El Artista

The double condition of Manuel Zeno Gandia -as medical doctor and politician- joins the writer's to transform the drama in La Charca into a deep reflection upon the evils that still nowadays harm the Latin American societies in general, and Puerto Rico in particular. Within the Cronicas de un mundo enfermo series, La charca (1894) is the best from a literary standpoint. As the reader delves into the plot the depiction of the labourers' life, tersely exposed and without panphletary adjectivations, stands out as a stern denunciation. The discusions between the cult and freethinking Juan del...

En un mundo asolado por el recuerdo de una guerra que duró cincuenta años, solo un libro podrá cambiar su destino. Jota, el misterioso autor de este manuscrito, relata todo lo acontecido hasta que acabó en prisión. En su infancia conoció al extraño Ben Miller, lo que dio un giro a su vida hasta el punto de verse involucrado en conflictos del futuro. Por alguna razón, Jota sigue escribiendo desde su celda. Tiene la asombrosa certeza de que podrá cambiarlo todo si no deja de escribir.

It is the seventies. Bert Lev, World War II vet and retired New York City detective, is in Acapulco managing a small hotel owned by a wealthy man grateful to Bert for rescuing his kidnapped daughter. Bert, who has lost his wife and suffered a heart attack, is piecing his life together when he is faced with another crisis. He is asked to find another kidnapped girl. His budding romance with the beguiling Sabrina makes him reluctant, but he is soon enmeshed in a frightening and mysterious struggle.

¿Es posible hablar de amor sin hablar de ausencia? En esta novela, Osvaldo Bazán busca —sin hacerla evidente— una respuesta a esta pregunta infinita.