Name: Una Liturgia Comun (in Spanish)
SKU: 1449825
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Author: Joan Didion
ISBN: 9788496879041

Type

Physical Book

Author

Joan Didion

Publisher

Global Rhythm Press

Topic

novela contemporánea

Language

Spanish

Pages

288

Format

Paperback

ISBN

8496879046

ISBN13

9788496879041

Edited in

España

Synopsis "Una Liturgia Comun (in Spanish)"

The focus of this novel is a personal and political tragedy that takes place in Boca Grande, an imaginary Central American state dominated by political corruption, the distribution of power among members of the same family, arms trafficking, and conspiracy. The narrator, Grace Strasser-Mendana, is the American widow of the most powerful man in Boca Grande, and she controls a large part of the country’s wealth and knows practically all of its secrets. Grace is also an anthropologist who attempts to find scientific answers for the mysteries of human behavior. She tries to give voice to Charlotte Douglas’s passage through Boca Grande, an upper-class Californian woman who is ignorant to the extremes of innocence and who seems oblivious to the dangerous scenery in which she finds herself, leading her to an unfortunate end foretold from the very first chapter of the novel. El enfoque de esta novela es una tragedia personal y política que ocurre en Boca Grande, un imaginario estado centroamericano dominado por la corrupción política, el reparto del poder entre los miembros de una misma familia, el tráfico de armas y la conspiración. La narradora, Grace Strasser-Mendana, es la viuda americana del hombre más poderoso de Boca Grande, controla buena parte de la riqueza del país y conoce prácticamente todos sus secretos. Grace es además una antropóloga que intenta encontrar respuestas científicas a los misterios del comportamiento humano, y trata de dar testimonio del paso por Boca Grande de Charlotte Douglas, una californiana de clase alta que es ignorante hasta la inocencia y que parece no darse cuenta del peligroso escenario en el que se mueve, encaminándose a un fin anunciado desde el primer capítulo de la novela.

Joan Didion

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Joan Didion (1934-2021) was a prominent American writer and journalist, known for her incisive style and exploration of culture, politics, and personal memory. She wrote both essays and novels, establishing herself as a key figure in New Journalism. Among her most recognized works are The Year of Magical Thinking (2005), an autobiographical account of mourning, and Blue Nights (2011), both belonging to the non-fiction genre.

She also excelled in fiction literature with novels like Play It as It Lays (1970) and Run River (1963). Her work has influenced generations of writers and journalists, and her ability to capture the complexity of American society made her one of the most influential voices of the 20th century.

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