Andean Express - Couverture souple

Recacoechea, Juan De

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1933354720 ISBN 13 : 9781933354729

Editeur : Akashic Books,U.S., 2009

Synopsis

"More Camus than mystery thriller, [Andean Express] delights like strong coffee savored in a cosmopolitan cafe." --Publishers Weekly

Set in 1952, Andean Express is the story of a tragic overnight train journey that unfolds in an environment at once carnivalesque and sinister. Beginning near La Paz, Bolivia, the austere Andean plateau serves as a surreal backdrop for most of the trip before giving way to a winding descent to the Chilean coast. Ricardo Beintigoitia, a recent high school graduate from a prosperous La Paz family, unwittingly becomes ensnared in the personal drama of one of his peers, a captivating girl named Gulietta Carletti who has been forced into an arranged marriage with a man she despises.

On the Andean Express, everybody wants something and no one is exactly who he seems. Recacoechea's lean, elegant prose crackles with sharp dialogue and entertaining exchanges among a disparate cast of characters, each with his own ax to grind. The train is a microcosm of Bolivia itself, with people from all walks of life, from peasants to politicians, forming a circus of personalities and intrigue in which tragedy seems inevitable, and improbable liaisons become reality.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

JUAN DE RECACOECHEA (1935-2017) was born in La Paz, Bolivia, and worked as a journalist in Europe for almost twenty years. After returning to his native country, he helped found Bolivia's first state-run television network and dedicated himself to fiction writing. He's the author of the novels American Visa, which won Bolivia's National Book Prize and was adapted into an award-winning film, and Andean Express. Both American Visa and Andean Express were translated into English and published by Akashic Books.

Adrian Althoff is a freelance journalist and translator.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Akashic Books,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1933354720
• ISBN 13: 9781933354729
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 172
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible