Fidel Castro: Birán to Cinco Palmas

In July 2021, Roberto Calasso, editor, writer, intellectual, man of letters, essential figure of Italian and European culture, passed away. Jorge Herralde, accomplice editor and friend of many years, since the youthful meetings in Frankfurt in the seventies of the last century, pays tribute to him. This volume brings together a range of texts that approach him from different angles and draw a wide portrait of this fascinating character. The reader will also discover his own voice with his speech at the reception of the Formentor Prize, which was awarded to him in 2016.

The startling true history of how one extraordinary man from a remote corner of the world created an empire that led the world into the modern age. The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more land and people in twenty-five years than the Romans did in four hundred. In nearly every country the Mongols conquered, they brought an unprecedented rise in cultural communication, expanded trade, and a blossoming of civilization. Vastly more progressive than his European or Asian counterparts, Genghis Khan abolished torture, granted universal religious freedom, and smashed feudal systems of...

Un agente de policía que cree que en este país no cabe nadie más. Un inmigrante que llama desde un locutorio a su mujer y, entre divertidos desencuentros y confusiones, explica cómo le van las cosas y la dureza de la distancia. Una mujer subsahariana que cuenta a su hijo cómo viajó a Europa y los obstáculos que encontró en el «primer mundo». Un joven que relata su experiencia frente a la tortura en la Argentina de la dictadura de la Junta militar de los setenta y un hombre que, cargado de sarcasmo, filosofa sobre lo que supone estar lejos de casa y perderlo todo por el exilio...

The international soccer star, once one of the best-known athletes in the world, recounts his early years in Brazil, his accomplishments as a player, and his life after retiring from active play.