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El Baile / The Dance

El Baile / The Dance

Nemirovsky, Irene

Hardcover

Classic FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction

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ISBN10: 6075579710
ISBN13: 9786075579719
Publisher: Oceano
Published: May 5 2025
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.80 Depth: 8.90
Language: Spanish
En el fondo está la tensión entre madre e hija. Los nuevos ricos Kampf, desesperados por convertirse en miembros de la élite social, deciden lanzar un baile para lanzarse a la alta sociedad. Por razones egoístas, la señora Kampf prohíbe a su hija adolescente, Antoinette, asistir al baile y la destierra a la lavandería. En una furia impremeditada de revuelta y desesperación, Antoinette toma una rápida y horrible venganza. Esta obra es un examen cruel, divertido y tierno de las diferencias de clase, describe los tormentos de la infancia con rara precisión.

At its heart is the tension between mother and daughter. The nouveau-riche Kampfs, desperate to become members of the social elite, decide to throw a ball to launch themselves into high society. For selfish reasons Mrs. Kampf forbids her teenage daughter, Antoinette, to attend the ball and banishes her to the laundry room. In an unpremeditated fury of revolt and despair, Antoinette takes a swift and horrible revenge. A cruel, funny and tender examination of class differences, Le Bal describes the torments of childhood with rare accuracy.

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