A woman doctor from Cuba and an Argentinean economist find themselves involved in an epic love affair of physical and intellectual passion that takes place during the years of Castro's revolution in Cuba.

La pasion segun Carmela (Spanish Edition)

Literature & Fiction

AGUINIS, MARCOS

United States

Random House Mondadori

From the prize-winning, internationally bestselling novelist Marcos Aguinis comes an epic love saga set against the tumultuous backdrop of the Cuban Revolution.
It is a time for upheaval in Cuba: the time to build a new society. Even from her position of privilege, idealistic divorcée Carmela Vasconcelos sees the waves of uprising and is caught up in the excitement. Persuaded by her brother, Lucas, she flees her wealthy home to join Fidel Castro’s rebels.
In the mountainous jungle of the Sierra Maestra, Carmela meets Ignacio Deheza, a charismatic Argentinian socialist fighting on behalf of the insurrection. On the training fields of a revolution, they bond in the cause—and in a blind passion that stirs their blood and soul.
As Carmela, Ignacio, and Lucas navigate increasingly dangerous political waters, their personal fates become inexorably tied with that of their country. But when the rebellion succumbs to corruption and disillusionment, they’ll find their dedication to the movement tested. For Carmela and Ignacio, they’ll soon discover that it’s their commitment to each other—and the choices they must make to survive—that will be the greatest challenge of all.

The Passion According to Carmela

Amazon Crossing

“[A] stirring song of freedom.” —Nobel Prize laureate Mario Vargas Llosa
From a renowned prize-winning Argentinian author comes a historical novel based on the true story of one man’s faith, spirit, and resistance during the Spanish Inquisition in Latin America.
Born in sixteenth-century Argentina, Francisco Maldonado da Silva is nine years old when he sees his father, Don Diego, arrested one harrowing afternoon because of his beliefs. Raised in a family practicing its Jewish faith in secret under the condemning eyes of the Spanish Inquisition, Francisco embarks on a personal quest that will challenge, enlighten, and forever change him.
He completes his education in a monastery; he reads the Bible; he dreams of reparation; he dedicates his life to science, developing a humanistic approach and becoming one of the first accredited medical doctors in Latin America; and most of all, he longs to reconnect with his father in Lima, Perú, the City of Kings.
So begins Francisco’s epic journey to fight for his true faith, to embrace his past, and to draw from his father’s indomitable strength in the face of unimaginable persecution. But the arm of the Holy Inquisition is an intractable one. As it reaches for Francisco, he sheds his mask to defend his freedom. Against seemingly insurmountable odds, he will prove that while the body can be broken, the spirit fights back, endures, and survives.

Against the Inquisition

“[A] stirring song of freedom.” —Nobel Prize laureate Mario Vargas LlosaFrom a renowned prize-winning Argentinian author comes a historical novel based on the true story of one man’s faith, spirit, and resistance during the Spanish Inquisition in Latin America.Born in sixteenth-century Argentina, Francisco Maldonado da Silva is nine years old when he sees his father, Don Diego, arrested one harrowing afternoon because of his beliefs. Raised in a family practicing its Jewish faith in secret under the condemning eyes of the Spanish Inquisition, Francisco embarks on a personal quest that will challenge, enlighten, and forever change him.He completes his education in a monastery; he reads the Bible; he dreams of reparation; he dedicates his life to science, developing a humanistic approach and becoming one of the first accredited medical doctors in Latin America; and most of all, he longs to reconnect with his father in Lima, Perú, the City of Kings.So begins Francisco’s epic journey to fight for his true faith, to embrace his past, and to draw from his father’s indomitable strength in the face of unimaginable persecution. But the arm of the Holy Inquisition is an intractable one. As it reaches for Francisco, he sheds his mask to defend his freedom. Against seemingly insurmountable odds, he will prove that while the body can be broken, the spirit fights back, endures, and survives.

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La pasión según Carmela/ The Passion According to Carmela (Spanish Edition)

Vintage Espanol

Un reportaje histórico a Margherita Sarfatti, amante y biógrafa de Benito Mussolini, que devela detalles inéditos sobre la vida y la trayectoria del dictador y abre la puerta a una lúcida y reflexiva lectura sobre los fascismos y populismos contemporáneos. Margherita Sarfatti (1880-1961), periodista e intelectual italiana hija de una rica familia veneciana de origen judío, fue biógrafa de Benito Mussolini -además de su amante por veinte años- y compartió con él momentos decisivos en la fundación y el crecimiento del movimiento fascista. Marcos Aguinis, tras una extensa y rigurosa investigación, recupera su voz y la despliega en un notable reportaje histórico en el que, a partir de la obra escrita de Margherita, y a través del ensamble de historia, crítica, ensayo y mucho de novela, construye una entrevista singular, en más de un sentido reveladora. La conversación, siempre amable pero nunca complaciente, se desarrolla ágil, aguda, inteligente y desparpajada; en su decurso ningún aspecto de la vida privada y de la acción pública del hombre que impuso a Italia un régimen totalitario y autocrático es dejado de lado, ningún detalle es eludido. Por estas páginas desfilan las primeras armas de Mussolini como periodista, su carrera militar, su ascenso político, su vínculo con Adolf Hitler y su decisiva participación en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, pero también su volcánica intimidad y los aspectos más oscuros de su personalidad. Auténtica obra maestra, La amante del populismo ratifica a&nbsp;Aguinis&nbsp;como uno de los intelectuales más lúcidos de nuestro tiempo. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Italian journalist and intellectual Margherita Sarfatti (1880-1961), daughter of a rich Venetian family of Jewish descent, was Benito Mussolini's biographer--as well as his lover for twenty years--and shared some of his most decisive moments in the inception and development of the fascist movement in Italy, clear root of populism, both for the left- and right-wing. After an extensive and rigorous investigation, Marcos Aguinis gets his voice back and uses it in a remarkable historical piece in which--based on Margherita's written work and after creating an ensemble of history, review, essay, and novel--he builds a singular interview, insightful in more than one way. &nbsp; This conversation, always kind, but never complacent, unfolds in a fast, sharp, smart, and easy manner. In his discourse, he never leaves aside any aspect of the private life of this man who imposed a totalitarian and authoritarian regime in Italy; no detail eludes him. Through these pages we witness how Mussolini's main weapons as a journalist march on, his military career, his political ascent, his link with Adolf Hitler, and his crucial participation in the Second World War, but also his volcanic intimacy and the darkest traits of his personality. An authentic masterpiece, Populism's Lover ratifies Aguinis as one of the most lucid intellectuals of our time.

La amante del populismo / Populism’s Lover (Spanish Edition)

Una apasionante novela histórica, un himno a la libertad y una valiente denuncia contra cualquier discriminación.\nLa gesta del marrano es una novela basada en hechos históricos rigurosamente documentados, que narra la saga de la familia Maldonado da Silva y sus peripecias en el Nuevo Mundo. Francisco Maldonado da Silva, cuya heroica aventura existencial novelan estas páginas, nace en Tucumán en 1592, estudia en Córdoba, se gradúa en Lima y es el primer médico diplomado de Chile. Allí llega a ser exitoso y apreciado. Visita salones y palacios, alterna con autoridades civiles y religiosas, recibe halagos por su cultura y se casa con una hermosa mujer, ahijada del gobernador. Un hombre común no habría alterado esta situación. Pero en el espíritu de Francisco arde un tizón inextinguible, una rebelión que asciende desde los abismos. Contra la lógica de la conveniencia, opta por quitarse la máscara y defender sus convicciones de manera frontal. Hasta entonces ha sido un judío aparentemente convertido al cristianismo: lo que el populacho llama “un marrano”.\nA partir de un histórico auto de fe cometido en Lima, Aguinis despliega un conmovedor himno a la libertad y una de las denuncias más rotundas contra la discriminación étnica e ideológica, recreando, en una impresionante pintura de la sociedad colonial de América.\nENGLISH DESCRIPTION\n“[A] stirring song of freedom.” —Nobel Prize laureate Mario Vargas Llosa\nFrom a renowned prize-winning Argentinian author comes a historical novel based on the true story of one man’s faith, spirit, and resistance during the Spanish Inquisition in Latin America.\nBorn in sixteenth-century Argentina, Francisco Maldonado da Silva is nine years old when he sees his father, Don Diego, arrested one harrowing afternoon because of his beliefs. Raised in a family practicing its Jewish faith in secret under the condemning eyes of the Spanish Inquisition, Francisco embarks on a personal quest that will challenge, enlighten, and forever change him.\nHe completes his education in a monastery; he reads the Bible; he dreams of reparation; he dedicates his life to science, developing a humanistic approach and becoming one of the first accredited medical doctors in Latin America; and most of all, he longs to reconnect with his father in Lima, Perú, the City of Kings.\nSo begins Francisco’s epic journey to fight for his true faith, to embrace his past, and to draw from his father’s indomitable strength in the face of unimaginable persecution. But the arm of the Holy Inquisition is an intractable one. As it reaches for Francisco, he sheds his mask to defend his freedom. Against seemingly insurmountable odds, he will prove that while the body can be broken, the spirit fights back, endures, and survives.

La gesta del marrano / Against the Inquisition (Spanish Edition)

La gesta del marrano (Colección Fábula) (Spanish Edition)

Planeta

Conspiracion de Los Idiotas (Spanish Edition)

Sudamericana

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La pasion segun Carmela (Spanish Edition)

The Passion According to Carmela

Against the Inquisition

Against the Inquisition

La pasión según Carmela/ The Passion According to Carmela (Spanish Edition)

La amante del populismo / Populism’s Lover (Spanish Edition)

The Passion According to Carmela

La gesta del marrano / Against the Inquisition (Spanish Edition)

La gesta del marrano (Colección Fábula) (Spanish Edition)

Conspiracion de Los Idiotas (Spanish Edition)