Name: La Sorpresa
SKU: 46871940
Price: 28.14 EUR
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Author: G. K. Chesterton
ISBN: 9788494100277

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G. K. Chesterton

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9788494100277

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Synopsis "La Sorpresa"

Esta obra teatral de Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) se escribió en 1930, pero ni se publicó ni se representó, quizá para hacer honor a su nombre también póstumamente. La sorpresa, efectivamente, tiene la virtud de pillarnos siempre desprevenidos. Por una parte, confirma que Chesterton era también lo que no sospechábamos ni nosotros ni él: un autor de teatro. Al sumarse a Magia y a El juicio del doctor Johnson configura una trilogía teatral digna de consideración. Por otra parte, la obra mi

G. K. Chesterton

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G. K. Chesterton (London, May 29, 1874 – Beaconsfield, June 14, 1936) was a prolific British writer, author of essays, novels, poetry, biographies, and Christian apologetics. His work is characterized by irony, paradoxical wit, and a critical view of modernity. He was a prominent convert to Catholicism and an influential figure in religious and literary thought of his time. He is also known for his brilliant argumentative style and his defense of common sense.

Among his most recognized works are The Man Who Was Thursday (1908), Orthodoxy (1908), The Innocence of Father Brown (1911), Heretics (1905), The Ball and the Cross (1909), and The Resurrection of Rome (1930). He cultivated the essay, the novel of ideas, detective stories, and social and religious criticism.

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