La muerte del Ruiseñor

Recounts ancient Mexican myths and legends about the beginnings of the world, the lives of gods and humans, and animals.

En la tradición religiosa judía, el profeta Eliau o Elías, referido en Reyes I y II del Antiguo estamento, tiene una enorme importancia, sólo suerada por la de Moisés. A lo largo de las genraciones, este profeta ha alimentado el imaginaro popular con innumerables leyendas y relatos, tasmitidos oralmente o por escrito. En este librose recogen treinta y dos, tanto procedentes de l tradición folclórica como literaria, y traducids por Varda Fiszbein de sus versiones originalesen ídish. A menudo disfrazado, Eliahu resuele los problemas materiales o espirituales de losmás desfavorecidos y...

A Mexican man gives in to the fascination of the images on TV and narrates how the surprise attack on 9/11against the US unfolds. He discusses Islam with his father and the reasons for terrorism, rescues the victims’ painful testimonies and during the war in Afghanistan he confirms the grave flaws of the US intelligence services. The work starts off from a rigorous historical investigation and ends at the same question without an answer of those who suffered during the tragic March 11th events in Spain: In Who’s Name?

Lucy is a bored and frustrated housewife; she has little or no fun and excitement in her life. She is home most days, cleaning and doing housework, her marriage to Ken epitomizing her frustration and need to change her life. To break away from the mundane, Lucy likes to fantasize — and even role play — her fantasies in secret dressing up sessions. After one of her special boudoir moments, a chance encounter takes Lucy on an unexpected journey to a place she has never heard of: the Sin Café. Once inside, she soon discovers a very different world to the one she knows, which not only...