A Ghost Of Che

Author : Mauktik Kulkarni
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781440161094

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A Ghost of Che by Mauktik Kulkarni Pdf

"...The reader departs with the narrator from Louisville and accompanies him on his route, which takes him from Peru, through Argentina and Chile, on his return through Peru and eventually on his return to Louisville, Kentucky. However, the human side of the story that occurs with the narrator, in fact the most outstanding part of the story, does not follow as linear a path as the trip on which Kulkarni embarks through the areas of South America. In fact, what stands out most in the text is the mastery of narration that catches the reader from the first page and never lets go. One continues reading because one wants to (needs to, in fact) know what will happen next. The plot contrasts the trip through geographic points, the ponderings and reflections of Mauktik along his trip and his retrospective vision of his life. The result is fascinating. All of it awakens our attention... ...The book is a cultural/anthropological study that permits us access to the perspective of a person coming from another culture disparate from that of Latin America, a non-North American vision of our people and our customs. What's fascinating is that the narrator does not speak Spanish fluently; a reader that has a command of both languages quickly notes the linguistic errors. However, one immediately recognizes that the value and purpose of the book goes far beyond linguistic conventions. A Ghost of Che explores the human condition, as told by a narrator who travels thousands of kilometers in search of the unknown and who ends up finding himself; in the process, he discovers the goodness of people. Probably, the best tribute that one could make to the book would be to say that the reader wants to embark on a similar journey after reading it." - Dr. Manuel F. Medina, Associate Professor, Modern Languages, Spanish, University of Louisville, in Al Día en América. Full review is available at http: //www.medina502.com/classes/a-ghost-of-che.html

Author : Mauktik Kulkarni
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-08-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1440161089

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A Ghost of Che by Mauktik Kulkarni Pdf

"...The reader departs with the narrator from Louisville and accompanies him on his route, which takes him from Peru, through Argentina and Chile, on his return through Peru and eventually on his return to Louisville, Kentucky. However, the human side of the story that occurs with the narrator, in fact the most outstanding part of the story, does not follow as linear a path as the trip on which Kulkarni embarks through the areas of South America. In fact, what stands out most in the text is the mastery of narration that catches the reader from the first page and never lets go. One continues reading because one wants to (needs to, in fact) know what will happen next. The plot contrasts the trip through geographic points, the ponderings and reflections of Mauktik along his trip and his retrospective vision of his life. The result is fascinating. All of it awakens our attention... ...The book is a cultural/anthropological study that permits us access to the perspective of a person coming from another culture disparate from that of Latin America, a non-North American vision of our people and our customs. What's fascinating is that the narrator does not speak Spanish fluently; a reader that has a command of both languages quickly notes the linguistic errors. However, one immediately recognizes that the value and purpose of the book goes far beyond linguistic conventions. A Ghost of Che explores the human condition, as told by a narrator who travels thousands of kilometers in search of the unknown and who ends up finding himself; in the process, he discovers the goodness of people. Probably, the best tribute that one could make to the book would be to say that the reader wants to embark on a similar journey after reading it." - Dr. Manuel F. Medina, Associate Professor, Modern Languages, Spanish, University of Louisville, in Al Da en Amrica. Full review is available Here

Author : Jason Webb
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780230760776

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The Ghost of Che Guevara by Jason Webb Pdf

Hoggard, a British journalist hunts him down to get his story. Why has he joined up, what is his life like, what is his future – if he survives? Does the newly-named Martín really understand what he’s doing? A colourful cast of reckless Colombian rebels, cynical journos and beautiful women play a dangerous game in a tense plot set in the cities and jungles of the South American state. The married but estranged Hoggard’s affair with a beautiful Colombian girl, the attempt to shoot video of the publicity-shy guerrilla youth and the world-weary journalist’s relationships with the rebel leaders and his colleagues gradually draw a picture of two lives – the young American’s and the journalist’s – on the edge of disaster in a highly volatile environment. As Hoggard’s personal life becomes ever more difficult, he also starts to lose control of his professional objective and the reader begins to understand that both the journalist’s and the rebel’s agendas may lead to disaster.

Author : Joseph Cary
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1993-11-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 0226095282

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A Ghost in Trieste by Joseph Cary Pdf

Gem of the Adriatic, Trieste sparkled and beckoned through the pages of poets and novelists. Drawn there in search of literary ghosts, of the poet Umberto Saba and the novelists Italo Svevo and James Joyce, Joseph Cary found instead a city with an imaginative life of its own, the one that rises, tantalizing from the pages of this book. The story of Cary's travels, A Ghost in Trieste, is also a tale of discovery and transformation, as the bustling world of port and airplane, baggage and trams and trains becomes the landscape of history and literature, language and art, psychoanalysis and the self. Here is the crossroads of East and West. A port held in turn by the Romans, the Venetians, the Austrians, the Germans, the Slavs, and finally the Italians, Trieste is the capital of nowhere, fertile source of a unique literary florescence before the First World War. At times an exile home and an exiled city. "I cannot claim to have walked across it all,:" wrote Saba, the poet of Trieste in 1910 of the city Cary crosses and recrosses, seeking the poetry of the place that inspired its literary giants. Trieste's cultural and historical riches, its geographical splendor of hills and sea and mysterious presence unfold in a series of stories, monologues and literary juxtapositions that reveal the city's charms as well as its seductive hold on the writer's imagination. Throughout, literary and immediate impressions alike are elaborated in paintings and maps, and in handsome line drawings by Nicholas Read. This "clownish and adolescent Parsifal," this Trieste of the "prickly grace," this place "impaled in my heart like a permanent point," this symbol of the Adriatic, this "city made of books" — here the book remakes the city. The Trieste of allusions magically becomes a city of palpable allure, of warmth and trying contradictions and gritty beauty. Part travel diary, part guide book, part literary history, A Ghost in Trieste is a brilliant introduction to an extraordinary time and place. In Joseph Cary, Trieste has found a new poet, and readers, a remarkably captivating companion and guide.

Author : Susan Hill
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : PSU:000020755911

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The Random House Book of Ghost Stories by Susan Hill Pdf

Seventeen ghost stories from England are cozy or comic rather than spooky.

Author : Vera Brosgol
Publisher : First Second
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-07
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781466805583

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Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol Pdf

Anya could really use a friend. But her new BFF isn't kidding about the "Forever" part . . . Of all the things Anya expected to find at the bottom of an old well, a new friend was not one of them. Especially not a new friend who's been dead for a century. Falling down a well is bad enough, but Anya's normal life might actually be worse. She's embarrassed by her family, self-conscious about her body, and she's pretty much given up on fitting in at school. A new friend—even a ghost—is just what she needs. Or so she thinks. Spooky, sardonic, and secretly sincere, Anya's Ghost is a wonderfully entertaining debut graphic novel from author/artist Vera Brosgol. This title has Common Core connections. Anya's Ghost is a 2011 Kirkus Best Teen Books of the Year title. One of School Library Journal's Best Fiction Books of 2011. One of Horn Book's Best Fiction Books of 2011. Winner of the 2012 Eisner Award for Best Publication for Young Adults (Ages 12-17)

Author : Kazuhiro Fujita
Publisher : Kodansha Comics
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781682334614

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The Ghost and The Lady by Kazuhiro Fujita Pdf

Author : Cathy Yue Wang
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780814348642

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Snake Sisters and Ghost Daughters by Cathy Yue Wang Pdf

Politics and paradigm shifts underlying contemporary retellings of fantastic traditional Chinese tales.

Author : V. Castro
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781787586048

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The Queen of the Cicadas by V. Castro Pdf

NOMINATED FOR A BRAM STOKER AWARD FOR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A NOVEL 2018 - Belinda Alvarez has returned to Texas for the wedding of her best friend Veronica. The farm is the site of the urban legend, La Reina de Las Chicharras - The Queen of The Cicadas. In 1950s south Texas a farmworker- Milagros from San Luis Potosi, Mexico, is murdered. Her death is ignored by the town, but not the Aztec goddess of death, Mictecacíhuatl. The goddess hears the dying cries of Milagros and creates a plan for both to be physically reborn by feeding on vengeance and worship. Belinda and the new owner of the farmhouse - Hector, find themselves immersed in the legend and realize it is part of their fate as well. FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.

Author : Zak Bagans
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781119757535

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Ghost-Hunting For Dummies by Zak Bagans Pdf

Dive into the ghostly world of the supernatural with America’s leading paranormal investigator Inside, paranormal investigator, star, and executive producer of The Travel Channel's hit series, Ghost Adventures and founder of the award-winning Haunted Museum (Las Vegas’ most popular attraction), Zak Bagans takes readers on an exciting journey into the supernatural world. With insider information on the history of ghost-hunting to learning about ghosts with all kinds of temperaments, Ghost-Hunting For Dummies is peppered with true accounts and stories from Bagans' famous cases and investigations. Featuring expert advice on picking a haunted location, setting up cameras, and dealing with unwieldy ghosts, this book shows how today's investigators use the tools of modern science to study a wide range of paranormal activity. Take an exciting adventure into the supernatural world Explore haunted sites Get messages from beyond the grave Read true accounts from famous cases and investigations If you're one of the countless fans of Ghost Adventures itching to get off the couch and track some spirits on your own, this book provides everything you need to know to conduct a successful paranormal investigation.

Author : Erik Mueggler
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2001-04-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520226319

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The Age of Wild Ghosts by Erik Mueggler Pdf

Annotation. Contemporary Chinese history from the Great Leap Famine of the 1950s to the 1990s is traced in this text. This era saw great changes in the way that communities were run, including the reintroduction of the headman-ship system.

Author : Geoff Johns
Publisher : Image Comics
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-20
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : PKEY:IMG234E3E

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Geiger: Ground Zero #2 by Geoff Johns Pdf

MINISERIES FINALE In the fallout of the UNKNOWN WAR, Tariq Geiger must fight for his own survival from whatÕs left of societyÉas well as find whatever humanity remains inside his nuclear-powered body. But only with the help of his sole ally, Dr. Molotov, can he gain an understanding of his powersÉand ward off the hunters after him. This all sets the stage for the upcoming monthly GEIGER series in 2024!

Author : Michael J. Casey
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009-04-07
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780307279309

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Che's Afterlife by Michael J. Casey Pdf

In 1960, Cuban photographer Alberto Korda captured fabled revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara in what has become history's most reproduced photo. Here Michael Casey tells the remarkable story of this image, detailing its evolution from a casual snapshot to an omnipresent graphic—plastered on everything from T-shirts to vodka to condoms—and into a copyrighted brand. As Casey follows it across the Americas and through cyberspace, he finds governments exploiting it and their dissenters attacking it, merchants selling it and tourists buying it. We see how this image is, ultimately, a mercurial icon that still ignites passion—and a reflection of how we view ourselves.

Author : Mike Kennedy,Chris Warner
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781621159889

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Ghost Omnibus Volume 5 by Mike Kennedy,Chris Warner Pdf

Human souls are evicted from their bodies by malign entities who seek to murder the spirits and seal the possessions. Ghost's sister, Margo, is a victim, and the dark powers of Silhouette that slept within her are unleashed by her invader. Can Ghost stop the slaughter and save Margo's soul? Collects Ghost (second series) #12-#22, "Silhouette: Haunted Past" from DHP Annual 2000, and astory from Dark Horse Extra. * Conclusion of second Ghost series! * Art by superstar Ryan Benjamin!

Author : Nadia Terranova
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781644210086

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Farewell, Ghosts by Nadia Terranova Pdf

This award-winning novel about a woman facing her past introduces Terranova to English-speaking audiences. Translated by Ann Goldstein, translator of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan quartet. Finalist, Premio Strega, 2019 | Winner, Premio Alassio Centolibri | Selected among the 10 Best Italian Books of 2018 by Corriere della Sera Ida is a married woman in her late thirties, who lives in Rome and works at a radio station. Her mother wants to renovate the family apartment in Messina, to put it up for sale and asks her daughter to sort through her things--to decide what to keep and what to throw away. Surrounded by the objects of her past, Ida is forced to deal with the trauma she experienced as a girl, twenty-three years earlier, when her father left one morning, never to return. The fierce silences between mother and daughter, the unbalanced friendships that leave her emotionally drained, the sense of an identity based on anomaly, even the relationship with her husband, everything revolves around the figure of her absent father. Mirroring herself in that absence, Ida has grown up into a woman dominated by fear, suspicious of any form of desire. However, as her childhood home besieges her with its ghosts, Ida will have to find a way to break the spiral and let go of her father finally. Beautifully translated by Ann Goldstein, who also translated Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan quartet, Farewell, Ghosts is a poetic and intimate novel about what it means to build one's own identity.