Angela Perez Książki

En 1944, Norman Lewis, agente del Servicio de Inteligencia británico, llegó a Nápoles, donde lascondiciones de vida eran tan precarias que los habitantes habían devorado hasta los peces del acuario municipal. Muchasmujeres se vieron abocadas a la prostitución como medio de subsistencia y la mafia se hizo tan indispensable para lasfuerzas de ocupación que acabó recuperando todo su poder. Aun así, los napolitanos no perdían el coraje y la inventiva:Norman Lewis diría al respecto que “un año entre los italianos me ha procurado tal admiración por su humanidad y sucultura que si me fuera dada la posibilidad de nacer de nuevo elegiría hacerlo en Italia”.

Passionate, perceptive and eloquent, the short stories of Truman Capote are among the greatest works of twentieth century American fiction. This new collection gathers them all together for the first time: from early, eerie Southern Gothic tales such as 'Miriam' and 'The Headless Hawk', to the brilliantly evocative 'Children On Their Birthdays' and the tenderly autobiographical 'A Christmas Memory' - an affectionate portrayal of Capote's own Alabama upbringing. Whether describing the Deep South of his childhood, or considering city life with the penetrating gaze of an outsider - as in 'Among the Paths to Eden' and the hitherto unpublished 'The Bargain' these stories rank among Capote's finest work: acutely observed tales from a unique and brilliant mind.

In this collection of short stories, originally published in 1974, Grace Paley "makes the novel as a form seem virtually redundant" (Angela Carter, "London Review of Books"). Her stories here capture "the itch of the city, love between parents and children" and "the cutting edge of combat" (Lis Harris, "The New York Times Book Review"). In this collection of seventeen stories, she creates a "solid and vital fictional world, cross-referenced and dense with life" (Walter Clemons, "Newsweek").

Two hilarious essays by the author of The Right Stuff show the white liberal establishment confronting the new subculture, with humorous and unexpected results. Reprint.

Barcelona. 1988. Grijalbo. 20x13. 396p.