Celebrating San Martín with some literary pigs

November 11th. San Martin. And you already know: this day comes to every pig. Also in literature. I take a look at these 6 books where pigs are the protagonists or object of narration by various authors.

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Dan Brown Biography and Best Books

Immersing yourself in Dan Brown's biography and best books means doing so in a secret world of symbols, conspiracies and multi-selling novels.

Why do we write?

Why we write. The uncertain path of the writer.

"He must have been a baker," a writer told me many years ago. To this day, I still identify with those words. All of us, why do we write? A question that all writers have asked themselves. The only certainty is that the path of the writer is uncertain.

Writer's Block

Background and form in literature. What we say and how we say it.

Today I am going to discuss a topic that, although it is important in all the arts, in literature much more because of its own characteristics: I am referring to the opposition.Today we are going to discuss a topic that, although it is important in all the arts, in literature much more : the opposition and relationship between the background and the form.

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Some myths associated with the art of writing novels.

Of all the jobs, that of a writer is probably one of the most myths associated with it. The vast majority of them are not new, but are probably the work of writer is one of the most myths. Let's look at some associated with the art of writing novels.

Best European Books

These best European books delve into the history and sociological changes of the old continent through gripping stories.

Best movies based on books

These best movies based on books make perfect choices for a summer of movies ... or great readings by the pool.

Best Futuristic Books

These best futuristic books bring us to a dystopian panorama seen from the perspective of different authors such as Huxley or Wells.

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Books with the best endings

These books with the best endings in history confirm the power of certain stories to catch us to their last lines.

The best Mexican books

These best Mexican books encompass a literature marked by the sentiment of the Mexican Revolution or currents such as magical realism.

The best book sagas

Harry Potter or Daenerys Targaryen are some of the characters included in these best sagas of books in history in which to immerse yourself.

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Best American Writers

Ernest Hemingway or Emily Dickinson are just some of the next best American writers whose works are already a part of history.

Hard to read books

Despite their status as great works of literature, these difficult-to-read books do not always satisfy all readers.

The ten detectives who will accompany you this summer.

Best books to read this holiday

These best books to read this vacation become refreshing proposals that navigate between the crime novel or travel literature.

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Best Picture Books for Adults

These best illustrated books for adults readapt already known stories and give us new ones whose visual contribution reinvent the narrative concept.

#FeriaDelHilo: First Tuiterature contest.

Tweet: The new literary phenomenon?

Last summer, the tweet, in the form of a suspense story created by Manuel Bartual, went viral and marked the beginning of a literary phenomenon.

Gabriel García Márquez

Best magical realism books

The ability to combine magic and everyday life make these best magical realism books the best representatives of this genre that emerged in Latin America.

Best books set in the sea

Taking advantage of the imminent arrival of summer, these best books set by the sea are a refreshing journey through some of the great works of literature.

Best Salman Rushdie books

Among the best books of Salman Rushdie we find not only some of the best stories of India, but the perfect analysis of a country as turbulent as it is fascinating.

Xabier Gutiérrez: Author of the tetralogy El Aroma del Crimen.

Interview with Xabier Gutiérrez, creator of the Gastronomic Noir genre

Xabier Gutiérrez, San Sebastián, 1960, creator of gastronomic noir, in which the noir genre takes place between stoves and signature dishes. Xabier is one of the most renowned chefs in our country and the author of the tetralogy Los Aromas del Crimen, starring the sub-commissioner of the Ertzaintza, Vicente Parra.

"The Spanish Inquisition", Monty Python.

Literature, perversity and political correctness.

Art does not exist with the objective of being "correct", for that we already have our daily social hypocrisy, but to extol both the beauty and the horror of the human condition. Literature and political correctness are like oil and water.

Best books of Cuban literature

The magic born out of a need to face the reality of a country as repressed as it is optimistic adds to some of the best books of Cuban literature.

Sir Terry Pratchett

Best fantasy books ever

Middle-earth, the adventures of a young wizard or Pratchett's universe fit into the following selection of the best fantasy books ever.

Anna Frank

Best non-fiction books

These best non-fiction books range from Zarathustra's manifesto to Virginia Woolf's feminist vision through other ways of understanding a certain time in history.

Best books about India

From the adventures of Ramayana to the current situation of women in the Asian country, these best books on India analyze the different faces of what is one of the most unique nations in the world.

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Best poetry books ever

Neruda or Dickinson are just some of the authors included in this selection of the best poetry books in history loaded with timeless and timeless lyrics.

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Haruki Murakami's best books

Straddling realism and fantasy, between East and West, these best books by Haruki Murakami represent the essence of the most popular Japanese author in the world.

The best Spanish books in history

From La Celestina to the Javier Cercas fanpic, we travel through the different eras of our lyrics through the next best Spanish books in history.

Best books for traveling

The colors of India or the festivities of San Fermín intersect in the following list of the best books to travel by Hemingway, Steinbeck or Kerouac.

Best Writer Accounts on Instagram

These best accounts of writers on Instagram allow us to peek into the universe of letters and anecdotes of some of the best current authors.

Dubrovnik: To feel like one of the protagonists of Game of Thrones.

Literary Tourism: Novel vacations.

Literary tourism is in vogue. The offer to recreate the settings of your favorite novels is growing. From the setting cities of the television saga of Game of Thrones to the London routes in the footsteps of Sherlock Holmes.

Best feminist books ever

These best feminist books in history lead us to analyze and experience all the nuances of the pink revolution through different essays and novels.

Best Asian Books Ever

These best Asian books in history evoke the exuberance and mystery of countries like Japan, India, China or Cambodia.

Norse gods and myth books

These best books of Norse myths and gods immerse us in the universe and legends of warriors armed with lightning, frozen maidens and immortal hammers.

All the books by Camilla Läckberg

Coinciding with the publication in Spain of The Witch, we navigate through the stories of Swedish literature immortalized by the best books by Camilla Läckberg.

The problems of reading in an audiovisual world.

Today, in the middle of the year 2018, one cannot open a novel without receiving four messages from WathsApp and six notifications from Twitter. Let's look at the problems of reading in an audiovisual world.

The best books ever

From García Márquez to the Far East, we explore the best books in history that you must read at least once in your life.

All Matilde Asensi books

Lovers of the historical novel will find in Matilde Asensi's books mysteries, conspiracies and plots from all over the world. .

The best stories in history

These best stories in history confirm the power of short literature from some of the most universal writers in the world of letters.

International Poetry Day. 6 poems to celebrate.

Today, March 21, is celebrated the International Poetry Day. I choose 6 poems by Quevedo, Garcilaso, Gutierre de Cetina, Kipling and Burns, which are my favorites, to celebrate such an important date.

Ides of March. Books and other stories by and about Julius Caesar

They are the Ides of March, according to the Roman calendar. And such a day as today the conspiracy of Brutus and other members of the Senate of Rome ended with the assassination of Gaius Julius Caesar. I review some books by and about this fundamental figure in the history of Humanity.

7 books that won the Oscar for best film

One more year today we have an appointment with the Oscars Awards on the most special night in cinema. We reviewed 7 books that were adapted to the big screen and won the Oscar for best film.

Esteban Navarro: writer and policeman.

Interview with Esteban Navarro: crime novel writer and police officer.

Esteban Navarro is Murcian by birth and from Huesca by adoption, national policeman and writer, multi-genre author and passionate about the black genre, professor at the Canarian School of Literary Creation, Creator of the Police and Culture Contest, Collaborator of the Aragón Negro Festival and collaborator of several newspapers . 

World Cat Day. 7 books about literary kitties.

On World Cat Day, which is celebrated today, I review these titles where kittens of all kinds are the protagonists. Illustrious, elegant, terrifying and a source of literary inspiration.

Some curious literary notes

In our article today we bring you some curious literary notes so that you know them if you still did not have proof of them.

5 writers who made history

In our article today we bring you 5 great writers who made history: Gloria Fuertes, Virginia Woolf, Rosalía de Castro, Jane Austen and María de Zayas.

Víctor del Arbol, Nadal Award 2016 for The Eve of Almost Everything.

Interview with Víctor del Arbol, Nadal Award 2016.

Víctor del Árbol makes the crime novel something more than a genre. Each of their stories is different, it starts from scratch, nothing is predictable. None of his novels prepare the reader for the next one.

Book piracy will be history in 10 years with BlockChain

Why will book piracy die in 10 years?

Book piracy kills culture. We survive because we trust. Society exists because there is trust: every day we put our lives and the lives of those we love the most in the hands of many people, most of whom we do not even know.

Ursula K. Le Guin dies at 88

Today we bring you bad news for the world of literature, and it is that Ursula K. Le Guin has passed away at the age of 88.

Rupi Kaur is feminism, poetry and Instagram

With only 25 years, the Canadian poet of Indian origin Rupi Kaur has become queen of the so-called "instapoets" thanks to some verses that delve into the great problems of our time.

The best books of African literature

Colonization, polygamy or war are some of the themes that define the largest continent in the world and our selection of the best books of African literature.

Books to be published in 2018

Murakami, Vargas Llosa or Bolaño are some of the names in the following list of books that will be published in 2018 and that we cannot wait to read.

68 years without George Orwell

In our article today we wanted to pay tribute to George Orwell, an author who dared to speak about the global corruption of that time.

The best books of the XNUMXth century

Our selection of the best books of the XNUMXth century includes everything from the long journey of a blond boy to a Colombian town perhaps not so fictional.

The best books of Isabel Allende

Criticism, women, magical realism ... The best books by Isabel Allende allow us to enter the universe of the most widely read living Hispanic writer in the world.

Edgar Allan Poe. 209 years after his birth. Some of his phrases

It is now 209 years since the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, so once again it is time to congratulate him on his eternity as a great among the greats of the novel, the story, the poetry and, above all, of the terror, the passion and the most overwhelmed feeling. Today are some of his phrases.

Your sweetest lie: A tough story among gastronomic delights

Maria Goodin Writer of a single play?

María Goodin gave us your sweetest lie in 2013. In this, thus far only novel, she emptied her heart and her experience as a volunteer at a mental illness center.  

Guelbenzu: A life dedicated to literature.

The Faces of Jose María Guelbenzu

Two lines of writing for Jose María Guelbenzu: Deep and critical social novel and Novel of intrigue in the series starring Judge Mariana de Marco. Are they so different?

Famous short stories

These 16 famous (and not so famous) micro-stories are a journey through the shortest (and subliminal) version of literature. Do you want to learn how to make micro stories? Follow our advice.

Sue Grafton's Z goes with her

Sue Grafton's Orphan Z

The Alphabet of Crime is left without Z after the death of its author, Sue Grafton, creator of the crime novel series starring Kinsey Milhone.

Frankenstein. Mary Shelley's classic turns 200

It was on January 1, 1818 when _Frankenstein or the modern Prometheus_ was published, the work that elevated its author, the British Mary Shelley. We revisit a classic par excellence in literature.

Brief analysis of «Hopscotch» by Julio Cortázar

Today we bring you an article dedicated to the fundamental work of Julio Cortázar, "Rayuela". It is a book different from all the others ... We also solve the most frequent doubts about this work: What genre is it? Who is the protagonist? And the magician? Enter and leave doubts.

Ignotus Awards 2017: all about them

In this article we present the winners of the Ignotus Awards 2017. Only the poetry category failed because there were not a minimum number of nominees.

Today, November 10, Libraries Day

Today, November 10, Libraries Day is celebrated. An initiative by booksellers throughout Spain to promote the physical purchase of books.

Biography of Octavio Paz

Brief review of the boigraphy of Octavio Paz, a Mexican poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature

Neruda did not die of cancer

Neruda did not die of cancer

For a few days we have known that Nerudo did not die of cancer as his own death report indicated. In a few months the results will be known.

The best books by Javier Sierra

The best books by Javier Sierra

We continue to delve into the new 2017 Planeta Prize and in this article we present his 3 best books. Have you read any of them?

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Can you make a good text comment?

Do you know how to make a good text comment? In Actualidad Literatura, we give you a method so that text comments do not cause any problems for you.