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Pedro Manuel Martín Lodares is a modern crusader. A crusader in an irrational world full of hatred, a crusader in the Spanish Civil War. Narrated by his nephew, the novel recounts the latter's memories of the stories his uncle told him and his sister about the experiences of his youth.
In a hospital room, the day before his death, a man of 65 tells the story of his life. Allowing himself to be carried along by his memories, he moves back and forth in time, reviving the small adventures he has had. The fact is that this man has always enjoyed watching the spectacle of the world as much as, if not more than, participating in it.
It's not always easy for young children to understand the Gospels. The language, the scenes, the characters all presuppose knowledge of the adult world and of the context in which Jesus lived. In its young children's version, the Rezandovoy team has for years offered a weekly adaptation of the Sunday Gospel reading.
Rita goes to Egypt to meet up with her Uncle Daniel, who is working on some excavations, but due to a terrible misunderstanding, Rita fails to find the person her uncle has sent to meet her and joins a band of robbers who are looking for the same treasure as her Uncle Daniel. A series of amusing coincidences will leave Rita passing herself off as a young archaeologist.
It is always a challenge to transmute a narrative text into images, even more so when the original text tells one of the most famous stories of universal literature. The only valid techniques for achieving a successful transition between these languages are synthesis, suggestion and connotation.
A thirst for money, danger and adventure. Wit, audacity and a love of games. Meet history’s most cunning thieves in this entertaining look at the great robberies of the past two centuries.
Rodribico is a little bird who loves being strong and having all sorts of adventures. Rodribico lives in an enormous tree, with big branches, and has every possible comfort in his nest. One sunny morning, a circus sets up camp near his nest. Of course, Rodribico has no intention of missing the chance to see the wildest animal in the world… ugh, how frightening!
There's been a great upset in the barn tonight. While everyone was asleep, someone has come in and, it is alleged, stolen the cow's spots! A new case for Roger the Mouse, the most daring detective whom nobody has yet outwitted.
Love, death, betrayal, adventure, abuse, an unknown and exotic culture... Dolores' eyes well up when she tells her story. Her life story is like the plot of a great novel.