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Ernesto Sábato, undoubtedly a universal literature's genius

Don't forget to visit our webpage www.spanishizer.com / Your Spanish Specialist! Ernesto Sabato  (June 24, 1911 – April 30, 2011) was an  Argentine   novelist ,  essayist ,  painter  and  physicist . According to the BBC he "won some of the most prestigious prizes in Hispanic literature" and "became very influential in the literary world throughout Latin America". [2]  Upon his death  El País  dubbed him the "last classic writer in Argentine literature". [3] Sabato was distinguished by his bald  pâté  and brush moustache and wore tinted spectacles and open-necked shirts. [4]  He was born in Rojas, a small town in  Buenos Aires Province . Sabato began his studies at the  Colegio Nacional de La Plata . He then studied  physics at the  Universidad Nacional de La Plata , where he earned a PhD. He then attended the  Sorbonne  in Paris and worked at the  Curie Institute . Afte...
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Do you know who César Aira is?

Don't forget to visit our webpage for more info and quotes www.spanishizer.com / info@spanishizer.com / Spanishizer, the Spanish specialists! César Aira  ( Argentine Spanish :  [ˈse.saɾ ˈai.ɾa] ; [1]  born 23 February 1949 in  Coronel Pringles ,  Buenos Aires Province ) is an  Argentine writer and translator, and an exponent of  Argentine contemporary literature . Aira has published over a hundred short books of stories, novels and essays. In fact, at least since 1993 a hallmark of his work is an almost frenetic level of writing and publication—two to five novella-length books each year. [2]  He has lectured at the  University of Buenos Aires , on  Copi  and  Arthur Rimbaud , and at the  University of Rosario  on  Constructivism  and  Stéphane Mallarmé , and has translated and edited books from France, England, Italy, Brazil, Spain, Mexico, and Venezuela. [3 His work [ ...

Our Location, The Perfect Location for a Translation Agency

Don't forget to visit our webpage for more info and quotes www.spanishizer.com / info@spanishizer.com   Ciudad de Mendoza  ( locally  [menˈdosa] ) is the capital of the  province  of  Mendoza  in  Argentina . It is located in the northern-central part of the province, in a region of foothills and high plains, on the eastern side of the  Andes . As of the 2010  census   [ INDEC ] , Mendoza had a population of 115,041 with a metropolitan population of 1,055,679, making  Greater Mendoza  the fourth largest census metropolitan area in the country. Ruta Nacional 7 , the major road running between  Buenos Aires  and  Santiago , runs through Mendoza. The city is a frequent stopover for climbers on their way to  Aconcagua  (the highest mountain in the Western and Southern Hemispheres) and for  adventure travelers  interested in  mountaineering ,  hiking ,  hor...

What is a Metaphor?

Don't forget to visit our webpage for more info and quotes  www.spanishizer.com  /  info@spanishizer.com A  metaphor  is a  figure of speech  that, for rhetorical effect, directly refers to one thing by mentioning another. [1]  It may provide clarity or identify hidden similarities between two ideas.  Antithesis ,  hyperbole ,  metonymy  and  simile  are all types of metaphor. [2]  One of the most commonly cited examples of a metaphor in English literature is the " All the world's a stage " monologue from  As You Like It : All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances ... — William Shakespeare ,  As You Like It , 2/7 [3] This quotation expresses a metaphor because the world is not literally a stage. By asserting that the world is a stage, Shakespeare uses points of comparison between the world and a stage to convey a...

Concept and Etimology of Hermeneutics

Don't forget to visit our webpage for more info and quotes www.spanishizer.com / info@spanishizer.com  Hermeneutics  ( / ˌ h ɜːr m ə ˈ nj uː t ɪ k s / ) [1]  is the theory and  methodology  of interpretation, [2] [3]  especially the interpretation of  biblical texts ,  wisdom literature , and  philosophical texts . [4] [5] Modern hermeneutics  includes both verbal and non-verbal communication [6] [7]  as well as  semiotics ,  presuppositions , and pre-understandings. Hermeneutics has been broadly applied in the humanities, especially in law, history and theology. Hermeneutics was initially applied to the interpretation, or  exegesis , of  scripture , and has been later broadened to questions of general interpretation. [8]  The terms  hermeneutics  and  exegesis  are sometimes used interchangeably. Hermeneutics is a wider discipline which includes written, verbal, and non-ver...