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Por primera vez se edita -Rayuela- como un clasico de la novela contemporanea. Todo el conjunto de materiales que aporta esta edicion (introduccion, abundantes notas, plano, fotografias) serviran al lector para comprender mejor y disfrutar mas con esta gran novela. Al aclararse tantas alusiones y tecnicas narrativas, resplandece con mas claridad el sentido profundo del relato: la busqueda constante, el humor, el... (more)

El Túnel

by Ernesto R. Sábato

For those interested in South American literature, this is a "tour-de-force". Clever and gripping from beginning to end, "El Tunel" reveals how an intelligent and educated man can be driven to insanity and even crime by his own doubts and the obsessive drive for the love of a woman.

A Reading Diary: A Passionate Reader's Reflections on a Year of Books

A Reading Diary: A Passionate Reader's Reflections on a Year of Books

by Alberto Manguel

While traveling in Calgary, Alberto Manguel was struck by how the novel he was reading (Goethe's Elective Affinities ) seemed to reflect the social chaos of the world in which he was living. An article in the daily paper would suddenly be illuminated by a passage in the novel; a long reflection would be prompted by a single word. He decided to keep a record of these moments, rereading a book each month, and... (more)

Diario de la guerra del cerdo / Diary of the war of the pig (Biblioteca Bioy Casares)

Diario de la guerra del cerdo / Diary of the war of the pig (Biblioteca Bioy Casares)

by Bioy Casares, Adolfo

Los hallazgos expresivos y los temas recurrentes que forman el universo narrativo de Adolfo Bioy Casares, regido por relojes y medidas diferentes de los que existen en la vida cotidiana, confluyen de manera especialmente intensa en DIARIO de LA GUERRA DEL CERDO. El conflicto de los tiempos desiguales Âmanifestado ya de distintas maneras en ""La invencion de Morel --Los editores