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Palm Trees in the Snow
Letters from the past transport a young Spanish woman into the mysterious lives of her father and her uncle during the waning years of colonial rule in Guinea When Clarence comes upon a series of letters from her family’s past, she starts to piece together the story of her father’s travels with his brother, and she becomes curious about her origins. Sifting through the clues and assembling the narrative, Clarence embarks on a journey to the exotic African isle of Fernando Poo, where the 2 brothers, Jacobo and Kilian, landed after fleeing their conventional, safe lives in the Spanish Pyrenees. A secret rests at the heart of this tale as it moves back and forth between generations and spaces. For Clarence, in 2003, the life that Jacobo and Kilian created 50 years ago on the island as 2 expatriate cocoa cultivators starts to unfold. The brothers explore a culture that is starkly different from Spain, and in the midst of discovering what it means to grow the perfect cocoa beans, they build a strong friendship—and learn the dangers and delights of forbidden love.
Migrant Frontiers
This book examines today’s massive migrations between Global South and Global North in light of Spain and Portugal’s complicated colonial legacies. It offers unique material on Spanish-speaking and Lusophone Africa in conjunction to transatlantic and transpacific perspectives encompassing the Americas, Asia, and the Caribbean. For the first time, these are brought together to explore how movement within and beyond these former metropoles came to define the Iberian Peninsula. The collection is composed of papers that study human mobility in Spanish-speaking or Lusophone contexts from a myriad of approaches. The project thus sheds critical light on migratory movement within the Luso-Hispanic world, and also beyond its traditional geo-linguistic parameters, through an eclectic and inter-disciplinary collection of essays, traversing anthropology, literary studies, theater, and popular culture. Beyond focusing solely on the geo-political limits of Peninsular space, several essays interrogate the legacies of Iberian colonial projects in a global perspective, and how the discursive underpinnings of these impact the politics of migration in the broader Luso-Hispanic world.
Netflix' Spain
This edited collection analyzes the tensions, contradictions, contributions, and new horizons generated and/or imposed by Netflix within Spain’s audiovisual culture. This book provides invaluable insight into how Netflix—first in its role as distributor and then as content creator—has changed the audiovisual landscape in Spain. It discusses how Netflix challenges the traditional method of categorizing film and television output by nationality while also examining how Spain is presented to other countries through the Netflix catalog and questioning what its chosen output—light comedies, mystery/thrillers, narco-fiction, and crime—means for Spain’s national brand. With chapters addressing themes such as reproducibility, pan-Europeanism after Brexit, gender representation, identity, and globalization, this book explores how—under the influence of Netflix—Spain is transitioning from an importer of audiovisual content to a center of export. This book will appeal to students and scholars of Film and Media Studies, Hispanic and Iberian Studies, and Spanish with a specific interest in Spanish film, television, media, and culture, as well as global media industries.
Palme nella neve
Spagna, 2003. Clarence Rabaltué, una giovane studiosa di linguistica, trova casualmente nella vecchia casa di famiglia sui Pirenei il frammento di una misteriosa lettera. Non riuscendo a trattenere la curiosità, inizia a leggere quella che scopre essere parte della corrispondenza di suo padre Jacobo e dello zio Kilian, emigrati nel 1953 in una piantagione di cacao a Fernando Poo, colonia spagnola nell'Africa equatoriale. In quella terra esotica e lussureggiante, così diversa dalle loro fredde montagne, i due giovani fratelli conoscono lo stile di vita coloniale e il profondo contrasto con la Spagna grigia e austera da cui provengono, scoprendo il vero significato di amicizia, passione, am...
Пальмы в снегу
1953 год. Килиан и его брат Хакобо покидают родной город Уэску и отправляются на далекий, неизвестный и экзотический остров Фернандо По. Там их ждет отец, хозяин плантации Сампака, где выращивают и жарят один из лучших какао в мире. На этих вечнозеленых и теплых берегах братья открывают для себя жизнь колонии, так не похожей на скучную и серую Испанию; разделяют тяжелую работу на план...
Return to Your Skin
Past and present are interwoven in this story of everlasting love, where the shadow of witchcraft and man’s greed are defeated by one woman’s passion that transcends space and time. Brianda, a young engineer, leaves her comfortable life in Madrid to learn more about her ancestors. When she travels to a cold, isolated village high in the Pyrenees to explore her roots, Brianda discovers a family secret—and a new love interest. The mysterious Corso, who is challenging destiny by restoring the neglected manor he has inherited, offers to help Brianda in her research. Together they uncover another woman named Brianda in the family archives, a woman who lived four centuries ago. Heiress to the distinguished lord of Orrun, Brianda of Lubich defied convention by refusing to marry and carry on the family lineage. In a land convulsed by wars, twenty-four women were accused in one of the most dramatic episodes in the history of Spanish witchcraft. Due to her unconventional ways, Brianda became a target. She makes a promise to her true love, a promise she may not live to keep.
La promesse du Mississippi
Louisiane, 1763. À la fin du XVIIIe siècle, a près des années de travail et de commerce dans le Nouveau Monde, la famille Girard n’a d’autre choix que d’accepter la décision de la France de céder une partie des terres sauvages du Mississippi à l’Espagne. Alors que les conflits grondent entre Français, Anglais, Espagnols et Indiens indigènes, Suzette Girard et Ishcate, fils du chef de la tribu Kaskaskia, tombent éperdument amoureux. Au cœur de ce territoire tourmenté, en proie à des luttes constantes, Suzette et Ishacte devront se battre pour préserver leur amour. Luz Gabás est née en 1968 à Monzón (Huesca, Espagne). Après avoir passé une année à San Luis Obispo ...
A Zona Fantasma
Senhoras e senhores, caro leitor, este livro atesta o destino do encontro, a fusão dos amantes e a eternidade do amor. Por amar eu o escrevi. Mas, não sou apenas eu, sou muitos. Como o jardineiro que enfeixa os ramos, sendo, de seu mesmo, apenas o laço que os une, busquei nos mais sábios homens, nos mais notórios amantes, artistas e poetas, aquilo que pudesse nos falar ao coração. Por isto, tal como no Romance de Tristão e Isolda, os bons trovadores de antanho, Bédier, Béroul e Thomas, monsenhor Eilhart, mestre Gottfried, todos os bardos e outros tantos, narram este conto para todos os que amam, não para os outros. Transmitem-vos por meu intermédio sua saudação. Cumprimentam os que são sonhadores e os que são felizes, os descontentes e os apaixonados, os que estão alegres e estão perturbados, todos os amantes. Que possam encontrar aqui consolo contra a inconstância, contra a saudade, contra a solidão e o desespero, contra a aflição e o ciúme, contra todos os males do amor.
Des palmiers dans la neige
Le titre qui a inspiré le film événement Netflix : Palmeras en la Nieve ! Une aventure dépaysante en Guinée espagnole En 1953, Kilian abandonne la neige de la montagne de Huesca pour commencer, avec son frère Jacobo, le voyage vers un territoire inconnu, lointain et exotique, l'île de Fernando Poo (Guinée espagnole). C’est sur cette terre séduisante et éternellement verte, à la ferme de Sampaka, que leur père cultive l’un des meilleurs cacaos du monde. Les jeunes frères découvrent dans cette colonie la légèreté de la vie, loin d'une Espagne rigide et grise. Mais l'un d'eux franchit une ligne interdite en tombant follement amoureux d'une jeune guinéenne. Son amour pour e...
The Rough Guide to the Pyrenees
The Rough Guide to the Pyrenees is the only guidebook available to the entire region, covering both the French and Spanish sides of this spectacular region, from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. A full-colour section introduces the author''s pick of the attractions, from relaxing in the picturesque spa towns to watching the Tour de France wind up the mountains. There are detailed listings of the best places to eat, drink and stay, from boutique hotels in Biarritz to the most remote mountain refuges. For the outdoor enthusiast there are exhaustive accounts of the walking and climbing routes available and information on the host of other activities available, including skiing, paragliding, rafting, cycling and horse riding. There is also expansive coverage of all the cultural highlights including the prehistoric cave art at Ariege and an accesible history of the region from prehistory to the current day.
