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?

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 ...

Facts You May Not Know About JK Rowling

In this article we not only give you some information that you may not know about JK Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, but we will also cheer you up for the day.

15 quotes from Charles Dickens

In today's article we collect a total of 15 phrases by Charles Dickens, the famous author of the famous work "A Christmas Carol".

Writers already forgotten

Today's article talks about long-forgotten writers, including a Nobel Prize Winner for Literature: Viki Baum, Erskine Caldwell, and Pearl S. Buck.

Today is Paul Auster's birthday

Today is the birthday of Paul Auster, American writer and filmmaker. With 70 years under his belt, he is one of the best crime novel writers.

Phrases to remember Jose Luis Sampedro

The author of "The Etruscan Smile", José Luis Sampedro, was born on this day and we want to remind him with this special article dedicated to his work and person.

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.

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.

Where is Benito Pérez Galdós?

Benito Pérez Galdós and his work have disappeared from the school curriculum. Knowledge around this great writer is being denied to our young people.

Javier Marías turns 65 today

Madrid-born author Javier Marías turns 65 today. Author of novels and essays, he has also written articles, translations and children's literature.

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George RR Martin wasn't always famous

For the 20th anniversary since the publication of the first book in the A Song of Ice and Fire saga, the author has decided to talk about his not famous time.

Pablo Neruda reciting in a radio studio

Pablo Neruda's style

Complete analysis of the style and symbols used by the great Pablo Neruda, one of the best poets of all time.

Young Noam Chomsky

Who is Noam Chomsky?

We tell you all about Noam Chomsky, a writer born in 1928, political activist, and one of the founders of transformational-generative grammar.

Great poets of Literature

Today, March 21, International Poetry Day, we wanted to make a special one referring to those great poets ...

74 books recommended by Borges

In 1985, the Argentine publishing house Hyspamérica published what would become Borges' personal library. This library would include the ...

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Borges biography

Brief biography of Borges. Learn more about Jorge Luis Borges with this summary of the life of this writer who marked an era in the world of literature.

Portrait of Rubén Darío

Biography of Rubén Darío

We tell you the biography of Rubén Darío with some brief notes on the life of the poet who marked a before and after in literature with his contributions. Do you know its history?

New Harry Potter book

New Harry Potter book entitled "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by the famous writer of the saga, JK Rowling.

Agatha Christie

5 must-read Agatha Christie novels

Today marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of Agatha Christie, the queen of the police genre. Here we recommend five of the best novels of the writer.

Interview with Marwan

Interview with Marwan: tomorrow, May 19, his new book "All my futures are with you" will be published, published by the Planeta publishing house.

Today's Poets (I)

Today's poets (I): Poetry has not died and they will never let it die.

Agate Christie

RBA reissues Agatha Christie's novels

The RBA publishing house reissues the novels of Agatha Christie and we do a brief review of the museums dedicated to the author in the United Kingdom.

Jorge Luis Borges

Borges and cannibalism

We bring you an anecdote about Borges who answers with irony to a journalist who tells him about cannibalism in his country ...

Cover of The Viscount Demediado

Review of "The viscount demediado"

"El Vizconde demediadio", a brilliant work by Italo Calvino whose protagonist, the Viscount of Terralba, is split in two resulting in two new beings

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Biography of Vicente Risco

Brief review of the life of Vicente Risco a man whose defense of nationalism was not always carried out throughout his life

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Biography of James Joyce

Brief review of the life of the writer James Joyce who was very versatile in terms of the genres of his work

Photo of the writer Azorín

Biography of Azorín

Review of the life of Azorín, writer and journalist who was first an anarchist and then a conservative

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Rafael Alberti biography

In this article we briefly summarize the main life stages of the great Spanish poet Rafael Alberti

'Debora' by Pablo Palacio

From the Barataria publishing house, we receive this new edition of the work Debora, by the Ecuadorian writer Pablo Palacio. It is about…

The 10 best Bolivian novels

Yesterday ended a meeting between a large number of writers, whose objective was to choose the ten best Bolivian novels ...

The olive green dress

The academic routes that a student of Letters like me must (and wants, let's go…) do, sometimes lead to places…

The beauty of the current

The most contemporary theories that work, from philosophy, on concepts relevant to Aesthetics and the concept of Art ...

The Four Seasons of Manuela

    Manuela Sáenz was the last great love of the Liberator, Don Simón Bolivar. She accompanied him during his last eight…

Faulkner and his advice

An unspeakable writer for his talent, for his magnanimous charm placed in the use of the verb, William Faulkner. And here…

On the new literature

In these days, in these times that invade us, that surround us, that understand us, literature has given a ...

Macedonian to power?

One of the anecdotes that caused me the most fun at the time, when I went into research on this particular character, ...

Alejandra's love

A figure whose poetry has surpassed both speech and silence. A woman who has made meat in ...

Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury was born in 1920 in the city of Waukegan, Illinois. His childhood was spent in this small town where only ...

Michael Moore's new book

In October, Michael Moore's new book, Mike's election guide 2008, will go on sale. The controversial filmmaker ...

John Grisham's appeal

Today the (so far) last novel by the writer John Grisham, The Appeal, goes on sale in Spain. There is great ...

William Faulkner biography

  Willian Faulkner was an American writer born in 1897 in the state of Mississippi. His family was a traditional southern family from ...

Curiosities about Ernest Hemingway

Did you know that Ernest Hemingway was born in 1899? Did you know that Ernest Hemingway had a terrible relationship with his mother? They knew that Ernest ...

Sir Horace Walpole, Shadowforger

Today marks the 290th anniversary of the birth of Horace Walpole, the brilliant aristocrat who with The Castle of Otranto (1764)…

Kipling and his child's heart

This year marks just one century since one of the masters of XNUMXth century narrative, Rudyard Kipling, received the ...