Name: The Blue Hour
SKU: 40679220
Price: 1264.00 TWD
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Author: Alonso Cueto
ISBN: 9780099533092

Type

Physical Book

Author

Alonso Cueto

Publisher

Random House Uk

Year

2013

Language

English

Pages

320

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9780099533092

Edition No.

The Blue Hour

Alonso Cueto (Author) · Random House Uk · Paperback

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Synopsis "The Blue Hour "

From one of the greatest living South American novelists comes a stunning novel exploring the aftermath of the Peruvian Civil War against the "Shining Path"—part detective story, part tale of revisited despairAdrián Ormache, a high-flying lawyer with a beautiful wife and two daughters, leads a privileged and glamorous life in one of Lima's wealthiest neighborhoods. But when his mother dies, he discovers a letter among her possessions making shocking claims about her now long-dead husband, Adrián's father—a commander in the army during the Peruvian Civil War of the 1980s. As well as being linked to atrocities committed against the "Shining Path" guerrillas, it appears that he also kidnapped and kept a local girl, whose family now seeks retribution. Shocked out of his comfortable existence, Adrián becomes obsessed with finding the girl at the heart of the mystery, and sets out to face the harrowing realities of Peru's recent past and uncover the truth about his father.

Alonso Cueto

(Author)

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Alonso Cueto Caballero, born on April 30, 1954 in Lima, Peru, is a prominent Peruvian writer and journalist. He studied Literature at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and earned a PhD from the University of Texas with a thesis on Juan Carlos Onetti. Throughout his career, he has explored various narrative genres, from detective fiction to psychological inquiry, focusing on themes such as the persistence of the past and the complexities of family belonging.

Among his most notable works are "La hora azul" (2005), which received the Herralde Novel Prize, "El susurro de la mujer ballena" (2007), and "La pasajera" (2015). His novel "Grandes miradas" (2003) was adapted into a film by Francisco Lombardi. Cueto is considered a key figure in contemporary Peruvian literature, with a body of work that reflects significant episodes in the history of his country.

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