Descripción
THE FIRST CLASSIC OF THE 21ST CENTURY, PULITZER PRIZE WINNER OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE «The Goldfinch is one of those rarities that appear infrequently, a boldly written literary novel that connects with the reader's emotions. A triumph.
Stephen King, The New York Times Beginning The Goldfinch, we enter a hotel room in Amsterdam. Theo Decker has been holed up within these four walls for over a week, chain-smoking, drinking vodka, and chewing on fear. He is a young man, but his story is long and he doesn't quite know why he has ended up here. How did it all begin? With an explosion at the Metropolitan Museum in New York about ten years ago and the image of a goldfinch with golden feathers, a splendid 17th-century painting that disappeared amidst the dust and rubble. The one who took it was Theo himself, a child then, who suddenly became an orphan of his mother and dedicated himself to wasting his life, while the memory of a red-haired girl filled his nights and a suspicious package passed from hand to hand until it reached Holland. How will it all end? To find out, one must surrender to the talent of Donna Tartt, the author who has managed to update the rules of the great masters, The Goldfinch is probably the first classic of the 21st century. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A young New Yorker grieving his mother's death is pulled into a gritty underworld of art and wealth in this "extraordinary" and beloved Pulitzer Prize winner that "connects with the heart as well as the mind" (Stephen King, New York Times Book Review). Theo Decker, a 13-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by his strange new home on Park Avenue, disturbed by schoolmates who don't know how to talk to him, and tormented above all by a longing for his mother, he clings to the one thing that reminds him of her: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into a wealthy and insular art community. As an adult, Theo moves silkily between the drawing rooms of the rich and the dusty labyrinth of an antiques store where he works. He is alienated and in love -- and at the center of a narrowing, ever more dangerous circle. The Goldfinch is a mesmerizing, stay-up-all-night and tell-all-your-friends triumph, an old-fashioned story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention. From the streets of New York to the dark corners of the art underworld, this "soaring masterpiece" examines the devastating impact of grief and the ruthless machinations of fate (Ron Charles, Washington Post).
Author: Donna Tartt
Publisher: Vintage Espanol
Published: 06/03/2014
Pages: 1152
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.10w x 2.10d
ISBN13: 9780804173025
ISBN10: 0804173028
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Coming of Age
- Fiction | Psychological
Stephen King, The New York Times Beginning The Goldfinch, we enter a hotel room in Amsterdam. Theo Decker has been holed up within these four walls for over a week, chain-smoking, drinking vodka, and chewing on fear. He is a young man, but his story is long and he doesn't quite know why he has ended up here. How did it all begin? With an explosion at the Metropolitan Museum in New York about ten years ago and the image of a goldfinch with golden feathers, a splendid 17th-century painting that disappeared amidst the dust and rubble. The one who took it was Theo himself, a child then, who suddenly became an orphan of his mother and dedicated himself to wasting his life, while the memory of a red-haired girl filled his nights and a suspicious package passed from hand to hand until it reached Holland. How will it all end? To find out, one must surrender to the talent of Donna Tartt, the author who has managed to update the rules of the great masters, The Goldfinch is probably the first classic of the 21st century. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A young New Yorker grieving his mother's death is pulled into a gritty underworld of art and wealth in this "extraordinary" and beloved Pulitzer Prize winner that "connects with the heart as well as the mind" (Stephen King, New York Times Book Review). Theo Decker, a 13-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by his strange new home on Park Avenue, disturbed by schoolmates who don't know how to talk to him, and tormented above all by a longing for his mother, he clings to the one thing that reminds him of her: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into a wealthy and insular art community. As an adult, Theo moves silkily between the drawing rooms of the rich and the dusty labyrinth of an antiques store where he works. He is alienated and in love -- and at the center of a narrowing, ever more dangerous circle. The Goldfinch is a mesmerizing, stay-up-all-night and tell-all-your-friends triumph, an old-fashioned story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention. From the streets of New York to the dark corners of the art underworld, this "soaring masterpiece" examines the devastating impact of grief and the ruthless machinations of fate (Ron Charles, Washington Post).
Author: Donna Tartt
Publisher: Vintage Espanol
Published: 06/03/2014
Pages: 1152
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.10w x 2.10d
ISBN13: 9780804173025
ISBN10: 0804173028
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Coming of Age
- Fiction | Psychological
About the Author
En 1992 Donna Tartt se dio a conocer al gran público con El secreto, una primera novela que sirvió para situar a la autora en las filas de los clásicos contemporáneos. Tras el éxito deslumbrante de aquella propuesta, transcurrieron once años de silencio. Hubo entonces quien pensó que Donna Tartt pasaría a la historia por ser la autora de una sola y magnífica novela, pero a principios de 2003 la gran escritora sureña volvió a triunfar en su país y en toda Europa con Un juego de niños. Ahora, al cabo de otros once años, aparece El jilguero, una nueva novela que la crítica y el público han aplaudido con fervor.