Plata quemada/ Money to Burn by Ricardo Piglia

Plata quemada/ Money to Burn by Ricardo Piglia

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Plata quemada/ Money to Burn

Plata quemada/ Money to Burn by Ricardo Piglia

Una historia estremecedora en la que la violencia no tiene l mites, una narraci n coral con personajes inolvidables, un drama dominado por las pasiones humanas m s oscuras: la traici n, la avaricia, la corrupci n, el miedo y la desesperaci n.Ricardo Piglia hace una reconstrucci n ficcionada y caleidosc pica de un atraco que tuvo lugar en 1965 en la provincia de Buenos Aires. Una banda criminal, conchabada con polic as y pol ticos corruptos, prepara el asalto a un furg n que contiene un bot n millonario. Tras el golpe, abandonan a sus c mplices y huyen al norte con el dinero. Pero la ley, los medios de comunicaci n y los traicionados los perseguir n hasta el asedio ltimo y sangriento en un edificio de Montevideo.Rese a: Un relato criminal fren tico. The Times Literary Supplement ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONA hair-raising story in which violence has no limits, a choral tale with unforgettable characters, a drama dominated by the darkest human passions: betrayal, greed, corruption, fear, and desperation.Ricardo Piglia creates a fictional and kaleidoscopic reconstruction of a robbery that took place in 1965 in the province of Buenos Aires. A criminal gang, in cahoots with corrupt police and politicians, prepares an assault on a truck containing a small fortune. After the hit, they abandon their accomplices and flee to the north with the money. But the law, the media, and the ones they betrayed will follow them until the final, bloody siege in a building in Montevideo. Summary: A frenetic crime tale. -The Times Literary Supplement
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Title Plata quemada/ Money to Burn
Author Ricardo Piglia
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