Héctor Tobar
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In The Last Great Road Bum, Héctor Tobar turns the peripatetic true story of a naive son of Urbana, Illinois, who died fighting with guerrillas in El Salvador into the great American novel for our times. Joe Sanderson died in pursuit of a life worth writing about. He was, in his words, a 'road bum,' an adventurer and a storyteller, belonging to no place, people, or set of ideas. He was born into a childhood of middle-class contentment in Urbana,...
Author
Series
Language
Español
Description
El novelista y premio Pulitzer Héctor Tobar, nos cuenta la increíble historia de los 33 mineros chilenos atrapados a 600 metros bajo tierra durante más de 10 semanas y su increíble rescate. Cuando la mina de San José se derrumbó en Copiapó, Chile, en agosto de 2010, 33 mineros quedaron atrapados a cientos de metros bajo tierra y roca. Permanecieron enterrados durante sesenta y nueve días y el mundo entero fue testigo de lo que sucedió. Sin...
Series
Criterion collection volume 458
Language
Español
Appears on list
Description
Mayan Indian peasants are tired of being thought of as nothing more than manual laborers. They organize an effort to improve their lot in life, but are discovered by the Guatemalan army. After the army destroys their village and family, Enrique and Rosa, a teenage brother and sister, who barely escaped the massacre, decide they must flee to United States. After receiving clandestine help from friends and humorous advice from a veteran immigrant on...