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1) Violeta
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This sweeping novel from the New York times bestselling author of 'A Long Petal of the Sea' tells the epic story of Violeta Del Valle, a woman whose life spans one hundred years and bears witness to the greatest upheavals of the twentieth century"--
Violeta comes into the world on a stormy day in 1920, the first girl in a family of five boisterous sons. The ripples of the Great War are still being felt, even as the Spanish flu arrives on the shores...
Publisher
Wood Producciones
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
Español
Description
The extraordinary story of the iconic poet, musician and folksinger Violeta Parra, whose songs have become hymns for Chileans and Latin Americans alike. Director Andres Wood traces the intensity and explosive vitality of her life, from humble origins to international fame, her defense of indigenous cultures and devotion to her art.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"This powerful and moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea weaves together past and present, tracing the ripple effects of war and immigration on one child in Europe in 1938 and another in the United States in 2019. Vienna, 1938. Samuel Adler was six years old when his father disappeared during Kristallnacht--the night their family lost everything. Samuel's mother secured a spot for him on the last Kindertransport...
Publisher
Fernando Trueba P.C
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
Español
Description
Spain, 1966: Antonio is a teacher and a Beatles fan, facets he combines by getting his pupils to recite the lyrics from Help in English class. When he learns that his idol John Lennon is making a film in Almeria, he resolves to meet him. On the journey he picks up two young runaways: Belen, a pregnant girl fleeing a convent, and Juanjo, a boy escaping a dictatorial father.
Author
Series
Publisher
RBA Libros
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
Bernie Gunther era un policía en Berlín que, tras la llegada de Hitler al poder, se vio obligado a abandonar el cuerpo para no sentirse cómplice de un gobierno que detesta. Ahora, en 1936, se gana la vida como detective privado resolviendo casos como el que le acaba de llegar. Un poderoso magnate quiere que encuentre un valioso collar de diamantes que ya ha causado la muerte de su hija y su yerno. Aunque el móvil inicial aparentemente es el...
8) Havana fever
Author
Publisher
Bitter Lemon Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Mario Conde, a former police detective turned second-hand book dealer, finds a magazine clipping about a singer from the 1950s, Violeta del Río, and begins to investigate her mysterious retirement.
10) Le rossignol
Publisher
Virgin Classics
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
Russian
Description
Getting into his grandfather's pottery workshop at night, a little boy finds an unusually large vase. Fascinated, the child feels the still-warm material, which - whether by a miracle or the hand of a magician, who knows? - at once changes into a magnificent piece of Chinese porcelain. Presently, from behind the great blue-enamelled trees, there appears a fisherman in his sampan....That's how the story of The nightingale, told all in music, begins,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Portland State University Library
Pub. Date
2016-
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Each unit begins with a chapter of fiction about a teacher and students in one ESL class. Reading comprehension and reading skills exercises follow. Prefix and suffix vocabulary-focus exercises are included. Academic Word List vocabulary exercises help students build a strong foundation in both receptive and productive knowledge. The following chapters in each unit expand on unit themes through non-fiction articles focusing on academic preparation,...
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