Name: Agua negra (in Spanish)
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Author: Joyce Carol Oates
ISBN: 9786316630148

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Physical Book

Author

Joyce Carol Oates

Publisher

Fiordo

Synopsis "Agua negra (in Spanish)"

Kelly Kelleher, una chica joven, atractiva e inteligente, y un renombrado senador demócrata, coinciden en una exclusiva fiesta del Cuatro de Julio en la isla de Grayling. No hay indicios de que aquel encuentro fortuito vaya a terminar de forma trágica cuando el coche del senador, ebrio y con Kelly a su lado, derrape tras tomar una curva de una carretera sin nombre y se hunda en un río cenagoso en el corazón de la noche. Pero hay motivos suficientes para pensar que tras el accidente lo único que saldrá a la superficie será la impunidad del senador. Narrada desde el punto de vista de Kelly, Agua negra es una crónica vertiginosa de sus pensamientos y de su desesperado deseo de salvación. Es también un relato que destripa un sistema político corrompido donde los ideales se mezclan con la manipulación y el abuso de poder. Novela reveladora y necesaria, capaz de agitar emociones profundas, Agua negra es un libro fundamental en la trayectoria de Oates, que vuelve hoy más vigente que nunca.

Joyce Carol Oates

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Born in Lockport, New York, in 1938, this author has established herself as one of the most influential voices in contemporary literature in the United States. With a prolific career spanning over fifty novels, hundreds of short stories, a dozen essays, eleven volumes of poetry, and several plays, her work is a testament to the ingenuity and depth with which she has explored the human condition

Throughout her career, she has received prestigious awards such as the National Book Award, the PEN/Malamud Award, and the Prix Fémina Étranger. In Spain, her distinctive dark humor has been recognized with the BBK Ja! Bilbao Award and the Pepe Carvalho Award 2021. Additionally, in 2010 she was honored with the National Humanities Medal, the highest civilian honor in the humanities in the U.S., and in 2012, Oregon State University awarded her the Stone Award in recognition of her literary legacy

Her style, always unsettling and visionary, has challenged conventions and offered new perspectives on society, identity, and morality, making her an essential reference in the international literary scene.

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