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One Day of Life (Spanish: Un Dia en la Vida) is a novel by Salvadoran author Manlio Argueta. The novel is set in Chalatenango , El Salvador and follows the daily life of Guadalupe Guardado and the women of her family just prior to the Salvadoran Civil War .
May 8 marks the 75th anniversary of VE Day, commemorating the end of World War II in Europe
The true story behind the scene of Queen Elizabeth II as a young woman celebrating the end of World War II on V-E Day.
The book was published in April 2013 and went to win the Royal Spanish Academy Award and the Prémio Casa de América Latina de Lisboa, among others. After publication in the United States, The New York Review of Books called it Vásquez's "most intelligent and persuasive work":
"Historia de la Nueva Mexico", the first Spanish language writings in the modern U.S. by Gaspar Pérez de Villagrá. American literature in Spanish in the United States dates back as 1610 when the Spanish explorer Gaspar Pérez de Villagrá published his epic poem Historia de Nuevo México (History of New Mexico). [1]
A 2010 Spanish-language film about de Vega, entitled Lope, is available with English subtitles as The Outlaw. [19] Vega is played by actor Víctor Clavijo in the Spanish TV series El Ministerio del Tiempo. [20] In his first appearance he played Vega in 1588, on the eve of the Spanish Armada, while the second episode depicted Vega in 1604.
Weber's book would reveal the Spanish roots and influence in North America, although he limited the definition of North America to areas north of Mexico. [1] In a departure from Bolton's model, Weber also examined the lives of the Indians and mestizos in the region and their impact on the frontier. Their legacy was extended to modern times, as ...
The Book of Life grossed $50.2 million in North America and $49.8 million in other countries for a worldwide total of $100 million, against a production budget of $50 million. [6] The Book of Life was released in the United States and Canada on October 17, 2014.