Antonio Marichalar in the western magazineand Valery Larbaud in The Nouvelle Revue Française, have lately covered, with admiration and enthusiasm, the major works of this Irish novelist. They are both magazines, publications made with high artistic criteria and looking for —the watchful eye— vibrant and sincere works that represent a heartbeat of the 19th century. … Read more
’12/15/2022′ ’12/15/2022′ “Complex, demanding, but brilliant novel.” mtro. Jose Miguel Naranjo Ramirez. In the traditional novel, the reader is used to knowing linear stories, the events happen in a logical, chronological, orderly order, the characters are clearly defined and this makes the reading fluid, without complications. With James Joyce’s Ulysses things changed radically, although there … Read more
«Gaudí moves within his works with a sensible and admirable freedom that supposes the emancipation of all doctrines within the empire of reason. He has not announced or divulged the new science, he lives full of fundamental knowledge and the laws, instead of disturbing his progress, serve as an instrument and toy of progress ».(Felix … Read more
Sitting in front of the window, she watched the night invade the avenue. Her head was leaning against the window curtains, and the smell of dusty cretonne was in her nose. I was tired. Few people passed: the man from the last house walked by on his way home, heard his footsteps clatter on the … Read more
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce, better known as James Joycewas a writer Irish considered one of the most outstanding and influential authors internationally of the twentieth century. Joyce was born on February 2, 1882 in Dublin, Ireland in the middle of a catholic family and lower middle class who faced financial and health difficultiesdue to his … Read more
The urban legend tells, not the black legend, that Ulises It is one of the books that more people with the intention of appearing educated say they have read, without having done so. And that same legend says that, of those who tried it, only a few went beyond page 55, to end by explaining … Read more
More information In the twenty-second installment of “Cautivos del mal”, the journalist and philologist David Felipe Arranz first interviews the professor and music critic Pedro González Mira about his latest book, Stalin’s musicians (Berenice), and then to the playwright, performer and stage director Magüi Mira, who has just premiered Magüi Mira Molly Bloomat the Teatro … Read more
’12/12/2022′ ’12/12/2022′ “Complex, demanding, but brilliant novel.” mtro. Jose Miguel Naranjo Ramirez. It all happened on June 16, 1904 in an average time of 18 hours. Yes, the history made up of 809 pages[1] it happens in a brief instant, which at the same time is a vast universe. Why is reading the novel complex … Read more
Not a few have stayed on the path of reading the novel that opened the doors to modernity. Naturally, nothing happens if you are not able to read a work that never made it easy for the reader. Laura Fernández, Rodrigo Fresán, Javier Pérez Andújar, Agustín Fernández Mallo and Kiko Amat answer our question. For … Read more
The thing about the clichés is that they don’t always match the real picture and sometimes present the bewildering disagreement that exists between a man and his shadow. Diego Garrido is confirmation that each generation needs its own James Joyce and, spurred on by that idea, he has translated again, to celebrate this centenary of … Read more