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Historias de medio mundo
Medio mundo de historias conforman este libro. Historias orales, de larga tradición, que cuenta la gente de Jordania, Nepal, Kenia, Cuba, Indonesia, China, Egipto, Brasil, Italia, y muchos otros países. En este rico compendio está contenida la semilla de todas las historias y las leyendas de esos lugares del planeta.
112 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2001
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About the author
Jordi Sierra i Fabra
673 books745 followers1947
—Born in Barcelona, July 26th.
1955
—Serious accident. First literary incursions.
1959
—First full-length novel, 500 pages. Firm intention to become a writer.
1964
—Graduates from high school. Attends technical school at night and works during the day for a construction company.
1968
—First professional attempts in the musical field. Founder of and collaborator in El Gran Musical radio programme (Cadena SER, Madrid). Additional collaborations with Radio Barcelona.
—Writes articles and collaborations for La Prensa in Barcelona and for Nuevo Diario in Madrid.
1969
—Correspondent for El Gran Musical in Barcelona.
1970
—Quits job and studies to work full-time as a music critic. Manages the weekly magazine Disco Express.
—Starts travelling all over the world with top musicians.
1972
—First book published: 1962-72 Historia de la música pop (1962-72 A history of pop music), the first work in its genre published in Spain and a best-seller.
—Works as an editorial adviser, collaborating, writing and founding several music magazines, such as Top Magazine and Extra.
1973
—Founds and features in Popular 1, a pioneer monthly magazine about rock.
1974
—Becomes executive manager of Popular 1.
—Finalist to the Ciudad de Murcia Literature Prize.
—Hosts the Semanario Informativo de la Música Pop (Pop Music Weekly News), a radio programme to be aired for four years on Barcelona’s Radio Peninsular.
1975
—Villa de Bilbao Novel Prize.
1976
—Resigns as executive manager of Popular 1 to devote himself to literature and travelling.
—Beginning of the musical anthology collection (biographies and history) Música de Nuestro Tiempo (Music of Our Time). Writes and publishes 24 books in the following years.
1977
—Co-founder of Super-Pop magazine, on young people’s music. Number one in Spain in its category after only a few months in print.
1978
—Finalist to the Planeta Novel Prize.
—Resigns as manager of Disco Express after 9 years.
1979
—Ateneo de Sevilla Novel Prize.
1981
—Gran Angular Young People’s Literature Prize.
—Begins publishing Historia de la música rock (A history of rock music) in 100 instalments (6 volumes) over 2 years.
1982
—First lecture circuits for primary and secondary schools around Spain, prompted by the boom in children and young people’s literature. Continues activities in schools to this day, giving more than 100 lectures a year.
1983
—Wins Gran Angular Youth Literature Prize for the second time.
1985
—Birth of the detective character Daniel Ross.
1987
—Author of the radio serial Ya es de oro (Gold Already) for Cadena SER.
1988
—Births of the literary characters Zuk-1 and Sam Numit.
—El joven Lennon (Young Lennon) remains on the young adult fiction best-seller list for 11 months.
—First books translated into Italian, German, French, Greek, Bulgarian, Portuguese, Slovenian, Dutch, English, Japanese, etc. (still translated to this day).
1989
—Birth of Victor, another literary character.
—First Daniel Ross film on TV, La sombra del delator (The shadow of the informer), aired on March 1994 with Mario Gas and Manuel Aleixandre in the leading roles.
1990
—Vaixell de Vapor Children’s Literature Prize.
—Timun Mas begins publishing Sam Numit. A total of 6 books in 2 years.
—Designs a trivia game on rock music.
1991
—Wins the Gran Angular Young People’s Literature Prize for the third time in 10 years.
1992
—Wins the CCEI 1991 Best Children’s Book Prize.
—Diccionario de los Beatles (A Beatles Dictionary), first book in the world published under this concept and title.
1993
—Publishes the encyclopaedia Los grandes del rock de la A a la Z (Rock legends from A to Z) in Italy, titled Los mitos del rock en vivo (Live rock legends), 100 instalments, 5 volumes.
—Born in Barcelona, July 26th.
1955
—Serious accident. First literary incursions.
1959
—First full-length novel, 500 pages. Firm intention to become a writer.
1964
—Graduates from high school. Attends technical school at night and works during the day for a construction company.
1968
—First professional attempts in the musical field. Founder of and collaborator in El Gran Musical radio programme (Cadena SER, Madrid). Additional collaborations with Radio Barcelona.
—Writes articles and collaborations for La Prensa in Barcelona and for Nuevo Diario in Madrid.
1969
—Correspondent for El Gran Musical in Barcelona.
1970
—Quits job and studies to work full-time as a music critic. Manages the weekly magazine Disco Express.
—Starts travelling all over the world with top musicians.
1972
—First book published: 1962-72 Historia de la música pop (1962-72 A history of pop music), the first work in its genre published in Spain and a best-seller.
—Works as an editorial adviser, collaborating, writing and founding several music magazines, such as Top Magazine and Extra.
1973
—Founds and features in Popular 1, a pioneer monthly magazine about rock.
1974
—Becomes executive manager of Popular 1.
—Finalist to the Ciudad de Murcia Literature Prize.
—Hosts the Semanario Informativo de la Música Pop (Pop Music Weekly News), a radio programme to be aired for four years on Barcelona’s Radio Peninsular.
1975
—Villa de Bilbao Novel Prize.
1976
—Resigns as executive manager of Popular 1 to devote himself to literature and travelling.
—Beginning of the musical anthology collection (biographies and history) Música de Nuestro Tiempo (Music of Our Time). Writes and publishes 24 books in the following years.
1977
—Co-founder of Super-Pop magazine, on young people’s music. Number one in Spain in its category after only a few months in print.
1978
—Finalist to the Planeta Novel Prize.
—Resigns as manager of Disco Express after 9 years.
1979
—Ateneo de Sevilla Novel Prize.
1981
—Gran Angular Young People’s Literature Prize.
—Begins publishing Historia de la música rock (A history of rock music) in 100 instalments (6 volumes) over 2 years.
1982
—First lecture circuits for primary and secondary schools around Spain, prompted by the boom in children and young people’s literature. Continues activities in schools to this day, giving more than 100 lectures a year.
1983
—Wins Gran Angular Youth Literature Prize for the second time.
1985
—Birth of the detective character Daniel Ross.
1987
—Author of the radio serial Ya es de oro (Gold Already) for Cadena SER.
1988
—Births of the literary characters Zuk-1 and Sam Numit.
—El joven Lennon (Young Lennon) remains on the young adult fiction best-seller list for 11 months.
—First books translated into Italian, German, French, Greek, Bulgarian, Portuguese, Slovenian, Dutch, English, Japanese, etc. (still translated to this day).
1989
—Birth of Victor, another literary character.
—First Daniel Ross film on TV, La sombra del delator (The shadow of the informer), aired on March 1994 with Mario Gas and Manuel Aleixandre in the leading roles.
1990
—Vaixell de Vapor Children’s Literature Prize.
—Timun Mas begins publishing Sam Numit. A total of 6 books in 2 years.
—Designs a trivia game on rock music.
1991
—Wins the Gran Angular Young People’s Literature Prize for the third time in 10 years.
1992
—Wins the CCEI 1991 Best Children’s Book Prize.
—Diccionario de los Beatles (A Beatles Dictionary), first book in the world published under this concept and title.
1993
—Publishes the encyclopaedia Los grandes del rock de la A a la Z (Rock legends from A to Z) in Italy, titled Los mitos del rock en vivo (Live rock legends), 100 instalments, 5 volumes.
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December 10, 2018
Lectura rápida y fácil. Sinceramente lo he leído porque me estaba agobiado con el reto de Goodreads y era lo que tenía a mano, pero aun así ha habido varios cuentos que me han gustado especialmente 😊✨
May 17, 2021
La forma en que está estructurado, me encantó. Realmente sientes que estás al rededor de una fogata escuchando a tus amigos contar historias.
Los cuentos me gustaron mucho, y me quedé con ganas de más.
Me parece que es un buen libro para comenzar a leer al autor.
Los cuentos me gustaron mucho, y me quedé con ganas de más.
Me parece que es un buen libro para comenzar a leer al autor.
September 12, 2018
Hermoso libro!!! Me encantó... cuentos maravillosos que hablan sobre valores importantes e indispensables...: excelente para leer a los niños.
October 6, 2016
Las historias que aquí se presentan, más que ser invenciones del autor son leyendas que él se encargó de recoger, plasmar en papel y traer a este lado del mundo desde esos terrenales y culturales lejano oriente y África. (Aun así incluye un par de historias de países occidentales"
Las leyendas ofrecen una gran gama de temas, desde reflexiones de la vida hasta especulaciones de la desaparición de ciertas comunidades. Todas aluden a personajes y lugares con nombres que rara vez se escuchan en este lado del mundo (al menos yo nunca los había escuchado).
Creo que hablar de cada historia no tiene caso pues apenas duran unas páginas.
Lo que sí puedo decir es que el libro merece ser leído. Y me parece maravilloso que esté catalogado como libro infantil, pues no sólo es un libro ameno, lleno de enseñanzas y valores y que tiene unas maravillosas, aunque sencillas, ilustraciones; también es un libro que muestra un mundo lejano y muy diferente al que conocemos nosotros, un mundo que difícilmente podemos ver en esta parte del globo, lleno de gente y tradiciones preciosas, que nos hace entender que siempre hay algo más allá.
Las leyendas ofrecen una gran gama de temas, desde reflexiones de la vida hasta especulaciones de la desaparición de ciertas comunidades. Todas aluden a personajes y lugares con nombres que rara vez se escuchan en este lado del mundo (al menos yo nunca los había escuchado).
Creo que hablar de cada historia no tiene caso pues apenas duran unas páginas.
Lo que sí puedo decir es que el libro merece ser leído. Y me parece maravilloso que esté catalogado como libro infantil, pues no sólo es un libro ameno, lleno de enseñanzas y valores y que tiene unas maravillosas, aunque sencillas, ilustraciones; también es un libro que muestra un mundo lejano y muy diferente al que conocemos nosotros, un mundo que difícilmente podemos ver en esta parte del globo, lleno de gente y tradiciones preciosas, que nos hace entender que siempre hay algo más allá.
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews