David Martin Del Campo

El Ultimo Gladiador David Martin Del Campo

Publisher Marketing: Spanish Description: David Martin del Campo es un autor reconocido en las letras mexicanas y ha ganado varios premios en su ya larga trayectoria en el mundo de la literatura. "Martin del Campo se significa sobre todo por esa habilidad, esa destreza -en nuestro medio asombrosa- para contar historias que se leen de sopeton."Vicente Lenero " Salve, Cesar!, los que van a morir te saludan#," era el saludo de los gladiadores al ingresar al Coliseo. La osadia de aquellos luchadores derivaba de una simple razon: habian perdido el miedo. Algo similar le ocurre a Lucio Montano, protagonista de esta novela, en la ultima noche de 1999. Recien jubilado y abandonado por su perturbada mujer, no le queda mas que entregarse a la busqueda del amor. Una decision, quiza tardia, que es guiada por el fantasma de la soledad. Montano Espadero no es ya ningun jovencito, pero al igual que un atolondrado adolescente aborda su VW compacto para lanzarse a la cuenca veracruzana en busca de aquella mujer ajena que le hizo naufragar la existencia. Novela de rastreo que explora sorprendentes escenarios -playas, cabarets, hoteles sin fin-, sus paginas son de arrebatadora lectura y ofrecen uno de los registros mas sublimes de la narrativa mexicana actual. English Description: David Martin del Campo is a renowned author in Mexican literature and has won several prizes in his already long literary career. Martin del Campo distinguishes himself above all for this ability, this skillin our amazing mediumto tell stories that you read in one gulp. Vicente Lenero Salve, Caesar! Those who are about to die salute you! was the greeting of the gladiators upon entering the Coliseum. The courage of those fighters arose from a simple reason: they had lost their fear. Something similar happens to Lucio Montano, protagonist of this novel, on the last night of 1999. Recently retired and abandoned by his deranged wife, he has no other option than to throw himself into the search for love. A decision, perhaps belated, that is guided by the specter of loneliness. Montano Espadero isn t a young man anymore, but like a flighty adolescent, he sets out in his compact VW around the Veracruz basin on a search for the mysterious woman who has wrecked his existence. A novel about a search through surprising settingsbeaches, cabarets, and endless hotels, its captivating pages offer one of the most sublime voices in contemporary Mexican narrative. "