Siete Lunas

Here is a single volume of the short stories from the great Mexican writer Alfonso Reyes. This enjoyable book showcases the author's stylish elegance, intelligence, and fine sense of humor. We also find here a lesser known feature of Reyes: his craftiness. This edition, under the leadership of the master's granddaughter, includes La cena [Dinner], which is considered one of the best stories in Mexican literature in the twentieth century.

Kertesz y Esterhazy narran, en sendos relatos, una historia única, que se eleva a la categoría de metáfora universal.

Written by a pediatrician, this book offers advice to parents who may be feeling like they just brought an alien home from the hospital. It is divided into two main sections: birth to 24 months and two years to age 12. In a humorous yet informative way, it addresses topics unique to these age groups, such as how to deal with colic, spitting up, and childcare for babies and growing pains, hyperactivity, and dental care in the older age group.

Esta novela histórica retrata un momento cultural determinante en la Argentina, la década de los veinte, y la gesta de un grupo de mujeres independientes (Victoria Ocampo, María Rosa Oliver) que no solo deben propiciarse un destino, sino batallar diariamente para que aquello que acaban de conquistar no les sea quitado por su condición femenina.