Tales of Edgar Allan Poe

Tales of Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (1809 – 1849) was one of the immortal authors of English-language literature. Come and learn more about him and his work.

Summary of the Iliad

Summary of The Iliad

The Iliad, by Homer, is one of the most famous epic poems of all time. Come, learn more about the work and its author.

Generation '98 Characteristics

Generation '98 Characteristics

The Generation of '98 was a group of Spanish thinkers and writers born between 1860 and 1870. Come, learn more about this movement.

Pio Baroja: books

Pio Baroja: books

Pío Baroja's books reflect clear anti-rhetorical preferences and a temper away from realism. Come, learn more about the author and his work.

Carl Gustav Jung: Books

Carl Gustav Jung: Books

The importance of Carl Gustav Jung in medicine is beyond doubt. Come, learn more about the author and his work.

The city of steam

The city of steam

La ciudad de vapor is a compilation text by the Barcelona writer Carlos Ruiz Zafón. Come, learn more about the author and his work.

Works by Juan Valera

Works by Juan Valera

Juan Valera is one of the preponderant authors of Spanish literature of the XNUMXth century. Come and learn more about the writer and his work.

Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson: poems

Emily Dickinson was one of the most important American poets. Come, learn more about his life and work.

Blind Sunflowers

Blind Sunflowers

Los girasoles ciegos is a book of stories by the Madrid writer Alberto Méndez. Come and learn more about the author and his work.

Kafka on the shore

Kafka on the shore

Kafka on the Shore is an enigmatic and puzzling novel by the Japanese writer Haruki Murakami. Come, learn more about the work and its author.

types of storytellers

Types of narrators

Discover the types of storytellers that exist in books to define who will tell the story that unfolds in the work.

History books of Spain

History books of Spain

There is an abundant bibliography regarding the history of Spain, here are part of the most representative books. Come and meet them.

The best psychology books

The best psychology books

Studying and reading about psychology allows you to have a deeper approach to the human mind. Come, meet the best works and their authors.

Best books by Pérez-Reverte

Best books by Pérez-Reverte

Pérez-Reverte is a Spanish writer and journalist highly recognized for his prolific and flawless career. Come and see his best works.

Best Thriller Books

Best Thriller Books

Thriller books, because of the intense emotions they have and transmit, have caught many. Come, meet the best works of the genre.

Best Historical Novel Books

Best Historical Novel Books

The historical novel is a genre of great importance, since it allows to relive momentous events. Come, know the best works.

How to place the comma correctly

How to place commas correctly

How to place commas correctly has been, for many, a struggle. However, there are simple rules to help you achieve this. Come and meet them.

Rhetorical figures

Rhetorical figures

Discover what figures of speech are, which ones exist and which are the most common in narrative and poetry.

Review of twenty love poems and a desperate song.

Twenty love poems and a desperate song

Twenty love poems and a desperate song is the most widely read collection of poems by the famous Pablo Neruda. Come, learn more about the work and its author.

Alice kellen

Alice kellen

Alice Kellen is the pseudonym of a Spanish writer, specifically Valencian. Find out more about her and her books.

Review of The Heartbeat of the Earth.

The heartbeat of the earth

The Heartbeat of the Earth is the fourth published novel by the Spanish writer and politician, Luz Gabás. Come, learn more about the work and its author.

Metonymy in the poetry of César Vallejo.

Metonymy

Metonymy is a rhetorical figure defined as a phenomenon of semantic change. Come, learn more about this linguistic resource

Anaphora.

Anaphora

Anaphora is a rhetorical figure widely used among poets and lyrical writers. Come and learn more about this resource and its uses.

Juan de Mena.

Juan de Mena

Juan de Mena was a Spanish writer who always sought a poetically lofty vocabulary. Come, know more about the author and his work.

Review of the advantages of being an outcast.

The advantages of being an outcast

The Perks of Being an Outcast is an epistolary novel by the American writer, Stephen Chbosky. Come, learn more about the work and its author.

Literary Movements.

Literary Movements

Throughout history, different literary movements have been established within the world of letters. Come and learn more about each one of them.

How to write a book.

How to write a book

Knowing how to write a book is the dream of many Internet users today. Come and know step by step everything you need to know about it.

How to analyze a poem.

How to analyze a poem

To know how to analyze a poem it is essential to know the elements that make it up. Come, discover everything you need to know about it.

Parts of a book.

Parts of a book

Usually, the parts of a book go unnoticed, however, knowing the design of this valuable resource is important. Come and discover everything about it.

Review of The Fall of the Giants.

The fall of the giants

The Fall of the Giants is the first part of Ken Follet's Trilogy of the Century, based on World War II. Come, learn more about the work and its author.

There are many famous haikus

What are haikus?

Enter and we will tell you what haikus are, the elements that they must have and, in addition, we will teach you to write your own.

What is a historical novel?

What is a historical novel?

The historical novel is a narrative subgenre limited to unaltered real events as the anchor of its plot. Come, learn more about it and its authors.

Visual poetry is modern

What is visual poetry?

Visual poetry is the art of surprising with written words that are part of an image. Enter and know its origins, characteristics, and more.

Romance of the moon, moon

Brief analysis of Lorca symbols

Federico García Lorca had different symbols that he used in his works to give them a greater life. Enter and discover what they are.

The end of Cixin Liu's death.

The End of Death, by Cixin Liu

The End of Death is the third installment in the epic Three Body Trilogy written by Cixin Liu. Come, learn more about the work and its author.

Do the new generations read less?

Do the new generations read less?

Do new generations read less? This is a question that has haunted the minds of many in recent years. Come, read a little about it and give your opinion.

Review of The disorder you leave.

The mess you leave by Carlos Montero

Raquel comes to Novariz to make a substitution, there she learns that she will replace someone who died mysteriously. Come and learn more about the work and its author.

Roald Dahl books.

Roald Dahl Books

The works of this Welsh author are a tribute to inventiveness and imagination, with fresh and captivating plots. Come and learn more about his life and his books.

Emilia Pardo Bazan.

Emilia Pardo Bazán

Emilia Pardo Bazán was a XNUMXth century Spanish writer considered the main feminist of her time. Come and learn more about his life and work.

The Mexican writer Juan Rulfo.

Life and work of Juan Rulfo

Juan Rulfo was a talented Mexican writer and photographer with a fruitful career marked by a life with difficult beginnings. Come and know more about him.

Game of Thrones books.

Books: Game of Thrones

The Game of Thrones books represent George RR Martin's masterpiece, a unique fantastic literary work. Come and learn about its plot and its author.

The Hunger Games books.

The Hunger Games books

In recent years few literary sagas have reached as high a stage as The Hunger Games. Come and learn more about its plot, its films and its author.

Photograph by Nicanor Parra.

Biography and works of Nicanor Parra

Physicist, mathematician, and writer, an unconventional, if brilliant combination in Nicanor Parra. Come and learn more about the life of the Chilean antipoet.

Photograph of Rosalía de Castro.

Poems by Rosalía de Castro

Rosalía de Castro was a Spanish writer whose work focused on giving the Galician language a revival. Come and learn more about his life and work.

Various works by Lope de Vega.

Lope de Vega's books

The literary work of Félix Lope de Vega is considered one of the largest and most important in Spain. Come and learn more about the life and books of Lope de Vega.

Isotype of the Virtual Cervantes Library.

Virtual Cervantes

Cervantes Virtual is a website in charge of the study and dissemination of the Spanish language. Come and learn more about its content and history.

Tablet in Latin.

Latin: the father of romance

Latin is one of the most important languages ​​in the world. Although it is considered a dead language, its use is widespread. Come and learn a little about its history.

Illustration by Seneca.

Seneca's Seven Books of Wisdom

Seneca's seven books of wisdom offer great day-to-day advice to those who read them. Come and know a little more about them.

Stephen King, master of terror

Talking about Stephen King is talking about one of the most significant horror writers in the world, his works are cult pieces. Come and read a little more about it.

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.

dan brown

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.

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.

The Little Prince

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 American authors

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.

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.

"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.

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.

Poetry of Bécquer

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

make a good text comment

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.

Kazuo Ishiguro quotes

The best phrases of Kazuo Ishiguro

In today's article we talk again about the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature: The best phrases of Kazuo Ishiguro. Some are taken from his books ...

25 phrases of women writers

25 Phrases of women writers

Today we present one of our favorite articles, one of phrases. On this occasion we bring you 25 phrases of women writers, classic and current.

Do you know the startup iClassics?

In this article I bring you a discovery. It is the iClassics startup, with origin in Barcelona. A different way of reading classic classics.

A novel by Spanish province

In today's article we bring you some novels published in the XNUMXst century set in some Spanish provinces (almost all).

Something as simple as being with you

Something as simple as being with you

We present the review of the latest book by the author Blue Jeans. "Something as simple as being with you" puts an end to this saga. Find out more in this post.

Photo by Jorge Luis Borges

5 great storytellers in history

These 5 great storytellers of history disassociated themselves from other narrative genres demonstrating their love for short literature.

The city of Almería is full of verses

From today, April 26, the city of Almería lives full of verses that have been commissioned by the area of ​​Culture, Education and Traditions of the city council.

Library-Hotel, 2 in 1, North Wales

meet in Actualidad Literatura the library-Hotel, 2 in 1, North Wales: Gladstone's Library. Books, courses, events and endless other proposals.

The priest who saves books

Today's literary news is very good: a priest who has spent 30 years of his life rescuing books from the trash and now has his own bookstore.

Literary courses at the Hotel Kafka

If you are a writer and you are looking for and capturing a good writing course (short story, novel, creative, etc.) we recommend this workshop website.

Bars inspired by books and writers

The article that we present to you today, at least one of them, is about bars inspired by books and writers. My favorite is in New Zealand.

Literature for bad days

Literature for bad days

Today Saturdays, we bring you two writings by two greats of literature: Walt Whitman and Pablo Neruda. Literature for bad days!

Libraries

The ten best libraries in Europe

We present the ten of the best libraries of the old continent. If you are passionate about literature and travel, do not miss the next post.

Fall in love with a person who reads

Fall in love with a person who reads and discovers the wonderful world of literature with him or with her. There is nothing better than sharing readings.

On this day Isaac Asimov was born

Today's article takes us to briefly review the life and work of the great Isaac Asimov since he was born on this day in Petrovichi, Russia.

Stylistic resources in literature

If you no longer remember the Literature classes of the institute, here we refresh your memory a bit: Stylistic Resources in Literature.

7 books we will read in 2017

The fifth installment of the Millenium saga or the new by Dan Brown are some of the proposals included in these 7 books that we will read in 2017.

Decalogue of the good writer

This is the decalogue of the good writer that I wrote a few years ago when he wrote for me more often. I keep thinking the same. Do you agree?

The world in 10 poems

This journey around the world in 10 poems takes us through the exotic night of India and to the sea that Dickinson longed to discover.

Fidel Castro and Cuban literature

The relationship between Fidel Castro and Cuban literature of the last sixty years highlights aspects such as exile, the diaspora or repression.

Writers and love

In this article we bring you 10 phrases written or said by 10 different writers on the most popular topic in a large number of books: love.

8 books written in exile

Dante or Allende are two of the writers behind some of these 8 books written in exile that have become a reflection of a life that would never return.

Tribute to the great Leonard Cohen

Musician, poet, writer, according to his sons a good father, and to us, at first glance, he seemed an endearing person: Tribute to Leonard Cohen.

The eternal of the written

I have wanted to capture some of my timeless literary texts: some for their brilliance, others for being timeless classics, others for their beauty.

6 unknown literary genres

These 6 unknown literary genres range from a booming climate-fiction to the eastern version of the famous magical realism.

Literary texts that inspire

If you are writing your next novel and need extra inspiration, here are these literary texts that inspire you.

Download books legally

In these websites and applications you can download books legally. You will find them both free and paid. You choose!

Pope Francis' Favorite Books

One of Pope Francis' hobbies is reading. Find out here which are his favorite books and authors. It may surprise you!

Reasons to write

In this blog, there have already been several occasions in which we have offered you dozens of reasons to read ...

New Adult

Young Adult vs. New Adult

Discover the differences between the new book categories: Young Adult Literature (YA) and New Adult Literature (NA)

Do you live solely from writing?

Few writers could say that they live solely on their writing. Did you know that in Spain, Belén Esteban sells more books than Vargas Llosa?

Barnes & Noble

What if Barnes & Noble closed?

Several are speculating about what will happen if Barnes & Noble closes. Here we collect the idea although it is unlikely to happen ...

3 yoga books to get you started

These books on yoga include stories, techniques and some science for skeptics and lovers of this ancient discipline that emerged in India.