Un sacerdote en Dachau

La vida de san Francisco de Asís es notablemente diferente de las vidas de los santos al uso. Álvaro Pombo, en simpatía con la antigua tradición franciscana, elige en este libro un estilo correspondiente al gran sobresalto intelectual y afectivo que produce el biografiado. Adopta, por eso, el punto de vista y la voz o voces de los primeros hermanos que acompañaron a Francisco. Con una notable mezcla de atrevimiento, seriedad y simpatía profunda, Álvaro Pombo se convierte, al mismo tiempo, en la voz plural, brillante y humilde de aquella primera comunidad franciscana, una docena mal...

Toibin examines the lives and works of some of the greatest and most influential writers of the past two centuries, whose homosexuality remained hidden. This is an intimate encounter with Oscar Wilde, Thomas Mann, Elizabeth Bishop, and Pedro Almodovar among others. Through their work, Toibin is able to come to terms with his own inner desires and secret erotic energy.

Una de las paginas mas significativas de nuestra historia revolucionaria es la que consigna los hechos de la gesta maderista, y muy particularmente el papel que en ellos desempeno el general Felipe Angeles. Militar de carrera, director del Colegio Militar, y uno de los hombres que de principio a fin permanecio leal al presidente Madero, la historia personal de Felipe Angeles se entremezcla en la epica de los primeros protagonistas de la contienda.

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