Frankenstein (Spanish Edition) [Hardcover]

Mary Shelley (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0307350150 | ISBN-13: 978-0307350152 | Publication Date: June 6, 2006

En el verano de 1816, el poeta Percy B. Shelley y su esposa Mary se reunieron con Lord Byron en Ginebra, en una casa frente a un lago. A instancias de Lord Byron, para animar una velada tormentosa, decidieron que cada uno inventaría una historia de fantasmas. La más callada y reservada, Mary Shelley, con tan sólo dieciocho años, dio vida a quien sería su personaje más famoso: el doctor Frankestein. Al cabo de un año completaría la novela, hoy en día un clásico imperecedero de la literatura de terror. La historia es bien conocida: un científico decide crear una criatura con vida propia a la que luego rechaza. Metáfora sobre la vida, la libertad y el amor, Frankestein es una maravillosa fábula con todos los ingredientes de los grandes mitos, una obra muy mal editada en nuestro país que ahora recuperamos con una nueva traducción y con grabados de época.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: Plaza y Janes (June 6, 2006)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 0307350150
• ISBN-13: 978-0307350152
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 1 x 8.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,249,735 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not very exciting, July 8, 2004

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This review is from: Frankenstein (Relatos Y Novelas / Narratives and Novels) (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

I had to read this book for summer reading. The rough storyline is that Frankenstein has created life from dead body parts. In horror, he rejects the creature, and the creation vows revenge on Frankenstein. Considering the idea of the book, it sounds interesting. The writing, however, was extremely boring. It took me a few chapters to get into the book, and then once I was a little intrigued, I would be bored all over again. Mary Shelley seems to write on endlessly about things that are insignificant to the plot, complicating basic understanding. On top of that, things that I thought would be important, such as Frankenstein's wedding, were summed up in about 2 sentences. The emphasis in her book seemed to be off-center, and thus it was very hard to pay attention. The book itself is very short, I believe only 200 pages or so, but it felt like it was much longer. I pity you if you are forced to read this for school (which many are), and I do not recommend this book for leisure reading--there are many other, much better written "classics" out there.