by José Calles Vales, Belén Bermejo Meléndez · LIBSA EDITORIAL · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466220743
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«Expresiones y dichos populares» is a collection of sayings and set phrases by José Calles and Belén Bermejo, published by Libsa in paperback (319 pages).
It gathers common Spanish sayings and set phrases and explains their meaning, origin and use. The volume draws on traditions, customs and historical confusions that have passed into language, and invites reflection on what we say and why. It includes expressions such as «ser un viva la Virgen» or «prometer el oro y el moro».
It belongs to the «Letras Españolas» collection, devoted to the Hispanic linguistic tradition. Published in 2009, in Spanish.
For readers curious about the Spanish language and popular culture, interested in the origin and use of everyday expressions.
José C. Vales is a Spanish writer and translator of English literature. He studied in Salamanca and Madrid. He has translated numerous English and American authors into Spanish, including Dickens, Trollope, Austen, Wilkie Collins, Defoe, Mary Shelley, Arnold Bennett, Eudora Welty, Stella Gibbons, E. F. Benson, and Edmund Crispin.
