by Jorge Volpi Escalante · Booket · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432217906
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«En busca de Klingsor» is the contemporary novel by Jorge Volpi Escalante, published by Booket in paperback (560 pages, in Spanish).
A young lieutenant receives the order to capture Klingsor, the code name of the scientist who controlled the atomic research of the Third Reich. In his search, the dilemmas of love and sex, the masks of personality and the subtlety of lies appear, with science and evil as a backdrop.
Originally published in 1999, it won the Biblioteca Breve Prize and opens Jorge Volpi Escalante's 20th Century Trilogy.
For readers of historical and contemporary fiction interested in World War II and the moral dilemmas of science.
Jorge Volpi is a Mexican novelist and essayist, best known for his novels such as In Search of Klingsor . Trained as a lawyer, he gained notice in the 1990s with his first publications and participation in the pronouncement of the "Crack Manifesto" with several other young writers to protest the state of Mexican literature and promote their own work. Volpi's novels are distinct from magical realism and other trends of Latin American literature as they focus on the actions of characters and research into academic topics, especially history and science, and do not always focus on Latin American characters and settings. His work has been translated into twenty five languages and recognized with awards such as Biblioteca Breva Award and the Debate-Casa de América as well as a grant from the Guggenheim Foundation. In addition to his writing he has worked as a cultural attaché, the director of Canal 22 in the State of Mexico and is currently the director of the Festival Internacional Cervantino.
