Name: El Viejo y la Pistola (in Spanish)
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Author: Grann, David
ISBN: 9788439735366

portada El Viejo y la Pistola (in Spanish)

Type

Physical Book

Author

David Grann

Publisher

Literatura Random House

Collection

Random House

Year

2019

Language

Spanish

Pages

192

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.10 x 11.30

ISBN13

9788439735366

Edited in

España

Edition No.

Synopsis "El Viejo y la Pistola (in Spanish)"

Vuelve el maestro del True Crime, David Grann, tras el éxito de Z, la ciudad perdida. Entre estas increíbles historias de crímenes reales, destaca «El viejo y la pistola», última película protagonizada por Robert Redford. La increíble historia del ladrón de bancos Forrest Tucker da título a esta colección de crímenes reales, tres relatos en los que el periodista David Grann demuestra por qué es considerado el mejor escritor de no-ficción del momento. Si «El viejo y la pistola» es la historia de un artista del atraco y la fuga carcelaria que a sus setenta y muchos años se niega a retirarse, «True Crime» sigue la retorcida investigación de un policía polaco convencido de que un novelista dejó pistas en su obra sobre un asesinato real. «El camaleón» relata cómo un impostor francés asume la identidad de un chico desaparecido en Texas y se infiltra en su familia para terminar preguntándose quién está engañando a quién.Con estos tres personajes, Grann muestra que la ficción no es la única vía para encontrar historias delirantes donde el engaño, la astucia y una innata habilidad para el crimen determinan el futuro de sus protagonistas.ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Now a major motion picture starring Robert Redford and Sissy Spacek, The Old Man and the Gun is here joined by two other riveting true-crime tales."The Old Man and the Gun" is the incredible story of a bank robber and prison escape artist who modeled himself after figures like Pretty Boy Floyd and who, even in his seventies, refuses to retire. "True Crime" follows the twisting investigation of a Polish detective who suspects that a novelist planted clues in his fiction to an actual murder. And "The Chameleon" recounts how a French imposter assumes the identity of a missing boy from Texas and infiltrates the boy's family, only to soon wonder whether he is the one being conned. In this mesmerizing collection, David Grann shows why he has been called a "worthy heir to Truman Capote" and "simply the best narrative nonfiction writer working today," as he takes the reader on a journey through some of the most intriguing and gripping real-life tales from around the world.

David Grann

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David Grann (New York, 1967) is a writer and journalist at The New Yorker. His stories have appeared in various anthologies, including The Best American Crime Writing of 2004, 2005, and 2009; and The Best American Sports Writing of 2003 and 2006. A finalist in 2005 for the Michael Kelly Award for his "courageous pursuit and expression of the truth", Grann has also contributed to The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, and The New Republic, among other publications. His first novel, Z, the lost city (Literatura Random House, 2017) was a number one bestseller according to The New York Times, has been translated into more than 25 languages, and has been made into a major film. Literatura Random House has also published The Old Man and the Gun, which was adapted into a film starring Robert Redford.

His latest book, Killers of the Flower Moon, has been a bestseller by The New York Times and considered by the American press as one of the best books of 2017. It has also been awarded the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime, and was a finalist for the National Book Award. Martin Scorsese and Leonardo Di Caprio are preparing its film adaptation.

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