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Una mano invisible / An Invisible Hand: (Pineapple and Altitude Sickness)
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ISBN10: 843974580X
ISBN13: 9788439745808
Publisher: Prh Grupo Editorial
Published: Nov 18 2025
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.21 Depth: 9.07
Language: Spanish
ISBN13: 9788439745808
Publisher: Prh Grupo Editorial
Published: Nov 18 2025
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.21 Depth: 9.07
Language: Spanish
Las dos novelas más recientes de uno de los escritores más originales y pertidos de Chile reunidas en un solo volumen. «IronÃa, ojo crÃtico, sentido del humor y una facilidad casi aérea para narrar diálogos que parecen imposibles . --Lorena Amaro Con una escritura ágil y magnética y una mirada cómica y a la vez comprensiva, el escritor chileno Gonzalo Maier ha sabido retratar en su obra las frustraciones, contradicciones y desencuentros humanos, especialmente los que se producen por las energÃas misteriosas e incontestables del mercado y sus promesas. Asà lo muestran las dos novelas breves e irrepetibles que reúne este volumen, una especie de dÃptico acerca de lo que es y lo que deja de ser. En Piña, un artista que se desvive postulando a becas y fondos públicos se encuentra con el fantasma de una curadora y crÃtica de arte recién fallecida, que le enrostra su mediocridad y, de paso, evidencia el lugar que lo fantasmal ocupa en el trabajo contemporáneo. Y en Mal de altura un profesor de filosofÃa se aleja de sus ideales, de su pareja y de sus pretensiones académicas al tiempo que dicta un curso de ética para un empresario condenado por corrupción. Mientras el profesor se va fascinando por las mecánicas del dinero, el empresario se interesa cada vez más por Marco Aurelio, la vida improductiva y una incierta forma de rebelión. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The two most recent novels by one of Chile's most original authors, together in a single volume.
Irony, a critical eye, a sense of humor, and an almost effortless ability to craft seemingly impossible dialogue. - Lorena Amaro
With his nimble, magnetic narrative and humorous but empathetic approach, Chilean writer Gonzalo Maier captures the frustrations, contradictions and failed encounters of human existence, especially those created by market forces and their illusory promises. These short novels showcase this talent in an exploration of past and present. In Pineapple, an artist applying for public funds and fellowships is visited by the ghost of a recently deceased art critic who confirms his mediocracy and reveals the spectral forces at play in the contemporary art scene. And in Altitude Sickness, a philosophy professor becomes alienated from his ideals, his partner and his academic pretensions while teaching a course on ethics for a businessman found guilty of corruption. As the professor gains a new appreciation for the mechanics of money, the businessman becomes increasingly fascinated with Marcus Aurelius, unproductive living and incipient rebellion.
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