One of the best literary treats I got to enjoy recently is engaging more and more readers by the day so I would like to share some words regarding the book Cain’s Jawbone. What it is about, my take on the book, and how would I approach it differently if I got to experience it all over again.
Continue readingIt has been the talk of the las 48 hours. Yesterday it was all over: social networks, TV, newspapers… even if you went for a walk there was a big chance that this subject was being discuss near by. At least that was my experience from sunny Spain.
Continue readingSystematic errors on a website can be a bit loud if you see them over and over again but, how long does it really take to fix them? That’s the question I was faced with when I was navigating through the Spanish website of Penguin and…
The summer of 2022 has been particularly vicious weather-wise. A good piece of advice, in order to deal with these unbearable temperatures, is to get a great book. One of those that hook you up from the very start.
Besides getting comfy next to the AC with a nice brewage I have been busy trying to find one of these literary treats. The following titles are just some of the books I have read so far and that I would like to recommend for this purpose.
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Flowers over the Inferno, by Ilaria Tuti in an interesting story that takes place in Travenì (Italy). This moving book is about an Italian superintendent, Teresa Battaglia, who starts investigating a savage murder in the woods. While battling with her own problems, Teresa tries to solve this and the following mysterious attacks happening in a small village with the help of a new agent called Massimo.
Continue readingWhen it comes to bringing real materials to the classroom, I initially think it takes some precious time you may not even have. However, these examples are always loved by my students. For that reason, I decided to share the ones I find in case it could be of any help. This time Meta and Instagram webs are the precious sources that can generate an interesting debate regarding translation.
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WARNING: The book mentioned above deals with topics of a sensitive nature (child abuse). Even if this subject will not be discussed in this post, I always like to point it out in case some readers want to be aware of it when choosing to read a book.
It is pretty hot in Spain at the moment so I decided to embark myself on some interesting thriller that took place in a country with a way colder climate. I simply checked online on the bestsellers lists and The Kingdom (El reino) by Jo Nesbø got my attention.
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MFL & BEYOND 