Máscaras

by Leonardo Padura

Overview

"Máscaras" es la novela principal con la que Leonardo Padura presentó al policía Mario Conde en los años noventa. La novela maneja la estructura dicotómica poder/subversión u ocultación/desenmascaramiento a distintos niveles. El más inmediato es el de la trama policial: Conde tiene que investigar un posible asesinato. El segundo nivel es el de la relación entre los personajes fuera de la investigación. El tercero consiste en la imbricación de la vida y la trama policial con la literatura, El último nivel, es el que representa a toda la sociedad cubana, que tratan de sobrevivir por medio del ocultamiento y la simulación.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788437644233
Publisher:	Ediciones Cátedra
Publication date:	04/14/2022
Series:	Letras Hispánicas
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
File size:	378 KB
Language:	Spanish

Editorial Reviews

The author of novels, short stories, and essays, Padura is creator of the detective Mario Conde, a popular figure in Spanish-language noir. The International Association of Crime Writers awarded him the Hammett Prize in 1998, and he also received Spain's prestigious Café Gijón award in 1995. Originally published in 1997, this novel takes the protagonist into the world of transvestites, homosexuals, and political connections. When Conde investigates the murder of a transvestite, the son of an important political government figure, he gets drawn into the marginal world of homosexuals by the dead man's partner and finds himself attracted to it, leading him to question his own identity. Perhaps more than the plot itself, the novel is interesting as a character analysis and a portrayal of society. The premise isn't new, and the plot is slightly freeform. Nevertheless, as part of the work of one of Cuba's best-known contemporary novelists, it is a desirable addition to large library collections.—Kathleen March, Univ. of Maine, Orono
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