El rey ante el espejo

The visceral and carnal Pedro Juan Gutiérrez reviews his busy life and his provocative work, his influences and his working methods... Pedro Juan interviews Pedro Juan. The writer makes an agile and exhaustive review of his life and his work in which nothing is left in the pipeline. And, if we talk about Pedro Juan Gutiérrez, life and work intersect and interact until they merge in the trajectory of this author. In these pages he evokes his early first steps as a loving child poet in Matanzas, the discovery of sex and masturbation, life on the streets, his youth in the harshest and most...

Las memorias de la editora Sigrid Rausing sobre el impacto de la adicción a las drogas en una familia. ¿A qué se parece la tragedia cuando se entrelaza con el privilegio? Durante años, la editora Sigrid Rausing observó impotente cómo su hermano, Hans, y la esposa de este, Eva, sucumbían a las drogas hasta que un día Eva apareció muerta en su mansión de Londres. Los Rausing son los nietos del fundador de la empresa sueca Tetra Pak y herederos, por tanto, de una enorme fortuna. La prensa amarilla devoró esta historia de multimillonarios, muerte, adicción, juicios y conflictos...

A collection of revealing interviews, this book tells Nick Cave’s tumultuous yet successful story in his own words. Discussing his 30-year-long career as a rock-and-roll front man as well as his other labors as a talented novelist, screenwriter, and songwriter, this illuminating autobiography-of-sorts provides insight into why Cave has become one of the most respected artists in recent history. These no-holds-barred interviews cover everything from his time with The Birthday Party, to the global success of The Bad Seeds, to the relationship between his addictions and his artistry. Una...

One of the closest disciples of Yogananda Paramhansa, the author of the best-selling classic Autobiography of a Yogi, shares the notes he took during his personal training by Paramhansa and during conversations by the Yogi with others, along with his own insightful commentaries.