The New Essential Guide to Spanish Reading: Librarians' Selections

272 Pages·2.854 MB·English

by  Lluis Agusti, Fundacion German Sanchez Ruiperez, Eduardo de Lamadrid

The New
Essential Guide
Spanish Reading
to
Librarians’ Selections
AMERICA READS SPANISH
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THE NEW ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO SPANISH READING: Librarian’s Selections
Some of the contributors to this New Essential Guide to Spanish Reading appeared on the original guide.
We have maintained some of their reviews, keeping the original comment and library at the time.
ISBN 13: 978-0-9828388-7-7
Edited by Lluís Agustí and Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez
Translated by Eduardo de Lamadrid
Revised by Alina San Juan
© 2012, AMERICA READS SPANISH
© Federación de Gremios de Editores de España (FGEE)
© Instituto Español de Comercio Exterior (ICEX)
Sponsored by:
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into any information retrieval system, electronic or mechanical,
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This is a non commercial edition and is not for sale.
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America Reads Spanish is the name of the campaign sponsored by
the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade and the Spanish Association
of Publishers Guilds, whose purpose is to increase the reading and
use of Spanish through the auspices of thousands of libraries,
schools and booksellers in the United States.
Printed in the United States of America
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General
Index
INTRODUCTIONS Pg. 7
CATEGORY INDEX Pg. 15
AUTHORS INDEX Pg. 197
TITLES INDEX Pg. 233
COLLABORATORS INDEX Pg. 253
NOTES Pg. 257
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Introductions
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Introductions
Dear Friends,
It gives me great pleasure to present the New Essential Guide to Spanish
Reading, brought to fruition with the support of ICEX, CEDRO, FGEE and the Germán
Sánchez Ruipérez Foundation.
As a publisher, I have frequently asked myself about the scope of the works
we bring to market. Determining the size of print runs is more often than not a thorny
question. If the print run is too large, it may penalize investment in new titles, if it
is too small, then the disruption in stocks could negatively affect sales and space
allocation in bookstores. The digital format may lesson the uncertainties we harbor
in regard to printed works, but it does not allay our anxiety about the scope of a
work to be published. Certainly, a work originating in Spain for a Spanish readership
that transcends our borders and captures the North American market is a source of
pride for the publisher and the author. It is not merely a financial matter, but also a
source of professional pride. In this sense, for some years now Spanish publishers
have achieved a certain degree of penetration in the North American market, thanks
to an increasing Spanish-speaking population and to students of the language, often
animated to do so by campaigns like America Reads Spanish.
The LIBER International Book Fair, alternatively hosted by Barcelona and
Madrid, has given us the opportunity to meet visiting North American librarians and
distributors, who are consummate professionals. This contact among professionals
is crucial for gathering first-hand information about what new books are simmering
in the Spanish publishing world and for recommendation for additions to North
American libraries. Likewise, the American librarians and distributors who visit LIBER
know what their reading publics demand. In this way, North American demand is
matched to the supply offered by Spanish publishers.
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We hope that the selection of over six hundred basic titles in this new edition
will animate youngsters of all ages to join the book reading world, key for any society
committed to the youth-book binomial, and essential for achieving greater levels of
liberty and culture. Reading and books will ensure that the many new immigrants
to the United States have a bridge between liberty and culture, a goal proven very
difficult to reach by other means.
From a business perspective, it is very stimulating to have a presence in the
United States market, in which competitiveness and quality take precedence over
other parameters. Spanish publishers are pleased to take on the challenges of this
market, as we have done in our own natural markets for a great number of years,
and in so doing, have been recompensed by the creation of a great publishing
industry in Spain.
Finally, we cannot overstate the invaluable cooperation of the Germán
Sánchez Ruipérez Foundation, whose enthusiasm for, and knowledge of, the world
of books for children and young adults, has decisively contributed to the edition of
this selection of books we are now presenting.
We hope that our efforts to produce this second edition prove to be interesting
and gratifying to you, and help to deepen the bonds between our cultures.
Antoni Comas
Spanish Association of Publishers Guilds
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