by Barry Gifford · PLAZA: AVE FENIX · tapa dura · ISBN 9788401385094
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Puerto Trópico is a novel by author Barry Gifford, published in 1994 by Plaza & Janés. The story follows Franz Hall, a loser trying to escape his past in North America by working as a courier for drug dealers in Central America. However, a leftist revolution destroys his stability, forcing him to make difficult decisions. The novel combines elements of the noir and adventure genres, with a style that mixes hyperrealism, pop, and expressionism, characteristic of Gifford.
Barry Gifford is an American author, poet, and screenwriter known for his distinctive mix of American landscapes and prose influenced by film noir and Beat Generation writers.
