Un despliegue de gran audacia técnica y elegante virtuosismo, al servicio de una amenísima trama en la que se alterna la ficción con hechos reales muy imaginativamente ordenados. Un libro que ha tenido un extraordinario éxito, tanto de crítica como de ventas, y ha recibido numerosos galardones. Esta novela no trata sólo del loro que aparecía en Un corazón simple, sino también de ferrocarriles y de osos; de Francia y de Inglaterra; de la vida y del arte; del sexo y de la muerte; de George Sand y de LouiseColet; de los (odiados) estudiosos de la obra de Flaubert y de las virtudes del lector «aficionado». Y todo ello de la pluma de un enigmático narrador, el doctor Braithwaite, apasionado de Flaubert, cuya vida y secretos nos son progresivamente desvelados.
The definitive biography of the undisputed giant of English literature, a man whose own true history has long been hidden behind the fictional world of his books
The first biography to examine Mailer's life as a twisted lens, offering a unique insight into the history of America from the end of World War II to the election of Barack Obama.
From Normandy to the Caribbean Islands, this innovative biographical pursuit follows Adèle Hugo on her reckless journey of unrequited love – and the writer who chased after her more than 150 years later.
A compelling combination of literature and memoir revealing the big experiences and little moments that shaped Ann Patchett as a daughter, wife, and writer
The first biography of W. G. Sebald: a robust, intricate, landmark portrait of one of the most significant and lauded cultural figures of the twentieth century
The much-anticipated memoirs of A. N. Wilson, one of Britain's leading contemporary critics, both literary and cultural, and a figure celebrated for his waspish and subversive writing.
