Secretos de familia

In this biography, Manuel Serrano delves into the figure of Emilio Castelar, the most important Spanish republican of the 19th century. He was a convinced Europeanist who with his word and his writings contributed to forging European consciousness and the need to face the 20th century with a democratic policy common to the entire old continent.

Estudios sobre los principales escritores del exilio: Enrique Labrador Ruiz, Lydia Cabrera, Guillermo Cabrera Infante y muchos otros.

La via XX Settembre, en el corazón de Palermo, es donde, en 1958, se va a vivir la familia Agnello. El pequeño mundo formado por tíos, primos, per- sonal de servicio, amigos y parientes constituye un microcosmos que es ob- servado con la mirada atenta de la autora. Como telón de fondo, una ciudad donde a las heridas de la guerra se añaden otras más devastadoras si cabe: las de la especulación urbanística. Palermo, espléndida y miserable, seduce a Simonetta. La ciudad se le revela al mismo tiempo que ella se revela a sí misma, a través de un mundo compacto, solidario, de la...

The first authorized biography of the Dalai Lama - an alternately inspiring and shocking story - of an acclaimed Tibetan scholar, with privileged access to the subject of his book. The Dalai Lama's message of peace and compassion resonates with people of all faiths and those of no faith. However, due to all his fame around the world, he is often evasive. Alexander Norman - an acclaimed Oxford-trained scholar of Tibetan history - offers the definitive biography, unique and unforgettable. The Dalai Lama recounts an incredible odyssey from a remote Tibetan village to his global position as...