Los personajes de los cuentos de El naranjo arriesgan la vida y sufren injusticias sin llegar a satisfacer sus ambiciones: un marinero portugues que lanza una botella al mar, un soldado espanol que vive entre indios y sirve de interprete a Cortes, un noble griego que pone sitio a Numancia, un hijo de Cortes implicado en una conspiracion contra el rey y un actor de Hollywood que visita un prostibulo en Acapulco. El autor muestra las miserias de la conquista de America, los horrores de las guerras en Europa y los exotismos ...
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Los personajes de los cuentos de El naranjo arriesgan la vida y sufren injusticias sin llegar a satisfacer sus ambiciones: un marinero portugues que lanza una botella al mar, un soldado espanol que vive entre indios y sirve de interprete a Cortes, un noble griego que pone sitio a Numancia, un hijo de Cortes implicado en una conspiracion contra el rey y un actor de Hollywood que visita un prostibulo en Acapulco. El autor muestra las miserias de la conquista de America, los horrores de las guerras en Europa y los exotismos del mundo contemporaneo a traves de la fi gura emblematica del naranjo, simbolo del mestizaje. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Through the figure of the orange tree, emblematic symbol of the mestizaje, Fuentes creates a world of short stories that describe the miseries of the Spanish conquest of America, the horrors of the European wars and the exoticisms of the contemporary world. Its characters risk their lives, suffer injustices and live a life of unfulfilled ambitions - a Portuguese sailor throws a bottle to the sea, a Spanish soldier who lives amongst Indians acts as Cortes' interpreter, Cortes' son is implicated in a conspiracy against the king, a Hollywood actor visits an Acapulco brothel.
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Add this copy of El Naranjo / the Orange Tree (Spanish Edition) to cart. $5.20, very good condition, Sold by More Than Words rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Waltham, MA, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Punto de Lectura.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 300grams, ISBN: 9789708120319.
Add this copy of El Naranjo / the Orange Tree (Spanish Edition) to cart. $41.13, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Punto de Lectura.
Add this copy of El Naranjo (Spanish Edition) to cart. $42.57, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by ALFAGUARA.
Add this copy of El Naranjo / the Orange Tree to cart. $65.79, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Punto De Lectura.
