La trágica soledad del héroe

Andrea Camilleri, el querido maestro de la novela negra fallecido en julio de 2019, escribe una carta a su bisnieta Matilda. En ella repasa los episodios más representativos de su trayectoria personal y profesional junto con los hechos históricos más notables del último siglo. ____________________ Matilda, querida mía: Te escribo esta larga carta a pocos días de cumplir noventa y dos años, cuando tú tienes casi cuatro y todavía no sabes lo que es el alfabeto. Espero que puedas leerla en la plenitud de tu juventud. Te escribo a ciegas, tanto en sentido literal como figurado. En...

My dad envies me. I've been an orphan since I was eight months old. Unfortunately, I was mistreated by a bad and envious father, and my whole life has been a torment with him. I will describe, in this book, my father as the person who has done the most harm to me throughout my life, for I have never encountered another person like him. Throughout my life, he has sabotaged my achievements, put me wrong with all the family and friends, and never wanted me to get ahead because he feels less than me. Of course, I have forgiven him for all the evil he has done to me, and I ask God to give him good ...

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Ashley Kahn nos invita a participar en cada una de las sesiones de grabación del emblemático álbum de Miles Davis, Kind of Blue. De la mano del autor, el lector retrocede a 1959 y entra en el estudio de grabación para revivir, hasta en el más mínimo detalle, todo lo sucedido en torno al álbum. Entrevistas a testigos y colaboradores supervivientes que ofrecen un relato minucioso de cada una de las sesiones, multitud de incidencias y anécdotas que nunca habían sido contadas y un gran número de fotografías inéditas acompañarán al lector en un emocionante paseo por la trastienda del ...