by Irwin Shaw · Plaza & Janés Editores, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401302428
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«Hombre mendigo, hombre ladrón» is the novel by Irwin Shaw, published by Plaza & Janés Editores, S.A. in paperback (396 pages, in Spanish).
Novel continuing «Hombre rico, hombre pobre» and following the Jordaches: Wesley, marked by his father's murder, embarks on a personal quest; Billy gets involved with a girl who leads him into risky situations, and Gretchen faces challenges that redirect her life. The action takes place between Europe and America, with the adventures of each clan member.
Second installment of the Jordache family saga begun with «Hombre rico, hombre pobre». Translation by Ana María de la Fuente.
Recommended for readers of family sagas and classic twentieth-century novels.
Irwin Shaw was an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short-story author whose written works have sold more than 14 million copies. He is best known for two of his novels: The Young Lions (1948), about the fate of three soldiers during World War II, which was made into a film of the same name starring Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift, and Rich Man, Poor Man (1970), about the fate of two brothers and a sister in the post-World War II decades, which in 1976 was made into a popular miniseries starring Peter Strauss, Nick Nolte, and Susan Blakely.
