La novela perfecta

La novela perfecta

A neighborhood in Brooklyn, and another in Mexico City, come face to face in the novel that gives this book its name. On Dean Street, between Fourth and Fifth Avenues, a lazy writer is about to create the perfect novel without the bother of writing it. His neighbor has just invented a strange piece of hardware that will “write” it for him. A small sensor – applied to the underside of the writer’s tongue – receives all the signals emitted by his brain (sights, sounds, sensations, scents) that together constitute the novel, and records them on a drive. This enables readers to actually “read” the novel exactly as it was imagined by the writer. There´s one catch: the writer’s mind tends to wander. Another idea for another novel captures his attention: New York City in the Thirties, diamonds, and a sweet, sweet Mexican actress who – like the writer – never seems able to finish what she starts. The resulting clash of narratives is hilarious, chaotic, and tragic by turns. Fragmento:

SOBRE EL LIBRO

Carmen Boullosa, "Chapter 5", WORDS without Borders.

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Sergio González Rodríguez, "Novela como regalo", Cultura.

Luis Bugarini, "La imaginación a la vista de todos", La nave provincia.

"Afirma Boullosa que la novela genial debe ser imperfecta"El Financiero.

Cristina Salmerón, "Carmen Boullosa juega a la antinovela"El Universal.

Mónica Mateos-Vega, "La novela perfecta refleja mis pasiones de adolescente: Boullosa"La Jornada.

Patricia Cordero, "Engendra Boullosa a un flojo", El Reforma.

Carlos Loret de Mola, "Entrevista a Carmen Boullosa", Primero noticias.

Sara Mascarúa Sánchez, “Sin palabras estamos perdidos” Entrevista a Carmen Boullosa, Provincia.

María Lourdes Pallais, "Lleva Carmen Boullosa “una bestia” en su imaginario"Notimex.

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Carlos Carnicer, "La novela perfecta", Diario Las Américas

Jesé Avendaño, "La imaginación perfecta", Tramontana.

Especificaciones

  • Language: Español
  • Año de publicación:: 2006
  • No. de páginas: 160 pages

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