by Jostein Gaarder · Siruela · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788417151249
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«El hombre de las marionetas» is the contemporary novel by Jostein Gaarder, published by Siruela in paperback (240 pages, in Spanish).
Jakop, a solitary sexagenarian and student of Indo-European in Oslo, devotes his life to attending funerals of strangers and moving those present with invented anecdotes about the deceased. At one of these burials he meets Agnes, and the novel delves into the eternal questions about the meaning of existence.
It belongs to the Nuevos Tiempos collection (no. 384) and is the first edition, published on 15 November 2017. Translated from the Norwegian by Kirsti Baggethun and Asunción Lorenzo.
A contemporary novel with a philosophical backdrop, for readers seeking stories with reflection on the meaning of life and the human condition.
Jostein Gaarder is a Norwegian intellectual and author of several novels, short stories, and children's books. Gaarder often writes from the perspective of children, exploring their sense of wonder about the world. He often utilizes metafiction in his works and constructs stories within stories. His best known work is the novel Sophie's World (1991). It has been translated into 60 languages; there are over 40 million copies in print.
