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Luis Vicente de Aguinaga, one of the most interesting poets of his time, received the prize Poesía Aguascalientes 2004 for this book of poems. With an impeccable and essential rhetoric, the poet transports us to the inner meaning of a polished poetry, where a play with meaning can be as profound as the reader chooses it to be. Through an intellectual and dense poetry, not lacking in emotion, Aguinaga shows us certain aspects that allow us to experience life closely and death in an unsuspected way. In an outstanding translation into English by Professor Victoria M. Contreras, the English reader will, for the first time, have access to one of the best books of Mexican contemporary poetry.

Luis Armenta Malpica, one of the most renowned writers of his generation, provides us with a wonderful narrative poem in this unique book. The protagonist takes us on a journey where alcohol and human misery is present in everyday life. Told from a feminine perspective, the lyric voice narrates her personal experience transforming, in the process, wine into poetry and this in turn into a mystical experience. From the poetics of pain and transubstantiation, the poet manages to create a dazzling, sharp and vivid language with an astonishing craft. In a wonderful artistic version by Lawrence Schimel, the English reader will, for the first time, have access to this unforgettable book from one of the strongest voices in contemporary Mexican poetry.

One of the latest poetry works of renowned Mexican poet Dolores Castro Varela in a bilingual edition, Spanish/English, with an original translation by Francisco Macias Valdes.

A remarkable book by one of the most important contemporary Mexican poets in a superb translation by Lawrence Schimel.

La Regenta, la obra maestra de Leopoldo Alas, fue publicada entre 1884 y 1885. Considerada por los especialistas la mejor novela del siglo XIX, esta edición va acompañada de un listado de preguntas para facilitar el estudio y la lectura de la obra.

Esta selección contiene más de cien poemas de temática espiritual o religiosa escritos por famosos modernistas hispanoamericanos como Rubén Darío, Amado Nervo, José Martí, Delmira Agustini o Leopoldo Lugones.

This poetry book is a Spanish-English bilingual edition, written originally in Spanish by poet Elvia Ardalani. The craft and language of these poems are exquisite, unique and unforgettable, remaining us of the importance that small things play in our lives.This collection of poems about objects, essentials used in our daily life, was masterfully translated by literary translator Francisco Macias and illustrated by artist Ismael Aguilar. An ideal book for adults and children.

Una edición conmemorativa del aniversario número 100 de la magnífica obra del escritor checo Franz Kafka

El presente volumen, acompañado de una breve introducción biográfica del poeta, es una selección introductoria de la vasta obra del gran maestro sufí del siglo XIII, siendo su objetivo primordial iniciar al lector en el conocimiento de la poesía rumiana.

Este volumen presenta los capitulos XVI al XXX de la magnifica obra de Leopoldo Alas "Clarin". La mejor novela del siglo XIX y la segunda en importancia despues de El Quijote. La presente edicion contiene una serie de preguntas de enfoque para ayudar a quienes desean hacer una lectura profunda y organizada de la obra.

The Invincible unites and gathers all the points, returns to weave all the threads of the work of Vicente Quirarte from his first reminiscence of the voluntary death of his father in "El ángel es vampire". It will have taken three decades to be able to link together in a story the biographical elements that already formed the fragmented material of several texts.Frédéric-Yves Jeannet