Crónicas Jacobeas - Volumen III

Tienes en tus manos un libro de teatro que trasciende, con creces, su objetivo. En él, se recogen los principios para la creación de obras basadas en las vivencias personales de la autora. "En este libro singular, red sin orillas, cúmulo de galaxias y mundos paralelos, se entretejen insoslayables vertientes de reflexión: el diario íntimo de su autora; la inminente deriva hacia la develación de secretos provenientes del álbum familiar y la apropiación y divulgación de las tradiciones culturales de su región: "mi aldea no es sólo el lugar en el que nací, mi aldea también soy yo,...

This book is an exploration of Jack Kerouac, the writer that a whole generation turned into their reluctant spokesman. Duval gives a voice to key figures from that movement: the poet Allen Ginsberg; Carolyn Cassadys wife and Kerouacs lover; Joyce Johnson, who was in a relationship with the writerwhen he became famous; Timothy Leary, the psychedelic guru of the sixties; Anne Waldman, beat poet; and Ken Kesey, a central figure of American counter-culture. Through their stories, we investigate the mysterious figure of Jack Kerouac, the man who wrote the most important novel of his generation to...

The New York Times–bestselling author of The Keep tells the real and fictional origins of the mysterious man who battles criminals and the supernatural. In 1984, Repairman Jack debuted in F. Paul Wilson’s horror thriller The Tomb. Jack would go on to star in twenty-three novels, ten short stories, and a graphic novel. But how did the antithesis of James Bond and Jason Bourne get his start in the battle between good and evil? In this essay, Wilson lets his readers in on how his beloved hero came to be. Wilson begins his personal story after he scored a hit with The Keep, when he found his...

Outstanding figures who have shaped the path of history are profiled in these volumes. The biographies detail the subjects' childhood, motivation, accomplishments, and humanity, as well as their impact on history. Figuras destacadas que han protagonizado los hechos más importantes de la historia están retratados en estos bellos volúmenes económicos. Tan fascinante como los hechos que los hicieron famosos, estas biografías detallan los hechos conocidos acerca de los sujetos con énfasis en sus niñeces, sus motivaciones, sus triunfos y el impacto que tuvieron en la historia, revelando...