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El héroe discreto (Spanish Edition)

Author Mario Vargas Llosa
Publisher Alfaguara
Category Fiction
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PublisherAlfaguara
ISBN / ASIN1622631196
ISBN-139781622631193
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Sales Rank621,492
CategoryFiction
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La novela cuenta la historia paralela de dos personajes: el ordenado y entra able Fel cito Yanaqu , un peque o empresario de Piura, que es extorsionado; y de Ismael Carrera, un exitoso hombre de negocios, due o de una aseguradora en Lima, quien urde una sorpresiva venganza contra sus dos hijos holgazanes que quisieron verlo muerto. Viejos conocidos del mundo vargallosiano aparecen en estas p ginas: el sargento Lituma y los inconquistables, don Rigoberto, do a Lucrecia y Fonchito, todos movi ndose ahora en un Per muy pr spero. Ambos personajes son, a su modo, discretos rebeldes que intentan hacerse cargo de sus propios destinos, pues tanto Ismael como Fel cito le echan un pulso al curso de los acontecimientos. Mientras Ismael desaf a todas las convenciones de su clase, Fel cito se aferra a unas pocas m ximas para sentar cara al chantaje. No son justicieros, pero est n por encima de las mezquindades de su entorno para vivir seg n sus ideales y deseos. Un libro lleno de humor, en clave de melodrama, que ocurre en el pujante Per actual, donde Piura y Lima ya no son espacios f sicos, sino reinos de la imaginaci n poblados por los personajes del gran escritor que es Mario Vargas Llosa. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION El h roe discreto simultaneously recounts the life of two very different men. Fel cito Yanaqu is a small-business owner from Piura who is being blackmailed. Ismael Carrera is a successful businessman from Lima who is plotting a shocking reprisal after his two good-for-nothing sons tried to have him killed. Past the men s differences shines one common trait: both are quiet rebels trying to take charge of their own destinies. While Ismael defies every convention of his social class, Fel cito uses a few vital maxims as a foothold against blackmail. Neither are avenging angels, but both soar high above society s pettiness to live according to their dreams and ideals. In this humorously melodramatic account, which takes place in the booming Peru of today, Piura and Lima become imagined territories inhabited by many of Vargas Llosa s beloved characters.
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