December, another year that is gone. This is one selection of novelties to say goodbye with titles for all tastes, from Christmas classics to the latest news of hit television series and the pure and simple nature that always surpasses fiction. We take a look.
Christmas tales - Various authors
How not to start with classical between classics for the last days of the year and its most emblematic festivals. And what better than Christmas stories, although in reality any time is good for reading stories. This is a compilation of them signed by authors such as Brothers Grimm or Hans Christian Andersen until you reach Ray Bradbury and going through stories by XNUMXth century writers of the relevance of Oscar Savage, Dickens o Chekhov. So we have titles like The Christmas Banquet, The jumply dwarf, The Tin Soldier or The Snow Queen.
Inside the Squid Game (Unofficial Instruction Manual) - Park Minjoon
Been the series of the year, for controversial and popular equal parts, so it was logical that the publishing world took advantage of the pull. This instruction manual is a guide about her and everything it takes to get the most out of every episode. There are information about the story, the characters, the secrets of each game and how to win them ... In short, by and for unconditional followers.
Where are the Eternals - Percy Bysshe Shelley
And for lovers of the most exquisite poetry of a great of the genre such as Percy Bysshe Shelley, is this anthology, more complete so far, that the poet, essayist and translator has translated Jose Luis Rey. In it you can discover the idealistic Shelley and most convinced of the visionary and liberating capacity of poetry. In addition, it is presented in bilingual edition to enjoy the original text.
Modernity, feminism and the crisis between centuries — Emilia Pardo Bazán
To dona Emilia Pardo Bazán you must always read it, not only for his most literary work, but for his relevance as one of the most important intellectuals of the late XNUMXth and early XNUMXth centuries. Writer, essayist, journalist, narrator (novels and short stories), traveler, speaker, playwright, historian and critic of literature, culinary writer and translator, this work includes a conference –the one in Paris in the spring of 1899– and four speeches: Valencia, Orense, Madrid and Salamanca (1899-1905), which is accompanied by a text (1901) for information on Joaquín Costa, Oligarquía and caciquismo as current forms of government in Spain.
The Mafia sits at the table - Jacques Kermoal and Martine Bartolomei
Un curious title as a counterpoint is this one signed by two French journalists where they tell us about menus, recipes and wines that occupied an important place in gastronomy of the Mafia. Such is, for example, the one organized to prepare for Garibaldi's landing at Marsala in 1860 or the one that celebrated Maranzano's "taking" of the Bronx. And many more feasts they gave to celebrate anniversaries and successes or plot strategies and crimes.
Stronger than the volcano - Abián San Gil, María Sánchez, Gabi Martínez, Ander Izagirre and Elsa Mabel López
I am ending with the most extraordinary moment —which we continue to live, in particular and unfortunately, the inhabitants of the Canary Island of La Palma. The eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano On September 19, which continues to be active, it made headlines and television images everywhere. And now this one comes out solidarity book.
Contains the images of the photographer palmero Abian San Gil, a foreword by the cook Jose Andres (Princess of Asturias Award for Concord 2021) and the texts of Elsa López, the best known and most beloved writer on La Palma, and Ander Izagirre, Gabi Martinez y Maria Sanchez. All have wanted to reflect the spectacular natural phenomenon and the emotional feeling that surrounds it in its most human and moving aspect. A phenomenon that has also unleashed a great current of support and solidarity.