El signo del centauro

This study examines the cardinal points of Goytisolo's work, the tetralogy Antagonia, and explores his experimentation with multiple techniques. Following a postmodernist/poststructuralist approach, it focuses upon the metaphorical meaning of the labyrinthine structure. The book analyzes the therapeutic qualities that the narrators/protagonists find in their experiences as writers, and also the roles played by various readers, be these real or fictitious. It also examines Goytisolo's deft articulation of straightforward exposition with parody and his criticism of Catalan society.

Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936), creador del inmortal detective Padre Brown, dedicó parte de su prolífica carrera literaria al relato policial, con narraciones en las que, según Borges, no se encontraba una sola página que no contuviera una felicidad. La colección de bolsillo El Club Diógenes reúne buena parte de estos relatos policiacos en dos volúmenes: Las paradojas de Mr. Pond (CD 101) y El hombre que sabía demasiado (CD 111). El poeta y los lunáticos (1929), aunque se presenta como una novela, en realidad está concebida como una sucesión de episodios que se entrelazan,...

Through a study of literature, the social and cultural issues that help form the identity of a people can be revealed and examined. The ten essays in Temas del comercio y la economía en la narrativa hispana investigate the relation between the Hispanic narrative and the economic and commercial concerns of Spanish-speaking peoples around the world from a variety of historical periods. Balancing a study of writers' perspectives on current economic conditions with a look at literary versions of economic events, this anthology provides a window into Hispanic culture for both the student of...

Laura asks her father whether or not various animals fart like people do and he tries to imagine if the animals do or not.