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Eliseo Alberto (Author)
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April 19, 1999
A crazed Cuban veteran, unable to commit suicide, goes in search of someone to do the deed for him. Original and rich in character development, precise and musical in its language, Caracol Beach is a novel readers cannot put down.

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Text: Spanish

About the Author

Eliseo Alberto (b. Havana, Cuba) has written poetry, children's books, novels, and scrips for movies.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 357 pages
  • Publisher: Alfaguara (April 19, 1999)
  • Language: Spanish
  • ISBN-10: 8420483702
  • ISBN-13: 978-8420483702
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #843,962 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars UN PREMIO MERECIDO, August 5, 1999
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This review is from: Caracol Beach (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)
Desde que supe que Eliseo Alberto, el autor de Informe contra mi mismo y La eternidad por fin comienza un lunes, habia ganado el Premio Alfaguara, corri a buscar su libro. Y no me defraudo. Nunca me defrauda este autor. Su mirada es profunda, su universo es rico, su manera de narrar los hechos mas cotidianos como si fueron trascendentales hace que la lectura sea realmente un disfrute total. Es un autor con garra, con matices, con una voz muy propia.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars El humor negro del realismo mágico, October 10, 2001
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El manejo del absurdo en la novela es un arte bastante delicado pues se puede convertir en ridículo o tonto con solo pequeños errores. Estos están completamente ausentes en esta novela, en la cual la locura se explica a si misma a través de millones de pequeños sub cuentos que el autor logra enlazar una historia coherente, donde un cubano ex-veterano de la guerra de Angola en su desespero por escapar de un tigre alado imaginario ( o tal vez no) que lo persigue secuestra un grupo de muchachos que lo único que querían era un poco de sexo en su noche de graduación del colegio. Sin embargo esta trama es solo incidental para que el autor nos pueda presentar como en un mundo incoherente la "locura" es un medio tal válido para darle sentido como cualquier otro.

La novela es simplemente genial.

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELENTE, May 20, 1999
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GANADOR DE UN PREMIO, ESTE LIBRO ES EXCELENTE POR SU TRATAMIENTO DE VARIOS TEMAS QUE SOM PERMNES Y QUE SON DE ACTUALIDAD, LA LOCURA, LA HOMOSEXUALIDAD, EL AMOR , EL DESAMOR, LA GUERRA, LA MUERTE , LA VIDA, EL INFORTUNIO, TODO SE UNE PARA FORMAR UNA TRAGEDIA DE UN SOLO DIA, PERO QUE TIENE SUS RAICES MUCHOS ANOS ATRAS. ESTE LIBRO TAMBIEN TIENE SUS MOMENTOS DIVERTIDOS ( QUIEN HA DICHO QUE NO DEBE HABER HUMOR EN LA TRAGEDIA). EL INFORTUNIO QUE CAE SOBRE LOS PROTAGONISTAS ESTA LLENO DE FATALISMO Y CASUALIDADES, QUE HUBIERAN HECHO LA DIFERENCIA SI NO HUBIESEN PASASDO, PERO LA VIDA ES ASI , NO LA PODEMOS CAMBIAR Y TENEMOS QUE ACEPTARLA Y VIVIR CON NUESTROS ERRORES POR EL RESTO DE LA VIDA. FACILITO, AUNQUE HAYA MOSCARDONES QUE NOS NUBLEN LA VISTA Y TIGUERES DE BENGALA QUE INVADAN NUESTRO SUENO, DEBEMOS SEGUIR ADELANTE Y NO DEJARNOS DOMINAR POR LA CAMISA DE FUERZA QUE ES EL MIEDO, SIEMPRE AMANDO A ALGUIEN , YA QUE NO AMAR A NADIE ES UNA INMORALIDAD. ES UN LIBRO EXCELENTE. SE LO RECOMIENDO A TODOS LOS QUE QUIERAN UNA TRAGEDIA MODERNA CON SABOR A CIUDAD.
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