Sergio missana (46 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The Transentients is a bewitching puzzle-box with a propulsive plot that is deeply layered with metaphysical mystery and a complex and original literary work. It tells the story of Tomás Ugarte, a hotshot advertising executive in Santiago who's just turned forty and quit his job and whose wife is divorcing him, in part because she wants children and they can't get pregnant. In the throes of what appears to be a run-of-the-mill midlife crisis, Tomás decides to take a "sabbatical year"; he moves into a bachelor pad, sleeps with a twenty-one-year-old model, and starts making plans to travel to India or Morocco. Strangely disconnected from his own life, he's observing himself from the outside. Quite suddenly, the novel takes a turn, and you realize that you're reading an entirely different, and far more interesting book than you may have initially believed. Tomás has "episodes" in which he imagines he's in the body of someone else. Or is he actually in the body of someone else? Or are they in his body? The first time it happens, he finds himself inside the body and the life of an elderly beggar woman named Inés. Missana's description of Tomás's experience living (and dying) in Inés's body -- how tiring even to cross the street, much less the physically horrific things Inés endures living on the streets -- is harrowing. As the story progresses, Tomás undergoes more episodes of transentience; there are white-knuckle descriptions of Tomás as a mountaineer in a lethal blizzard in the Andes, and then as a screenwriter on a road trip to Chile's stark northern Atacama Desert, where a ghost town film set suddenly appears like a mirage. Tomás grows increasingly desperate to know what's happening to him. Who are these people he keeps inhabiting, and why? How do their lives and their deaths and their stories connect to one another and Tomás? Missana answers these questions and ties these threads by means of narrative wizardry evoking Fowles or Chekhov. The ending is both unexpected and deeply moving.…

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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The Transentients is a bewitching puzzle-box with a propulsive plot that is deeply layered with metaphysical mystery and a complex and original literary work. It tells the story of Tomás Ugarte, a hotshot advertising executive in Santiago who's just turned forty and quit his job and whose wife is divorcing him, in part because she wants children and they can't get pregnant. In the throes of what appears to be a run-of-the-mill midlife crisis, Tomás decides to take a "sabbatical year"; he moves into a bachelor pad, sleeps with a twenty-one-year-old model, and starts making plans to travel to India or Morocco. Strangely disconnected from his own life, he's observing himself from the outside. Quite suddenly, the novel takes a turn, and you realize that you're reading an entirely different, and far more interesting book than you may have initially believed. Tomás has "episodes" in which he imagines he's in the body of someone else. Or is he actually in the body of someone else? Or are they in his body? The first time it happens, he finds himself inside the body and the life of an elderly beggar woman named Inés. Missana's description of Tomás's experience living (and dying) in Inés's body -- how tiring even to cross the street, much less the physically horrific things Inés endures living on the streets -- is harrowing. As the story progresses, Tomás undergoes more episodes of transentience; there are white-knuckle descriptions of Tomás as a mountaineer in a lethal blizzard in the Andes, and then as a screenwriter on a road trip to Chile's stark northern Atacama Desert, where a ghost town film set suddenly appears like a mirage. Tomás grows increasingly desperate to know what's happening to him. Who are these people he keeps inhabiting, and why? How do their lives and their deaths and their stories connect to one another and Tomás? Missana answers these questions and ties these threads by means of narrative wizardry evoking Fowles or Chekhov. The ending is both unexpected and deeply moving.…

Condizione: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Condizione: Very Good. : El día de los muertos es una novela de Sergio Missana que narra una historia de amor en el contexto del golpe de estado de 1973 en Chile. La edición presentada es la primera, publicada en 2007 por Fondo de Cultura Económica. La novela forma parte de las series Tierra firme y Colección Tierra firme (Fondo de Cultura Económica (Chile)). EAN: 9789562890557 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción|Historia Título: El día de los muertos Autor: Sergio Missana Idioma: es-ES Páginas: 351 Formato: tapa blanda.…

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The Transentients is a bewitching puzzle-box with a propulsive plot that is deeply layered with metaphysical mystery and a complex and original literary work. It tells the story of Tom Originally published in Spanish under the title: Las muertes paralelas. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 1st edition. 256 pages. 8.43x5.51x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Condizione: New. 2021. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . .

Condizione: New. 1st edition NO-PA16APR2015-KAP.

Paperback / softback. Condizione: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Tapa Blanda. Condizione: Buen estado.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New. 2021. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Tapa blanda. Condizione: Bueno. SINOPSIS: En Santiago de Chile, a comienzos de 1973, un grupo de militantes de izquierda espera -en una casona del barrio de Bellavista- a un visitante misterioso. Tres d cadas m s tarde, el hijo de uno de los miembros de ese clan va tras los pasos de una mujer, obsesionado por dilucidar un enigma cuyos or genes se remontan acaso a esa jornada. El d a de los muertos es la cr nica de una doble b squeda, marcada por pulsiones emocionales y er ticas, y por las certidumbres impl citas en el esp ritu de pocas distintas. Las historias de los personajes se aluden en un contrapunto ir nico que refleja la transmisi n oblicua y malograda de una herencia generacional. …

Rústica. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Nuevo. LIBRO.

Condizione: Nuevo. En Santiago de Chile, a comienzos de 1973, un grupo de militantes de izquierda espera -en una casona del barrio de Bellavista- a un visitante misterioso. Tres décadas más tarde, el hijo de uno de los miembros de ese clan va tras los pasos de una mujer, obsesionado por dilucidar un enigma cuyos orígenes se remontan acaso a esa jornada. El día de los muertos es la crónica de una doble búsqueda, marcada por pulsiones emocionales y eróticas, y por las certidumbres implícitas en el espíritu de épocas distintas. Las historias de los personajes se aluden en un contrapunto irónico que refleja la transmisión oblicua y malograda de una herencia generacional.…

Jan 01, 2000. Condizione: Used: Good. 2319 Sello de biblioteca en primera página.

El día de los muertos es la crónica de una doble búsqueda, marcada por pulsiones emocionales y eróticas, y por las certidumbres implícitas en el espíritu de épocas distintas. Las historias de Esteban y Valentina; Gaspar y Matilde, separadas por una grieta de treinta años abarcando cuatro continentes, se aluden en un contrapunto irónico que refleja la transmisión oblicua y malograda de una herencia generacional. El día de los muertos confirma el lugar destacado que su autor ocupa en el actual panorama de la narrativa latinoamericana. páginas/pasges.…

Condizione: Usado - Bueno. Usado - Bueno.

Condizione: Usado - Bueno. Usado - Bueno.