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La obra poética de Oscar Hahn (Chile, 1938) ha sido elogiosamente recibida tanto por la crítica especializada como por los lectores. Sus libros han obtenido importantes galardones internacionales y se encuentran traducidos al ingles, griego, aleman, itali

The People of the Abyss is a classic work about poverty and recounts the time the author spent in London. Jack London (1876-1916), at his peak, was the most popular of all living writers. Born in San Francisco, he became a political activist and socialist at an early age. Written after posing as an American sailor stranded in the East End of London during 1902 - sleeping in doss houses, living with the destitute and starving - this is perhaps Jack London''s most important work. As well as being a literary masterpiece, The People of the Abyss stands as a major sociological study. While other American writers were blindly celebrating the glories of the British Empire at its peak, Jack London was asking why such misery was to be found in the heart of a capital city of immense wealth. This is a work of reportage rather than propaganda - London lets his observations speak for themselves. Published to coincide with the centenary of his visit to the East End, this important book is an incredible precursor to the writings of George Orwell, and remains a standard-bearer critique of capitalism, as powerful today as it was then.This edition includes a new introduction that contextualises London''s social writings and shows their contemporary relevance.

Por primera vez en España un delicioso texto de Mark Twain, sus recuerdos de la vida familiar, entre otros los de Susie, la hija que perdió. A la hora de rememorarla, acaba hablándonos de las perso

"Otras vidas" reúne perfiles biográficos, entrevistas, prólogos y reseñas que Marosa di Giorgio escribió durante las últimas décadas de su vida y en donde da cuenta de su cosmos literario, con sus planetas, estrellas y cometas. En estos textos la poeta habla de sus fuentes, de sus colegas, de los libros que le gustaban, de sus amigas, de su mundo.