{"product_id":"el-heroe-discreto-the-discreet-hero","title":"El héroe discreto \/ The Discreet Hero","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUna novela del Premio Nobel de Literatura y Pr\u0026amp;iacute;ncipe de Asturias de las Letras Mario Vargas Llosa, en la que dos hombres puestos a prueba por la vida descubren el verdadero sentido del coraje y la lealtad.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eUno de los mejores libros de 2013 seg\u0026amp;uacute;n \u003ci\u003eBabelia \u003c\/i\u003ey \u003ci\u003eEl Cultural\u003c\/i\u003e de \u003ci\u003eEl Mundo\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEl h\u0026amp;eacute;roe discreto\u003c\/i\u003e narra la historia paralela de dos personajes: el ordenado y entra\u0026amp;ntilde;able Fel\u0026amp;iacute;cito Yanaqu\u0026amp;eacute;, un peque\u0026amp;ntilde;o empresario de Piura, que es extorsionado; y de Ismael Carrera, un exitoso hombre de negocios, due\u0026amp;ntilde;o de una aseguradora en Lima, quien urde una sorpresiva venganza contra sus dos hijos holgazanes que quisieron verlo muerto.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmbos personajes son, a su modo, discretos rebeldes que intentan hacerse cargo de sus propios destinos, pues tanto Ismael como Fel\u0026amp;iacute;cito le echan un pulso al curso de los acontecimientos. Mientras Ismael desaf\u0026amp;iacute;a todas las convenciones de su clase, Fel\u0026amp;iacute;cito se aferra a unas pocas m\u0026amp;aacute;ximas para plantar cara al chantaje. No son justicieros, pero est\u0026amp;aacute;n por encima de las mezquindades de su entorno para vivir seg\u0026amp;uacute;n sus ideales y deseos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eViejos conocidos del mundo vargasllosiano aparecen en estas p\u0026amp;aacute;ginas: el sargento Lituma y los inconquistables, don Rigoberto, do\u0026amp;ntilde;a Lucrecia y Fonchito, todos movi\u0026amp;eacute;ndose ahora en un Per\u0026amp;uacute; muy pr\u0026amp;oacute;spero.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUn libro lleno de humor, con elementos propios del melodrama, donde Piura y Lima ya no son espacios f\u0026amp;iacute;sicos, sino reinos de la imaginaci\u0026amp;oacute;n poblados por los personajes del gran escritor que es Mario Vargas Llosa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eENGLISH DESCRIPTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tale of two cities―Piura and Lima―rocked by scandal, and the disintegrating bonds of loyalty between the generations\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa\u0026amp;rsquo;s newest novel follows two fascinating characters whose lives are destined to intersect: neat, endearing Fel\u0026amp;iacute;cito Yanaqu\u0026amp;eacute;, a small businessman in Piura, Peru, who finds himself the victim of blackmail; and Ismael Carrera, a successful owner of an insurance company in Lima, who cooks up a plan to avenge himself against the two lazy sons who want him dead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFel\u0026amp;iacute;cito and Ismael are, each in his own way, quiet, discreet rebels: honorable men trying to seize control of their destinies in a social and political climate where all can seem set in stone, predetermined. They are hardly vigilantes, but each is determined to live according to his own personal ideals and desires―which means forcibly rising above the pettiness of their surroundings. \u003ci\u003eThe Discreet Hero\u003c\/i\u003e is also a chance to revisit some of our favorite players from previous Vargas Llosa novels: Sergeant Lituma, Don Rigoberto, Do\u0026amp;ntilde;a Lucrecia, and Fonchito are all here in a prosperous Peru. Vargas Llosa sketches Piura and Lima vividly―and the cities become not merely physical spaces but realms of the imagination populated by his vivid characters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA novel whose humor and pathos shine through in Edith Grossman\u0026amp;rsquo;s masterly translation, \u003ci\u003eThe Discreet Hero\u003c\/i\u003e is another remarkable achievement from the finest Latin American novelist at work today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PRH Grupo Editorial","offers":[{"title":"US - Paperback","offer_id":49741412303075,"sku":"DTRPRUS-9788490625958","price":98.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/03c9fd823a80-9788490625958.jpg?v=1789603112","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/products\/el-heroe-discreto-the-discreet-hero","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}