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Bezig met laden... Barcelona Shadowsdoor Marc Pastor
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Barcelona 1917 and the city is in the grip of fear. Amongst the poverty and need, the people are scared as children are disappearing off the streets. A body is found, twisted and drained of blood, and the rumours of a vampire at large in the city grow. The local police are of two minds, Corvo wants to track down the killer at any cost but his superiors are less keen. Could it be because they are aware of the vice that lurks in the darkest parts of the city where anyone is for sale, regardless of age? This is short book and a beautifully crafted one, the story is based on true events and is horrific. Barcelona a hundred years ago was a rough place with huge distinctions between poor and rich which meant that the vices and depravity were not always investigated. Using 'Death' as a narrative voice is novel and lends a different perspective. The translation is generally good but sometimes adds a discordant note by the use of certain vernacular which doesn't seem right, eg. 'bum'. That is the only niggle though, this is a gripping gothic tale. A strange, gruesome novel based on an actual serial child murderer in Barcelona the early 1900s. The conceit of having Death as the narrator works well especially at the end. Although it's very readable, it lacks tension partly because we know who the murderer is from the start. The police investigation is also not that gripping until near the end. However, there's an interesting cast of characters and a well described general atmosphere of evil. The lead detective is a somewhat stereotyped middle aged man with a messed up private life but still held my interest.
En la ciudad de Barcelona, hace un tiempo que están desapareciendo niños, hijos de prostitutas que no se atreven a denunciar los secuestros a la policía. El rumor popular se va haciendo cada vez más fuerte hasta que un inspector, Moisès Corvo, comienza a interesarse por el caso. Las indagaciones de Corvo pasan por un prostíbulo de lujo, el Chalé del Moro; por el Casino de la Arrabassada, tapadera de un negocio de corrupción de menores; por tabernas, teatrillos, consultas de médicos un poco chalados y casas de lo más tronadas…. Basada en un caso real que sacudió a la Barcelona de principios del siglo XX, tristemente protagonizado por la llamada “vampiro de la calle Ponent” Prijzen
Visceral and shocking, Barcelona Shadows opens up the heart of evil, in a macabre world where the lines between life and death are blurred. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)849.936Literature French Provençal and Catalan literature Catalan literature Fiction 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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Sin embargo, a Corvo y a su inseparable Juan Malsano no los frena cualquiera, y menos ahora que comienzan a vislumbrar a una "mala mujer", fría y calculadora, cuyos crímenes resultan ser mucho más crueles y depravados de lo que Corvo era capaz de imaginar. Basada en un caso real que sacudió a la Barcelona de principios del siglo XX, "La mala mujer" es una novela original y sorprendente que confirma el talento literario de Marc Pastor. Obtuvo el Primer Premio Crímenes de Tinta.