Libro de reclamaciones

Laleyenda del amante uruguayo de Lorca narrada por Santiago Roncagliolo, Premio Alfaguara 2006 En 1953, el escritor uruguayo Enrique Amorim erigió un misterioso monumento en la frontera entre Uruguay y Argentina. El memorial tenía la forma de una lápida, y en su interior Amorim enterró un osario. El discurso inaugural y la correspondencia posterior sugieren que ahí yacían los restos de Federico García Lorca. Este libro comienza con el enigma de este monumento y luego pasa al enigma del propio Amorim. Millonario pero comunista, escritor pero hacendado, homosexual pero casado, uruguayo...

A powerful memoir by two sisters about transitioning, family, and the path to self-realization. When Orange Is the New Black and Diary of a Future President star Selenis Leyva was young, her hardworking parents brought a new foster child into their warm, loving family in the Bronx. Selenis was immediately smitten; she doted on the baby, who in turn looked up to Selenis and followed her everywhere. The little boy became part of the family. But later, the siblings realized that the child was struggling with their identity. As Marizol transitioned and fought to define herself, Selenis and the...

José Parejo Ostos, Funcionario del Cuerpo Nacional de Policía, Jubilado en la actualidad. Destinado 5 años en San Sebastián (Guipúzcoa), donde se le concedió felicitación pública en la captura de un comando de ETA. Posteriormente fue destinado a la Comisaría Local de Écija (Sevilla), pasando a segunda actividad a los 55 años y jubilándose a los 65. Durante toda su vida ha realizado diversos trabajos: en la niñez, entre los 4 y 10 años guardaba cerdos y pavos de la familia y algunos amigos de sus padres. En la adolescencia fue jornalero del campo, compaginando este oficio con el...

Great men were once children, and perhaps, they even desired to have everything we now have at arm's reach. Some were born into poverty; others were orphaned and cared for by relatives or institutions. Extreme scarcity or social turmoil was often a part of their daily lives. However, these greats allowed themselves to envision a better future and follow their dreams. They worked incessantly to make their visions a reality. As a result, they've gifted humanity with proof that dreams do come true.