Author: Sharon Gordon
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
ISBN: 9780761417675
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of a snake.
Adivina Quién Silba
Author: Sharon Gordon
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
ISBN: 9780761417675
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of a snake.
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
ISBN: 9780761417675
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of a snake.
Cecilia Valdés or El Angel Hill
Author: Cirilo Villaverde
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199725233
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
Cecilia Valdés is arguably the most important novel of 19th century Cuba. Originally published in New York City in 1882, Cirilo Villaverde's novel has fascinated readers inside and outside Cuba since the late 19th century. In this new English translation, a vast landscape emerges of the moral, political, and sexual depravity caused by slavery and colonialism. Set in the Havana of the 1830s, the novel introduces us to Cecilia, a beautiful light-skinned mulatta, who is being pursued by the son of a Spanish slave trader, named Leonardo. Unbeknownst to the two, they are the children of the same father. Eventually Cecilia gives in to Leonardo's advances; she becomes pregnant and gives birth to a baby girl. When Leonardo, who gets bored with Cecilia after a while, agrees to marry a white upper class woman, Cecilia vows revenge. A mulatto friend and suitor of hers kills Leonardo, and Cecilia is thrown into prison as an accessory to the crime. For the contemporary reader Helen Lane's masterful translation of Cecilia Valdés opens a new window into the intricate problems of race relations in Cuba and the Caribbean. There are the elite social circles of European and New World Whites, the rich culture of the free people of color, the class to which Cecilia herself belonged, and then the slaves, divided among themselves between those who were born in Africa and those who were born in the New World, and those who worked on the sugar plantation and those who worked in the households of the rich people in Havana. Cecilia Valdés thus presents a vast portrait of sexual, social, and racial oppression, and the lived experience of Spanish colonialism in Cuba.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199725233
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
Cecilia Valdés is arguably the most important novel of 19th century Cuba. Originally published in New York City in 1882, Cirilo Villaverde's novel has fascinated readers inside and outside Cuba since the late 19th century. In this new English translation, a vast landscape emerges of the moral, political, and sexual depravity caused by slavery and colonialism. Set in the Havana of the 1830s, the novel introduces us to Cecilia, a beautiful light-skinned mulatta, who is being pursued by the son of a Spanish slave trader, named Leonardo. Unbeknownst to the two, they are the children of the same father. Eventually Cecilia gives in to Leonardo's advances; she becomes pregnant and gives birth to a baby girl. When Leonardo, who gets bored with Cecilia after a while, agrees to marry a white upper class woman, Cecilia vows revenge. A mulatto friend and suitor of hers kills Leonardo, and Cecilia is thrown into prison as an accessory to the crime. For the contemporary reader Helen Lane's masterful translation of Cecilia Valdés opens a new window into the intricate problems of race relations in Cuba and the Caribbean. There are the elite social circles of European and New World Whites, the rich culture of the free people of color, the class to which Cecilia herself belonged, and then the slaves, divided among themselves between those who were born in Africa and those who were born in the New World, and those who worked on the sugar plantation and those who worked in the households of the rich people in Havana. Cecilia Valdés thus presents a vast portrait of sexual, social, and racial oppression, and the lived experience of Spanish colonialism in Cuba.
Short Stories by the Generation of 1898/Cuentos de la Generación de 1898
Author: Miguel de Unamuno
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486120643
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
These 13 short stories by 5 authors of the era include 4 tales by Miguel de Unamuno along with the works of Valle-Inclán, Blasco Ibánez, Baroja, and "Azorín" (José Martínez Ruiz).
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486120643
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
These 13 short stories by 5 authors of the era include 4 tales by Miguel de Unamuno along with the works of Valle-Inclán, Blasco Ibánez, Baroja, and "Azorín" (José Martínez Ruiz).
The Golem
Author: Gustav Meyrink
Publisher: SCB Distributors
ISBN: 1907650083
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
classic novel of Kaballah & legend, tr M Mitchell
Publisher: SCB Distributors
ISBN: 1907650083
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
classic novel of Kaballah & legend, tr M Mitchell
The Marriage Book
Author: Nicky Lee
Publisher: HarperChristian Resources
ISBN: 0310093023
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Full of practical advice, this bestselling book by Nicky and Sila Lee is easy to read and designed to prepare, build, and even mend marriages. The Marriage Book is essential reading for any married or engaged couple. This resource addresses questions like: How can we be happily married to one person for our entire life? How do we resolve conflict? How can we discover and rediscover sexual intimacy? The Marriage Course is a series of seven sessions, designed to help couples invest in their relationship and build a strong marriage. It serves as a bridge between the church and local community by recognizing the need to go beyond the social, as well as physical, walls of the church to help couples with their relationships. Marriage Course is easy to run; the talks are available on DVD (sold separately) and each guest and leader receives a manual. If you enjoy hosting people and have a passion for strengthening family life, you could run a course!
Publisher: HarperChristian Resources
ISBN: 0310093023
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Full of practical advice, this bestselling book by Nicky and Sila Lee is easy to read and designed to prepare, build, and even mend marriages. The Marriage Book is essential reading for any married or engaged couple. This resource addresses questions like: How can we be happily married to one person for our entire life? How do we resolve conflict? How can we discover and rediscover sexual intimacy? The Marriage Course is a series of seven sessions, designed to help couples invest in their relationship and build a strong marriage. It serves as a bridge between the church and local community by recognizing the need to go beyond the social, as well as physical, walls of the church to help couples with their relationships. Marriage Course is easy to run; the talks are available on DVD (sold separately) and each guest and leader receives a manual. If you enjoy hosting people and have a passion for strengthening family life, you could run a course!
2000 Years of Mayan Literature
Author: Dennis Tedlock
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520271378
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
A chronological survey of Mayan literature, covering two thousand years, from the earliest hieroglyphic inscriptions to later works using the Roman alphabet.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520271378
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
A chronological survey of Mayan literature, covering two thousand years, from the earliest hieroglyphic inscriptions to later works using the Roman alphabet.
Cosmos Latinos
Author: Andrea L. Bell
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
ISBN: 9780819566348
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
The first-ever collection of Latin American science fiction in English.
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
ISBN: 9780819566348
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
The first-ever collection of Latin American science fiction in English.
The Art of Acting
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Acting
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Acting
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Brain Food
Author: John Loy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781484454930
Category : Readers (Primary).
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Beast Boy tries to cast a spell to make himself smarter, but it backfires on the other Teen Titans.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781484454930
Category : Readers (Primary).
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Beast Boy tries to cast a spell to make himself smarter, but it backfires on the other Teen Titans.
Dictionary of Spoken Spanish
Author: United States. War Department
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 758
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 758
Book Description