La revolución de la olla express

Considerada la obra más relevante de Tristán de Jesús Medina, Mozart ensayando su requiem ha sido percibida por otros como una obra peculiar y difícil de encajar en el canon literario de la Cuba del siglo XIX. No obstante, es un texto de referencia de la literatura Latinoamericana. Fragmento de la obra El día comenzaba su vida vespertina desde que los relojes y los cuadrantes, esta vez acordes y al mismo compás, marcaron con sombra más oscura y apagados sonidos la hora de las doce. El grandioso luminar se preparaba a morir al unísono con un alma hermana y a la manera del cenobita,...

Crossing the line ... Alayna Jackson's dream is to be a lawyer -- and not even being the only African-American paralegal in a high-power, lily-white law firm will hold her down. Sure it's not the perfect job, but if it helps her reach her goal -- and gets her younger sister through college at the same time, Alayna will work for the devil himself -- namely Ben "Ice Man" Richards, the firm's arrogant, brilliant, insufferable, and unpredictable rising star. As long as Richards curbs his famous rudeness and treats her with respect, Alayna should be able to cope. But there's more to Ice Man than...

Dedicado a un Nerón que iniciaba su andadura al frente del Imperio romano, SOBRE LA CLEMENCIA quiere ser una guía para el comportamiento del gobernante y es en este sentido un claro antecedente del género llamado «espejo de príncipes», que tan buena fortuna alcanzaría en siglos posteriores

In the beginning of the book (which consists of two volumes bound face to face, perhaps in a symbolic confrontation between two absolute truths), the girl protagonist learns to look beyond the appearance of material things under the guidance of a lullaby seer, wise and miracle-worker, an expert in the secrets of herbs and drinks. The young woman finds a partner who enjoys intense flavors: the enjoyment soon becomes transcendent emotion and participant in rituals and ceremonies.