Chiquita

Chiquita
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ISBN-10 : 8466322981
ISBN-13 : 9788466322980
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Book Synopsis Chiquita by : Antonio Orlando Rodríguez

Download or read book Chiquita written by Antonio Orlando Rodríguez and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: XI Premio Alfaguara de Novela Espiridiona Cenda, una joven cubana de s�lo veintis�is pulgadas de estatura, llega a la Nueva York de fines del siglo XIX con el deseo de triunfar como bailarina y cantante. Esta biograf�a imaginaria de un personaje real recrea con libertad y una fabulaci�n ilimitada las aventuras y desventuras de Chiquita, una mujer seductora e independiente que lleg� a convertirse en una de las celebridades mejor pagadas de los teatros de vaudeville y las ferias de su tiempo. Elegante, humor�stica y llena de peripecias, la novela es un ambicioso fresco de una �poca pr�diga en transformaciones sociales y milagros tecnol�gicos, en que las potencias se disputaban territorios, las cofrad�as secretas no hab�an perdido la esperanza de convertir el mundo en una gran Arcadia y las �curiosidades humanas� ejerc�an una extra�a atracci�n sobre las multitudes. Protagonista de amores tempestuosos, due�a de un talism�n m�gico y testigo de intrigas diplom�ticas, la liliputiense Chiquita vuelve a la vida en estas p�ginas, con todo su genio, su crueldad y su encanto, convertida en un personaje literario inolvidable. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Twenty-six-inch tall Espiridiona Cenda disembarks in late 19th Century New York with one goal in mind--becoming the city's most successful singer and dancer with her stage name, "Chiquita: The Living Doll". This imaginary biography of the real-life woman recreates the adventures and misfortunes of Chiquita, an alluring and independent woman that lived to become one of the highest paid celebrities in the Vaudeville theatres and fairs of her day. The star of fiery romances, owner of a magic talisman, and witness to countless political intrigues, Chiquita comes to life in these pages as an unforgettable literary character--in all her glory, genius, cruelty and charm. Elegant, humorous, and brimming with adventures, the novel is an ambitious fresco of a period that abounded in social transformations and technological miracles, where the mightiest of countries fought for territories, where underground brotherhoods diligently worked to turn the world in to a great Arcadia, and where "human curiosities" exerted a strange fascination among the crowds.


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