Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - May 12, 2011, 8:13 am
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - May 11, 2011, 11:52 am
Esta entrada es bilingüe, para ver la versión española desplazarse por la pantalla hacia abajo First published by Text Publishing, 2006. My copy Quercus paperback edition, 2008. 356 pages. ISBN: 978-1-84724-377-5. Diamond Dove (aka Moonlight Downs) is Adrian Hyland’s debut novel. The act...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - May 9, 2011, 2:05 am
Esta entrada es bilingüe; para ver la versión española desplazarse hacia abajo The Alphabet in Crime Fiction, a Community Meme hosted by Kerrie at Mysteries in Paradise, has arrived this week to the letter “Q”. Click HERE to see the contribution of other fellow participants to this week's ...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - May 4, 2011, 7:00 pm
This post is bilingual; scroll down for the English language version Título original: Arrivederci amore, ciao, 2000. Traducción de M.ª Ángeles Cabré. Booket 2011. Emecé Editores. 172 páginas. ISBN: 978-84-96580-69-5. Contrariamente a mi costumbre de leer sólo un libro a la vez, el...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - May 2, 2011, 10:15 am
Tusquets Editores will release this month the Spanish translation of Sue Grafton’s U is for Undertow under the title in Spanish of U de Ultimatum. For additional information you can check: Tusquets Editores, Pan Macmillan and Sue Grafton official web. Hope it won’t take me long to read it, since...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - May 2, 2011, 6:13 am
Today is a bank holiday in the Community of Madrid. We celebrate Community's Day on May 2nd. This date was chosen to commemorate that “on the morning of May 2 (1808), a raging group of civilians revolted in front of the Palacio Real, fearing the French troops intended to send Francisco de Paul...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - May 2, 2011, 3:21 am
The Alphabet in Crime Fiction is a Community Meme hosted by Kerrie at Mysteries in Paradise. This week’s letter is the letter “P”.  Click HERE to see the contribution of other fellow participants to this week's Crime Fiction Alphabet. And my “P” is for Padura. Leonardo Padura was born...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Apr 30, 2011, 9:52 am
Argentinian writer Ernesto Sabato died today age 99 at his home in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, where he was held for years due to health problems. From The Independent yesterday: In the year of its author's 100th birthday, an Argentinian classic joins Penguin's modern hall of fame. Published ...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Apr 30, 2011, 3:54 am
In a rush of insanity, only temporary, I trust, I decided to participate almost in every 2011 Reading Challenge. I’m not sure I’ll be able to complete any, but anyway it’s fun to participate. Here is my progress for the first quarter. 2011 Aussie Author Challenge Read three books by Aust...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Apr 29, 2011, 4:03 am
Almuzara, 2007. 368 páginas. ISBN: 978-84-96710-82-5. Acabo de leer Nadie ama a un policía. Agradezco a Maxine en su blog Petrona este descubrimiento. En este libro Guillermo Orsi (Buenos Aires, 1946) utiliza magistralmente todos los elementos de la novela negra americana. Por eso me ha par...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Apr 28, 2011, 7:27 am
Translated from the Norwegian by Don Bartlett, 2011. First published with the title Panserhjerte in 2009. Harvill Secker 2011. 624 pages. ISBN: 978-1-848-55400-1 (hardback). The Leopard (Harry Hole #8) begins shortly after the events described in The Snowman (Harry Hole #7). It’s  important to...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Apr 26, 2011, 1:10 pm
This post is bilingual; scroll down for the English-language version He encontrado este interesante desafío en Internet. Las reglas son simples, antes de comprar otro libro, haga una lista con seis de su estantería que tenga por leer y léalos. Una vez hecho esto puede continuar, comprar ese...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Apr 24, 2011, 7:39 am
World Book and Copyright Day was designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, and is marked in over 100 countries around the globe. The origins of the day come from Catalonia, where roses and books were given as gifts to loved ones on St. George’s Day – a tradition start...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Apr 23, 2011, 10:02 am
My suggestion today for Book and Rose Day. Bon appétit! Through centuries of history, the countries bordering the Mediterranean have created forms of culture, art and ordinary life, ties that have lasted well into the roots of their kitchens. Lourdes March presents in this book the basics of the...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Apr 23, 2011, 7:52 am
As the tradition states, today, 23 April, Catalonia celebrates St George’s Day (La Diada de Sant Jordi). A rose is given as a gift for each book sold. See also St George's Day at Wikipedia. I just love this tradition.
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Apr 23, 2011, 7:29 am
After all the Mediterranean cuisine is not at odds with crime fiction and the restaurant Ventorrillo Murciano, offers high quality rice from the Region of Murcia in Madrid. The rice with rabbit and snails and the rice with cod-fish and vegetables, among others, are highly recommended. The local in r...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Apr 23, 2011, 4:51 am
This post is bilingual; scroll down for the English-language version Begoña y yo fuimos ayer a ver a No mires atrás (La ragazza del lago, 2007), la ópera prima del director italiano Andrea Molaioli, escrita por Sandro Pertaglia y Andrea Molaioli y basada en la novela No mires atrás de Karin Fo...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Apr 22, 2011, 3:55 pm
This post is bilingual; scroll down for the English-language version Incendies (2010) es una película canadiense dirigida por Denis Villeneuve con guión de Denis Villeneuve adaptado de la obra teatral de Wajdi Mouawad, y protagonizada por Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudett...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Apr 22, 2011, 10:10 am
En un mundo mejor (2010) cuyo título originál es Hævnen es una película danesa dirigida por Susanne Bier, con guión de Anders Thomas Jensen y Susanne Bier, y protagonizada por Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholm, Ulrich Thomsen, Markus Rygaard, William Johnk Nielsen. Fue la ganadora a la mejor pel...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Apr 21, 2011, 5:08 am
Ayer se estrenó en Madrid No mires atrás (La ragazza del lago, 2007) película italiana dirigida por Andrea Molaioli, con guión de Sandro Petraglia, basado en un argumento de Sandro Petraglia y Andrea Molaioli, a partir de la novela de Karin Fossum, e interpretada por Toni Servillo (inspector San...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Apr 19, 2011, 3:34 am
Since I’m currently reading No-One Loves a Policeman by Guillermo Orsi I have found it useful to read about the Argentine economic crisis (1999-2002) in Wikipedia HERE which could also be of interest to you if you have read it or if you are looking forward to read this book. You can also find ...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Apr 18, 2011, 11:42 am
The Alphabet in Crime Fiction is a Community Meme hosted by Kerrie at Mysteries in Paradise. This week’s letter is the letter “O”.  Click HERE to see what others have contributed to this week's Crime Fiction Alphabet. My “O” is for Orsi. Guillermo Orsi, Buenos Aires (1946), is regarde...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Apr 16, 2011, 5:32 am
Friends and fellow bloggers Kerrie at Mysteries in Paradise and Bernadette at Reactions to Reading remind me that April has been designated by someone as Aussie Authors Month. My intentions was, and still is, to read some of the books I have waiting on my TBR pile, particularly Diamond Dove (aka Moo...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Apr 12, 2011, 7:58 am
The Alphabet in Crime Fiction is a Community Meme hosted by Kerrie at Mysteries in Paradise. This week we have arrived to letter “N”.  Check HERE to see what others have contributed to this week's Crime Fiction Alphabet. My “N” is for Nesbø. I don’t think this will come up as a surpri...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Apr 9, 2011, 5:28 pm
The Argentine writer Ricardo Piglia has won the 2010 Critics Award for fiction in Spanish for his novel Blanco nocturno (Nocturnal Target). The award was given by the Spanish Association of Literary Critics today in Cáceres. My review of Nocturnal Target (Blanco nocturno) is HERE. El escritor ar...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Apr 9, 2011, 7:29 am
The Whisperers (Voces que susurran), the tenth book in the Charlie Parker series by John Connolly, will be released next 12th April in Spain by Tusquets Editores. El próximo 12 de abril saldrá a la venta en España, publicado por Tusquets Editores, Voces que susurran (The Whisperers) de John Co...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Apr 8, 2011, 12:27 pm
As from next 14th April, the 23rd novel by Michael Connelly entitled The Fifth Witness, will be available in the UK and Ireland. It is the fourth one featuring Los Angeles criminal defence attorney Michael "Mickey" Haller. A partir del próximo 14 de abril estará disponible en el Reino Unido e I...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Apr 7, 2011, 3:21 am
Let me tempt you with some Scandinavian crime fiction. Here is some information provided by Karen Meek at Amazon: Scandinavian Crime Fiction published in 2011 Scandinavian Crime Fiction published in 2010 Scandinavian Crime Fiction published in 2009 By the way Karen blogs at Euro C...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Apr 6, 2011, 4:54 am
I must admit that for some strange reason I have not read Camilla Läckberg yet. Perhaps due to her success in Spain. She has always been on top of the bestseller lists these last years. But finally I decided to put my prevention aside, read her first book and judge for myself. Stay tuned. Meanw...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Apr 5, 2011, 12:47 pm
Traducción de Anne-Hélène Suárez Girard, 2010. Título original: Un lieu incertain. Édtions Viviane Hamy, 2008. Ediciones Siruela, punto de lectura, 2011. 348 páginas. ISBN: 978-84-663-1978-2. Un lugar incierto comienza con Adamsberg, junto con el comandante Danglard y el joven cabo Es...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Apr 5, 2011, 7:15 am
I have recently finished reading An Uncertain Place by Fred Vargas, my review is coming on due time. A five stars read for my taste. Vargas’ main character is le commissaire Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg, head of the Brigade Criminelle Paris 13th district, the Serious Crime Squad. If my information is c...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Apr 4, 2011, 6:40 am
The seventh book in the martin Beck series, The Abominable Man (Den vedervärdige mannen från Säffle, 1971) will be published by RBA in Spanish under de title: El abominable hombre de Saffle. Stay tuned. RBA LIBROS SERIE NEGRA publicará próximamente el séptimo libro en la serie de Martin Bec...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Apr 4, 2011, 3:49 am
  The Alphabet in Crime Fiction is a Community Meme hosted by Kerrie at Mysteries in Paradise. It is never too late to join in on this meme and you don't have to post each week if reading (or life) gets in the way. Check HERE to see who else has posted and visit their blog (and leave a comment if y...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Apr 3, 2011, 11:54 am
Books read (18) No hay que morir dos veces de Francisco González Ledesma Three Seconds by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström Yours Until Death by Gunnar Staalesen Darkside by Belinda Bauer The Redeemer by Jo Nesbo Red Wolf by Liza Marklund El chino...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Apr 1, 2011, 12:17 pm
Currently reading An Uncertain Place (Un lugar incierto) by Fred Vargas. Have read so far: The Wings of the Sphinx (Las alas de la esfinge) by Andrea Camilleri, Needle in a Haystack (La aguja en el pajar) by Ernesto Mallo, Three Seconds by Roslund-Hellstrom, Red Wolf by Liza Marklund ,  A Short...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Apr 1, 2011, 6:03 am
Today is my blogoversary. TG’sA is two years old. I started on 1 April, 2009. One thing I’m particularly proud of is the opportunity to have met you all through the Internet. Thank you very much for being there Casi me olvido Hoy es mi bloganiversario. TG'sA cumple dos años. Empecé el 1 de...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Mar 31, 2011, 1:16 pm
Esta entrada es bilingüe, para ver la versión española desplazarse por la pantalla hacia abajo Translated by Stephen Sartarelli (2009). Originally published in Italian as Le ali della sfinge (Sellerio, 2006). Penguin Books, 2009. 240 pages. ISBN: 978-0-14-311660-8. The publisher blur...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Mar 23, 2011, 8:50 am
Esta entrada es bilingüe, para ver la versión española desplazarse por la pantalla hacia abajo Begoña and I went to see yesterday night The Fighter, a 2010 drama directed by David O. Russell, the screenplay, based on a true story, written by Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson, and st...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Mar 22, 2011, 5:04 am
The Alphabet in Crime Fiction hosted by Kerrie at Mysteries in Paradise has arrived this week to letter K. Please visit her site HERE and read the contributions of other participants. K is for Kinberg. Margot Kinberg was born and raised in Pennsylvania, where she graduated from Indiana Universi...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Mar 21, 2011, 7:17 pm
First published in Great Britain by Collins 1955. This Agatha Christie Signature Edition published 2002 by HarperCollins. 304 p. ISBN: 978-0-00-712099-0. Hickory Dickory Dock (aka Hickory Dickory Death) is a Hercule Poirot Mystery by Agatha Christie published in 1955. The title is taken, as a...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Mar 20, 2011, 8:03 am
Thanks to Kerrie at Mysteries in Paradise I find out that April is Aussie Authors Month. A nice opportunity to remind me that I’m well behind the 2011 Aussie Author Challenge. And I'm trying to remedy it by reading some of the books I've selected for this purpose, namely Diamond Dove by Adrian Hyl...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Mar 19, 2011, 5:22 am
I’m currently reading Hickory Dickory Dock by Agatha Christie and, searching the Internet, I’ve come across this blog post: Agatha Christie and Nursery Rhymes. I hope it will be of your interest . Hickory Dickory Dock may not be considered one of her best books. Certainly you will not find it...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Mar 18, 2011, 7:52 am
Translated from the Norwegian by Don Bartlett. Original title: Snømannen (2007). Vintage Books, 2010. 550 p. ISBN: 978-0-099-52027-6. Once again, I leave my self imposed break for a brief comment on a superb book. The Snowman is the seventh instalment in Harry Hole’s series and the fif...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Mar 16, 2011, 11:46 am
Although this blog has taken a few days off I found interesting to highlight this film. Begoña and I went to see yesterday In the Electric Mist. It was released in Spain on 11 March 2011. While nothing extraordinary I really enjoyed it and I had a good time. I will certainly recommend it to all cri...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Mar 14, 2011, 4:00 am
Although this blog is taking a voluntary break I do not want to miss my appointment this week with the Crime Fiction Alphabet, a community meme put together by Kerrie at Mysteries in Paradise. Please visit HERE the contribution of other fellow participants. “J” is for James, Phyllis Dorothy ...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Mar 10, 2011, 2:50 pm
Esta entrada es bilingüe, para ver la versión española desplazarse por la pantalla hacia abajo Translated from the Polish by Antonia Lloyd-Jones. Original title:  Uwikłanie, 2007. Bitter Lemon Press, 2010. 342 p. ISBN: 978-1-904738-44-2. Entanglement is set during the summer of 2005. ...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Mar 10, 2011, 5:39 am
This blog is taking a few days break, back in a fortnight. I wish you all good readings.
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Mar 9, 2011, 4:43 am
This is one of the Region’s largest, known as the "Madrid Beach". It is in the Region’s Sierra Oeste Mountains, between the municipal districts of Pelayos de la Presa and San Martín de Valdeiglesias. Access is on the M-501  and its waters come from the Alberche River. For more information:...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Mar 9, 2011, 4:09 am
Listen out to Emerald Noir: The Rise of Irish Crime Fiction, if interested you have six days left to listen at bbc.co.uk HERE. Val McDermid presents this insightful look at the rise of crime fiction on both side of the borders since the peace process in the North, and boom and bust in the South. For...
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Jose Ignacio Escribano posted an article on El juego esta en marcha - Mar 7, 2011, 10:35 am
Further to my previous post you may be interested in finding out that Outrage (Harvill Secker, 2011) by Arnaldur Indridason is available to pre-order for 23 June 2011. Synopsis: In a flat near Reykjavík city centre, a young man lies dead in a pool of blood. There is no sign of a break-in ...
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