by Michel Faber · Círculo De Lectores · tapa dura · ISBN 9788467212785
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«Pétalo carmesí, flor blanca» is the historical novel by Michel Faber, published in 2005 by Círculo de Lectores in hardback (956 pages, in Spanish).
In Victorian London, Sugar, a young prostitute, meets William Rackham, a gentleman married to the sickly Agnes and torn between the family business and his literary vocation. The encounter changes William's life. Faber offers a postmodern version of the Victorian novel that explores class, gender, and femininity.
The English original, The Crimson Petal and the White, was translated by Jaime Zulaika. Edition with dust jacket.
For readers of historical and literary fiction, especially those seeking a lengthy novel set in Victorian England.
Michel Faber is a Dutch-born writer of English-language fiction, including his 2002 novel The Crimson Petal and the White, and Under the Skin (2000) which was adapted for film by Jonathan Glazer, starring Scarlett Johansson. His novel for young adults, D: A Tale of Two Worlds, was published in 2020. His book, Listen: On Music, Sound and Us, a non-fiction work about music, came out in October 2023.
