As an avid reader of Spanish literature discovering new authors and their literary collection fascinates me. The literary talent that the Spanish language has adds to the richness of the language and guarantees that there will always be a high level class category regardless how much the colloquial speech continues to evolve.

I had never heard of this Cuban author but thanks to the renowned Premio Alfaguara de Novela awarded annually, I now know of another Latin American author to...

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I have not read an English novel since 1995 and really struggle to find English prose that captures my attention. The recognition that Junot Díaz has received for his novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao could be the novel that helps break my thirteen year hiatus from English reading.

I also have been interested in some literature by Edwidge Danticat, a Haitian author with a renowned reputation for her contribution to Caribbean literature.

Here is an article...

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When NAFTA came into effect in 1994, it was declared the largest free trade area in the world. The economic agreement reached among three nations, Canada, USA and Mexico was considered a potential economic conglomerate due to the strength of one of the world's largest trading partners, Canada and the USA. Mexico could only benefit from this union. From a language perspective it was determined that all goods and products imported and exported in North America must include the three principal languages...

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