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Diablo Guardián

(Premio Alfaguara 2003) (Alfaguara)

By Xavier Velasco

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| Paperback | 9789681912642

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A ruthless trip through New York City by a wild-spirited immigrant. What will she do next?

At age fifteen, the day her parents were going to lock her up in a psychiatric ward, Violetta stole a stack of money from her family and escaped from Mexico to the United States, a country with luxuries, vContinue

A ruthless trip through New York City by a wild-spirited immigrant. What will she do next?

At age fifteen, the day her parents were going to lock her up in a psychiatric ward, Violetta stole a stack of money from her family and escaped from Mexico to the United States, a country with luxuries, vices and many unhappy husbands to discover. During her rebellious, turbulent and wild adventures in New York City, Violetta narrates the fears, the solitude, and the broken illusions of a charming girl whose life was created based on the manipulation of others.

Description in Spanish:

Violetta tiene quince años cuando cruza la frontera con más de cien mil dólares robados a sus padres, asimismo excelentes amigos de lo ajeno. Azarosamente desembarcada en Nueva York, sobrevive durante cuatro años a todo tren, gastando varios kilogramos de dinero malhabido. Para mantener ese ritmo, acelerado todavía más por el polvo blanco que introduce por su nariz en cantidades generosas, se enseña a enganchar hombres en lobbies de hoteles lujosos. No sabe, ni le interesa, la cantidad de leyes, límites y preceptos a los que pasa por encima. Tampoco sabe que Nefastófeles, el supuesto rico heredero que la deslumbra, será como una daga clavada en su bella espalda hasta que, ya de vuelta en México, se tope con Pig, y llegue entonces la hora del Diablo Guardián. Pero lo que Violetta sí sabe es que es tiempo de arrojar los dados y cerrar los ojos, casi con ganas de que a todo se lo lleve el diablo; y que, generalmente, eso lo haces sólo cuando de plano crees que ya te va a llevar.

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  • Libros en Español
  • Paperback 504 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 9681912640
  • ISBN-13: 9789681912642
  • Publisher: Alfaguara
  • Pub date: Apr 01, 2003
  • Dimensions: 1548 mm x 1032 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Mass Market Paperback and Hardcover
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