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La Velocidad De La Luz (Coleccion Andanzas) (Spanish Edition) [Paperback]

Javier Cercas (Author)
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March 1, 2005
Ésta es la historia de una amistad, una amistad que empieza en 1987 cuando el narrador, un joven aspirante a novelista, viaja a una universidad del Medio Oeste estadounidense y conoce a Rodney Falk, su compañero de despacho, un ex combatiente de Vietnam huraño e inabordable, ferozmente lúcido y corroído en secreto por su pasado. Pero ésta es también la historia de una experiencia radical en el abismo indescifrable del mal y la culpa, que el propio narrador sólo logrará entender y asumir años más tarde, como en una fulguración, cuando conozca el éxito y lo que éste tiene de corrupción insidiosa.

After the traditional bestseller Soldiers of Salamis, Cercas returns with a fascinating novel about the force of evil and the corruption of success.

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  • Paperback: 305 pages
  • Publisher: TusQuets (March 1, 2005)
  • Language: Spanish
  • ISBN-10: 8483102986
  • ISBN-13: 978-8483102985
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #600,125 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Cercas's Model, May 14, 2007
This review is from: La Velocidad De La Luz (Coleccion Andanzas) (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)
This novel can be better understood if we also read Sol de medianoche (Midnight sun) by the Puerto Rican writer Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá. The plots are very similar and Cercas had reviewed Rodríguez Juliá's novel ten years before La velocidad de la luz (The Speed of Light) came to light.
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3.0 out of 5 stars No me interesaba hasta el final..., August 2, 2007
This review is from: La Velocidad De La Luz (Coleccion Andanzas) (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)
Primero, perdoname si mi espanol no es perfecto; no soy hablante nativo, pero he estudiado el idioma por nueve anos.

Yo habia leido Soldados de Salamina en uno de mis cursos de espanol, y me gustaba ese libro mucho. Asi que, cuando me entere de que Cercas habia escrito una novela nueva, lo compre lo mas pronto posible. Como estudiante de espanol, este libro fue muy denso para leer. Yo podia comprender los sucesos del trama, pero creo que perdi muchos de los detalles. Ademas, me sentia bastante aburrida durante las tres primeras partes del libro. Casi era un trabajo para leerlo. Pero empezo a interesarme durante la cuarta (y ultima) parte. Entonces yo no podia dejar de leerlo. Sin embargo, la ultima pagina de la novela me dejo con el sentimiento de que Cercas no habia encontrado una manera de terminar el libro y entonces simplemente dejo de escribirlo.

En sumo, no es un libro malo, pero yo recomendaria Soldados de Salamina en vez de este.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Psychological Masterpiece, December 27, 2011
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I read a lot of fiction in Spanish and this, along with Soldados de Salamina, are two of my favorites. The novel is well written and continues to build and build throughout, making you feel as though you've been through something catastrophic by the end. From a psychological standpoint, it's fascinating, up there with Crime and Punishment. I'm from the Midwest, so I found Cercas' depiction of a college town in Illinois that much more interesting. I feel like he really got the culture right, and loved the references to Dylan's "It's alright Ma". I rarely have the urge to contact an author after finishing a novel, but tried to no avail after reading this one.
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