Del ganador del premio Biblioteca Breve con En busca de Klingsor, y del premio Alfaguara conUna novela criminal, regresa con ?sta, su novela m?s ?ntima. Luc?a pertenece a un equipo de investigaci?n, interdisciplinario, enfocado en estudiar el comportamiento humano, las motivaciones del mismo y sus consecuencias. Gabriel, el director del equipo, los ha convencido de ir a la frontera sur para estudiar el caso de una chica de 12 a?os asesinada, apu?alada, por su prima de la misma edad y el amigo/novio de ambas, y en presencia de dos peque?os testigos de 8 y 10 a?os. El caso les genera fascinaci?n por distintas razones y sienten que pueden hacer una diferencia con su investigaci?n. Reci?n est?n arrancando los acercamientos a los padres, las entrevistas con los chicos, el intercambio de teor?as cuando Gabriel sufre un accidente automovil?stico y muere. Tras su muerte, Luc?a comienza a descubrir secretos oscuros de ese cient?fico, amigo, protector, mentor, que la hacen pensar que el Gabriel que crey? conocer nunca existi?. ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONThe winner of the Biblioteca Breve Prize, with In Search ofKlingsor, and the Alfaguara Award, with A CrimeNovel, Jorge Volpi returns with this, his most intimate novel so far. Luc?a is part of an interdisciplinary research team focused in studying human behavior, its motivations, and consequences. Gabriel, head of the team, has convinced them to goto the South border andstudy the case of a murdered twelve-year-old girl, stabbed by her cousin of the same age and the friend/boyfriend of them both, in the presence of two young witnesses, one eight and the other ten years of age. They find the case fascinatingfor several reasons, and they feel their research might make a difference.When they just begun approaching the parents, interviewing the kids, and interchanging theories, Gabriel dies in a car crash. After his death, Luc?a discovers some dark secretspertaining this scientist, friend, protector, and mentor, making her believe the Gabriel she thought she knew never truly existed.
Format:Paperback
Language:Spanish
ISBN:6073811977
ISBN13:9786073811972
Release Date:July 2022
Publisher:Alfaguara
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.8" x 9.4"
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