¿Qué fue de la niña bonita? La experiencia republicana en la narrativa (1937-2021)

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?

Nothing can save Alex's life- that's what all the doctors say, but his mother knows it's not true. She knows that the Lost Spells of the Egyptian Book of the Dead can crack open a door to the afterlife, pulling her son back from the brink. When she uses the spells, five evil ancients -the Death Walkers- are also brought back to life, releasing an ancient evil.

"As much as in other countries, there is a bildungsroman novel in Spanish America like the ones of Güiraldes, Vargas Llosa, and Pacheco. However, less studied is the same genre of novel written by women. Examines growing pains and search for freedom in a patriarchal society in the works of Elena Poniatowska, Rosario Castellanos, Claribel Alegría, Rosario Ferré, and Beatriz Guido. Interesting contribution to the growing body of studies on these writers"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Esta historia comienza hace casi trescientos años en una vieja taberna junto a las costas del Cantábrico y acaba en las orillas del Río de la Plata, cuando la revolución emancipadora ponía fin al dominio español. Cuenta la aventura del vasco Bernabé Alcorta que cruzó el océano y recaló en una Montevideo convulsa donde vivió las penurias de la ciudad sitiada, los sobresaltos de las invasiones inglesas y fue testigo del triunfo de la revolución de mayo y del éxodo en redota del pueblo oriental. Un temprano encuentro con José Artigas marcó su destino y lo enfrentó a una decisión ...