Frecuentar el fuego

Jose Antonio Villarreal illuminates here the world of pochos, Americans whose parents come to the United States from Mexico. Set in Depression-era California, the novel focuses on Richard, a young pocho who experiences the intense conflict between loyalty to the traditions of his family's past and attraction to new ideas. Richard's struggle to achieve adulthood as a young man influenced by two worlds reveals both the uniqueness of the Mexican-American experiences and its common ties with the struggles of all Americans--whatever their past.

Malu era uma garota simples e cheia de sonhos. Apaixonou-se por Edu mesmo sabendo que esse amor era impossível. Ela viveu uma mentira por anos, mas seu maior presente foi o fruto desse relacionamento.

This book offers a collection of 24 Hispanic short stories by both male and female authors. Containing an introduction to the Short Story in both English and Spanish, this collection includes a variety of selections that were chosen for their content, style, and cultural contexts. All selections in this anthology, written by authors from Spain, Cuba, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Argentina, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Mexico, Chile, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Colombia, and the United States, demonstrate the common themes of social hierarchy, the power of the imagination, human psychology, gender...

Dana lleva una vida normal. Trabajo, casa y amigas. No ha tenido mucha suerte en el amor. Su mejor amiga y casi hermana, Geli, le dice que tienen que acompañar a sus padres a un pueblo perdido en las montañas de Ávila para ver un chalet que se quieren comprar. Ninguna de las dos quiere ir. Incluso intentan boicotear la compra. Pero se llevarán una gran sorpresa. Nunca imaginarían que encontrarían el amor en las montañas.