Name: NOCHE. SUEÑO. MUERTE. LAS ESTRELLAS (in Spanish)
SKU: 55625510
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Author: Joyce Carol Oates
ISBN: 9786313010110

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NOCHE. SUEÑO. MUERTE. LAS ESTRELLAS (in Spanish)

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Physical Book

Author

Joyce Carol Oates

Publisher

ALFAGUARA

Synopsis "NOCHE. SUEÑO. MUERTE. LAS ESTRELLAS (in Spanish)"

John Earle McLaren, "Whitey", un hombre afable de sesenta y siete años y que durante un tiempo fue el popular alcalde de Hammond, presencia un altercado entre la policía y un joven de tez oscura al que han detenido sin motivo aparente. Tras verse moralmente obligado a intervenir, los dos agentes se ensañan brutalmente con él. Las consecuencias de este enfrentamiento abren la puerta a una realidad bastante más oscura dentro de la familia McLaren, cuyos cinco hijos afrontarán el duelo revelando sus prejuicios, rencores e inseguridades: desde el desdén racista hacia la nueva pareja de la madre hasta las estrategias sibilinas para asegurarse la mayor parte de la herencia. Bajo una fachada de respetabilidad se esconden unos cimientos podridos que pueden hacer que la casa familiar acabe por derrumbarse.

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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