Los placeres y los días
Alma Guillermoprieto

NONFICTION | 2015 | 144 pages

Alma Guillermoprieto’s name is inseparable from the boom that narrative journalism is currently experiencing: for decades, her crónicas and reportaje have built bridges between the English-speaking public and the complex Latin American reality. Her writing takes readers to meet lost characters in the confines of the globe, to embark on a journey to the heart of the culture that makes them possible. The international enchantment of Cuban rhythms: through Celia Cruz’s musical exile and Buenavista Social Club’s success, which rescued great interpreters of the island. The secrets of Mexican cooking seen through her eyes, and the palate of a woman who considers food as a form of knowledge. The spectacle of Bolivian lucha libre, where brusque and technical men and women face off to fleetingly materialize their own and others’ dreams in the ring. The Latin American person’s illusions, hardships, faith, and expressions that mark their spirits—adventurous and brave, perseverant and reveling—are the material in Alma Guillermoprieto’s crónicas. With a meticulous and wise gaze, these pages embark on a search for a story that offers a new way to become immersed in the contemporary world.

RIGHTS: spanish EDITORIAL ALMADÍA