| Secretos Inútiles Contributor(s): Lauer, Mirko (Author) |
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ISBN: 8492865202 ISBN-13: 9788492865208 Publisher: Editorial Periferica OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback Language: Spanish Published: November 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Hard-boiled |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Largo Recorrido |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.2" W x 8.1" (0.44 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One night in 1988, the elderly Anglo-Peruvian magnate Clayton Archimbaud welcomes Mirko Lauer, a journalist and literary critic, to his San Francisco home under the auspices of discussing the life of his cousin, the writer Miranda Archimbaud. As the night and the effects of the alcohol wear on, however, the conversation devolves into a series of confidences revealed by the older man as he recounts his younger days in Cerro Azul, a Peruvian fishing hamlet, during the 1920s and his initiation into lifethat is to say, into sex and death. As he tells his story, Archimbaud uncovers details that shed light on previously unanswered questions, such as Was he or was he not his cousin Miranda s lover? Did he or did he not murder a servant? and Who is Clayton Archimbaud, really? A striking work of noir fiction, this novel contains a series of lively and literary mysteries where topics such as voyeurism and cross-dressing, rather than being merely provocative elements, are essential components of a plot that is as fascinating as it is unsettling.Una noche del 1988, el anciano magnate anglo-peruano Clayton Archimbaud recibe en su hogar en San Francisco a Mirko Lauer, un periodista y critico literario, bajo los auspicios de recrear la biografia de su prima, la escritora Miranda Archimbaud. A medida que avanzan la noche y los efectos del alcohol, sin embargo, la conversacion deriva hacia las confidencias por parte del anciano, que recuenta su juventud en Cerro Azul, un pequeno pueblo pescador, durante la decada de los 1920 y su iniciacion a la vidaesto es, al sexo y a la muerte. Mientras relata su historia, Archimbaud descubre detalles que arrojan luz sobre preguntas que hasta ahora se han quedado sin responder, como Fue o no amante de su prima Miranda? Mato o no aquel criado? y Quien es realmente Clayton Archimbaud? Una muestra destacada de la ficcion negra, esta novela esta llena de misterios literarios y vitales en los que el voyeurismo y el travestismo son, mas que elementos provocativos, piezas esenciales en una trama tan fascinante como perturbadora." |
