God is Round von JuanVilloro, Thomas Bunstead Paperback, 256 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2016 von Restless Books ISBN-13: 978-1-63206-058-7, ISBN: 1-63206-058-2
"A brilliant, kaleidoscopic exploration of soccer—and the passion, hopes, rivalries, superstitions, and global solidarity it inspires—from award-winning author and Mexico’s leading sports journalist, Juan Villoro. On a planet where FIFA has more members than the United Nations and the World Cup is watched by more than three billion people, football is more than just a game. As revered author Juan Villoro argues in this passionate and com ..."
The Wild Book(Illustrated) (Yonder) von JuanVilloro, Lawrence Schimel Hardcover, 240 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2017 von Restless Books ISBN-13: 978-1-63206-147-8, ISBN: 1-63206-147-3
"From one of Mexico's foremost authors comes a wondrous adventure story of a boy who goes to live with his kooky, book-obsessed uncle in a library where books have a supernatural power all their own. Juan is looking forward to spending the summer having adventures with his best friend when he gets terrible news: not only are his parents separating, but he has to go live with his strange uncle Tito, who lives in a rambling home with thre ..."
"“The literature of Juan Villoro…is opening up the path of the new Spanish novel of the millennium.” Roberto Bolano A brilliant, prize-winning collection of stories by Mexico’s most important living writer. From the semiotics of pet iguanas to the disillusionment of mariachi singers, Villoro reveals the deep dissatisfactions and absurdities of life in Mexico and its carnivalesque capital. We encounter a border trucker making a movie abou ..."
"Oroxxo documents an installation at Mexico City's Kurimanzutto Gallery, where Gabriel Orozco (born 1962) installed an Oxxo store. Featuring commercial goods modified by the artist, the installation was divided into two spaces, each representing an approach to understanding the capitalist world in demise."
The Reef(Reprint) A Novel von JuanVilloro, Yvette Siegert Paperback, 240 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2017 von George Braziller Inc. ISBN-13: 978-0-8076-0021-4, ISBN: 0-8076-0021-0
"A Caribbean resort specializing in faked cartel kidnappings is the site for Villoro’s profound and satirical murder mystery. Amidst stagings of guerilla warfare, rumors of killer bees and encroaching cartel activity, recovering ex-rocker, Tony Góngora, attempts to solve the mystery of an American scuba-diver’s murder. As he tries to piece together the events of the crime, Tony uncovers his own bizarre and illuminating memories: of a f ..."
THE WILD BOOK (Paperback) von JuanVilloro, Lawrence Schimel Paperback, 236 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2019 von Hoperoad ISBN-13: 978-1-916467-10-1, ISBN: 1-916467-10-5
"Cremallerus, el más científico entre los malvados y el más malvado entre los científicos, detesta todo y a todos, pero a nadie como al profesor Zíper, después de que lo venciera en una competencia de científicos con su audaz invento: una cuerda mágica que da el "sol" más puro del planeta y brilla en la oscuridad. La furia y la envidia de Cremallerus lo llevan a idear un plan invencible que pone en peligro la vida de Ricky Coyote, guitar ..."
"Cremallerus the terrible scientist, jealous of the fame of absent-minded professor Ziper, undertakes a ferocious fight against him. The future of Liquid Cloud, a popular and amusing rock group depends on the outcome of this confrontation because their artistic career is in jeopardy."
"With contributions from seven of Mexico's finest journalists, this is reportage at its bravest and most necessary - it has the power to change the world's view of their country, and by the force of its truth, to start to heal the country's many sorrows.Supported the Arts Council Grant's for the Arts Programme and by PEN PromotesVeering between carnival and apocalypse, Mexico has in the last ten years become the epicentre of the internat ..."
8.8 El miedo en el espejo. Una cronica del terremoto en Chile (Los gavieros) (Spanish Edition) von JuanVilloro Paperback, 184 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2010 von Editorial Almadia ISBN-13: 978-607-411-052-4, ISBN: 607-411-052-2
"En la que sin duda es su cronica mas emocionante, Juan Villoro cuenta como estuvo en condiciones de comparar la intensidad de dos de los terremotos mas terribles que ha sufrido America Latina: el de 1985 en la ciudad de Mexico y el de 2010 en Santiago de Chile. Convencido de que estos desastres deben contarse con las mas representativas de las voces implicadas, Villoro tomo los relatos de sus companeros de temblor y construyo un concier ..."
El libro salvaje(1st Edition) von JuanVilloro Hardcover, 232 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2009 von Siruela ISBN-13: 978-84-9841-309-0, ISBN: 84-9841-309-5
"Juan ya tiene planeadas las vacaciones de verano. Sin embargo, su madre ignora sus planes y lo deja en casa de tío Tito, un bibliófilo empedernido que hace ruido cuando come y que teme a los osos de peluche. Allí, escondido entre los miles de ejemplares de la biblioteca de su tío, Juan tendrá que encontrar El libro salvaje, un libro rebelde que se resiste a la lectura y que guarda entre sus páginas un secreto destinado al lector que sea ..."
Efectos personales(1st Edition) (Spanish Edition) von JuanVilloro Paperback, 256 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2001 von Anagrama ISBN-13: 978-84-339-6161-7, ISBN: 84-339-6161-6
"This is the largest survey yet published on the work of Graciela Iturbide, the most acclaimed photographer working in Latin America and winner of the 2008 Hasselblad Award. It includes 180 representative photographs spanning her career, focusing on her best-known work, such as Frida Kahlo's Bedroom, Those Who Live in the Sand and Juchitán.Over the course of her four-decade career, Iturbide has built up a poetic language of images and sy ..."
"Julián es un niño que vive en un pueblo de México. Su vida transcurre en el asombro cotidiano de la infancia, donde las aventuras se dan en módicas presentaciones: las mañanas transcurridas con sus compañeros de la escuela, la perspectiva distinta del mundo que le da tener un ojo más arriba que el otro, los versos que inventa por estar enamorado de Rocío, su amistad con el viejo herrero del pueblo, don Pedro García. Un día, decide salir ..."
Palmeras de la brisa rapida (Spanish Edition) von JuanVilloro Paperback, 207 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2018 von Almadia ISBN-13: 978-607-97014-8-2, ISBN: 607-97014-8-0
"A fin de conocer sus raices, un joven cronista decide recorrer en coche la peninsula de Yucatan. El periplo no es facil: lo asaltan mosquitos, recuerdos, piramides demasiado arduas, platillos indigeribles y vendedores de souvenirs; entre sus incentivos se encuentran la historia del ajedrecista que desafio a Capablanca, los trovadores que renuevan el eterno arte de morir de amor, los paisajes de embrujo, las infinitas maravillas de la cu ..."
The Reef von JuanVilloro Veröffentlicht 2017 von George Braziller Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-8076-0022-1, ISBN: 0-8076-0022-9
"Reflecting upon the damages we choose to inflict upon ourselves in order to intensify life, this passionate novel describes a new ecology: climate change empties hotels and money laundering regenerates them like ghostly empires."
"With contributions from seven of Mexico's finest journalists, this is reportage at its bravest and most necessary - it has the power to change the world's view of their country, and by the force of its truth, to start to heal the country's many sorrows. Supported the Arts Council Grant's for the Arts Programme and by PEN Promotes Veering between carnival and apocalypse, Mexico has in the last ten years become the epicentre of the inte ..."
"El mundo puede dar muchas sorpresas, una de las más asombrosas ocurrió el día en que Gonzo Luque, baterista del grupo de rock Nube Líquida, se puso a dieta. El corpulento músico decide dejar su delicioso tocino y su club sándwich triple por la chica que le hace sentir redobles en el corazón: Cindy Buendía. Pero para alguien que desprecia las ensaladas y sólo come frutas si están escondidas bajo una montaña de helado, no será sencillo lo ..."