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Is the Guernica we know the true painting Picasso painted? What was Falcó doing in Paris in the spring of 1937? ARTURO PÉREZ-REVERTE AND LORENZO FALCÓ: A STORY OF SABOTAGE."The fading light from the window and its optical effect on the glass gave a faint reddish patina to th...
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Sabotage (Falcó Series)
Is the Guernica we know the true painting Picasso painted? What was Falcó doing in Paris in the spring of 1937? ARTURO PÉREZ-REVERTE AND LORENZO FALCÓ: A STORY OF SABOTAGE. "The fading light from the window and its optical effect on the glass gave a faint reddish patina to the enormous canvas; as if it, before becoming reality, was already slowly bleeding. And suddenly, everything made sense. "It will be called Guernica," said Picasso." May 1937. The Civil War continues its bloody course in Spain, but even far from the battlefields, fighting takes place in the shadows. A double mission takes Lorenzo Falcó to Paris with the aim of trying, by any means possible, to prevent the Guernica that Pablo Picasso is painting from ever reaching the Universal Exhibition where the Republic intends to gain international support. Although the winds of the new war that will devastate the continent are already evident in Europe, cheerful music continues to play, and art, business, and frivolous life still occupy intellectuals, refugees, and activists. Accustomed to danger and extreme situations, Falcó must this time face a world in which the battle of ideas seeks to impose itself over action. A world that is alien to him, and to which he will apply his own methods. Arturo Pérez-Reverte constructs in Sabotage a masterful plot that engrosses the reader until the last page, and with this novel completes the trilogy starring Falcó, the most fascinating literary character of recent times. Critics have said about the "Falcó" series: "The Falcó-Tangier combination is irresistible [...]. Eva Neretva is one of Pérez-Reverte's great female creations." "Falcó's second adventure surpasses the first. The first to be seduced is its creator, who writes his adventures with the enthusiasm with which his audience will read them." "Few European writers know how to imbue their novels with a world of their own [...]. The plot, as always with Pérez-Reverte, is superbly narrated." "His eyes are a video camera; his rhythm, that of a clock's hands; his cleanliness, that of a sword's edge." "A dark and pulp novel, frenetic and violent, developed with love for language." "He is not only a splendid narrator. He also skillfully handles different genres." "A master of emotional scenes halfway between pain, glamour, and survival devoid of epic." "His elegant style combines with a great command of the Spanish language. Pérez-Reverte is a master." "Pérez-Reverte's insolent soldier and cold-blooded killer navigates troubled waters with impressive mastery." "A spectacular discovery." "A devilish talent and solid craftsmanship. His novel is captivating." "It is not a book about the Civil War; it is a story of men and women told through the eyes of someone who lived through twenty-one years of armed conflicts." "Falcó and Eva would have been banned in the 1940s." "A new and unexpected brilliance to the hitherto rather sleepy Spanish spy genre." "Well-documented and perfectly plotted, Falcó reflects the author's many narrative skills [...]. The reader is captivated until the end, awaiting new surprises." "A dizzying tale." |
Editorial: DEBOLSILLO Fecha de publicación: Páginas: 376 Empastado: Tapa Blanda Idioma: Español |
