Saturnales

Más allá de narrarnos los avatares del protagonista en la guerra de Marruecos y en la Guerra Civil, esta novela es, sobre todo, la historia de una pasión que va más allá del tiempo, del destino y del dolor. Una historia valiente, descarnada y profundamente apasionada en una época convulsa.

El Escorial is more than a monument to the zeal of Spain’s Catholicism; it is also a symbol of Spain at its imperial apogee. This imposing, granite edifice was built by King Philip II to celebrate Spain’s victory over the French at Saint-Quentin on August 10, 1557. Paid for with New-World gold, this sprawling monastery-palace is laid out in a vast grid of corridors and courtyards. At its heart is the austere Doric basilica of San Lorenzo el Real - beneath which are the remains of eleven Spanish kings, including Philip. The story of this fascinating, enduring symbol of Spain’s monarchy...

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Después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Bolivia ha atravesado por los más largos períodos de inestabilidad política y social en Latinoamérica. En El embrollo boliviano. Turbulencias sociales y desplazamientos políticos (1952-1982). Jean-Pierre Lavaud analiza en detalle la movilización de los grupos sociales que, de manera mis o menos directa o determinante, inciden en el proceso político nacional y motivan los cambios gubernamentales: la clase política, tanto civil como militar, los administradores del trabajo colectivo y, también, los mineros y campesinos. A esta convergencia en...