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Difficult Light
Grappling with his son's death, the painter David explores his grief through art and writing, etching out the rippled landscape of his loss. Over twenty years after his son's death, nearly blind and unable to paint, David turns to writing to examine the deep shades of his loss. Despite his acute pain, or perhaps because of it, David observes beauty in the ordinary: in the resemblance of a woman to Egyptian portraits, in the horseshoe crabs that wash up on Coney Island, in the foam gathering behind a ferry propeller; in these moments, González reveals the world through a painter's eyes. From one of Colombia's greatest contemporary novelists, Difficult Light is a formally daring meditation on grief, written in candid, arresting prose.
In the Beginning Was the Sea
Death in paradise: sea, sex and a sinister downward spiral on a Caribbean islandThe young intellectuals J. and Elena abandon the parties, the drinking and the money of the city, and start a new life on a remote tropical coast. Among mango trees, hot sands and everlasting sunshine, they plan to live the Good Life, self-sufficient and close to nature.But with each day come small defeats and imperceptible dramas. Gradually paradise turns into hell, as brutal weather, mounting debts, the couple's brittle relationship, and the sea itself threaten to destroy them.Based on a true story, In the Beginning Was the Sea is a dramatic and searingly ironic account of the disastrous encounter of the imagin...
In the Beginning Was the Sea
The young intellectuals J. and Elena leave behind their comfortable lives, the parties and the money in Medellin to settle down on a remote island. Their plan is to lead the good life, self-sufficient and close to nature. But from the very start, each day brings small defeats and imperceptible dramas, which gradually turn paradise into hell, as their surroundings inexorably claim back every inch of the 'civilisation' they brought with them. Based on a true story, 'In the Beginning Was the Sea' is a dramatic and searingly ironic account of the disastrous encounter of intellectual struggle with reality - a satire of hippyism, ecological fantasies, and of the very idea that man can control fate.
From Quality to Success
In 28 short expositions, Antonio Tomas Gonzalez Losa, counts the keys to get the differentiation of companies and institutions in the current global market so competitive and improve their productivity. It describes different aspects aimed at developing a socially responsible management. Also, many of them, help the personal development of professionals.
Transgression and Conformity
Defining the political and aesthetic tensions that have shaped Cuban culture for over forty years, Linda Howe explores the historical and political constraints imposed upon Cuban artists and intellectuals during and after the Revolution. Focusing on the work of Afro-Cuban writers Nancy Morejón and prominent novelist Miguel Barnet, Howe exposes the complex relationship between Afro-Cuban intellectuals and government authorities as well as the racial issues present in Cuban culture.
The Storm
A riveting family drama set on the lush and dangerous Colombian coast. By one of Colombia's most acclaimed contemporary novelists, The Storm is an atmospheric, gripping portrait of the tensions that devastate one family. Twins Mario and Jose do not know how to cope with the hatred they feel for their father, an arrogant man whose pride seems to taint everything he touches. Over the course of a fateful fishing trip straight into the heart of a storm, father and sons are confronted with the unspoken secrets and resentments that are destroying them.
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L'histoire d'Horacio
A 46 ans, Horacio vit modestement dans un village colombien avec sa femme, ses sept enfants, et non loin de ses frères. Entre les belles-sœurs, les filles, les cousines, la gente féminine règne sur sa maison. Les réunions de famille sont nombreuses, gaies, tendues, bruyantes. Mais l'amour circule. Horacio a quelques passions : les antiquités, dont il est censé faire le commerce pour vivre, mais qu'il entasse dans son hangar. Ses deux vaches, ainsi que les veaux qu'elles portent. La cigarette, qui accompagne ses journées. Une Volkswagen qu'il est parvenu à s'acheter sans savoir qu'elle était volée, et qu'il bichonne. Les courses de chevaux. Sa femme. Mais Horacio a surtout une obse...
