El pretendiente americano / The American Claimant
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Description:
One of Mark Twain s lesser-known comedic novels, this farcical story employs Twain s narrative genius and gift of parody while also giving voice to some of his fervent social protests. When young Berkeley, the firstborn son of the Count of Rossmore, discovers that his family stole their title, estate, and fortune generations ago, he travels to America in order to find the rightful Earl of Rossmore, an eccentric man named Mulberry Sellers. Before Berkeley meets Sellers, however, there is a fire at the former's hotel that destroys his documents, forcing him to adopt a new identity and try earning his own living for the first time in his life. The adventures of Berkeley and Sellers culminate in a series of misunderstandings that are both perplexing and hilarious. Una de las novelas c micas menos conocidas de Mark Twain, esta historia absurda emplea el genio narrativo y de Twain su don de la parodia adem s de dar voz a sus fervientes protestas sociales . Cuando el joven Berkeley, primog nito del conde de Rossmore, descubre que hace algunas generaciones su familia se rob su t tulo, su propiedad y sus riquezas, viaja a los Estados Unidos para encontrar el leg timo heredero, un hombre estrafalario llamado Mulberry Sellers. Sin embargo, antes de que Berkeley se re na con Sellers, hay un incendio en el hotel del primero que destruye sus documentos, forz ndole a adoptar una nueva identidad y afrontar la experiencia de ganarse el sustento con sus propios medios. Las peripecias de Berkeley y Sellers culminan en una serie de equ vocos que son confusos y comiqu simos.
Details:
- Publisher: INDEPENDENT PUB GROUP
- Translator: Jose Luis Piquero
- Subject Development: Fiction - Classics
- Academic Level: General Adult
- Depth (m): 0.019
- Dewey: 813
- Edition: TRA
- Height (m): 0.197
- Pages: 223
- Place Of Publication: Spain
- Published Date: Wed 1 Feb 2012
- Weight (g): 227
- Width (m): 0.121
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