Quito: Editorial Abya-Yala, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 432p., wrps. "Áints. Novela etnohistoria" tells the story of the Achuar of the Huasaga River, a small and very isolated indigenous group from the upper Amazon. The saga, which covers much of the twentieth century, begins in a strange time in which history..... More about Áints. Novela etnohistoria
Valencia: Calambur, (Selecta philologica, 9), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 295p., bibl., "La ocasión fugaz" is a collection of essays that recover and redefine the most important poetic texts of Spanish literature. It is subdivided into three sections: the first responds to new bibliographic updates that reanimate the presence of specific..... More about La ocasión fugaz: ensayos sobre poesía española e hispanoamericana
México, D.F. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Paso de Gato (Anatomías textuales), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 335p., wrps. "La guerra fría y otras batallas. Teatro ruinido" is an anthology of dramas by Juan Villoro, including the titles: "Cremación", "El filósofo declara", "Muerte parcial", "Conferencia sobre la lluvia", "La desobediencia de..... More about La guerra fría y otras batallas. Teatro ruinido
Cochabamba, Bolivia: Grupo Editorial Kipus, 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 579p., bibl., wrps. "La novela Boliviana del siglo XXI" is a critical study on the Bolivian novel in the 20th century, particularly examining works such as "Carmela", by Amalia Decker; "La materia del deseo", by Edmundo Paz Soldán; "Las camaleonas", by..... More about La novela Boliviana del siglo XXI. Volumen I
Puebla: Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 3 vols., wrps. "Voz que madura. La poesía iberoamericana a través de sus poetas. Vol. 1, 2, 3" is a three-volume collection of interviews with 70 contemporary poets in Latin America, and to a lesser extent, Spain. The work..... More about Voz que madura. La poesía iberoamericana a través de sus poetas. Vol. 1, 2, 3
México, D.F. Luna Media Comunicación (Colección: Letra), 2018. Sixth Edition. Paperback. 192p., wrps. In "Muertes de Aurora", Gerardo de la Torre explores an unprecedented perspective on the student movement of 1968 -- that of workers. The text shows the difference between the workers and students, particularly their different origins and..... More about Muertes de Aurora
Xalapa, Veracruz: Universidad Veracruzana, 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 115p., wrps. "Iniciación a José Emilio Pacheco" is an updated critical study on the work of José Emilio Pacheco. Contents include: "La apertura del poeta", "Los elementos de la noche", "El reposo del fuego", "El fulgor de la madurez", "Denuncia, civismo, protesta"..... More about Iniciación a José Emilio Pacheco
México, D.F. Grañén Porrua Grupo Editorial, 2018. Second Edition. Paperback. 138p., wrps. "Nuevas meditaciones Cervantinas" is a collection of new critical reflections on the work of Miguel de Cervantes, especially "Don Quijote". Contents include: "La cosmovisión del Quijote", "La tecnología fantástica en Don Quijote", "La caballería en la utopía del..... More about Nuevas meditaciones Cervantinas
Xalapa, Veracruz: Universidad Veracruzana, 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 141p., wrps. "La ciudad crítica. Imágenes de América Latina en su teoría, crítica e historiografía literarias" explores perspectives on Latin America through literary theory, criticism, and historiography. The work particularly features critical reflections on Alfonso Reyes and Octavio Paz's work. Contents include..... More about La ciudad crítica. Imágenes de América Latina en su teoría, crítica e historiografía...
Mexico D.F. Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Editorial Sexto Piso (Narrativa), 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 127p., wrps. "Despachador de pollo frito" is a collection of short stories that explore transvestism, dipsomania, delirium, disease; ruin, and emotional disasters through caustic, humorous, and swift prose, creating a scathing universe that ends up..... More about Despachador de pollo frito
México: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas (Cultura Náhuatl. Monografías 36), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 280p., wrps. More about IN TLAHTOLLI, IN AMOXTLI. LA PALABRA, EL LIBRO : Conferencias y estudios inéditos sobre fuentes...
Tijuana: El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 476p., tables, graphics, bibl., wrps. An analysis of various aspects in the fields of science, technology, and innovation in the Mexican border states Baja California and Nuevo León, exploring economic, demographic, and statistical factors that impact the three fields..... More about Los ecosistemas estatales de innovación en el norte de México: Baja California y Nuevo León
Barcelona: Mondadori, 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 286p., wrps. "Un corazón demasiado grande" is an anthology of award-winning Spanish author Eider Rodríguez. In them, a woman accepts the uncomfortable task of caring for her sick ex-husband, despite having been separated for twenty years; A family marked by the physical aftermath of..... More about Un corazón demasiado grande
Bellaterra: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 220p., bibl., wrps. "Itinerarios narrativos de la inmigración actual en España" investigates how immigration to Spain has influenced the country's literary trends. The work also examines the representation of immigration in narratives, the influence of the media on texts that portray..... More about Itinerarios narrativos de la inmigración actual en España
Barcelona: Galaxia Gutenberg, 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 582p., photos, facsimiles, index, wrps. "Miguel de Unamuno (1864-1936): convencer hasta la muerte" is a biography on Spanish author, playwright, philosopher, professor, and rector Miguel de Unamuno, based largely on his words, documented in newspapers, epistolary collections, and journalistic work. The work also..... More about Miguel de Unamuno (1864-1936): convencer hasta la muerte
Buenos Aires: Adriana Hidalgo Editora (La lengua / novela), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 264p., wrps. "Viaje al invierno" narrates two journeys -- that of a young woman and that of an old woman, who meet in Tucumán in the mid-1970s. Helena, a Holocaust survivor who is devastated by the horrors..... More about Viaje al invierno
Madrid: Páginas de Espuma (Colección; Voces / Literatura; 283), 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 164p., wrps. "La guerra" is a collection of short stories by Ana María Shua that explore the phenomenon of war in its most varied forms. Some of these very short texts are related to wars of the..... More about La guerra
Zaragoza: Prensas Universitarias de Zaragoza, (Humanidades, 149), 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 280p., bibl., wrps. "Autor en construcción" is a collection of studies on the dynamics, strategies, and conventions of modern Hispanic literature from the 16th century to the 19th century, particularly examining textuality and the notion of authorship. Contents include..... More about Autor en construcción: sujeto e institución literaria en la modernidad hispánica (siglos XVI-XIX
Valencia: Calambur (Selecta Philologica, 11), 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 469p., photos, facsimile, wrps. "Manual de espumas" analyzes the transatlantic dynamics of avant-garde movements throughout history. Contents include: "El furor hemerográfico. Exhumaciones documentales, recuperaciones y redes intelectuales en el 'espacio transatlantico' de revistas", "Vanguardias radicales y moderadas. El papel pionero de..... More about Manual de espumas: estudios, balances y relecturas de las vanguardias en una dimensión...
Barcelona: Anagrama, (Narrativas hispánicas, 633), 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 281p., wrps. "Seis formas de morir en Texas" is a novel about several people whose fate is bound to a heart. Not a symbolic heart, but an organ that gives life. The story begins when a man is executed in a...... More about Seis formas de morir en Texas
Barcelona: Ariel, (Biblioteca Fernando Savater), 2019. Second Edition. Paperback. 243p., photos, wrps. "La peor parte: memorias de amor" contains Fernando Savatar's memories of Sara Torres Marrero, with whom he shared 35 years. The work explores loss, absence, death, pain, illness, struggle, commitment, sex, laughter, humor, complicity, and so much more..... More about La peor parte: memorias de amor
Cuenca: Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (Corral de Comedias, 42), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 312p., tables, bibl., wrps. "Las comedias moriscas de Lope de Vega" is a study on Moorish comedies of Lope de Vega, viewed as a subgenre in theater. The work begins with "El Abencerraje", written during the mid-16th..... More about Las comedias moriscas de Lope de Vega: estudio sobre un subgénero de las comedias historiales
Madrid: Iberoamericana, Vervuert (Colección: Biblioteca Ibero-Americana; 176), 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 151p., illus., bibl., index, wrps. "INFANCIA, ESCRITURA Y SUBJETIVIDAD: La novela mexicana de deformacion (1963-2011)" deconstructs the representation of childhood in the Mexican novel between 1963 and 2011, contrasted against the European novel and historical Mexican novels. The work..... More about INFANCIA, ESCRITURA Y SUBJETIVIDAD: La novela mexicana de deformacion (1963-2011
México, D.F. Ediciones y Gráficos Eón (Colección: Ensayo; 70), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 239p., bibl., wrps. The image of the traditional, patriarchal family as the perfect allegory for the nation has been widely used in Latin American literature since the 19th century. "Familias desmembradas y orfandades" challenges and updates this..... More about Familias desmembradas y orfandades: Representaciones de una actitud posmoderna hacia la nación...
Xalapa, Veracruz: Universidad Veracruzana, Ficticia Editorial (Biblioteca de ensayo contemporáneo), 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 150p., bibl., wrps. "Locura e imaginación. Grotesco en la literatura Hispanoamericana" is a study on the role of the madman and madness in Spanish-American literature, also examining the aesthetics of the grotesque and absurd. Contents include..... More about Locura e imaginación. Grotesco en la literatura Hispanoamericana