La Ropa Que Vestimos = The Clothes on Their Backs

von Linda Grant

314 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Orange Prize winner and shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2008, Linda Grant has created an enchanting portrait of a woman who, having endured unbearable loss, finds solace in the family secrets her estranged uncle reveals. In vivid and supple prose, Grant subtly constructs a powerful story of family, love, and the hold the past has on the present. Vivien Kovacs, a sensitive, bookish girl grows up sealed off from the world by her timid Hungarian refugee parents, who conceal the details of their history and shy away from any encounter with the outside world. She learns how to navigate British society from an eccentric cast of neighbors -- including a fading ballerina, a cartoonist, and a sad woman who wanders the city and teaches Vivien to be beautiful. She loses herself in books and reinvents herself according to her favorite characters, but it is through clothes that she ultimately defines herself.

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• ISBN: 9788493618087
• Sprache: Spanisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.02.2009
• Größe: 229 x 150 mm
• Verlag: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp
• Übersetzung: Maria Isabel Merino Sanchez