Small, fat Bastian Balthazar Bux is nobody's idea of a hero, least of all his own, until he finds himself stepping through the pages of a mysterious book into the world of Fantastica! Age 9+ 148 pages
Miguel Sáenz Books
August 7, 1932
This author is a principal translator from German into Spanish, having rendered the works of German-language writers into his native tongue. His translations are characterized by a profound understanding of both languages and literary traditions. Beyond his extensive work in literary translation, he also contributes to the academic world as a professor and is recognized for his deep engagement with literature. His expertise bridges cultures, making significant German literary voices accessible to Spanish-speaking readers.
Peeling the Onion
- 432 pages
- 16 hours of reading
Peeling the Onion is a searingly honest account of Grass' modest upbringing in Danzig, his time as a boy soldier fighting the Russians, and the writing of his masterpiece, The Tin Drum, in Paris. It is a remarkable autobiography and, without question, one of Gunter Grass' finest works. By the Nobel Prize- winning author of The Tin Drum.
Cassandra
- 200 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Cassandra, daughter of the King of Troy, is endowed with the gift of prophecy but fated never to be believed. After ten years of brutal war, Troy has fallen to the Greek army, and Cassandra is now a prisoner of war, shackled outside the gates of a foreign fortress, Agamemnon's Mycenae. Through memories of her childhood and reflections on the long years of conflict, Cassandra pieces together the legendary fall of her city. A woman living in an age of heroes, Cassandra reveals the untold personal story that has been lost among the triumphs of Achilles and Hector.