¿Por qué narrar? Cuentos contados y cuentos por contar

A comprehensive catalog of the byzantine operations of the "Circus" and the details surrounding the life of fictional spy George Smiley

"As much as in other countries, there is a bildungsroman novel in Spanish America like the ones of Güiraldes, Vargas Llosa, and Pacheco. However, less studied is the same genre of novel written by women. Examines growing pains and search for freedom in a patriarchal society in the works of Elena Poniatowska, Rosario Castellanos, Claribel Alegría, Rosario Ferré, and Beatriz Guido. Interesting contribution to the growing body of studies on these writers"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

The two volumes gather the most important findings of the nine sessions held at the Asociación Internacional de Hispanistas (AIH) conference in Münster, Germany, in 2016. The contributions focus, for example, on convergences and divergences between the holy and profane in medieval literature, on the constitution and construction of the "I" in Siglo de oro prose and poetry, or on the importance of space in theatre. Other central topics are transitions (in 18th- and 19th-century literature), crises and disruptions (in modern and contemporary literature), as well as transculturations and...

«Las cosas no siempre son lo que parecen y en ocasiones saber demasiado no hace que la vida sea mejor.» Amanda se queda a la vez sin novio y sin trabajo y decide ir a un pueblo perdido en busca de la herencia de su tía Irene, de la que sabe muy poco. Unas cartas antiguas le mostrarán quien fue de verdad su tía a la vez que cambiarán su propia vida de manera inesperada.