Latin American Fiction
Michael B. Miller
Traducciones español-inglés
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Margarita, How Beatiful the Sea1907. Leon, Nicaragua. During a tribute which he delivers during his triumphal return to his native city, Ruben Dario writes on the fan of a little girl one of his most famous poems, "Margarita, How Beautiful the Sea." 1956. In a cafe in Leon, a group of literati gather, dedicated, among other things, to the rigorous reconstruction of the legend surrounding Dario-but also to conspire. The dictator Anastasio Somoza is visiting the city, accompanied by his wife, Dona Salvadorita. A banquet of pomp and splendor is being planned. There will be an attempt against the dictator's life, and that little girl with the fan from a half-century before, will not be a disinterested party. In Margarita, How Beautiful the Sea, Sergio Ramirez encompasses, in a complete metaphor of reality and legend, the entire history of his country. The narrative moves along paths 50 years apart, which inevitably converge. The story becomes a fascinating exercise on the power of memory, on the influence of the past, fictitious or not, in the finality of reality. |
Children's Literature from Spain
Tinka
This book forms part of the "To Read Is To Live" project. The Journey of Little Wind
This book forms part of the "To Read Is To Live" project. The cat who wanted to fly high
Floro the cat likes to gaze out his window at the majestic flight of the town's stork and dream... What if! Fiction
Love and Heartache in Gringolandía
Escaping the ravages of war and finding love in a new land A Place Called Milagro de la Paz
by Manlio Argueta (trans. by Michael B. Miller) Tragic, lyrical, touching, the story of three women trapped in the nightmare of El Salvador’s war. With Every Drop of Blood From the Wound
by Manuel Corleto (trans. by Michael B. Miller) Award-winning novel from Guatemala. Daring, atavistic, this novel hits the raw nerve of a country in crisis. Margarita, How Beautiful the Sea
by Sergio Ramirez (trans. by Michael B. Miller) Genre: Nicaraguan Historical Fiction. (Forthcoming in March). History
A Company Through The Centuries: THE CUAUHTEMOC MOCTEZUMA BREWERY (Trans. by Michael B. Miller) Mexico: Editorial Clio, 2006.
262 pp. with over 700 illustrations Paleontology
Green Fire: The Life Force, from the Atom to the Mind
by Juan Luis Arsuaga and Ignacio Martínez (trans. by Michael B. Miller) 407 p. The story of how Mother Earth has shaped humanity through the millennia. |
