El milagro Del Potro

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«Tijeretazos y plumadas» es una recopilación de artículos humorísticos de Juan León Mera, entre los que se encuentran «Aventuras de una pulga, contadas por ella misma», «Los prodigios del Dr. Moscorrofio», «Cuando Dios quiera dar, por la puerta ha de entrar» o «¡Ya no se casan!». Se trata de una obra imprescindible para comprender el estilo de Mera, que se debate entre el romanticismo y el costumbrismo. Juan León Mera Martínez (1832-1894) fue un ensayista, novelista, político y pintor ecuatoriano. Es conocido por ser, junto con Antonio Neumane, el autor de la letra del himno ...

Tras años de peleas callejeras y problemas con todo tipo de sustancias, Bill Hillmann, un estadounidense al borde del abismo, decide seguir los pasos de Hemingway hacia Pamplona, donde descubre en los encierros de San Fermín una irrefrenable pasión por los toros y el toreo. Desde entonces, y de ello hace ya más de una década, Hillmann acude sin falta cada año a los sanfermines, una fiesta en la que ha encontrado, más que una escapatoria de la rutina, un sentido vital. Y todo pese a encontronazos con los toros como el que en 2014 casi le cuesta la vida...

My dad envies me. I've been an orphan since I was eight months old. Unfortunately, I was mistreated by a bad and envious father, and my whole life has been a torment with him. I will describe, in this book, my father as the person who has done the most harm to me throughout my life, for I have never encountered another person like him. Throughout my life, he has sabotaged my achievements, put me wrong with all the family and friends, and never wanted me to get ahead because he feels less than me. Of course, I have forgiven him for all the evil he has done to me, and I ask God to give him good ...