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Seis problemas para don Isidro Parodi (Spanish Edition) [Paperback]

Jorge Luis Borges (Author), Adolfo Bioy Casares (Author)


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January 1, 2006
Amantes del genero policial, Jorge Luis Borges y Adolfo Bioy Casares dieron cauce de expresion a las inquietudes y solaces fruto de su comun aficion en los singulares relatos que toman como eje a un detective o investigador no menos singular: Isidro Parodi, el penado de la celda 273 de la Penitenciaria Nacional, que resuelve los casos que le plantean sin moverse de ella. Publicado en 1942 bajo el pseudonimo comun de H. Bustos Domecq, SEIS PROBLEMAS para DON ISIDRO PARODI esta integrado por seis piezas que, pese a ser completamente independientes, van desplegando en un segundo plano ante el lector todo un elenco de personajes que, sometidos a un bano de humor corrosivo que les imprime rasgos y aires propios de grand guignol, sirven de articuladores de unas tramas que hunden su raiz en la mejor tradicion del cuento de misterio.

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Amantes del genero policial, Jorge Luis Borges y Adolfo Bioy Casares dieron cauce de expresion a las inquietudes y solaces fruto de su comun aficion en los singulares relatos que toman como eje a un detective o investigador no menos singular: Isidro Parodi, el penado de la celda 273 de la Penitenciaria Nacional, que resuelve los casos que le plantean sin moverse de ella. Publicado en 1942 bajo el pseudonimo comun de H. Bustos Domecq, SEIS PROBLEMAS para DON ISIDRO PARODI esta integrado por seis piezas que, pese a ser completamente independientes, van desplegando en un segundo plano ante el lector todo un elenco de personajes que, sometidos a un bano de humor corrosivo que les imprime rasgos y aires propios de grand guignol, sirven de articuladores de unas tramas que hunden su raiz en la mejor tradicion del cuento de misterio. --Los editores

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Text: Spanish

Product Details

  • Paperback: 184 pages
  • Publisher: Alianza; 1st. edition (January 1, 2006)
  • Language: Spanish
  • ISBN-10: 8420633909
  • ISBN-13: 978-8420633909
  • Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.3 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,048,499 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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