Monthly Archives: January 2012

Reseña: La excursión a Tindari – Andrea Camilleri

Posted on 31/01/2012 by

This post is bilingual, scroll down for the English language version. Traducción de María Antonia Menini Pagès. Título original: La gita a Tindari, 2000. Ediciones Salamandra, 2004. Colección Quinteto. 254 páginas. ISBN: 978-84-96333-03-1. Un joven es asesinado de un tiro … Continue reading →

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BCNegra 2012

Posted on 30/01/2012 by

You can find HERE some information about BCNegra 2012, Barcelona Crime Fiction Festival (in English).

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Review: A Place of Execution, by Val McDermid

Posted on 29/01/2012 by

Esta entrada es bilingüe, desplazarse hacia abajo para ver la versión en castellano HarperCollins paperback reissue, 2006. First published in Great Britain in 1999. 604 pages. ISBN: 978-0-00-721714-4. One December evening in 1963, Alison Carter, a thirteen-year-old girl, took her … Continue reading →

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"Chico and Rita" and Alberto Iglesias

Posted on 24/01/2012 by

Two Spanish nominations for the 84th academy awards “Chico and Rita” and Alberto Iglesias. The full list.

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Frozen Silence (2011) a film directed by Gerardo Herrero

Posted on 24/01/2012 by

Frozen Silence (2011) is a Spanish thriller directed by Gerardo Herrero, from a screenplay written by Nicolás Saad, based on El tiempo de los emperadores extraños (2006), a novel by Ignacio del Valle, starring Juan Diego Botto, Carmelo Gómez, Víctor … Continue reading →

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OT: The Wine of Saint Martin’s Day. Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Posted on 22/01/2012 by

I had the opportunity to visit the Museo del Prado this week. I went to see the exhibition  The Hermitage in The Prado. See my previous post HERE. But I had the chance as well to discover a previously unknown … Continue reading →

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Film Review – The Artist (2011) directed by Michel Hazanavicius

Posted on 21/01/2012 by

Last Thursday, 19 January, Begoña and I went to see The Artist, a 2011 French film directed by Michel Hazanavicius, starring Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo. The story is about a declining actor and a rising actress at a time … Continue reading →

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Review: Cop Killer – Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö

Posted on 20/01/2012 by

Esta entrada es bilingüe, desplazarse hacia abajo para ver la versión en castellano Translated from the Swedish by Thomas Teal. Original title Polismördaren, 1974. This translation first published by Random House Inc. New York, 1973. Harper Perennial 2007. 308 pages. … Continue reading →

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Reseña: Ciudad Santa – Guillermo Orsi

Posted on 16/01/2012 by

This post is bilingual. Scroll down for the English version. Almuzara, 2009. 318 páginas. ISBN: 978-84-92573-34-9 Ciudad Santa: En Buenos Aires no hay vida para todos me resulta imposible de resumir. La propaganda editorial dice: “Un político es ejecutado a … Continue reading →

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Crime Fiction Pick of the Month 2012 – a meme

Posted on 16/01/2012 by

Since most bloggers write a summary post at the end of each month listing what they’ve read and some even go as far as naming their pick of the month, Kerrie at MiP has launched a new crime fiction meme: … Continue reading →

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