Name: No Pasó Nada
SKU: 17946488
Author: Antonio Skármeta
ISBN: 9788401385575

Type

Physical Book

Author

Antonio Skármeta

Publisher

Plaza y Janés

Topic

sin determinar

Collection

ave fenix - serie mayo

Language

Spanish

Format

Paperback

ISBN

8401385571

ISBN13

9788401385575

Edited in

España

Synopsis "No Pasó Nada"

A sus catorce años, Lucho conoce ya lo que es el exilio lejos de su Chile natal. Las circunstancias históricas y políticas empujan a su familia hacia una nueva vida en un nuevo país: Alemania. Allí encuentra muchas cosas con las que identificarse: el fútbol, la música, sus amigos griegos Omero y Sócrates Kumides, las manifestaciones, las motos y, sobre todo, las chicas como Edith y Sophie.

Sin embargo, también encontrará cosas menos placenteras: la dificultad de la vida diaria en un país desconocido, la nostalgia del sol, la escasez de dinero y las provocaciones racistas.

Con la gracia poética y la ironía de El cartero de Neruda, Antonio Skármeta nos adentra en un mundo de contrastes bajo la mirada a la vez cándida y reflexiva de un adolescente en lucha consigo mismo y con la realidad que le ha tocado vivir, buscando siempre en medio de las diferencias aquello que más nos une.

Antonio Skármeta

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Antonio Skármeta (Antofagasta, Chile, 1940 - Santiago, Chile, 2023) was one of the most prominent writers in Latin American literature. Graduated in Philosophy and Literature from the University of Chile and Columbia University in New York, his work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages, establishing him as a key figure in contemporary narrative. His most famous novel, El cartero de Neruda, gained worldwide fame and was adapted into a film, earning five Oscar nominations and unanimous praise from critics and audiences.

Skármeta received numerous accolades throughout his career. He was honored as a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by France, Commander by Italy, and received the Goethe Medal from Germany. Among his literary awards are the Prix Médicis and the Grinzane Cavour for La boda del poeta, the Elsa Morante Prize for La chica del trombón, and the International Boccaccio Prize for No pasó nada. Additionally, his album La Composición, illustrated by Alfonso Ruano, won the Unesco World Prize for Children's Literature. In 2003, his novel El baile de la victoria won the Planeta Prize, and in 2014 he was awarded the Chilean National Literature Prize. Skármeta also served as the Chilean ambassador to Germany from 2000 to 2003, dedicating himself afterwards entirely to literature. His last novel, Un padre de película, was enthusiastically received by critics, who highlighted its exquisite simplicity and depth.

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