Name: Sara (in Spanish)
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Author: Sergio Ramírez
ISBN: 9788420419206

Type

Physical Book

Author

Sergio Ramírez

Publisher

Alfaguara

Collection

Hispánica

Year

2015

Language

Spanish

Pages

256

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

24.00 x 15.10

ISBN13

9788420419206

Edited in

España

Edition No.

Primera

Synopsis "Sara (in Spanish)"

Una historia bíblica, la de Sara y Abraham, contada a través de ella: la mujer detrás del patriarca.Sara es una novela bien documentada, verosímil, escrita con humor e inventiva, que presenta el lado humano de personajes bíblicos. Sara es la narración de un peregrinaje por reinos hostiles y tierras inhóspitas, mientras cumplen con las arbitrarias indicaciones transmitidas a Abraham por Iahvé o "el Mago", un ser multiforme al que no parece gustarle la risa.Mientras acampan en las inmediaciones del lago Salado, cerca de Sodoma y Gomorra, tres mancebos aparecen ante la pareja para anunciarles que la infértil y anciana Sara dará a luz un hijo que convertirá a Abraham en tronco de innumerables generaciones.Pese a que generación tras generación se creyó que ésta era una historia protagonizada por hombres, es Sara, con su ironía, humor, incredulidad, tesón y capacidad para cuestionar los designios divinos, laque la dota de autenticidad.Con el ritmo de una de esas historias que se contaban al calor del fuego, Sergio Ramírez construye en esta novela un brillante divertimento a partir de una figura tomada de la Biblia, pero vestida con el ropaje de una sensibilidad femenina más actual. Es el relato de la rebeldía inteligente de una mujer que decide tomar las riendas de su vida hasta conseguir cumplir el mayor de sus anhelos -ser madre-, y preservarlo por encima de todo.

Sergio Ramírez

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Sergio Ramírez (Masatepe, Nicaragua, 1942) is one of the most prominent writers in Central America. His literary career began with stories published since 1960 and his first novel, Tiempo de fulgor, in 1970. In 1977, he joined the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and played a key role in the revolution that overthrew the dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza. After the victory, he was vice president of Nicaragua between 1985 and 1990. However, he retired from politics in 1996 to fully dedicate himself to literature.

In 1999 he published Adiós muchachos, a testimony of his experiences during the revolution and the subsequent political frustration after the FSLN's electoral defeat in 1990. This work is considered a memoir of a generation that fought for common ideals of rebellion.
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Ramírez has been internationally recognized with awards such as the Alfaguara de Novela (1998) and the Cervantes Prize (2017), being the first Central American to receive the latter. In 2024, the University of Guadalajara awarded him an honorary doctorate, highlighting his commitment to freedom of expression and democracy. He currently resides in Spain after being stripped of his Nicaraguan citizenship by the regime of Daniel Ortega.

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