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The MTBE controversy concerns methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), a gasoline additive that replaced tetraethyllead. MTBE is an oxygenate and raises gasoline's octane number . Its use declined in the United States in response to environmental and health concerns.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Spanish short story writers. It includes Spanish short story writers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
Eleuterio Sánchez Rodríguez (born 15 April 1942), known as El Lute, was at one time listed as Spain's "Most Wanted" criminal and later became a published writer.He was a legendary Spanish outlaw who escaped several times from prison after being convicted at age 23 of murder and sentenced to 30 years.
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Short story collections by Miguel de Cervantes (2 P) Pages in category "Spanish short story collections" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
The eponymous story coldly depicts a situation in which prisoners are condemned to death. Written in 1939, the story is set in the Spanish Civil War, which began July 18, 1936, and ended April 1, 1939, when the Nationalists (known in Spanish as the Nacionalistas), led by General Francisco Franco, overcame the forces of the Spanish Republic and entered Madrid.
Critic Robert M. Lischer writes: “While Daedalus has instructed his son to [use his wings] prudently, Icarus betrays his trust, succumbing to the temptation to soar close to the sun…Updike has provided an appropriate mythological parallel before we even open the first story, since these issues— broken trust, family bonds, the fragile ...
The Revolver (El revólver) is a short story by Emilia Pardo Bazán, which was first published in 1895. [ 1 ] Ángel Flores later translated it from Spanish to English in 1960. [ 1 ] It became one of Pardo Bazán’s classic works in feminist literature .