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Divas: Mathilde Marchesi and her pupils by Roger Neill
by John Rickard •
The Transmigration of Bodies and Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera, translated by Lisa Dillman
by Gabriel García Ochoa •
Up Came a Squatter: Niel Black of Glenormiston, 1839–1880 by Maggie Black
by John Arnold •
Describing Mexico City without tripping over a cliché is not easy. Vibrant, colourful, dangerous, loud, exhilarating, rich in history and gastronomic delights, it’s all been ...
... (read more)Latin American Cinema: A Comparative History by Paul A. Schroeder Rodríguez
by Sarah McDonald •
The Winterlings by Cristina Sánchez-Andrade, translated by Samuel Rutter
by Gabriel García Ochoa •
If you’ve just read a novel prior to seeing the film derived from it, you tend to know what to expect in the way of major plot manoeuvres. Attention is then apt to focus on how the filmmaker has responded to the original, and the ‘what’ can then often be seriously challenged. As one who believes ...
... (read more)The Man Who Invented Fiction: How Cervantes ushered in the modern world by William Egginton
by Gabriel García Ochoa •