El domador de erratas

Esteban era un nino feliz. No imaginaba que su familia tan unida se veria destrozada con el paso de los anos. No sabia que la sociedad es tan cruel que puede derrumbar los pilares mas fuertes. No sabia que el amor no es suficiente para sobrevivir en ella."

Cetarti está hundido en la nada. Sin trabajo ni propósito, pasa sus días encerrado viendo la televisión y fumando porros hasta que un desconocido le informa de que su madre y su hermano han sido asesinados a escopetazos. Viaja a Lapachito, el derruido pue

Here is a single volume of the short stories from the great Mexican writer Alfonso Reyes. This enjoyable book showcases the author's stylish elegance, intelligence, and fine sense of humor. We also find here a lesser known feature of Reyes: his craftiness. This edition, under the leadership of the master's granddaughter, includes La cena [Dinner], which is considered one of the best stories in Mexican literature in the twentieth century.

"Ensayo de Contraconquista touches upon five large areas of reflection. It dwells on Gonzalo Celorio's personal origins, that connect him to the history and literature of Cuba, it considers the Baroque inheritance of the Spanish-speaking world and its current state; it refers to the prose which the author is passionate about, that of Reyes, Borges, Cortazar, Fuentes, and fantastic literature--and to the poetry--Lopez Velarde, Pellicer, Villaurrutia--in order to come back home to the close and familiar company of his masters--Luis Rius, Sergio Fernandez, Bonifaz Nuno and Edmundo O'Gorman....