Resumen/Reseñas: (WorldCat) Ornamental is Juan's third novel, but it will be his first translated into English. It follows a scientist who recruits a group of volunteers for the trial of a new recreational drug that only affects women. Among them is "number... mostrar más
Resumen/Reseñas: (WorldCat) Acclaimed Mexican writer David Toscana's second novel is a whimsical and dark tale of a group of circus performers who are seduced by the idea of living like ordinary people.
Resumen/Reseñas: (¿En Resumen/Reseñas?) Born into poverty and then abandoned by her mother, Isabel "La Negra" Luberza blossoms into a supremely sensual young woman. Obsessed with attaining aristocratic status - armed with incredible physical presence,... mostrar más
Más información: Responsibility: Mayra Santos-Febres ; translated from Spanish by Ernesto Mestre-Reed.
Resumen/Reseñas: (WorldCat) Chronicles the enthralling life of Manuela Sáenz, who won her place in history as the great love of South American liberator Simón Bolivar. Abandoning her position as one of the richest women in Lima, Sáenz worked to overthrow... mostrar más
Resumen/Reseñas: (WorldCat) Chronicles the enthralling life of Manuela Sáenz, who won her place in history as the great love of South American liberator Simón Bolivar. Abandoning her position as one of the richest women in Lima, Sáenz worked to overthrow... mostrar más
Resumen/Reseñas: (WorldCat) A searing dystopian vision of a young boy's flight through an unnamed, savaged country, searching for sanctuary and redemption--from one of Europe's bestselling literary stars. A young boy has fled his home. He's pursued by... mostrar más
Resumen/Reseñas: (WorldCat) Decades after sixteen-year-old Ignacio Cañas becomes the partner-in-crime of two charistmatic rebels, Ignacio, now a successful defense lawyer, encounters his former comrades and falls under their spell again.
Resumen/Reseñas: (WorldCat) Appearing for the first time outside of Cuba, this bold collection of short stories provides an intimate and critical view of Afro-Cuba. Inés María Martiatu's stories--presented in a unique "split" English/Spanish edition--span... mostrar más
Resumen/Reseñas: (WorldCat) First published in 1994 as Tropical Synagogues: Short Stories by Jewish-Latin American Writers, Ilan Stavans's classic anthology is expanded and updated in this new edition.Contents: Introduction /; by Ilan Stavans --;... mostrar más
Resumen/Reseñas: (WorldCat) Papi tells a story in the voice of an eight year old girl waiting in Santo Domingo for her father to return from New York to lavish her with gifts and the glory of his fame. Things don't go according to plan.
Resumen/Reseñas: (WorldCat) Inside a luxury housing complex, two misfit teenagers sneak around and get drunk. Franco Andrade, lonely, overweight, and addicted to porn, obsessively fantasizes about seducing his neighbor-an attractive married woman and mother... mostrar más
Resumen/Reseñas: (WorldCat) A tragicomic story of unrequited love and a view of New York through the wide eyes of an illegal immigrant. This book recounts the adventures of Marlon Cruz, a naïve young man from Medellín, Colombia, who agrees to accompany... mostrar más
Resumen/Reseñas: (WorldCat) From one of Colombia's leading novelists, a tragicomic story of unrequited love and a view of New York through the wide eyes of an illegal immigrant Paradise Travel recounts the adventures of Marlon Cruz, a naïve young man from... mostrar más
Resumen/Reseñas: (BOOK JACKET) Tells the story of Jose Cemi, who, in the wake of his father's premature death, comes of age in turn-of-the-century Cuba.
Resumen/Reseñas: (Amazon.com) Merlin the Magician and his ward the fairy Rosaura dos Carballos, daughter of Morgan Le Fey, depart their dusty castle in the Old World and set off on a journey through the modern Americas in search of the legendary Ranquel... mostrar más
Resumen/Reseñas: (WorldCat) Deserted villages of rural Mexico, where images and memories of the past linger like unquiet ghosts, haunted the imaginations of two artists--writer Juan Rulfo and photographer Josephine Sacabo. In one such village of the mind,... mostrar más
Resumen/Reseñas: (WorldCat) Darkly comic and highly entertaining, Javier Valdés's stories insinuate themselves in the unsuspecting reader like a heady brew with a strange kick. From the exploits of an urban vigilante to the erotic pleasures exacted from an... mostrar más
Resumen/Reseñas: (WorldCat) Lupita hard-knock life has gotten the better of her time and time again. A childhood robbed of innocence set off a chain of events that she still has not managed to control, no matter how hard she tries. Every time she thinks she... mostrar más
Resumen/Reseñas: (BOOK JACKET) Oscar Kortico, great-grandchild of the founders of a small hamlet in the Cuban hinterland, is a sardonic teller of tales--some taller than others--of slavery, revolution, family secrets, love, and identity that span three... mostrar más
Resumen/Reseñas: (WorldCat) Taking work as a mercenary aboard a Spanish galleon, Captain Alatriste, accompanied by his faithful foster son, Íñigo, participates in a grueling battle on the high seas that brings Íñigo's readiness for independence into... mostrar más