Un gran hombre

Brevedad, concisión, ingenio que fluye a borbotones, marcan la línea de estos cuarenta y nueve microrrelatos. La brevedad homenajea al idioma. Suscitan en el lector la sorpresa, la sonrisa, la placidez y el deseo de elaborar su propia historia. Claudia Andrade, rozando lo gótico, plasma en estos textos el tono profundo de una voz literaria que tiene mucho que decir.

Disfrutar el cuarto volumen de la célebre saga Crónicas de Kopp. Basada en una historia real, una mujer inmigrante determinada supera tragedia personal y las tentaciones del amor de un soldado en medio de la opulencia de la alta sociedad de Nueva York a triunfar y comenzar vida de nuevo en América rural en los años antes de la Guerra Civil.

This book tells the story of a rich man and his reflections on death and life, as well as the horrible and simple ways in which it can be lived. The protagonist has an affluent life, a sister who takes care of him, and a "fiancée," an ordinary and quiet life that will be altered when he decides to adopt and educate a child. The book sets a range of questions, like how his environment will change with this decision, what prejudices he will face, or what his intention in doing so is?

Hercules must battle the cyclops who feeds upon humans and demands that sacrifices be made to satisfy his hunger, but that is not the only obstacle Hercules must overcome, as Hera, the spiteful Queen of the Gods, is also plotting his demise. Original.