Overview
Posy Simmonds hurga en las pretensiones del mundillo literario con su habitual talento para la sátira ligera e ingeniosa y su profunda capacidad de observación.
En esta recopilación de viñetas publicadas en The Guardian entre 2002 y 2005, Posy Simmonds afila su pluma y su ingenio para hacer un retrato despiadado del mundillo literario. Con su extraordinario don para observar y parodiar, repasa con humor los rasgos característicos de quienes hacen de la literatura su forma de vida. Escritoras que sufren de «bloqueo rural» cuando se mudan al campo y entonces se dedican a teclear sus fantasías sexuales en un ordenador portátil, haciendo malabares con los dilemas del feminismo y la maternidad; autores que padecen de «egotitis aguda» cuando entran en contacto con su público durante las firmas de ejemplares, se quejan de los críticos y deploran tener que «pasar por el aro de los medios»; pequeños libreros que luchan por sobrevivir y que deben lidiar con clientes recalcitrantes y comerciales que intentan colocarles el último libro de una gran celebridad: nadie se libra de recibir su merecido... con cariño, eso sí.
Hilarante, esclarecedor y maravillosamente dibujado, El mundillo literario encantará y matará de risa a los fans de la autora de Gemma Bovery, Tamara Drewe y Cassandra Darke.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
A brilliant collection of 'Literary Life' cartoons, by the author of Gemma Bovery This book consists of approximately fifty 'Literary Life' cartoons which were serialised weekly every Saturday in the Guardian 's Review section from November 2002 until December 2004, and two short stories, 'Murder at Matabele Mansions' and 'Cinderella'.
Posy Simmonds examines the pretensions of the literary world with her customary flair for light, witty satire and social observation. Women writers suffer 'Rustic Block' after moving to the countryside, type their sexual fantasies into their laptop, and (in 'Enemies of Promise') juggle the dilemmas of feminism and motherhood. Male authors are shown suffering the ego-perils of coming into contact with the public at book signings, and complain about reviewers and 'media hoops'. Jealousies and rivalries emerge out of reading groups; struggling small booksellers have to deal with recalcitrant customers or sales reps pushing the latest celebrity book. Simmonds' penchant for literary pastiche and parody is given full rein, as in 'Murder at Matebele Mansions'. And she wickedly suggests a family's fixed smiles as a young girl explains the plot of her Harry Potter book ...
Funny, insightful and beautifully drawn, Literary Life will delight fans of Gemma Bovery.
En esta recopilación de viñetas publicadas en The Guardian entre 2002 y 2005, Posy Simmonds afila su pluma y su ingenio para hacer un retrato despiadado del mundillo literario. Con su extraordinario don para observar y parodiar, repasa con humor los rasgos característicos de quienes hacen de la literatura su forma de vida. Escritoras que sufren de «bloqueo rural» cuando se mudan al campo y entonces se dedican a teclear sus fantasías sexuales en un ordenador portátil, haciendo malabares con los dilemas del feminismo y la maternidad; autores que padecen de «egotitis aguda» cuando entran en contacto con su público durante las firmas de ejemplares, se quejan de los críticos y deploran tener que «pasar por el aro de los medios»; pequeños libreros que luchan por sobrevivir y que deben lidiar con clientes recalcitrantes y comerciales que intentan colocarles el último libro de una gran celebridad: nadie se libra de recibir su merecido... con cariño, eso sí.
Hilarante, esclarecedor y maravillosamente dibujado, El mundillo literario encantará y matará de risa a los fans de la autora de Gemma Bovery, Tamara Drewe y Cassandra Darke.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
A brilliant collection of 'Literary Life' cartoons, by the author of Gemma Bovery This book consists of approximately fifty 'Literary Life' cartoons which were serialised weekly every Saturday in the Guardian 's Review section from November 2002 until December 2004, and two short stories, 'Murder at Matabele Mansions' and 'Cinderella'.
Posy Simmonds examines the pretensions of the literary world with her customary flair for light, witty satire and social observation. Women writers suffer 'Rustic Block' after moving to the countryside, type their sexual fantasies into their laptop, and (in 'Enemies of Promise') juggle the dilemmas of feminism and motherhood. Male authors are shown suffering the ego-perils of coming into contact with the public at book signings, and complain about reviewers and 'media hoops'. Jealousies and rivalries emerge out of reading groups; struggling small booksellers have to deal with recalcitrant customers or sales reps pushing the latest celebrity book. Simmonds' penchant for literary pastiche and parody is given full rein, as in 'Murder at Matebele Mansions'. And she wickedly suggests a family's fixed smiles as a young girl explains the plot of her Harry Potter book ...
Funny, insightful and beautifully drawn, Literary Life will delight fans of Gemma Bovery.
This book title, El mundillo literario / Literary Life, ISBN: 9788419409874, by Posy Simmonds, published by PRH Grupo Editorial (November 19, 2024) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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