life back to the ancient spirits that created them. We have a chance to walk with the spirits of the past. Native Americans used their stories to teach the...

La historia de la inimitable Mariquita Sánchez de Thompson en una maravillosa novela de Gabriela Margall. Rebelde, apasionada, valiente, Mariquita recupera en estas páginas su singularidad. Imperdible. Una noche de 1801, María Josepha Petrona de Todos los Santos iba a casarse con Diego del Arco. El hombre había sido elegido cuidadosamente por sus padres, los Sánchez de Velazco. Pero ella se rehusó. Apeló al Virrey para evitar un matrimonio que iba en contra de su voluntad y lo logró. Tenía apenas catorce años. Mariquita Sánchez se convirtió entonces en heroína de su propia...