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Seg?n Venga El Juego / Play It as It Lays by Didion, Joan

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A book that has been read, but is in good condition. Minimal damage to the book cover eg. scuff marks, but no holes or tears. If this is a hard cover, the dust jacket may be missing. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. No highlighting of text, no writing in the margins, and no missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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Binding
Paperback
Weight
1 lbs
Product Group
Book
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No
ISBN
9786073155380

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
ISBN-10
6073155387
ISBN-13
9786073155380
eBay Product ID (ePID)
240235229

Product Key Features

Book Title
Según Venga El Juego / Play It As It Lays
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
Spanish
Topic
Literary
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Fiction
Author
Joan Didion
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
7.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Synopsis
De la autora de El año del pensamiento mágico , una novela perturbadora sobre la realidad de ser mujer. Un clásico de la literatura norteamericana. A sus treinta años, Maria Wyeth se encuentra emocionalmente a la deriva y ajena a todo lo que la rodea. Su carrera de actriz se ha limitado a papeles en películas de tercera y siempre ha vivido a la sombra de su marido, un reconocido director de Hollywood que nunca le ha permitido tomar sus propias decisiones con respecto a su hija de cuatro años, recluida en un centro médico para niños con necesidades especiales, ni con respecto a su nuevo embarazo. Con una mirada implacable y una voz inconfundible, Didion disecciona sin contemplaciones la sociedad estadounidense de finales de los años sesenta, explorando por un lado la realidad de ser mujer en una sociedad en la que siempre han prevalecido las necesidades masculinas y, por otro, capturando el estado de ánimo de toda una generación que vive bajo el engaño de las apariencias, la amoralidad, las consecuencias del liberalismo extremo y el hastío generalizado del individuo contemporáneo. Incluida por la revista Time en su lista de las mejores cien novelas en lengua inglesa publicadas entre 1923 y 2005, Según venga el juego está considerada, después de más de cuatro décadas desde su publicación, un clásico moderno de las letras norteamericanas y una de las mejores novelas de Joan Didion. Críticas: «No ha habido otro escritor norteamericano con el nivel de Joan Didion desde Nathanael West. [...] Un libro espectacular.» John Leonard, The New York Times «Sencillo, comedido, inteligente, bien estructurado, ocurrente, irresistiblemente implacable, punzante y libre de sensacionalismos. Según venga el juego es un libro sobresaliente y de una excepcional calidad literaria.» Library Journal «Una novela mordaz que destila veneno en gotas minúsculas.» J.R. Frakes, Book World ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A classic of North American Literature. A dissection of American life in the late 1960s, Play It As It Lays captures the mood of an entire generation. Joan Didion chose Hollywood to serve as her microcosm of contemporary society and exposed a culture characterized by emptiness and ennui. Maria Wyeth is an emotional drifter who has become almost anesthetized against pain and pleasure. She finds herself, in her early thirties, radically divorced from husband, lovers, friends, her own past and her own future. Actress, daughter, wife, mother, woman: she has played each role to the sound of one hand clapping. Two decades after its original publication, it remains a profoundly disturbing novel., De la autora de El a o del pensamiento m gico , una novela perturbadora sobre la realidad de ser mujer. Un cl sico de la literatura norteamericana. A sus treinta a os, Maria Wyeth se encuentra emocionalmente a la deriva y ajena a todo lo que la rodea. Su carrera de actriz se ha limitado a papeles en pel culas de tercera y siempre ha vivido a la sombra de su marido, un reconocido director de Hollywood que nunca le ha permitido tomar sus propias decisiones con respecto a su hija de cuatro a os, recluida en un centro m dico para ni os con necesidades especiales, ni con respecto a su nuevo embarazo. Con una mirada implacable y una voz inconfundible, Didion disecciona sin contemplaciones la sociedad estadounidense de finales de los a os sesenta, explorando por un lado la realidad de ser mujer en una sociedad en la que siempre han prevalecido las necesidades masculinas y, por otro, capturando el estado de nimo de toda una generaci n que vive bajo el enga o de las apariencias, la amoralidad, las consecuencias del liberalismo extremo y el hast o generalizado del individuo contempor neo. Incluida por la revista Time en su lista de las mejores cien novelas en lengua inglesa publicadas entre 1923 y 2005, Seg n venga el juego est considerada, despu s de m s de cuatro d cadas desde su publicaci n, un cl sico moderno de las letras norteamericanas y una de las mejores novelas de Joan Didion. Cr ticas: No ha habido otro escritor norteamericano con el nivel de Joan Didion desde Nathanael West. ...] Un libro espectacular. John Leonard, The New York Times Sencillo, comedido, inteligente, bien estructurado, ocurrente, irresistiblemente implacable, punzante y libre de sensacionalismos. Seg n venga el juego es un libro sobresaliente y de una excepcional calidad literaria. Library Journal Una novela mordaz que destila veneno en gotas min sculas. J.R. Frakes, Book World ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONA classic of North American Literature. A dissection of American life in the late 1960s, Play It As It Lays captures the mood of an entire generation. Joan Didion chose Hollywood to serve as her microcosm of contemporary society and exposed a culture characterized by emptiness and ennui.Maria Wyeth is an emotional drifter who has become almost anesthetized against pain and pleasure. She finds herself, in her early thirties, radically divorced from husband, lovers, friends, her own past and her own future. Actress, daughter, wife, mother, woman: she has played each role to the sound of one hand clapping.Two decades after its original publication, it remains a profoundly disturbing novel., De la autora de El a o del pensamiento m gico , una novela perturbadora sobre la realidad de ser mujer. Un cl sico de la literatura norteamericana. A sus treinta a os, Maria Wyeth se encuentra emocionalmente a la deriva y ajena a todo lo que la rodea. Su carrera de actriz se ha limitado a papeles en pel culas de tercera y siempre ha vivido a la sombra de su marido, un reconocido director de Hollywood que nunca le ha permitido tomar sus propias decisiones con respecto a su hija de cuatro a os, recluida en un centro m dico para ni os con necesidades especiales, ni con respecto a su nuevo embarazo. Con una mirada implacable y una voz inconfundible, Didion disecciona sin contemplaciones la sociedad estadounidense de finales de los a os sesenta, explorando por un lado la realidad de ser mujer en una sociedad en la que siempre han prevalecido las necesidades masculinas y, por otro, capturando el estado de nimo de toda una generaci n que vive bajo el enga o de las apariencias, la amoralidad, las consecuencias del liberalismo extremo y el hast o generalizado del individuo contempor neo. Incluida por la revista Time en su lista de las mejores cien novelas en lengua inglesa publicadas entre 1923 y 2005, Seg n venga el juego est considerada, despu s de m s de cuatro d cadas desde su publicaci n, un cl sico moderno de las letras norteamericanas y una de las mejores novelas de Joan Didion. Cr ticas: No ha habido otro escritor norteamericano con el nivel de Joan Didion desde Nathanael West. ...] Un libro espectacular. John Leonard, The New York Times Sencillo, comedido, inteligente, bien estructurado, ocurrente, irresistiblemente implacable, punzante y libre de sensacionalismos. Seg n venga el juego es un libro sobresaliente y de una excepcional calidad literaria. Library Journal Una novela mordaz que destila veneno en gotas min sculas. J.R. Frakes, Book World ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A classic of North American Literature. A dissection of American life in the late 1960s, Play It As It Lays captures the mood of an entire generation. Joan Didion chose Hollywood to serve as her microcosm of contemporary society and exposed a culture characterized by emptiness and ennui. Maria Wyeth is an emotional drifter who has become almost anesthetized against pain and pleasure. She finds herself, in her early thirties, radically divorced from husband, lovers, friends, her own past and her own future. Actress, daughter, wife, mother, woman: she has played each role to the sound of one hand clapping. Two decades after its original publication, it remains a profoundly disturbing novel.

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