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PublisherPenguin Random House Grupo Editorial

ISBN-106071111358

ISBN-139786071111357

eBay Product ID (ePID)110851839

Product Key Features

Book TitleSeverina

Number of Pages656 Pages

LanguageSpanish

Publication Year2011

TopicThrillers / Suspense, Literary

GenreFiction

AuthorRodrigo Rey Rosa

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight5.5 Oz

Item Length7.5 in

Item Width5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal863/.64

SynopsisUna perturbadora historia de amor y misterio por uno de los autores ineludibles de la literatura latinoamericana contempor nea. Un delirio amoroso. As define su autor esta novela, en la que la mon tona existencia de un librero se ve conmocionada por la irrupci n de una consumada ladrona de libros. Como en un sue o obsesivo en el que se difuminan las fronteras entre lo racional y lo irracional, el protagonista se va adentrando en las misteriosas circunstancias que rodean a Severina y en la equ voca relaci n que mantiene con su mentor, a quien presenta como su abuelo, al tiempo que alimenta la esperanza de que la lista de libros sustra dos la ayudar a entender el enigma de su vida. Rodrigo Rey Rosa ha creado una novela perturbadora acerca del poder a la vez alienante y liberador del amor, que confirma su lugar de privilegio en la literatura contempor nea. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION In this unsettling work about the alienating and at the same time liberating power of love, the monotonous existence of a book seller is rocked by the appearance of a consummate book thief who hopes to solve the enigma of her life through the stolen works. As in an obsessive dream where the limits between the rational and irrational become blurred, our main character is submerged in the mysterious circumstances surrounding Severina and the questionable relationship she sustains with her mentor, a man she introduces as her grandfather. Rodrigo Rey Rosa's latest creation confirms his privileged place in contemporary literature. "To read him is to learn how to write and also an invitation to the sheer pleasure of letting oneself be swept away by sinister or fantastic tales." (Roberto Bola o), In this unsettling work about the alienating and at the same time liberating power of love, the monotonous existence of a book seller is rocked by the appearance of a consummate book thief who hopes to solve the enigma of her life through the stolen works. As in an obsessive dream where the limits between the rational and irrational become blurred, our main character is submerged in the mysterious circumstances surrounding Severina and the questionable relationship she sustains with her mentor, a man she introduces as her grandfather. Rodrigo Rey Rosa's latest creation confirms his privileged place in contemporary literature. "To read him is to learn how to write and also an invitation to the sheer pleasure of letting oneself be swept away by sinister or fantastic tales." (Roberto Bolano), Una perturbadora historia de amor y misterio por uno de los autores ineludibles de la literatura latinoamericana contemporanea. Un delirio amoroso. Asi define su autor esta novela, en la que la monotona existencia de un librero se ve conmocionada por la irrupcion de una consumada ladrona de libros. Como en un sueno obsesivo en el que se difuminan las fronteras entre lo racional y lo irracional, el protagonista se va adentrando en las misteriosas circunstancias que rodean a Severina y en la equivoca relacion que mantiene con su mentor, a quien presenta como su abuelo, al tiempo que alimenta la esperanza de que la lista de libros sustraidos la ayudara a entender el enigma de su vida. Rodrigo Rey Rosa ha creado una novela perturbadora acerca del poder a la vez alienante y liberador del amor, que confirma su lugar de privilegio en la literatura contemporanea. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION In this unsettling work about the alienating and at the same time liberating power of love, the monotonous existence of a book seller is rocked by the appearance of a consummate book thief who hopes to solve the enigma of her life through the stolen works. As in an obsessive dream where the limits between the rational and irrational become blurred, our main character is submerged in the mysterious circumstances surrounding Severina and the questionable relationship she sustains with her mentor, a man she introduces as her grandfather. Rodrigo Rey Rosa's latest creation confirms his privileged place in contemporary literature. "To read him is to learn how to write and also an invitation to the sheer pleasure of letting oneself be swept away by sinister or fantastic tales." (Roberto Bolano), Una perturbadora historia de amor y misterio por uno de los autores ineludibles de la literatura latinoamericana contempornea. Un delirio amoroso. As define su autor esta novela, en la que la montona existencia de un librero se ve conmocionada por la irrupcin de una consumada ladrona de libros. Como en un sueo obsesivo en el que se difuminan las fronteras entre lo racional y lo irracional, el protagonista se va adentrando en las misteriosas circunstancias que rodean a Severina y en la equvoca relacin que mantiene con su mentor, a quien presenta como su abuelo, al tiempo que alimenta la esperanza de que la lista de libros sustrados la ayudar a entender el enigma de su vida. Rodrigo Rey Rosa ha creado una novela perturbadora acerca del poder a la vez alienante y liberador del amor, que confirma su lugar de privilegio en la literatura contempornea. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION In this unsettling work about the alienating and at the same time liberating power of love, the monotonous existence of a book seller is rocked by the appearance of a consummate book thief who hopes to solve the enigma of her life through the stolen works. As in an obsessive dream where the limits between the rational and irrational become blurred, our main character is submerged in the mysterious circumstances surrounding Severina and the questionable relationship she sustains with her mentor, a man she introduces as her grandfather. Rodrigo Rey Rosa's latest creation confirms his privileged place in contemporary literature. "To read him is to learn how to write and also an invitation to the sheer pleasure of letting oneself be swept away by sinister or fantastic tales." (Roberto Bolao)