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: En la Nueva York de la década de 1960, Constance, una joven atractiva y distante que trabaja en una editorial, conoce a Sidney Klein, un académico inglés expatriado veinte años mayor que ella, con quien se casa rápidamente. La atmósfera de fatalidad envuelve a la pareja desde el principio, acentuando la fragilidad emocional de Constance y su incapacidad para encontrar la felicidad. Su pasado turbulento y una infancia aparentemente idílica en el valle del Hudson esconden secretos familiares que la atormentan.Constance, la octava novela de Patrick McGrath, es una historia de suspense psicológico que recuerda a Patricia Highsmith y Alfred Hitchcock. La traducción al español está a cargo de Javier Calvo. EAN: 9788439727804 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: Constance Autor: Patrick McGrath Editorial: Random House Idioma: es-ES Páginas: 224 Formato: tapa blanda.
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- Title
- Constance
- Author
- Patrick McGrath
- Publisher
- Random House
- Publication year
- 2014
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- Spanish
- ISBN 10
- 8439727801
- ISBN 13
- 9788439727804
La voz más aguda de la generación prodigiosa de Ian McEwan o Martin Amis
«Uno de los escritores que mejor bucea en la psique humana.»
John Banville
En la Nueva York de la década de 1960, Constance, la protagonista, es una atractiva y distante joven que trabaja en una editorial. Una tarde asiste a una fiesta literaria y conoce a Sidney Klein, académico inglés expatriado veinte años mayor que ella, con quien se casará en cuestión de meses. La atmósfera de fatalidad planea sobre la pareja desde el primer momento: el transcurso de los días acentúa la fragilidad emocional de Constance, incapaz de encontrar el más mínimo atisbo de felicidad. El pasado de Constance es turbulento, y la supuestamente idílica infancia en una bella casa del valle del Hudson no es lo que a primera vista pudiera parecer: su pasado familiar esconde un secreto, y, como uno de los personajes anuncia: «Los secretos nos enferman».
Heredera de los mejores maestros del género, Constance, la octava novela de Patrick McGrath, es una historia de suspense psicológico que comparte rasgos temáticos y formales con autores como Patricia Highsmith o Alfred Hithcock.
Reseña:
«Constance es una novela inolvidable.»
Julie Myerson, The New York Times
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About the Author
Patrick McGrath nació en Londres en 1950. Es autor de dos libros de relatos y nueve novelas, entre ellas, Grotesco (adaptación cinematográfica de John-Paul Davidson), Spider (adaptación cinematográfica de David Cronenberg), Dr. Haggard's disease, La historia de Martha Peake, Locura(adaptación cinematográfica de David MacKenzie), Port Mungo, Trauma y Constance, publicados en Literatura Random House y DeBolsillo. Patrick McGrath forma parte de la generación de autores literarios más interesantes de los últimos años, entre los que destacan Ian McEwan o Martin Amis. La encargada de vestuario es su última novela.
Javier Calvo (Barcelona, 1973) es escritor y traductor literario. Ha traducido, entre otros autores, a Ezra Pound, Ted Hughes, Edward Said, Richard Rorty, Guy Davenport, J.M. Coetzee, Patrick McGrath, Chuck Palahniuk y David Foster Wallace. Es autor del libro de relatos Risas enlatadas (Literatura Mondadori, 2001), considerado por la crítica como «un debut de relatos personales, divertidos, efectistas y alguno, decididamente, excelente. Un libro que se lee de un tirón y es no es fácil de olvidar.» (El Mundo) y Los ríos perdidos de Londres (Literatura Random House, 2005); así como de las novelas El dios reflectante (Literatura Mondadori, 2003), Mundo maravilloso (Literatura Random House, 2007) y Corona de flores (Literatura Random House, 2010).
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