Javier Alfaya carved out a significant career as a journalist in both Spanish and international press, contributing to progressive and left-leaning magazines as well as prominent newspapers. His journalistic endeavors extended to cultural publications and international titles, showcasing a broad engagement with societal and artistic discourse. As a translator, working alongside his family, he rendered essential works by global authors into Spanish, enriching the literary landscape. His extensive correspondence with leading literary and musical figures, donated to the National Library, highlights his deep connections within the intellectual and creative spheres.
From the moment Karen Blixen arrived in Kenya in 1914 to manage a coffee plantation, her heart belonged to Africa. Drawn to the intense colours and ravishing landscapes, Karen Blixen spent her happiest years on the farm and her experiences and friendships with the people around her are vividly recalled in these memoirs. Out of Africa is the story of a remarkable and unconventional woman and of a way of life that has vanished for ever.
When South Africa is riven by war and the Smales, a white couple, take refuge in the village of their former servant July, their relationships are completely transformed.
A un vagabundo se le atribuye un misterioso crimen. Gabriel y su hermana han visto algo que pone en duda la versión oficial de la policía y realizarán una investigación paralela para que se haga justicia.
La obra se centra en los acontecimientos acaecidos durante la primera guerra mundial en la que se ven enfrentadas dos familias procedentes del mismo tronco “Julio Madariaga” argentino. Al fallecer éste, sus hijas, Luisa casada con el francés Marcelo Desnoyers y Elena casada con el alemán Karl von Hartrott (ambos trabajaban para Madariaga en su gran hacienda) regresan a Europa, aquellos a París y éstos a Alemania. El protagonista de la obra es Julio Desnoyers, hijo de Luisa y don Marcelo y nieto de Julio Madariaga. La buena posición económica y social de su padre hace que Julio, pintor y bailarín, se dedique a una vida disipada y algo licenciosa, sin ningún sentimiento patriótico. Pero cuando estalla la guerra, Julio se alista en el ejército, ahí sufrirá una gran transformación personal...