La Noche del Uro |
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| Author:
| Trumbo, Dalton |
| Series title: | Plataforma Narrativa Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-84-96981-13-3 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2008 |
| Publisher: | Plataforma Editorial SL
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $26.95 |
Book Description:
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Dalton Trumbo’s posthumous work, this novel tells the story of an old unrepentant Nazi official named Grieben. Former chief of the Auschwitz concentration camp, the protagonist is motivated by a boundless desire for power and by what seems to be an inability to receive love. In autobiographical form, Grieben ensnares us in the sadism of his youth, the cruelty of his relationship with a woman who was half-Jewish, and the...
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Dalton Trumbo’s posthumous work, this novel tells the story of an old unrepentant Nazi official named Grieben. Former chief of the Auschwitz concentration camp, the protagonist is motivated by a boundless desire for power and by what seems to be an inability to receive love. In autobiographical form, Grieben ensnares us in the sadism of his youth, the cruelty of his relationship with a woman who was half-Jewish, and the indescribable horror of the Holocaust.
Obra póstuma de Dalton Trumbo, esta novela cuenta la historia de un viejo oficial nazi no arrepentido llamado Grieben. Ex jefe del campo de concentración de Auschwitz, el protagonista es un ser movido por un inmenso deseo de poder y por una aparente imposibilidad de ser amado. A modo de autobiografía, Grieben nos atrapa en el sadismo de su infancia, la crueldad de su relación amorosa con una mujer medio judía y el indescriptible horror del holocausto.