Papá Mumin y el mar

La obra del grupo de escritores nucleado alrededor de la revista Orígenes (1944-1956) representa el mayor momento de la literatura cubana del siglo XX y equivale en importancia a la obra de los mexicanos de la revista Contemporáneos y a los argentinos de Sur. José Lezama Lima, Virgilio Piñera, Eliseo Diego, Fina García Marruz, Cintio Vitier son algunos de sus nombres. Al análisis de lo escrito por ellos, y al pronóstico de lo que serían en el futuro, dedicó María Zambrano su esclarecedor ensayo La Cuba secreta. Forjadores de obras espléndidas y disímiles, se encargaron también de ...

Enganxada al mòbil? No; estic enganxada a la persona que hi ha darrere de la pantalla. No ho puc evitar, prioritzo un missatge de whatsapp a qualsevol altra cosa. També estic enganxada a les magdalenes de l'àvia, a la música, a les pel·lícules, als llibres i als petons. I me'n desenganxo quan em controlen, em toquen el whatsapp o m'etiqueten en fotografies sense permís. Estimar no fa mal i, si em fas mal, et diré: «NO» i em desenganxaré de tu. Per cert, soc la Xènia i aquest és el meu blog. T'hi enganxes?

There was much excitement on the small mountain farm. All the animals were waiting for the new horse to be brought in. They expected him to be snow-white, tall and thin. When the trailer with the horse arrived at the farm, Katja the Cow saw him. The animals were convinced that they would meet a unicorn. But would they?

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...