Otra vuelta de tuerca / The Turn of the Screw - Brossura

James, Henry

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9786073117340: Otra vuelta de tuerca / The Turn of the Screw

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ISBN 10: 6073117345 ISBN 13: 9786073117340

Casa editrice: Debolsillo Mexico, 2014

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Otra vuelta de tuerca est� considerada la historia de fantasmas por antonomasia y un hito insoslayable en la historia de la literatura universal. Protagonizada por una joven institutriz al cuidado de dos ni�os en una mansi�n victoriana, a lo largo de la narraci�n intervienen presencias y personajes tal vez sobrenaturales. La anterior institutriz y el sirviente murieron en extra�as circunstancias. �Cu�l es el secreto que se oculta entre los muros de la mansi�n? Para descubrirlo, el autor nos conducir� magistralmente por los vericuetos de la historia en un sostenido e inquietante crescendo. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Widely recognized as one of literature's most gripping ghost stories, this classic tale of moral degradation concerns the sinister transformation of two innocent children into flagrant liars and hypocrites. The story begins when a governess arrives at an English country estate to look after Miles, aged ten, and Flora, eight. At first, everything appears normal but then events gradually begin to weave a spell of psychological terror. One night a ghost appears before the governess. It is the dead lover of Miss Jessel, the former governess. Later, the ghost of Miss Jessel herself appears before the governess and the little girl. Moreover, both the governess and the housekeeper suspect that the two spirits have appeared to the boy in private. The children, however, adamantly refuse to acknowledge the presence of the two spirits, in spite of indications that there is some sort of evil communication going on between the children and the ghosts. Without resorting to clattering chains, demonic noises, and other melodramatic techniques, this elegantly told tale succeeds in creating an atmosphere of tingling suspense and unspoken horror matched by few other books in the genre. Known for his probing psychological novels dealing with the upper classes, James in this story tried his hand at the occult — and created a masterpiece of the supernatural that has frightened and delighted readers for nearly a century.

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