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Casi nada que ponerte
| Title | Casi nada que ponerte |
| Names | Lijtmaer, Lucía. |
| Book Number | DB122919 |
| Title Status | In Process |
| Medium | Digital Book |
| Annotation | "Almost Nothing to Wear is based on a true story, that of two people, Jorge and Simón, who grew up in dusty towns and closed environments, but decided to set out to conquer the big city. They seduced the Buenos Aires of the early 1970s and turned themselves into gold by creating a world of fashion and luxury based on deceit. Their rise and fall is a miniature portrait of a country always in crisis, always a victim of the fascination it feels for itself. But this book also tells the story of the narrator herself, Lucía Lijtmaer, from Barcelona with a Polish surname and born in Argentina. An investigation on how an identity is built from fragments of diverse cultures and divergent stories. Throughout these pages, written as a chronicle, the author converses with a heterogeneous group formed by fashion designers, shopkeepers, models, decorators, B list actresses and millionaire clients. It would seem that, in some way, they relive or represent for her a glorious past that perhaps was or could have been. First published in 2016, this book marked the revelation of Lucía Lijtmaer as a singular writer who already occupies a prominent position among the most brilliant storytellers in Spain and Latin America." -- Translation provided by NLS. |
| "Casi nada que ponerte parte de una historia real: la de dos personas que crecieron en pueblos polvorientos y ambientes cerrados, pero decidieron largarse a la conquista de la gran ciudad. Ellos, Jorge y Simón, sedujeron a la Buenos Aires de principios de la década de 1970 y se hicieron de oro creando un mundo de moda y lujo a base de picaresca. Su ascensión y caída es el retrato en miniatura de un país siempre en crisis, siempre víctima de la fascinación que siente por sí mismo. Pero este libro cuenta también la historia de la propia narradora, Lucía Lijtmaer, barcelonesa de apellido polaco y nacida en Argentina. Una investigación sobre cómo se construye una identidad a partir de fragmentos de culturas diversas y relatos divergentes. A lo largo de estas páginas, escritas a modo de crónica, un heterogéneo grupo formado por modistos, comerciantes, modelos, decoradoras, actrices de serie B y clientas millonarias conversa con la autora. Se diría que, de algún modo, reviven o representan para ella un pasado glorioso que quizá fue o pudo haber sido. Publicado por primera vez en 2016, este libro supuso la revelación de Lucía Lijtmaer como una escritora singular que ya ocupa una posición destacada entre las narradoras más brillantes de España y América Latina." -- Proporcionada por la editorial. -- Spanish language. |
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| Local Subject | Titles in Spanish - F-SPA |
| Literature - Spanish fiction - L-SPF | |
| Translated Material - TRM | |
| Audience Notes | Adult Level |
| LC Subject | Biographical fiction |
| Historical fiction |
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| Fashion designers - Fiction |
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| Buenos Aires (Argentina) - Fiction |
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| Fiction |
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| Novels |