Author : Virgilio Piñera
Publisher : Eridanos Library
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 40,72 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Finally available in paperback, one of the neglected masterpieces of Latin American literature -- an obsessive, yet lucid, exploration of the human body as a nexus of power and pleasure. Twenty-year-old Rene is sent to be groomed at a boarding schoolwhose motto is: "Suffer in silence". It is there that his education in"the service of pain" begins.
Author : Thomas F. Anderson
Publisher : Bucknell University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 42,80 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780838756355
Everything in Its Place: The Life and Works of Virgilio Pinera: is a seminal book that fills a major gap in Cuban and Latin American literary criticism. In addition to being the most comprehensive study to date of the life and work of Virgilio Pinera, this is the first book in English on this major twentieth-century Cuban author. In this study Thomas F. Anderson draws extensively on unpublished manuscripts and diverse critical writings, bringing new insights into how Pinera's works responded to key literary influences as well as events in his life and in Cuban political and cultural history.
Author : C. A. Rene
Publisher :
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 13,66 MB
Release : 2022-02-25
Category :
ISBN : 9781990675287
Author : Louis E. Grivetti
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1556 pages
File Size : 24,27 MB
Release : 2011-09-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1118210220
International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) 2010 Award Finalists in the Culinary History category. Chocolate. We all love it, but how much do we really know about it? In addition to pleasing palates since ancient times, chocolate has played an integral role in culture, society, religion, medicine, and economic development across the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe. In 1998, the Chocolate History Group was formed by the University of California, Davis, and Mars, Incorporated to document the fascinating story and history of chocolate. This book features fifty-seven essays representing research activities and contributions from more than 100 members of the group. These contributors draw from their backgrounds in such diverse fields as anthropology, archaeology, biochemistry, culinary arts, gender studies, engineering, history, linguistics, nutrition, and paleography. The result is an unparalleled, scholarly examination of chocolate, beginning with ancient pre-Columbian civilizations and ending with twenty-first-century reports. Here is a sampling of some of the fascinating topics explored inside the book: Ancient gods and Christian celebrations: chocolate and religion Chocolate and the Boston smallpox epidemic of 1764 Chocolate pots: reflections of cultures, values, and times Pirates, prizes, and profits: cocoa and early American east coast trade Blood, conflict, and faith: chocolate in the southeast and southwest borderlands of North America Chocolate in France: evolution of a luxury product Development of concept maps and the chocolate research portal Not only does this book offer careful documentation, it also features new and previously unpublished information and interpretations of chocolate history. Moreover, it offers a wealth of unusual and interesting facts and folklore about one of the world's favorite foods.
Author : C. A. Rene
Publisher :
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 27,27 MB
Release : 2022-02-25
Category :
ISBN : 9781990675300
Author : Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 12,91 MB
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0226204448
Between the years 1643 and 1649, Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia (1618–80) and René Descartes (1596–1650) exchanged fifty-eight letters—thirty-two from Descartes and twenty-six from Elisabeth. Their correspondence contains the only known extant philosophical writings by Elisabeth, revealing her mastery of metaphysics, analytic geometry, and moral philosophy, as well as her keen interest in natural philosophy. The letters are essential reading for anyone interested in Descartes’s philosophy, in particular his account of the human being as a union of mind and body, as well as his ethics. They also provide a unique insight into the character of their authors and the way ideas develop through intellectual collaboration. Philosophers have long been familiar with Descartes’s side of the correspondence. Now Elisabeth’s letters—never before available in translation in their entirety—emerge this volume, adding much-needed context and depth both to Descartes’s ideas and the legacy of the princess. Lisa Shapiro’s annotated edition—which also includes Elisabeth’s correspondence with the Quakers William Penn and Robert Barclay—will be heralded by students of philosophy, feminist theorists, and historians of the early modern period.
Author : C.A. Rene
Publisher : C.A. Rene
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 46,58 MB
Release : 2020-12-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1778019196
What happens when your only source of warmth and light leaves you? The dismal shadows once kept at bay, begin to seep back in and coat everything the light once touched. All feeling becomes saturated in their inky grasp and escape becomes impossible. She left me here in the dark, alone and awaiting the impending destruction. Who do you turn to when you feel all is lost? His presence isn’t welcomed, and his anger scorches my insides, but at least he never leaves. Now that I’m truly alone, his claws sink deep and trying to flee would be futile. We are one, him and I. There’s nothing I can do but watch the storm clouds roll in. How do I warn them if the warning is me? I can’t control him once he has something in his sights, his determination knows no bounds, and his wrath is an addiction I know too well. There’s no stopping the lightning if you don’t hear the thunder.
Author : Agustina Bazterrica
Publisher : Scribner
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 39,73 MB
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1982150920
Working at the local processing plant, Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans—though no one calls them that anymore. His wife has left him, his father is sinking into dementia, and Marcos tries not to think too hard about how he makes a living. After all, it happened so quickly. First, it was reported that an infectious virus has made all animal meat poisonous to humans. Then governments initiated the “Transition.” Now, eating human meat—“special meat”—is legal. Marcos tries to stick to numbers, consignments, processing. Then one day he’s given a gift: a live specimen of the finest quality. Though he’s aware that any form of personal contact is forbidden on pain of death, little by little he starts to treat her like a human being. And soon, he becomes tortured by what has been lost—and what might still be saved.
Author : Rene Moncada
Publisher :
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 11,9 MB
Release : 2021-06-30
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780578918198
The life and art of Rene Moncada, otherwise known as The Best Artist, covering his early life, philosophy, major exhibitions and performances in both New York and Venezuela, as well as photographs of his art: paintings, illustrations, drawings, sculptures, fiber art in his bespoke "Nudismo" style, carvings, alchemy (making art from found objects), and environmental sculpture named Mental Flaws Floss.
Author : René Harrop
Publisher : Pruett Publishing
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 14,18 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780871089229
At last--a collection of world-renowned fly-fishing guide and master angler RenC) finest, most informative articles. You will learn everything from casting techniques and innovations in fly trying to actually reading the water, the insects, and the weather.
