{"product_id":"el-principio-del-placer-y-otros-cuentos-cuentos-the-principles-of-pleasure-and-other-short-stories-paperback","title":"El Principio del Placer Y Otros Cuentos (Cuentos) \/ The Principles of Pleasure and Other Short Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJos? Emilio Pacheco\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUn legado invaluable que nos invita a seguir leyendo, escribiendo y so?ando.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEn la pieza que da t?tulo a este volumen (premio Xavier Villaurrutia), Jorge, un muchacho que no entiende por qu? la vida es como es, crece en una sociedad de doble moral cuyas contradicciones se acent?an a medida que lo consume el amor por una joven mayor que ?l. A esta novela corta siguen los cuentos \u003cstrong\u003e«La zarpa \u003c\/strong\u003e, donde una mujer confiesa a un sacerdote las decisiones que tom? en el pasado; \u003cstrong\u003e«La fiesta brava \u003c\/strong\u003e, que narra la vida de un infravalorado escritor que recibe una ?ltima oportunidad; \u003cstrong\u003e«Langerhaus \u003c\/strong\u003e, en el que el misterio persigue a un difunto que nadie parece recordar; \u003cstrong\u003e«Tenga para que se entretenga \u003c\/strong\u003e, donde el mismo lector debe atar cabos para resolver el caso de un ni?o desaparecido y, finalmente, \u003cstrong\u003e«Cuando sal? de La Habana, v?lgame Dios \u003c\/strong\u003e, en el cual un nervioso agente de ventas se enamora en un viaje en altamar. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEste libro inclasificable deambula por la fantas?a, la literatura policiaca, la novela de crecimiento, el realismo y el simbolismo, y al hacerlo, nos confirma por qu? la obra de Jos? Emilio Pacheco es universal.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eENGLISH DESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn invaluable legacy that invites us to continue reading, writing and dreaming.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the title piece of this volume (Xavier Villaurrutia Prize), Jorge, a boy who does not understand why life is the way it is, grows up in a society of double standards whose contradictions are accentuated as he is consumed by love for a young woman older than him. This short novel is followed by the stories \u003cstrong\u003e\"La zarpa\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, where a woman confesses to a priest the decisions she made in the past; \u003cstrong\u003e\"La fiesta brava\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (Bullfighting), which narrates the life of an underrated writer who receives one last chance; \u003cstrong\u003e\"Langerhaus\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, in which mystery haunts a deceased person that no one seems to remember; \u003cstrong\u003e«Tenga para que se entretenga  \u003c\/strong\u003e(Have to Keep You Entertained), where the same reader must connect the dots to solve the case of a missing child and, finally, \u003cstrong\u003e«Cuando sal? de La Habana, v?lgame Dios  \u003c\/strong\u003e(When I left Havana, God Bless Me), in which a nervous sales agent falls in love on a trip on the high seas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis unclassifiable book wanders through fantasy, detective literature, the coming-of-age novel, realism and symbolism, and in doing so, confirms why Jos? Emilio Pacheco's work is universal.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 27, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47493140873437,"sku":"9786073912525","price":17.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/RbxryTtAbk9786073912525.webp?v=1771956217","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/el-principio-del-placer-y-otros-cuentos-cuentos-the-principles-of-pleasure-and-other-short-stories-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}