El americano

El americano

Henry James

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Editorial Verbum (PA)
Año de edición:
2020
Materia
Mitos y leyendas narrados como ficción
ISBN:
9788413373973
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El Americano (1876-77) es ya un clásico de la literatura anglosajona, donde Henry James aborda uno de sus temas recurrentes: el choque entre la cultura europea y el modo de vida americano. Christopher Newman, «el americano», llega a París dispuesto a «ver todas las cosas importantes y hacer lo que hace la gente inteligente». Casarse se encuentra también entre sus expectativas, y ninguna mujer parece adecuarse tanto a ellas como madame de Cintré, una joven viuda perteneciente a una rancia casta de aristócratas. Newman piensa que, con su dinero, podrá vencer las reticencias y el orgullo de una familia poco inclinada a emparentar con –como ellos dicen– «una persona mercantil». Y en un principio así parece... Pero, la comedia de sociedad se ensombrece de pronto con el oscuro legado de los siglos, que hace su gótica aparición en forma de duelos, vergonzosos secretos, crímenes y clausuras de por vida.

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