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  • My favorite short story

    January 21, 2010

    • Hi again. It is really difficult to choose one "favorite" short story, so I'm going to choose one I worked on for my Bachelor's title thesis. "Loss of Breath" is to me one of Edgar Allan Poe's best tales; it is full of black humor, social and literary criticism. The events are presented at a fast pace, so, and following the author's own philosophy, it is easy and preferable ...
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  • Peace & Hypocrisy

    November 18, 2009

    • In a world dominated by Superpowers so dependent on Military Industry, the word "Peace" is unavoidably and unfortunately associated with the word "Hypocrisy". (Of course, my country is no exception.) Thus, the problem of violence - that irremediably drags the one of peace - should be treated carefully in fiction writing. Why to be careful? Not to BORE readers! Black ...
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  • What's My Favorite Bookstore?

    November 4, 2009

    • Hi everybody, this is my first blog entry. I just have a few things to say: First I want to pose a question: Do you have a favorite bookstore? I would say I don't. I buy books in English at Books and Books, Authors or Lerner, if they are in Spanish, but the most important thing, even more than buying them is READING them. I'm really concerned about the steady decrease of readers in my country, ...
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