"Exquisite word portraits of women by one of the past century's greatest women writers.These recados—brief, descriptive essays—paint vivid pictures of some of the most extraordinary women of Mistral's generation—and give us insights into Mistral herself. In these pieces, Mistral infuses the traditionally objective essay form with the intimate and subjective, thereby creating an alternate space for women intellectuals in the public sphere ..."
"The elephant carries the mountain's secret with him as he sets off to see the world, a knowledge that helps him save all the animals."
Desolation A Bilingual Edition (Series: Discoveries) (Spanish and English Edition) by GabrielaMistral, Michael P. Predmore, Liliana Baltra Paperback, 550 Pages, Published 2013 by Latin American Literary Review Press ISBN-13: 978-1-891270-24-6, ISBN: 1-891270-24-9
"This is the first bilingual translation into English of an important work by Gabriela Mistral, one of the premier Latin American poets of the 20th century and the first Latin American author to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. For the first time, it allows English readers to appreciate the integrity and expressive power of this foundational book in the life and works of Gabriela Mistral. The translation is based on the most reliab ..."
Motivos The Life of St. Francis (English and Spanish Edition) by GabrielaMistral, Elizabeth Horan Paperback, 182 Pages, Published 2013 by Bilingual Pr ISBN-13: 978-1-931010-93-1, ISBN: 1-931010-93-5
""In this superb critical edition, Horan has collected, edited, and translated the various prose texts that Gabriela Mistral devoted to St. Francis, a figure of utmost importance to the deeply religious poet and to the spirituality of Latin American literature and art. The inspired translation of Mistral s idiosyncratic Spanish prose into English captures the rhythm and the delicate, lyrical quality of the original, a feat made even more ..."
"Our familiarity with Mistral's reputation as a vast "maternal" force does accurately
register the history of her reception in Spanish and in English, the latter mediated
by Doris Dana's important and generous Selected Poems of 1971; anticipated by
Langs- ton Hughes's Selected Poems (1937) and complemented by later specific
translations, including Christine Jacox Kyle's elegantly musical, biblically
inflected Poems of the Mothers (1 ..."
"Gabriela Mistral (1889-1967), Chile's 'other' great poet of the twentieth century, is little known outside the Spanish-speaking world, and unlike Pablo Neruda has not been extensively translated into English."
"The first Latin American to receive a Nobel Prize for Literature, the Chilean writer Gabriela Mistral (1889-1957) is often characterized as a healing, maternal voice who spoke on behalf of women, indigenous peoples, the disenfranchised, children, and the rural poor. She is that political poet and more: a poet of philosophical meditation, self-consciousness, and daring. This is a book full of surprises and paradoxes. The complexity and s ..."
"The first Latin American to receive a Nobel Prize for Literature, the Chilean writer Gabriela Mistral (1889-1957) is often characterized as a healing, maternal voice who spoke on behalf of women, indigenous peoples, the disenfranchised, children, and the rural poor. She is that political poet and more: a poet of philosophical meditation, self-consciousness, and daring. This is a book full of surprises and paradoxes. The complexity and s ..."
"These poems speak about the nature of the Chilean countryside, of its animals, its aromas, and its stars. These are verses that invite us to direct our gaze from the Earth to the sky, from the smallest things to the most magnificent. The rhymes and poems compiled in this anthology introduce children to the works of Gabriela Mistral, and allow them to enjoy this poetry that is "infused with heart" by the only female Latin American author ..."
"Coleccion de Oro de la Poesia Universal Pablo Neruda, Amado Nervo, Ruben
Dario, Juan Ramon Jimenez, Gabriela Mistral, Gustavo ... J. Ureta Digo tu
nombre abierto para el mío, Enrique Badosa Astro muerto, Fabio Fiallo El sueño,
Ana María Fresco Epitafio a la rosa, ... sobre el olvido, Carlos Martín Minuto del
beso, Raúl Ferrer Mis amores, Julián del Casal Pienso a veces, José Luis
Hidalgo Puente, ..."
"Poemas De Las Madres includes translation by Christiane Jacox Kyle, paintings by Sara Adlerstein González, and an introduction by Margaret Sayers Peden."
"ABOUT THE EDITOR Marjorie Agosin is a native of Chile who now lives in
Wellesley, Massachusetts, where she teaches Latin American literature at
Wellesley College. Agosin has long been an advocate of human rights and much
of her work focuses on the human rights abuses that have taken place in her
native country and throughout Latin America. Her poetry powerfully portrays the
guilt of those who chose to look away, the suffering of th ..."
"An inspiring collection of readings that will raise deep questions about service and its roots in faith. "There is a deep yearning among the vast majority of people of all religious and philosophical traditions to make real their most enduring shared principles--to care for creation, to serve others with compassion, and to protect and enhance the gift of life.... We believe that reflecting on these principles strengthens our capacity t ..."
"In his first book, Naveed Alam has managed a dangerously strange journey into the dream lives of the condemned, the oppressed, the prodigal, and the lost. With clarity he shows us the father whose tears flood the street, the prostitute for whom every customer is Jesus, the angels of desolation who tear off their own wings. In its exotic violence and beauty, its surreal narrative and unwavering honesty, this collection brings something n ..."
"Eye to Eye -- Women showcases some of the best writing by women from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. Arranged in sections headed "Love and Life", "Work and Play", "Culture and Creativity", "Environment, Politics and Society", the book is enhanced by 40 full-page color photographs to make it a delight to look at as well as to read. Contributors include: Isabel Allende, Clarice Uspector, Jung Chang, Andree Chedid, Luisa Val ..."