| Mi Vida Querida / Dear Life: (Dear Life, Spanish-Language) Contributor(s): Munro, Alice (Author) |
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ISBN: 080417296X ISBN-13: 9780804172967 Publisher: Vintage Espanol OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Spanish Published: February 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.55 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: La gran autora canadiense nos ofrece Mi vida querida, una colecci n de cuentos en los que vemos a hombres y mujeres obligados a traficar con la duda, el dolor y la decepci n sin m s recursos que su humanidad. Bastan un beso robado, un salto desde un tren en marcha, la sombra furtiva de una mujer, una borrachera de media tarde o las preguntas arriesgadas de una ni a para conformar un mundo que tenga peso propio y cuente la vida entera? Si quien escribe es Alice Munro un simple adjetivo sirve para cruzar las fronteras de la an cdota y colocarnos en el lugar donde bullen los sentimientos y las emociones. Comienzos, finales, giros del destino... y de repente, cuando cre amos que el relato llegar a a su obvia conclusi n, Munro nos invita a dar otra vuelta de tuerca que cambia el fluir de los acontecimientos y emociona al lector, mostrando hasta qu punto esa vida cotidiana que tanto nos cansa puede llegar a ser extraordinaria. Cierran el volumen unas p ginas que Munro dedica a su propia infancia, unas notas espl ndidas donde lo personal se funde con la ficci n, pues, en palabras de la misma autora "la autobiograf a vive en la forma, m s que en el contenido". ENGLISH DESCRIPTION WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE(R) IN LITERATURE 2013 A New York Times Notable BookA Washington Post Notable Work of FictionA Best Book of the Year: The Atlantic, NPR, San Francisco Chronicle, Vogue, AV Club In story after story in this brilliant new collection, Alice Munro pinpoints the moment a person is forever altered by a chance encounter, an action not taken, or a simple twist of fate. Her characters are flawed and fully human: a soldier returning from war and avoiding his fianc e, a wealthy woman deciding whether to confront a blackmailer, an adulterous mother and her neglected children, a guilt-ridden father, a young teacher jilted by her employer. Illumined by Munro's unflinching insight, these lives draw us in with their quiet depth and surprise us with unexpected turns. And while most are set in her signature territory around Lake Huron, some strike even closer to home: an astonishing suite of four autobiographical tales offers an unprecedented glimpse into Munro's own childhood. Exalted by her clarity of vision and her unparalleled gift for storytelling, Dear Life shows how strange, perilous, and extraordinary ordinary life can be. |