With Alexander's Bridge, Willa Cather's published works made another jump in length: from poetry to short stories, and now to a short novel. In many ways, this short novel contained less of her characteristic insight-into-people-and-places than was displayed in the previously published collection of short stories: The Troll Garden. It was almost as if this was an exercise at extending the number of pages used, rather than a natural growth of feeling. At the same time, however, it is still the inner-workings and driving-force of life that command her attention, and thus mine. It is the story of Bartley Alexander, a renowned engineer and bridge builder, who happens to be one of those people who seems to be kissed by good fortune. His career is incredibly successful, he marries a rich girl (who he also happens to be in love with), and to top it all off, he gets to travel between Boston and London on a regular basis. What's not to love? His somewhat idyllic life begins to unravel, however, when he becomes reacquainted with a former flam....CONTINÚA
Ficha técnica
Editorial: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 9780307739667
Idioma: Inglés
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 16/12/2010
Año de edición: 2010
Plaza de edición: New York
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Escrito por Willa Cather
Nació en 1876. Su primera novela, Alexander’s Bridge, se publicó en 1912. En 1913 publicó Pioneros (ALBA, Nº L) a la que siguieron Mi Ántonia (1918;ALBA Nº XXXV), One of Ours (1922), que mereció el premio Pulitzer, La muerte y el arzobispo (1927), Shadows on the Rock (1931). También es autora de Una dama extraviada(1923; ALBA Nº LX), Mi enemigo mortal (1926; ALBA Nº XXXII), Para mayores de cuarenta (1936; ALBA Nº LV) y Los libros de cuentos (ALBA Nº XXXI). Murió en 1947.