Life is one and has limits. Reading novels shatters them, and what was one becomes a thousand, infinite. This is the greatest power of literature, and this book makes us part of it."We must read good books, and encourage and teach those who come after us to read, as an essenti...
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The Truth About Lies
Life is one and has limits. Reading novels shatters them, and what was one becomes a thousand, infinite. This is the greatest power of literature, and this book makes us part of it. "We must read good books, and encourage and teach those who come after us to read, as an essential task, because it permeates and enriches all others." Lolita, Death in Venice, The Stranger, Manhattan Transfer, Tropic of Cancer and The Tin Drum are just some of the 20th-century works that Mario Vargas Llosa discusses in these pages. With his words, he reveals the intimate relationship between reading them and the possibilities of expanding our life experience. A prologue – with lucid and passionate reflections on the meaning of fiction – and an epilogue are added to these essays. This splendid closing is an incitement and a seduction towards the pleasure of reading, as well as an immersion in the opinions of the author, one of the most brilliant writers of our time, on the function of literature and the present and future of the book. |
Editorial: DEBOLSILLO Fecha de publicación: Páginas: 440 Empastado: Tapa Blanda Idioma: Español |
