Paraíso en el fondo de la barranca

Dans Le poisson dans l’eau (Éditions Gallimard, 1995), la première partie de son autobiographie, Mario Vargas Llosa partageait avec ses lecteurs deux périodes décisives de son existence : d’une part, le temps de son enfance, de son adolescence et de sa jeunesse ; d’autre part, les trois années qu’il a consacrées à parcourir le Pérou, entre 1987 et 1990, en tant que candidat à l’élection présidentielle. Avec L’appel de la tribu, il reprend d’une certaine manière ce récit et nous livre une autre partie de son autobiographie. Mais, à la di érence de la précédente,...

As thousands of other Latin Americans, the Marin family immigrated to the US in search of a better life. With no knowledge of the English language, no scholarships or other benefits, Rosario braved her way through our competitive society. Her life story, set amidst some truly tragic events, is a statement to a life of perseverance, commitment, trust, and love. It is also a testimony that proves that the only real boundaries are those we impose on ourselves. It is a fount of inspiration for all of us who encounter adversity every day of our lives.

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John D. Rockefeller, Sr.--history's first billionaire and the patriarch of America's most famous dynasty--is an icon whose true nature has eluded three generations of historians. Now Ron Chernow, the National Book Award-winning biographer of the Morgan and Warburg banking families, gives us a history of the mogul "etched with uncommon objectivity and literary grace . . . as detailed, balanced, and psychologically insightful a portrait of the tycoon as we may ever have" (Kirkus Reviews). Titan is the first full-length biography based on unrestricted access to Rockefeller's exceptionally rich...