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Lo Que Los Monstruos Nos Hicieron / What the Monsters Did to Us
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9786073834582
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9786073834582
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Lo Que Los Monstruos Nos Hicieron / What the Monsters Did to Us
$19.95
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Sale 8%
Me cost? poco trabajo imaginar los gritos que se debieron proferir en aquel lugar. El sonido que calaba los muros reblandecidos por la humedad estaba ah?, atrapado entre el yeso. Fui hacia el centro de la habitaci?n. No llegu? muy lejos: di dos pasos, resbal? y ca? de rodillas, con las manos en el suelo y el candelabro a unos metros de m?. El piso estaba mojado, pero sin luz no pod?a ver si era agua o sangre
Es 1901, las calles de la ciudad de M?xico son ocupadas por exc?ntricos espiritistas que buscan respuestas del m?s all? y por escritores decadentes que protagonizan org?as. En los bajos fondos, l?peros y pillos acuden a los burdeles, que huelen a opio, mientras que, a las afueras de la ciudad, los circos de esperpentos, fen?menos y dementes son la gran atracci?n. La psiquiatr?a, tenue faro que alumbra el principio de siglo, es practicada en manicomios y causante de que los cerebros de los criminales naden en frascos de formol. En medio de esta neblina de ansiedades, el doctor Servando de Lizardi, un respetado fren?logo, es el encargado de resolver el brutal asesinato de una mujer y de entrevistar a la ?nica testigo del crimen: ?ngela, una ni?a de apenas siete a?os que no puede recordar lo que vio. Lo que los monstruos nos hicieron es un fascinante thriller hist?rico que recupera el ambiente cultural y cient?fico de la ?poca. Una novela polif?nica brillantemente escrita que acent?a el misterio detr?s de las mentes perturbadas. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION It wasn't hard for me to imagine the cries that must have split the air in this space. Their echoes had seeped into the damp walls, trapped within the layers of plaster. I walked toward the center of the room. I could go no farther; I took two steps and fell to my knees, dropping the candelabra, which rolled a few meters away. The floor was wet, but without the light I couldn't tell if it was water or blood. The year is 1901. Mexico City is under the sway of eccentric spiritualists looking for answers from the beyond and decadent writers whose orgies go on until dawn. At the lowest level of society, the brothels reek of opium and are full of lepers and thieves, while the outskirts of the city boast circuses where freaks and lunatics are the main attractions. Doctors in the city's mental asylums are experimenting with the nascent science of psychiatry, storing the brains of criminals in formaldehyde-filled jars. In this unsettling and insalubrious environment, Dr. Servando de Lizardi, a respected phrenologist, is charged with solving a brutal murder and questioning the only witness to the crime: ?ngela, a seven-year-old girl who can't remember what she saw. What the Monsters Did to Us is a historic thriller that recreates the cultural and scientific environment of early twentieth-century Mexico City, a brilliantly written polyphonic novel that accentuates the mysteries contained within disturbed minds.
Es 1901, las calles de la ciudad de M?xico son ocupadas por exc?ntricos espiritistas que buscan respuestas del m?s all? y por escritores decadentes que protagonizan org?as. En los bajos fondos, l?peros y pillos acuden a los burdeles, que huelen a opio, mientras que, a las afueras de la ciudad, los circos de esperpentos, fen?menos y dementes son la gran atracci?n. La psiquiatr?a, tenue faro que alumbra el principio de siglo, es practicada en manicomios y causante de que los cerebros de los criminales naden en frascos de formol. En medio de esta neblina de ansiedades, el doctor Servando de Lizardi, un respetado fren?logo, es el encargado de resolver el brutal asesinato de una mujer y de entrevistar a la ?nica testigo del crimen: ?ngela, una ni?a de apenas siete a?os que no puede recordar lo que vio. Lo que los monstruos nos hicieron es un fascinante thriller hist?rico que recupera el ambiente cultural y cient?fico de la ?poca. Una novela polif?nica brillantemente escrita que acent?a el misterio detr?s de las mentes perturbadas. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION It wasn't hard for me to imagine the cries that must have split the air in this space. Their echoes had seeped into the damp walls, trapped within the layers of plaster. I walked toward the center of the room. I could go no farther; I took two steps and fell to my knees, dropping the candelabra, which rolled a few meters away. The floor was wet, but without the light I couldn't tell if it was water or blood. The year is 1901. Mexico City is under the sway of eccentric spiritualists looking for answers from the beyond and decadent writers whose orgies go on until dawn. At the lowest level of society, the brothels reek of opium and are full of lepers and thieves, while the outskirts of the city boast circuses where freaks and lunatics are the main attractions. Doctors in the city's mental asylums are experimenting with the nascent science of psychiatry, storing the brains of criminals in formaldehyde-filled jars. In this unsettling and insalubrious environment, Dr. Servando de Lizardi, a respected phrenologist, is charged with solving a brutal murder and questioning the only witness to the crime: ?ngela, a seven-year-old girl who can't remember what she saw. What the Monsters Did to Us is a historic thriller that recreates the cultural and scientific environment of early twentieth-century Mexico City, a brilliantly written polyphonic novel that accentuates the mysteries contained within disturbed minds.
| Author: Jos?Mariano Leyva |
| Publisher: Grijalbo |
| Publication Date: Dec 12, 2023 |
| Number of Pages: 288 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 6073834586 |
| ISBN-13: 9786073834582 |
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