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George Orwell’s “Down and Out in Paris and London”
by Julia Hones If history repeats itself reading ‘Down and Out in Paris and London’ can help you understand the effects of the current world financial crisis. This essay is a historical document about the [...]
George Orwell’s ‘1984’ and ‘Animal Farm’
by Julia Hones 1984 ‘1984’ is a dystopian novel about a country called “Oceania” that is constantly at war, but its citizens do not know why it is at war. They do support it, though, [...]
Alfonsina Storni: su vida, su poesía y el mar
por Julia Hones Escrútame los ojos, sorpréndeme la boca, Sujeta entre tus manos esta cabeza loca; Dame a beber el malvado veneno Que te moja los labios a pesar de ser bueno. Pero no me preguntes, [...]
Recordando a Gabriela Mistral
por Julia Hones El 7 de abril es el aniversario del nacimiento de Gabriela Mistral (1889-1957), escritora y educadora chilena, ganadora del Premio Nobel de Literatura en 1945. Fue la primera mujer Latinoamericana que obtuvo [...]
If kids are the future, what is Argentina doing for them?
by Julia Hones Editors note: The author was born and raised in Argentina and returns each year to visit. After getting on the train in Constitucion, Buenos Aires, I make myself comfortable to watch a [...]
Leo Tolstoy’s novellas
by Julia Hones Leo Tolstoy’s short stories and novellas reflect the development of his ideas over time. There is an ever-present concern in his work about how to live life. “Living for others” is at the [...]
Bonsai by Alejandro Zambra
review by Julia Hones Bonsai is a novella by the Chilean writer, Alejandro Zambra. The story is about two Chilean university students in an unconventional loving relationship that was doomed to fail if you believe the [...]
My Antonia, a Love Story
by Julia Hones Based on a true story, My Antonia, by Willa Cather, is a novel that carries us back to Nebraska in the 1880s, to a land of immigrants and their challenges to begin [...]
A Literary Christmas
by Julia Hones “A Literary Christmas” is an anthology of twenty-seven stories that share the spirit of Christmas, and, as we read them, we are invited to lurk in the intimate lives of people during this [...]
Freedom is a fragile word
by Julia Hones It did not matter to me that I’d be sharing the bathroom with fifteen others, nor did I care about sleeping in a room with five women I’d never met before. The plan was [...]
The Gringo and the Harvest
Fernando Botero’s paintings of torture at Abu Ghraib prison
Thought-provoking...
Give me a Grandparent
I am blessed with 7 grandchildren. I am making copies of this poem t
Give me a Grandparent
As I spend more and more time with more and more wonderfully different
George Orwell’s other Novels
In Latin America, kids don't read Orwell. I wish they did.
George Orwell’s other Novels
Animal Farm and 1984 are about any kind of dictatorship, not just comm