La Pirámide del Delirio

At the juncture of an Excan Tlahltoloyan invasion to Cholula, Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca engage in a violent war when disputing the love of goddess Victoria on the gladiatorial stone, who is manifested as the emissary and harbinger of the fifth sun destruction. Amid rituals and sacrifices, flowery warfare, and tzompantli, love blossoms and dies. The story is complemented by a chilling account of the Battle of Zacatecas and the Jerez fair, where Mexican traditions are illustrated and glorified.

Felix Vargas (1928) es una novela sobre la genesis y escritura de un libro, sobre un proceso de composicion y un escritor. En Superrealismo (1929) Azorin acentuo su transgresion formal a la vez que tendio un puente con una parcela de su produccion anterior: el paisajismo impresionista.

The latest novel from Sara Shepard, author of Reputation and the #1 New York Times bestselling Pretty Little Liars series. When the principal of an elite California preschool is attacked, three moms—who feel like outsiders among the school's manicured and ultra-wealthy community—must work together to uncover what she's hiding, figure out who's trying to frame them, and make sure their own secrets stay hidden. Andrea, Lauren, and Ronnie all see themselves as good, loving moms who are trying their best, but they each arrive at the Silver Swans preschool Welcome Breakfast with something to...

Francho, cartero por vocación y soltero irremediable por su físico, lleva una vida rutinaria, pulcra y ordenada. Desayuna y almuerza a diario con Hortensia en el café de su mejor amigo, y los fines de semana se deja arrastrar por éste a su grupo de aficionados a la astronomía, un peculiar club de solitarios que se dan cobijo entre sí. A todos les extraña que Francho no hable nunca de mujeres ni se le conozca relación alguna, porque todos ignoran que Francho disfruta en realidad de un placer solitario incubado en la mercería que tenía su madre, el del fetichista que se viste...

"A collection of tales designed for readers who are beginning to function comfortably in Spanish and who want to become more familiar with the cultural heritage of Spanish-speaking Latin America"--Preface.