Spain Books

This book is absolutely fantastic! It's small and concise while still being detailed enough for a short trip to Seville. It offers several suggestons for how to spend 1, 2 or 3 days in Seville. The guide walk is perfect for our upcoming cruise. I hesitated to buy a book like this for just one city, but it really does provide SO much more information than a general Spain book would. However, it does so without being too big (or too small) and includes a great fold-out map. I highly recommend any book in this series.

I would highly recommend it.

Lope de Vega trazo en Fuente Ovejuna, con magnifica intuicion y voluntad artistica, una de sus comedias mas complejas. La colectividad, depositaria del derecho de resistencia si la jerarquia pierde su legitimidad, hace uso de aquel y restablece el orden. En una primera accion intrahistorica el Comendador es tirano y lascivo con sus vasallos; en la segunda accion, historica, quebranta el orden politico inspirando la toma de Ciudad Real en contra del Rey. Es un elemento desestabilazador que debrea ser eliminando para restableer la armonia. Uniendo estos elementos argumentales, un conflicto amoroso, en la tradicion del ideal platonico. El author plantea el tema segun las categorias mentales de la epocha, en que lo socipolitico esta imbricado en lo metafisico.
--- from book's back cover

Excellent theory and rural-practice of hiperferic societies

Borrowing the title from Hieronymous Bosch's painting as a way to present this book is cogent. Juan Goytisolo is considered Spain's foremost writer and if this small book, THE GARDEN OF SECRETS, is any indication, his standing is well supported.

To postulate the fate of a well know poet - Eusebio - who was close to Lorca and other writers during the Franco period of Spain, a poet who "disappeared" about the same time as Lorca, the author has gathered 28 literary people in a garden in Marrakesh to discuss the life and possible fates of the honored poet. We have, then, 28 versions of what happened to Eusebio, and the stories range from campy, to wild, to tragic, to nationalistic. Goytisolo is a linguist who mixes French, Arabic, Spanish - all the voices in the intrigue laden Marrakech, Morocco - and translates in footnotes and interactive conversations so that we never lose track of the story lines. This little book is somewhat like the story of the three blind men describing an elephant, or even the old Steve Allen show which featured characters from many periods sharing reponses to questions colored by their own histories. A delightful little diversion, this, and yet it is more. It is poetry, Spanish history, an exploration of the gay writers so prominent in Spanish history, and a beautiful introduction to the wonders of Marrakech. Credit must also be given to the translator - very sensitive work. If you are as unfamiliar with Goyistolo as I, thne I highly recommend this little book as a rapt starting point in your discovery of ANOTHER great writer of our times.

This is a feel good type of life-affirming novel. The cover of the book is so calming and allows you to be swept off your feet, just like the two main characters. This enchanting story takes place in a villa in France, where the female character goes to her villa to recuperate from surgery. A young man walks in on here sleeping in the villa he rents every year to do his writing in. What happens along the way is pure enchantment and some humor mixed in. You'll need some kleenex for this one. I highly recommend it.

Cuando en diciembre de 1978 aparecio la primenra edicion de Gargoris Y Habidis. Una historia magica de Espana, Premio Nacional de iteratura once meses mas tarde, algo asi como un objeto volante no identificado trastorno de la cartografia historica, literaria, sefardies y cristianas de esta peninsula. El impacto fue de meteorito y la polemica - casi una pacifica guerra civil - estallo desde el primer momento y aun no ha terminado como lo demuestran las treinta ediciones que hasta ahora se han hecho de este libro monumental y los miles de articulos y monografias por el suscitados. Y el huracan no cesa ni parace que vaya a hacerlo en el futuro, puesto que Sanchez Drago trabaja ya en los cuatro proximos (y ultimos) volumenes de esta gran ceremonia de la transgresion historica e imponente auto sacramental de la imaginacion literaria. Se hacia necesaria, por lo tanto, una nueva y definitiva edicion de esta obra, con el texto integro y acompanado por ilustraciones, indices de nombres y lugares, notas y todo el aparato de erudicion y bibliografia que Sanchez Drago utilizo en su dia y transformo luego en estilo, en insurreccion, en paso honroso frente a los malandrines de la ortodoxia, en disidencia frente al mundo entero, en viaje, en adventura y, sobre todo, en la mayor explosion literaria del posfranquismo. Y aqui lo tenemos: un clasico del 2001 que para bien o para mal ha entrado ya en la historia (magica, naturalmente) y en las bibliotecas de mas de doscientas mil personas, espejo de espana, si, pero colgado esta vez de ese mitico, promiscuo y subversivo Callejon del Gato por el que se paseaban en busca del ruedo liberico gentes como Cervantes, Mateo Aleman, Quevedo, Goya, Sender, Cela y, naturalmente, don Ramon del Valle-Inclan. Hagalo usted tambiem, sin miedo, de la mano de Sanchez Drago. Reira, temblara, se divertira y a veces, se indignara. Que las Espanas Magicas le protejan.
--- from book's back cover

I review Andrea Rose patent and its description and system definition is purely excelent, I wonder how it is not implemented yet, to my knowledge.

This author is one of the most famous asturian writer, he was a defensor of the rights that people always have to own , but his dreams in that years were not been understood , so he died for his thoughts

A complete travelogue, including the foods and wines of Spain and Portugal. Guaranteed to make you want to visit!