{"product_id":"el-arte-de-burlar-a-la-muerte-the-art-of-cheating-death","title":"El arte de burlar a la muerte \/ The Art of Cheating Death","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAl mejor estilo de Joseph Conrad, Stefan Zweig o Ambrose Bierce, Francisco P\u0026amp;eacute;rez de Ant\u0026amp;oacute;n nos presenta ochorelatos turbadores cuyos protagonistas tratan de cambiar el destino fatal que parece marcar sus vidas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEstos son los \u003cb\u003esugerentes t\u0026amp;iacute;tulos\u003c\/b\u003e: \u0026amp;laquo;Un agujero en el queso\u0026amp;raquo;, \u0026amp;laquo;O C\u0026amp;eacute;sar o nada\u0026amp;raquo;, \u0026amp;laquo;El apag\u0026amp;oacute;n\u0026amp;raquo;, \u0026amp;laquo;\u0026amp;iquest;D\u0026amp;oacute;nde est\u0026amp;aacute;n los payasos?\u0026amp;raquo;, \u0026amp;laquo;Atracci\u0026amp;oacute;n fatal\u0026amp;raquo;, \u0026amp;laquo;Ap\u0026amp;oacute;stata, zascandil, delator, esp\u0026amp;iacute;a\u0026amp;raquo;, \u0026amp;laquo;La ninfa de la fuente de Gobia\u0026amp;raquo; y \u0026amp;laquo;El arte de burlar a la muerte\u0026amp;raquo;, que da t\u0026amp;iacute;tulo al libro y narra lo ocurrido la noche en que Sherezade se salv\u0026amp;oacute; de ser degollada gracias a las \u003cb\u003ehistorias\u003c\/b\u003e que el autor pone en boca de ella.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInmersos en diferentes tiempos \u003cb\u003ehist\u0026amp;oacute;ricos\u003c\/b\u003e, sus originales tramas e inesperados desenlaces conforman un colorido mosaico literario donde los m\u0026amp;uacute;ltiples \u003cb\u003eestilos narrativos\u003c\/b\u003e potencian el prop\u0026amp;oacute;sito de emocionar, \u003cb\u003esorprender\u003c\/b\u003e y entretener al lector.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVamos en busca de \u003cb\u003ebuenas historias\u003c\/b\u003e, bien contadas, como las que P\u0026amp;eacute;rez de Ant\u0026amp;oacute;n nos presenta en este volumen, fuera de colecci\u0026amp;oacute;n, con las que podremos comprobar la capacidad curativa de la lectura y, tal vez, \u003cb\u003eburlar a la muerte\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eENGLISH DESCRIPTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the best Joseph Conrad, Stefan Zweig, or Ambrose Bierce style, Francisco P\u0026amp;eacute;rez de Ant\u0026amp;oacute;n presents eight disturbing short stories in which the protagonists try to change the doomed fate that seems to chart the course of their lives.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese are their \u003cb\u003eenticing titles: \u003c\/b\u003e\u0026amp;ldquo;A Hole in the Cheese,\u0026amp;rdquo; \u0026amp;ldquo;Cesar or Nothing,\u0026amp;rdquo; \u0026amp;ldquo;The Blackout,\u0026amp;rdquo; \u0026amp;ldquo;Where Are the Clowns?\u0026amp;rdquo; \u0026amp;ldquo;Fatal Attraction,\u0026amp;rdquo; \u0026amp;ldquo;Apostate, Loafer, Whistleblower, Spy,\u0026amp;rdquo; \u0026amp;ldquo;The Nymph in the Fountain of Gobia,\u0026amp;rdquo; and \u0026amp;ldquo;The Art of Cheating Death,\u0026amp;rdquo; which gives the book its title and narrates what happened the night Scheherazade saved herself from being beheaded because of the \u003cb\u003estories\u003c\/b\u003e the author put in her mouth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImmersed in different \u003cb\u003ehistorical\u003c\/b\u003e times, these original plots with unexpected outcomes make a colorful literary mosaic where multiple \u003cb\u003enarrative styles\u003c\/b\u003e enhance the purpose of thrilling, \u003cb\u003esurprising\u003c\/b\u003e, and entertaining the reader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe are looking for \u003cb\u003egood stories,\u003c\/b\u003e well told, just like the ones P\u0026amp;eacute;rez de Ant\u0026amp;oacute;n presents in this volume, not included in any collection, with which we might demonstrate the healing capacity of reading, and maybe even \u003cb\u003echeat death. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PRH Grupo Editorial","offers":[{"title":"US - Paperback","offer_id":49734338380003,"sku":"DTRPRUS-9786073844802","price":131.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/69db9c53485f-9786073844802.jpg?v=1789411797","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/zh-mo\/products\/el-arte-de-burlar-a-la-muerte-the-art-of-cheating-death","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}