Mi camino

Un agente de policía que cree que en este país no cabe nadie más. Un inmigrante que llama desde un locutorio a su mujer y, entre divertidos desencuentros y confusiones, explica cómo le van las cosas y la dureza de la distancia. Una mujer subsahariana que cuenta a su hijo cómo viajó a Europa y los obstáculos que encontró en el «primer mundo». Un joven que relata su experiencia frente a la tortura en la Argentina de la dictadura de la Junta militar de los setenta y un hombre que, cargado de sarcasmo, filosofa sobre lo que supone estar lejos de casa y perderlo todo por el exilio...

Nos desvela la particular relación de García Márquez con el audiovisual, que de crítico de cine, en sus años mozos, se convierte en guionista en México antes de escribir Cien años de soledad. La autora conduce cada recuento de la obra adaptada como si se tratase de una relación amorosa que se inicia con los primeros escarceos –las motivaciones de los realizadores–, pasando por el clímax creativo y las peripecias del rodaje hasta llegar al desenlace final: el encuentro del escritor con la obra definitiva convertida en otra cosa por la magia del cine.

A collection of revealing interviews, this book tells Nick Cave’s tumultuous yet successful story in his own words. Discussing his 30-year-long career as a rock-and-roll front man as well as his other labors as a talented novelist, screenwriter, and songwriter, this illuminating autobiography-of-sorts provides insight into why Cave has become one of the most respected artists in recent history. These no-holds-barred interviews cover everything from his time with The Birthday Party, to the global success of The Bad Seeds, to the relationship between his addictions and his artistry. Una...

As an actress, Diana Quick was forever trying on the mask of other people's lives - raiding her own memory to service the character she was playing. Coming from a large, noisy family in Kent that seemed to be plain-speaking and straightforward, she was astonished to find on her beloved father's death that his childhood in India was far from idyllic. She was then thunderstruck to hear that he was to have a requiem mass. She had no idea he was Catholic. She discovered that his stepmother had got rid of him and his sister upon marrying his father and that he had grown up in almost total...