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Un Hombre Muerto a PuntapiÃ(c)s
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General FictionLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9781026060476
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.84
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: Spanish
Un Hombre Muerto a Puntapiés es una obra fundamental de la narrativa latinoamericana que marcÃ3 un antes y un después en la literatura ecuatoriana. Esta colecciÃ3n de relatos de Pablo Palacio se aleja del realismo social imperante en su época para adentrarse en los terrenos del vanguardismo, lo absurdo y lo grotesco.
El cuento que da tÃ-tulo al libro presenta a un narrador que, motivado por una curiosidad casi obsesiva, intenta reconstruir los motivos detrás de un crimen violento reportado en la prensa. A través de este y otros relatos, el autor explora la psicologÃ-a de personajes marginados, la alienaciÃ3n urbana y la fragilidad de la moralidad social con una ironÃ-a punzante y un estilo experimental à nico. Los textos incluidos desafÃ-an al lector con su estructura fragmentaria y su capacidad para hallar significado en lo sÃ3rdido y lo cotidiano.
Considerada una pieza clave del vanguardismo hispanoamericano, Un Hombre Muerto a Puntapiés destaca por su modernidad y su visiÃ3n crÃ-tica de la realidad, consolidando a su creador como uno de los autores más innovadores y audaces del siglo XX.
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