New Spanish Titles - Autumn 2012 - E

  • El sur hacia mi
    South Towards Me
    El sur hacia mi
    Author:
    Rosa Lentini
    Publisher: Ediciones Igitur S.L.
    Using the metaphor of a tsunami, symbol of potential destruction, the author draws together the most characteristic themes of her complex and refined poetic palate: The sense of loss, memory and the passing of time, the need to overcome confusion and horror to recognize that “landscape after devastation”.
    Read more
  • EL TEMIDO ENEMIGO
    The much-feared enemy
    Author:
    JORGE BUCAY (AUTOR)
    GUSTI (ILUSTRADOR)
    Once upon a time there was a king who wanted to be the most powerful man in his kingdom, but his power was eclipsed by that of a magician who said he could see into the future. One day, the king sketched out a deal to prove that the magician couldn’t see into the future.
    Read more
  • El tesoro pirata de Topamí
    Topami's pirate treasure
    El tesoro pirata de Topamí
    Author:
    Berta Carmona Fernández
    Publisher: Educación para el Optimismo, S.L.
    Topamí and Ventura are two inseparable pirates, but one day Ventura leaves as he has other plans, and Topamí feels very angry and sad because he hasn't been asked to accompany him. From then on, the excitement on the boat commences: a chest appears, and inside it Topamí finds a treasure that helps him to discover the true essence of friendship.
    Read more
  • EL ÚLTIMO AMANTE DE MARILYN
    Marilyn’s last lover
    JOSÉ BOLAÑOS Y MARILYN MONROE
    Author:
    XAVIER NAVAZA BLANCO
    The author reconstructs the last months in the life of Marilyn Monroe and her relationship with the Galician filmmaker José Bolaños.
    Read more
  • El último secreto de Frida K.
    The Last Secret of Frida K.
    Author:
    Gregorio León
    Publisher: Algaida Editores
    A novel with two stories set in Mexico, both violent and full of irony. Daniela, a private investigator, goes to Mexico to find a painting by Frida. Meanwhile Freddy, a journalist who writes about the Mafia, is laid out at home after being beaten up. He, too, is a student of Frida.
    Read more
  • El Violín y el viaje mágico de Martín
    Martin’s violin – a magical journey
    Author:
    Montse Ciurans
    : Martín goes on a fantastic journey around the world discovering new friends and music, and sharing his love for his violin.
    Read more
  • Elaboración y exposición de comidas en el bar y cafetería
    Confection and Display of Meals in Bars and Cafeterias
    Cucharas con diferentes alimentos
    Author:
    Almudena Villegas Becerril
    Agent: Ideaspropias Editorial
    This manual explains how to make and display simple culinary confections to look attractive and fresh in bars and cafeterias.
    Read more
  • Elefante corazón de pájaro
    Elephant with a Bird’s Heart
    Elefante corazón de pájaro
    Author:
    Mariasun Landa
    Emilio Urberuaga
    “Herd of elephants with cultural interests seeks teacher with dynamic and adventurous spirit. Accommodation the African jungle. Vegetarian diet. Salary: 100 tons of bananas”. On reading this advert, a teacher, tired of teaching insects and spiders, applies for the job.
    Read more
  • Elocuencias de un tartamudo
    The Eloquence of a Stutterer
    Author:
    Eduardo Halfon
    Publisher: EDITORIAL PRE-TEXTOS
    Years ago I heard about a programme Paul Auster had on the American public radio station NPR called ‘The National Short Story Project’. Auster came on air the first night and asked American listeners to send in their stories. The only two conditions, he said, were that the stories should be true and short.
    Read more
  • En busca de Gaia
    In search of Gaia
    En busca de Gaia
    Author:
    Fernando Gómez Albarrán
    Publisher: Ediciones Aljibe
    Neskia Roth is peaceful village where lies don't exist and all the inhabitants live in total harmony with nature, but all this will change when Gaia, the Lady of the Dawn, is kidnapped by the Shadows of Fire and Oblivion, thus unleashing a frenetic adventure which will lead Alonzo and Lampín into a vortex of challenges and mysteries which they will have to overcome to save their vill
    Read more