Quiero saber si uds. conocen a este escritor mexicano, Jorge Ibargüengoitia. ¿Han leído sus libros? Aparentemente es uno de los mejores escritores mexicanos. Ya compré uno de sus libros y me interesa comprar otro. El que compré no lo he leído todavía pero los compro cuando están en oferta porque sé que tarde o temprano los leeré. Me avisan.

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For those of you who are fans of Isabel Allende’s literature, you may want to know that her new novel, La isla bajo el mar will be released on August 25, the hard cover edition only.

I read the summary of the book and I am intrigued by the fact that the setting of the novel and time frame is Saint-Domingue of the eighteenth century. An island that was considered the 'Pearl of the Antilles' and a rich French empire’ is certainly...

For the small audience of Spanish book readers on DR1, you may be interested in this weekly list of book recommendations posted in El Universal (Cartagena, Colombia). I look at it on a regular basis but not every week, however, that will change because every time I do read through the short list of books they are good recommendations. As well, it's a great way to get to know contemporary authors in Spanish literature. There are so many good choices of books to read and it's hard to know the 'whose...

Isabel Allende will be releasing a novel in the fall titled "La isla bajo el mar". Under the literary genre of “Realismo mágico" which is common among some Latin American authors but not as popular today as per the author, Isabel Allende's novel will includes elements of magical realism in a novel that's clearly fiction.



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For those who are book aficionados like me today is libro 'El día mundial del libro' (World Book Day/ International Book Day 2009).

This day was appointed by UNESCO in honour of three renowned writers/ playwright who died on April 23, 1616. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (Spanish author), William Shakespeare (English author/playwright) and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (Peruvian writer) are all classic representatives of literature in their respective language and country. The purpose of...