Universal Father

Vincent Sheean, a groundbreaking American foreign correspondent and author, is known for reporting from Europe, North Africa, and Asia, writing news reports, articles, and books. A few books and articles have described Vincent Sheean’s life, and briefly discussed his major nonfiction books. However, no book-length study or article has closely examined his nonfiction books. 'Seeking to Understand the World: Literary Journalism of Vincent Sheean', textually analyzes his five nonfiction, journalistic books to examine them for characteristics of literary journalism. Spanning nearly the entirety ...

Este volumen define la serie Testimonios, que El Colegio de Mexico publica con la intencion de acercarnos a aspectos poco o nada conocidos de la vida de la institucion, lugar donde Silvio Zavala se encontraria con Alfonso Reyes para compartir las tareas de las que da cuenta el interesante conjunto de cartas aqui reunido.

Santiago Genovés nos habla en este ensayo de su labor como investigador en las áreas de la medicina y la antropología, sus expediciones a través del Atlántico sobre balsas de papiro y sus trabajos en el campo del ensayo literario. Pero, lo más importante, nos presenta su vida entre España y México, ya que como el mismo Genovés dice en el título: es de aquí y de allá.

Stan Lee: Comic-Book Writer and Publisher profiles the life and career of the creator of Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, and many other famous comic-book characters. Stan Lee has had one of the most successful careers in th