by Robertson Davies · LIBROS DEL ASTEROIDE S.L · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788493501891
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«El mundo de los prodigios» is the literary fiction novel by Robertson Davies, published by Libros del Asteroide in paperback (476 pages, in Spanish).
The illusionist Magnus Eisengrim narrates his life and offers his version of the death of the magnate Boy Staunton, a mystery linked to his childhood in Deptford. A snowball fight and the learning of sleight of hand mark his path from a small town to worldwide fame, through theatre, magic and film.
Third instalment of the Deptford Trilogy. The novel was originally published in English as World of Wonders (1975) and translated into Spanish by Miguel Martínez-Lage.
For readers of literary fiction and contemporary classics, with a suggested reading age of 15 and up.
William Robertson Davies was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. He was one of Canada's best known and most popular authors and one of its most distinguished "men of letters", a term Davies gladly accepted for himself. Davies was the founding Master of Massey College, a graduate residential college associated with the University of Toronto.
