María José Ferrada
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English
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"After years of hard work in a factory outside of Santiago, Chile, Ramón accepts a peculiar job: to look after a Coca-Cola billboard located by the highway. And it doesn't take long for Ramón to make an even more peculiar decision: to make the billboard his new home. Twelve-year-old Miguel is enchanted by his uncle's unusual living arrangement, but the neighborhood is buzzing with gossip, declaring Ramón a madman bringing shame to the community....
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English
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"A richly imaginative debut, detailing a girl and her father finding their way--and themselves--while they work as traveling hardware salesmen in Pinochet-era Chile, is a rare work of magic and originality. For seven-year-old M, the world is guided by a firm set of principles, based on her father D's life as a traveling salesman. Enchanted by her father's trade, M convinces him to take her along on his routes, selling hardware supplies amid the backdrop...
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Español
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Luego de su exitosa primera novela, Kramp, que la New York Times Book Review calificó de "excepcional", María José Ferrada vuelve a la narrativa con El hombre del cartel.
Miguel, un niño de once años, describe la vida cotidiana en una población periférica y la tragedia que sufren los "sin casa", mientras trata de entender la decisión de su tío de abandonar la villa e irse a vivir, literalmente, a un cartel publicitario de Coca-Cola.
El resultado...