Plata Quemada/ Money to Burn

Plata Quemada/ Money to Burn

Paperback (30 May 2017) | Spanish

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Publisher's Synopsis

Una historia estremecedora en la que la violencia no tiene lìmites, una narración coral con personajes inolvidables, un drama dominado por las pasiones humanas más oscuras: la traición, la avaricia, la corrupción, el miedo y la desesperación.

Ricardo Piglia hace una reconstrucción ficcionada y caleidoscópica de un atraco que tuvo lugar en 1965 en la provincia de Buenos Aires. Una banda criminal, conchabada con policìas y polìticos corruptos, prepara el asalto a un furgón que contiene un botìn millonario. Tras el golpe, abandonan a sus cómplices y huyen al norte con el dinero. Pero la ley, los medios de comunicación y los traicionados los perseguirán hasta el asedio último y sangriento en un edificio de Montevideo. Reseña: &«Un relato criminal frenético.» The Times Literary Supplement ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

A hair-raising story in which violence has no limits, a choral tale with unforgettable characters, a drama dominated by the darkest human passions: betrayal, greed, corruption, fear, and desperation.

Ricardo Piglia creates a fictional and kaleidoscopic reconstruction of a robbery that took place in 1965 in the province of Buenos Aires. A criminal gang, in cahoots with corrupt police and politicians, prepares an assault on a truck containing a small fortune. After the hit, they abandon their accomplices and flee to the north with the money. But the law, the media, and the ones they betrayed will follow them until the final, bloody siege in a building in Montevideo. Summary: "A frenetic crime tale." -The Times Literary Supplement

Book information

ISBN: 9788490327821
Publisher: Debolsillo
Imprint: Debolsillo
Pub date:
Language: Spanish
Number of pages: 176
Weight: 181g
Height: 188mm
Width: 124mm
Spine width: 13mm