La Invención del Sonido / The Invention of Sound - by Chuck Palahniuk (Paperback)
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- El autor de El club de la lucha sigue en la cúspide de sus poderes literarios: atrevido, desafiante y con un gran dominio del suspense, regresa con una novela sombría y espeluznante que reflexiona sobre la mercantilización del sufrimiento y el poder del arte.
- About the Author: Chuck Palahniuk nació en el estado de Washington en 1962.
- 224 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Horror
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"Private detective Foster Gates is a father is in search of his missing daughter, and sound engineer Mitzi harbors a secret that may help him solve the case. It's Mitzi's job to create the dubbed screams used in horror films and action movies. She's the best at what she does. But what no one in Hollywood knows is the screams Mitzi produces are harvested from the real, horror-filled, blood-chilling screams of people in their death throes--a technique first employed by Mitzi's father and one she continues on in his memory--a deeply conflicted serial killer compelled beyond her understanding to honor her father's chilling legacy. Soon Foster finds himself on Mitzi's trail. And in pursuit of her dark art, Mitzi realizes she's created the perfect scream, one that compels anyone who hears it to mirror the sound as long as they listen to it--a highly contagious seismic event with the potential to bring the country to its knees"--Book Synopsis
El autor de El club de la lucha sigue en la cúspide de sus poderes literarios: atrevido, desafiante y con un gran dominio del suspense, regresa con una novela sombría y espeluznante que reflexiona sobre la mercantilización del sufrimiento y el poder del arte. Han pasado diecisiete años desde que Gates Foster perdió a su hija Lucy y desde entonces no ha dejado de buscarla. Ahora, un impactante e inesperado suceso le proporciona la primera pista significativa después de una década, y todo apunta a que está a punto de descubrir una verdad terrible. Mientras tanto, Mitzi Ives ha logrado hacerse un hueco como ingeniera de sonido para la industria de Hollywood usando las mismas técnicas secretas que utilizaba su padre. Son especialmente célebres los horripilantes gritos que crea para el cine de terror, tan verosímiles y estremecedores que bien podrían ser reales. Cuando las vidas de Gates y Mitzi se crucen, saldrán a la luz los atroces y violentos secretos que se ocultan tras la glamurosa fachada de Hollywood. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A father searching for his missing daughter is suddenly given hope when a major clue is discovered, but learning the truth could shatter the seemingly perfect image Hollywood is desperate to uphold. Gates Foster lost his daughter, Lucy, seventeen years ago. He's never stopped searching. Suddenly, a shocking new development provides Foster with his first major lead in over a decade, and he may finally be on the verge of discovering the awful truth. Meanwhile, Mitzi Ives has carved out a space among the Foley artists creating the immersive sounds giving Hollywood films their authenticity. Using the same secret techniques as her father before her, she's become an industry-leading expert in the sound of violence and horror, creating screams so bone-chilling, they may as well be real. Soon Foster and Ives find themselves on a collision course that threatens to expose the violence hidden beneath Hollywood's glamorous façade. A grim and disturbing reflection on the commodification of suffering and the dangerous power of art, The Invention of Sound is Chuck Palahniuk at the peak of his literary powers -- his most suspenseful, most daring, and most genre-defying work yet.About the Author
Chuck Palahniuk nació en el estado de Washington en 1962. Es licenciado en periodismo y ha trabajado en una empresa de fabricación de contenedores, en una cadena de montaje y como mecánico. Escribió su primera novela, El club de la lucha, en tres meses; casi tan rápida fue también su conversión en un bestseller que, además, terminó siendo adaptada al cine. Actualmente es un autor de gran éxito cuyo nombre aparece muy a menudo en la lista de los más vendidos en Estados Unidos. Otros títulos del autor son Monstruos invisibles, Asfixia, Nana, Diario. Una novela, Error humano, Fantasmas, Rant. La vida de un asesino, Snuff, Pigmeo, Al desnudo, Condenada y su continuación, Maldita. Todas ellas están publicadas por Literatura Random House y Debolsillo. Vive en la Costa Noroeste de Estados Unidos.Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: .65 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 224
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Horror
Publisher: Literatura Random House
Format: Paperback
Author: Chuck Palahniuk
Language: Spanish
Street Date: May 21, 2024
TCIN: 92899335
UPC: 9788439741923
Item Number (DPCI): 247-44-0359
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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