Las horas pasaban como fuera de larealidad, en un espacio habitado por elrecuerdo y la locura, donde lo pret???eritoestaba vivo y los difuntos eran esp???iritusconcupiscentes. Un joven de dieciocho a???nos llega a la ciudad de M???exico con la secreta intenci???on de convertirse en poeta. Es el final de la d???ecada de los cincuenta. Al poco tiempo, comienza a involucrarse en la intensa vida cultural de la capital. As???i, se adentra en un mundo de talleres y tertulias, de complicidades sinceras y envidias a???un m???as ...
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Las horas pasaban como fuera de larealidad, en un espacio habitado por elrecuerdo y la locura, donde lo pret???eritoestaba vivo y los difuntos eran esp???iritusconcupiscentes. Un joven de dieciocho a???nos llega a la ciudad de M???exico con la secreta intenci???on de convertirse en poeta. Es el final de la d???ecada de los cincuenta. Al poco tiempo, comienza a involucrarse en la intensa vida cultural de la capital. As???i, se adentra en un mundo de talleres y tertulias, de complicidades sinceras y envidias a???un m???as hondas, caf???es y torneos de ajedrez,de intrigas amorosas, vanidades y -a pesar o por encima de todo- de pasi???on verdadera por la creaci???on literaria. El joven habr???a de convertirse, efectivamente, en poeta y en uno de los protagonistas de la literatura mexicana del siglo xx. Tambi???en, circularmente, en el autor de esta novela. Por ella pasan personajes que conoci???o de cerca, como gente cotidiana en un ambiente cotidiano, no como monumentos: Juan Jos???e Arreola, Juan Rulfo, Octavio Paz, Elena Garro, Amparo D???avila,Gabriel Garc???ia M???arquez, Adolfo Bioy Casares, Philip Lamantia, Francisco Toledo, Luis Bu???nuel, Nahui Olin, entre muchos otros. Los peones son el alma del juego, obra que comenz???o como un diario secreto, es el vivo retrato del M???exico de una ???epoca. Es tambi???en una l???udica novela en la que el ajedrez opera como una met???afora de la vid
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Fine. Text in Spanish. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 408 p. Language: spanish-In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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