Name: La Carne (60 Aniversario) / The Flesh (in Spanish)
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Author: Montero, Rosa
ISBN: 9788420478210

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La Carne (60 Aniversario) / The Flesh (in Spanish)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Rosa Montero

Publisher

Alfaguara

Collection

Hispánica

Year

2024

Language

Spanish

Pages

240

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.40 x 13.30

Weight

0.37 kg.

ISBN13

9788420478210

Edited in

España

Edition No.

Synopsis "La Carne (60 Aniversario) / The Flesh (in Spanish)"

Una intriga emocional que nos habla del paso del tiempo, del miedo a la muerte, del fracaso pero también de la esperanza, de la necesidad de amar y de la gloriosa tiranía del sexo, de la vida entendida como un lance fugaz en el que devorar o ser devorado. PREMIO NACIONAL DE LAS LETRAS 2017 «Al final todo acaba por desembocar en el amor. Y en el daño. Una noche de ópera, Soledad contrata a un gigoló para que la acompañe a la función y así poder dar celos a un examante. Pero un suceso violento e imprevisto lo complica todo y marca el inicio de una relación inquietante, volcánica y tal vez peligrosa. Ella tiene sesenta años; el gigoló, treinta y dos. Desde el humor, pero también desde la rabia y la desesperación de quien se rebela contra los estragos del tiempo, el relato de la vida de Soledad se entreteje con las historias de los escritores malditos de la exposición que está organizando para la Biblioteca Nacional. La carne es una novela audaz y sorprendente, la más libre y personal de las que ha escrito Rosa Montero. Ganadora, entre otros, del Premio Primavera de Novela, el Premio Grinzane Cavour, El Premio Qué Leer al Mejor Libro del Año y el Premio de la Crítica de Madrid. ** Premio Leyenda 2019 concedido por la Asociación de Librerías de Madrid ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Rosa Montero narrates a story of love, sex, and heartbreak. An emotional intrigue that speaks to us about the passage of time, the fear of death, failure, but also hope, the need to love, and the glorious tyranny of sex, of life understood as a fleeting game in which we must think to devour or be devoured. Soledad has decided to take revenge on her last lover, who has just left her. Through a social networking site, she hires a man to pass for her boyfriend during a night at the opera: Adam, an attractive Russian almost thirty years her junior, with whom she will start a passionate and perhaps dangerous relationship, while she prepares an exposition for the National Library dedicated to damned writers whose lives are a testimony to the rage and glory of passion, to the wound of time and the fear of failure. Because that's what this book is about: life understood as a fleeting turning point in which you must eat or be eaten.

Rosa Montero

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Rosa Montero (Madrid, January 3, 1951) is a Spanish writer and journalist known for her deep exploration of human psychology, memory, and the passage of time, captured in a sensitive and approachable narrative. She studied Psychology and Journalism at the Complutense University of Madrid and began her literary career with the novel Crónica del desamor in 1979. Since then, she has established her voice in contemporary literature with works that combine fiction, social analysis, and personal reflection. Among her most notable titles are La hija del caníbal (Primavera Novel Award 1997), La loca de la casa (Qué Leer Award 2003 and Grinzane Cavour in Italy 2004), Historia del Rey Transparente (Qué Leer Award 2006), La ridícula idea de no volver a verte and La buena suerte, as well as El peligro de estar cuerda.

Montero has received numerous accolades throughout her career, including the National Journalism Award (1980), the National Award of Spanish Letters (2017) for her literary career, and international distinctions such as the Officière des Arts et des Lettres decoration awarded by the French Republic in 2024. Her work has been translated into more than twenty languages and adapted to film, theater, and opera. In addition to her literary work, she has worked as a journalist for El País since 1977, where she was editor-in-chief of its Sunday supplement. She currently resides in Madrid and remains active in writing, teaching, and participating in cultural conferences and symposiums internationally.

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