Book Archives - Pueblo Villano

The Knight in Rusty Armor

Writers Villain5 months ago6 months ago03 mins

The Knight in Rusty Armor is a book that narrates a personal journey of self-discovery through a path filled with castles and mountains, leading a Knight towards an encounter with himself. It speaks of the armor as that fortified place, full of fear, where we hide to feel safe, and emphasizes the importance of accepting vulnerability in order to access the courage that leads to truth. It is an invitation to understand that we all have the tools to free ourselves from that armor if we embark on that inward journey beyond rigid structures.

Alice Munro Rural and Revolutionary

Writers Villain5 months ago6 months ago02 mins

Alice Munro, the rural and revolutionary winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, is a proud countrywoman just like you and me. A Canadian national, she wrote until her final days in May 2024 with the vigor of a teenager, much like you and me.

Colors Through Black

Writers Villain5 months ago6 months ago02 mins

Such is the magic of The Black Book of Colors, written and illustrated by Menena Cottin and Rosana Faría. This book is about seeing colors through black, an unimaginable world for those who “see,” yet the moment you…

The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe

Writers Villain6 months ago6 months ago033 mins

I do not expect, nor ask for, anyone to believe the strange yet simple story I am about to write. I would be mad to expect it when my own senses reject their own evidence. But I am not mad, and I know very well that this is not a dream. Tomorrow I die, and I wish to unburden my soul today.

Erotic Novels Are More Than 50 Shades of Grey

Writers Villain6 months ago6 months ago03 mins

I believe it’s worth starting this little story with a simple statement: not all erotic novels are for everyone. Reading Fifty Shades of Grey, the “cliché of erotic novels,” is merely an introduction to an unimaginable world, clearly depending on each person’s taste.

A Villain’s Perspective on Ray Bradbury’s Martian Chronicles

Writers Villain6 months ago6 months ago03 mins

Ray Bradbury’s unique and captivating writing style immediately drew me in. His ability to describe the soul and the potential for human misfortune is remarkable. Each story deepened my engagement, stimulating my imagination—true hallmarks of excellent science fiction.

Osaka To Aracataca

Writers Villain6 months ago6 months ago06 mins

Gabriel García Márquez vehemently insisted how important friends were in his life, so much so that in the prologue to Twelve Pilgrim Tales he recounts a dream in which he sees his friends gathered at his own funeral and concludes of death that “to die is to never be with friends again.” From Osaka to Aracataca is evidence of this.

Perfume

Writers Villain7 months ago6 months ago03 mins

Perfume is a novel written by the German historian and screenwriter Patrick Süskind, which narrates the life of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, a man with a special quality: a prodigious sense of smell. With the ability to achieve great detail in the description of everything included in the story.

Women, by Eduardo Galeano

Writers Villain10 months ago6 months ago04 mins

More than twenty years have passed since the Uruguayan writer brought forth the book “Women” (1995), a work inhabited by brevity and memory. Two of those women have traversed decades to insist that the book remains alive here and now. The third woman who shelters this text was not part of the original book; she is merely the continuation of those first forty fiery women who spoke through Eduardo Galeano.