Rincón Literario

Rincón Literario

 

Rincón Literario is the Library's bilingual book club.  Discussions take place in English and Spanish.  New members are always welcome! Rincón Literario es el club de libros bilingües de la Biblioteca.  Las discusiones son en inglés y en español.   ¡Nuevos miembros siempre son bienvenidos!

Meetings are held at 10:30 a.m. in the Library Board Room and over Zoom on the third Saturday of the month. Las reuniones son a las 10:30 a.m. en la sala de juntas de la biblioteca y se llevan a cabo en Zoom el tercer sábado del mes.

Please email Kathryn.Colvin@escondidolibrary.org for more information. Por favor email al Kathryn.Colvin@escondidolibrary.org para más información.

Upcoming Titles/ Próximos títulos

 

March/Marzo 18, 2023
April/Abril 15, 2023

April/Abril 15, 2023  Open Veins of Latin America / Las venas abiertas de América Latina by Eduardo Galeano (Part 2 to the End)

Tracing five centuries of exploitation in Latin America, a classic in the field, now in its twenty fifth year.

Since its U.S. debut a quarter-century ago, this brilliant text has set a new standard for historical scholarship of Latin America. It is also an outstanding political economy, a social and cultural narrative of the highest quality, and perhaps the finest description of primitive capital accumulation since Marx.

Rather than chronology, geography, or political successions, Eduardo Galeano has organized the various facets of Latin American history according to the patterns of five centuries of exploitation. Thus he is concerned with gold and silver, cacao and cotton, rubber and coffee, fruit, hides and wool, petroleum, iron, nickel, manganese, copper, aluminum ore, nitrates, and tin. These are the veins which he traces through the body of the entire continent, up to the Rio Grande and throughout the Caribbean, and all the way to their open ends where they empty into the coffers of wealth in the United States and Europe.

Weaving fact and imagery into a rich tapestry, Galeano fuses scientific analysis with the passions of a plundered and suffering people. An immense gathering of materials is framed with a vigorous style that never falters in its command of themes. All readers interested in great historical, economic, political, and social writing will find a singular analytical achievement, and an overwhelming narrative that makes history speak, unforgettably.
This classic is now further honored by Isabel Allende’s inspiring introduction. Universally recognized as one of the most important writers of our time, Allende once again contributes her talents to literature, to political principles, and to enlightenment.

 

Historia del saqueo de América Latina que muestra cómo funcionan los mecanismos actuales del despojo: los tecnócratas en jet, herederos de los conquistadores en carabela; Hernán Cortés y los infantes de marina; los corregidores del reino y las misiones del Fondo Monetario Internacional; los dividendos del tráfico de esclavos y las ganancias de la General Motors. El tiempo presente ha sido presentido y engendrado por las contradicciones del pasado.

Bilingual Resources/Recursos Bilingües

Pronunciator- Learn a new Language! / ¡Aprende un nuevo idioma!

  • Pronunciator is a fun and free way to learn any of 87 languages with self-directed lessons, live teachers, movies, music, and more.
  • Pronunciator es una forma divertida y gratuita de aprender cualquiera de los 87 idiomas con lecciones autodirigidas, profesores en vivo, películas, música y más.

 Learn how to use Pronunciator/Aprende a usar Pronunciator.

Escolar

  • Escolar is the leading knowledge-building resource that is universally trusted for accurate and age-appropriate content in Spanish.
  • Escolar es el principal recurso de desarrollo de conocimiento en el que se confía universalmente para contenido preciso y apropiado para la edad en español.

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Previous Book Club Picks/Libros anteriores del club de lectura

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2023 Book Schedule/Lista de libros 2023

*List is subject to change

January/Enero 21, 2023
A Long Petal of the Sea / Largo pétalo de mar by Isabel Allende

February/Febrero 18, 2023
Velorio by Xavier Navarro Aquino

March/Marzo 18, 2023
Open Veins of Latin America / Las venas abiertas de América Latina by Eduardo Galeano (Foreword through Part 1)

April/Abril 15, 2023
Open Veins of Latin America / Las venas abiertas de América Latina by Eduardo Galeano (Part 2 to the End)

May/Mayo 20, 2023
Frankenstein / Frankenstein o el moderno Prometeo by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

June/Junio 17, 2023
The Man Who Could Move Clouds / El hombre que movía las nubes by Ingrid Rojas Contreras

July/Julio 15, 2023
End of the Game / Final del juego by Julio Cortazar

August/Agosto 19, 2023
The Mountains of the Buddha / Las montañas de Buda by Javier Moro

September/Septiembre 16, 2023
Velorio by Xavier Navarro-Aquino

October/Octubre 21, 2023
Things We Lost in the Fire / Las cosas que perdimos en el fuego by Mariana Enriquez

November/Noviembre 18, 2023

Afterlife / Mas Alla by Julia Alvarez

December/Diciembre 16, 2023

TBA - One Book, One San Diego pick for 2023