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Escribir un silencio
by Claudia PiñeiroLos textos de no ficción de Claudia Piñeiro reunidos por primera vez en libro. «Sospecho que lo que escribo nace del silencio. Porque así fue desde mi niñez, del silencio a la escritura. De la resistencia a hablar, al placer de construir un texto». Admirada por miles de lectores en todo el mundo, Claudia Piñeiro es, además de una prolífica y premiada escritora de ficciones (novelas, cuentos, guiones de series y de películas, obras de teatro), una delicada observadora de la realidad. Este libro reúne por primera vez los numerosos textos publicados a lo largo de los años en distintos medios: escritos personales y autobiográficos que hablan de la infancia, la familia, las amigas, los maestros, la maternidad, así como aquellas intervenciones más políticas, como el ya célebre discurso en la Cámara de Diputados a favor de la Ley de Interrupción Voluntaria del Embarazo o los textos de apertura de ferias del libro como las de Buenos Aires o Rosario, reflexiones sobre la propia escritura, sobre escritores y escritoras que la marcaron, la pandemia o los viajes a festivales literarios. Escribir un silencio nos permite un acercamiento distinto, íntimo, a una de las escritoras más queridas de nuestro país, una referente en temas como el feminismo, los derechos de los escritores y la desobediencia como postura ética y vital. Un libro generoso y único en la trayectoria de nuestra autora más emblemática. La crítica dijo: «La adoro. Claudia se ha convertido en la gran referente de los derechos de las mujeres, con un compromiso y una claridad y una valentía y dedicación maravillosas».Mercedes Morán «Una historia que captura debates y puntos ciegos en torno a los femicidios, la muerte y la maternidad y […] un libro que dialoga con los feminismos pero también problematiza sus zonas difusas».Julieta Grosso , Télam sobre El tiempo de las moscas «La novela negra del año [...] Lo tiene todo. Apuesta literaria, crítica social, grandes temas».Juan Carlos Galindo , Babelia - El País sobre Catedrales «Breve y elegante [...] una lacerante crónica sobre la relación madre e hija, la humillación de la burocracia, la responsabilidad en el cuidado de los otros y las imposiciones del dogma religioso en las mujeres».The New York Times sobre Elena sabe «Sus libros suelen proporcionarnos muy fecundos cruces entre niveles narrativos diferentes: en Las maldiciones está la ficción política pero también un nivel absolutamente íntimo que tiene que ver con la paternidad».Eduardo Sacheri «Las viudas de los jueves es una novela ágil y un análisis implacable de un microcosmos social en acelerado proceso de decadencia».José Saramago
Masterminds: Profiles of Eleven Indian Scientists
by Enakshi ChatterjeeAn introduction to the life and work of eleven Indian scientists is told against the background of political and scientific developments over the last hundred and fifty years. Their interesting personal experiences are also revealed.
J. P. His Biography
by Wendy Scarfe Allan ScarfeJayaprakash Narayan a freedom fighter for the independence of India fought for the downtrodden and untouchables in his later part of life and was instrumental in forming the Janata Party to fight against the Congress after emergency.
The Judiciary I Served
by P. Jaganmohan ReddyThe Judiciary I Served describes the long and distinguished career in law of an eminent jurist from his early days as a barrister to his retirement from the Supreme Court of India.
Once Upon a Monsoon Time
by Ruskin BondAuthor Ruskin Bond recalls his childhood days growing up in the palace and fondly remembers his days visiting his grandmother's house, in this biographical sketch.
Government Brahmana
by Aravind MalagattiGovernment Brahmana is the first Dalit autobiography published in Kannada by a well-known Kannada writier, Aravind Malagatti. It received the Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award.It was translated into English by Dharani Devi Malagatti, Janet Vucinich and N Subramanya.
AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OR My Experiments with Truth
by Mohandas Karamchand GandhiAn Autobiography of Gandhiji. Translation, Abridgement and Epilogue by Dr. Varsha Das
Muktibodh
by Nandkishore NawalThis books deals with the life, thoughts and creations of Muktibodh. He was a composer as well as a thinker. He has given his thoughts on the poetry and the society. This book explains briefly the works of Muktibodh.
Ravindranath Tagore
by Shishir Kumar GhoseThis book is a brief account on life of Ravindranath Tagore. He was not just a man of literary presence but he was also a cultural hero. The book deals about his life in a very methodical way.
Amaranatha Jha
by Hetukar JhaOn the life and works of Amaranatha Jha, 1897-1955, Maithili and Urdu author.
H. N. Apte
by R. B. JoshiOn the works and life of H.N. Apte, Marathi Novelist and story writer. Hari Narayan Apte, popularly known as Haribhau Apte. is acknowledged, by common consent, to be the founder of the modern Marathi novel. His very first novel Madhli Sthiti (The Middle State) was published in 1885 and took readers by storm.
Mira Bai
by Usha S. NilssonA monograph in English by Usha S. Nilsson on the medieval Saint-poetess of Rajasthan.
Ilango Adigal
by M. VaradarajanThe book about Ilango Adigal a great Tamil poet, who was instrumental in the creation of silappathikaram, one of the five great epics of South India.
Yajnavalkya
by Sureshwar JhaAmong the galaxy of renowned scholars in the realm of Sanskrit literature in Mithila and the whole of India since the Vedic period to the modern times, Yajnavalkya is the supreme.
Anna Bhau Sathe
by Bajrang KordeOn the life and works of Anna Bhau Sathe, 1920-1969, Marathi author.
Pandit Atombapu Sharma
by E. Nilakanta SinghFrom the Introduction: Pandit Atombapu Sharma, Vidyaratna, Gaveshana Shiromani, a great scholar of Sanskrit, of Brahmanical Philosophy, a pious Vaishnava, versed in astronomy and astrology, a journalist and social reformer, was indeed a renaissance man. He was a veritable rishi of intellect, feeling and vision. Like draws the like and the great Indian scholar and linguist, Dr. S. K. Chatterjee understood him and paid his tribute to the great scholar thus: "His work in the religio-cultural domain even in the present age would easily recall the services like those rendered e.g. by Agastya in South India".
Sarojini Naidu
by Padmini SenguptaSarojini Naidu, the Nightingale of India, has created a specific place in English literature. She was a lady for whom English was a simple medium of expression. Although she was taught in English medium, she always condemned the blind mental slavery of the Western World. This is a book to introduce readers to Sarojini Naidu, not only as a politician but also as a poet.
G. V. Chalam
by R. S. SudarshanamThe biography and writings of Telugu author G. V. Chalam (1894-1979.)
Khazir Malik Safai
by Shaad Ramozaan Mohammad AslamOn the life and works of Khizar Malik Safai, d. 1920, Kashmiri Sufi poet.
Shah Husain
by Harjinder Singh DhillonOn the works of Shah Husain, 1539-1599, Panjabi Sufi poet; includes selections translated into English.