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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. La inexplicable desaparición del gentleman Atticus Craftsman en el corazón de las tinieblas de la España profunda parece estar relacionada con las malas artes de cinco mujeres desesperadas, las empleadas de la revista Librarte, capaces de cualquier cosa con tal de conservar su trabajo. El inspector Manchego será el encargado de desenredar una trama en la que la comedia romántica se mezcla con el drama más tierno, la intriga policiaca desemboca en el mayor hallazgo literario de todos los tiempos, lo difícil se vuelve fácil y los problemas se ahogan en un mar de lágrimas... de risa. Todo esto para terminar descubriendo, qué cosas, que el amor lo explica todo. L'inspecteur Manchego approcha le smartphone dernière génération de son oreille, en retenant sa respiration. Il entendit une voix nasale, sur un bruit de fond rythmique, une sorte de lamentation ou de prière, et les accords d'une guitare. Il ne comprit pas un traître mot de ce que disait l'interlocuteur - c'était en anglais -, mais il devina qu'il ne s'agissait pas d'un appel au secours, on n'y sentait aucune peur. - Qu'est-ce qu'il dit ? demanda-t-il. - Textuellement : "Papa, laisse-moi faire. Je maîtrise la situation." En bon Espagnol, l'inspecteur Manchego a tout de suite identifié d'où provenait le message : d'une boîte de flamenco. Pas de quoi s'alarmer, donc, quand un riche éditeur londonien, flanqué d'un interprète, vient, très inquiet, lui annoncer que son fils, la trentaine, bien sous tous rapports, a disparu à Madrid depuis plusieurs semaines, après ce dernier fameux appel. Enlevé ? Séquestré ? Blessé ? Tué ? Mais non, il y a forcément une femme là-dessous. En fait, surtout une exquise gitane aux yeux bleus - ça c'est curieux - et face à une tribu de Grenade au grand complet, le jeune Atticus a-t-il la moindre chance ? Non, bien sûr... comme on va le voir au fil de ses irrésistibles aventures. Atticus, as those familial men before him, was bestowed with the first name of the character in a favored novel. The son of an extremely successful publishing company owner, he is sent to close down a magazine offshoot in Madrid. Run by 5 women, total, he heads off to travel after a night of heavy drinking. No one, after all, wishes to be the bearer of such bad news. Packed with his books of erotica, kettle, a sufficient supply of Earl Grey tea, and his enduring pillow, he readied himself for the task at hand. But these women, determined not to lose their livelihoods or the magazine they worked so hard to give life to, have alternative plans. Upsets abound and love begins to kindle. The Liberate staff entwine tighter while their plan to sustain employment continues smoothly. Mostly. But every good novel contains a little drama. This one snakes out like a python giving birth. A scattering that returns to feast. And every morsel blends delightfully into the next. Inspector Alonso Jandallo, aka of his own accord, Manchego, is a bit of an Ignatius J. Reilly, in that his ineptitude is obvious to all but himself. (Come to think of it, he also brings to mind another doddering dunce also boasting intelligence that remains to be seen.) He is assigned the duty of finding Atticus after several weeks of silence by his distraught parents. Weeks become months and leads become nil. But just as Barney always managed to get the bad guy, Manchego got his...and the woman as a bonus. With a plenitude of LOL’s and gypsy magic, this is an easy way to enjoy a snowed in winter day. sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
Pertence à série publicadaGallimard, Folio (7054)
"A fiendishly fun and charming novel echoing the quirky works of brilliant director Pedro Almodóvar, The Altogether Unexpected Disappearance of Atticus Craftsman follows an uptight Englishman who is sent to Madrid to close a literary magazine and the five fiery, close-knit Spanish women who must devise a plan in order to keep the jobs they love. Atticus Craftsman never travels without a supply of Earl Grey, an electric kettle, and a teacup--so he makes sure he has packed all three after his father, distinguished publisher of Craftsman & Co., sends him to Madrid to shut down a failing literary magazine, Librarte. But when nobody has heard from him in three months, his father knows something must be very wrong. Fortunately, Inspector Manchego is on the case. Manchego gets to work unraveling the mystery of the Englishman's disappearance, but there to block him at every turn are the five fiery and close-knit Spanish women who run Librarte and who will do anything to keep their jobs. From a kidnapping to the "discovery" of the long-lost poems of Federico Garci;a Lorca, Manchego and Atticus are taken on a madcap journey through the narrow streets of Madrid and down to the bohemian heart of Andalucía. A charming tale with linguistic mishaps, literary intrigue, a clash of cultures, and an unexpected romance, The Altogether Unexpected Disappearance of Atticus Craftsman is at once a humorous literary caper and a touching love story, making for an altogether clever and delightfully different read"-- Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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El inspector Manchego será el encargado de desenredar una trama en la que la comedia romántica se mezcla con el drama más tierno, la intriga policiaca desemboca en el mayor hallazgo literario de todos los tiempos, lo difícil se vuelve fácil y los problemas se ahogan en un mar de lágrimas... de risa. Todo esto para terminar descubriendo, qué cosas, que el amor lo explica todo. ( )