| El Espíritu de la Ciencia-Ficcion / The Spirit of Science Fiction Contributor(s): Bolaño, Roberto (Author) |
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ISBN: 052543545X ISBN-13: 9780525435457 Publisher: Vintage Espanol OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback Language: Spanish Published: May 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Coming Of Age |
| Dewey: 863.64 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (0.55 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Era una escena ideal: un joven de un metro setenta y seis, con jeans y camiseta azul, detenido bajo el sol en el bordillo de la avenida m s larga de Am rica". El esp ritu de la ciencia-ficci n transcurre en M xico DF durante los a os setenta y narra la vida de dos escritores j venes. Mientras Remo Mor n busca la manera de subsistir sin abandonar su sue o, Jan Schrella vive confinado en la buhardilla que ambos comparten, desde donde env a cartas delirantes a sus escritores de ciencia-ficci n favoritos. En la ciudad y en sus vidas todo lo importante parece suceder en ese momento m gico y ef mero que separa la noche del d a, en ese filo en el que el amor puede tornarse desamor y toda obsesi n puede ser el germen de un futuro xito. Bola o escribi esta novela a comienzos de la d cada de los ochenta y, como ocurri con gran parte de su obra, volvi sobre ella durante mucho tiempo. Aqu se encuentra ya la esencia del fascinante universo literario del autor. El mejor Bola o, el que escribe apasionadamente sobre temas como la b squeda, la literatura, el amor, la juventud, la amistad, el humor y la rebeld a est ya en este libro. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION From a master of contemporary fiction, a tale of bohemian youth on the make in Mexico City. Two young poets, Jan and Remo, find themselves adrift in Mexico City. Obsessed with poetry, and, above all, with science fiction, they are eager to forge a life in the literary world--or sacrifice themselves to it. Roberto Bola o's The Spirit of Science Fiction is a story of youth hungry for revolution, notoriety, and sexual adventure, as they work to construct a reality out of the fragments of their dreams. But as close as these friends are, the city tugs them in opposite directions. Jan withdraws from the world, shutting himself in their shared rooftop apartment where he feverishly composes fan letters to the stars of science fiction and dreams of cosmonauts and Nazis. Meanwhile, Remo runs headfirst into the future, spending his days and nights with a circle of wild young writers, seeking pleasure in the city's labyrinthine streets, rundown caf s, and murky bathhouses. This kaleidoscopic work of strange and tender beauty is a fitting introduction for readers uninitiated into the thrills of Roberto Bola o's fiction, and an indispensable addition to an ecstatic and transgressive body of work. |