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La espía, Paulo Coelho ; traducido del portugués por Pilar Obón

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Summary
  • A novel of Mata Hari's final days, as written by the woman herself while accused of espionage
  • "En su nueva novela, Paulo Coelho da vida a una de las mujeres más enigmáticas de la historia: Mata Hari, quien fuera acusada de espionaje durante la Primera Guerra Mundial. Aunque hubo poca evidencia para incriminarla, ella no pudo escapar de la persecución y el enjuiciamiento por la inteligencia militar francesa. Esta cautivadora e íntima narración nos presenta a una mujer que se atrevió, en su tiempo, a hacer lo impensable: desnudarse en público, ser independiente, seductora, exitosa, original e inteligente. A diferencia de otras mujeres de la época, ella tenía un sueño firme: conquistar los escenarios europeos con su baile y alcanzar su propia libertad." --
  • "In his new novel, Paulo Coelho, best-selling author of The Alchemist and Adultery, brings to life one of history's most enigmatic women: Mata Hari. The story of her celebrated yet mysterious life as an exotic dancer and courtesan, and her controversial execution as a spy during the First World War unfolds as a fascinating first-person narrative of self-creation and bravery. Her only crime was to be an independent woman: "I do not know if the future will remember me, but if it should, may no one ever view me as a victim, but as someone who moved forward with courage, and paid the price she had to pay." On the occasion of the centenary of Mata Hari's execution for espionage in 1917, Paulo Coelho reconsiders her life and character in a fictional memoir. In a series of letters, written from prison on the eve of her death, Mata Hari reflects on the choices she has made to always pursue her own truth--from her childhood in a small Dutch town, to unhappy years as the wife of an alcoholic diplomat in Java, to her calculated and self-fashioned rise to celebrity in Paris and across Europe as an exotic dancer and confidante to the most powerful men of the time. Though there was little evidence to incriminate her, Mata Hari was unable to escape persecution and prosecution by French military intelligence, and at the novel's end, Coelho re-creates a final letter, written by Mata Hari's lawer, Edouard Clunet, that offers a captivating view of Europe at war and the fatal price of suspicion." --
Language
  • spa
  • por
  • spa
Work
Publication
Edition
Primera edición Vintage Español en tapa dura.
Extent
182 pages
Isbn
9780525432814
Instance
Label
La espía
Title
La espía
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Paulo Coelho ; traducido del portugués por Pilar Obón
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
  • spa
  • por
  • spa
Summary
  • A novel of Mata Hari's final days, as written by the woman herself while accused of espionage
  • "En su nueva novela, Paulo Coelho da vida a una de las mujeres más enigmáticas de la historia: Mata Hari, quien fuera acusada de espionaje durante la Primera Guerra Mundial. Aunque hubo poca evidencia para incriminarla, ella no pudo escapar de la persecución y el enjuiciamiento por la inteligencia militar francesa. Esta cautivadora e íntima narración nos presenta a una mujer que se atrevió, en su tiempo, a hacer lo impensable: desnudarse en público, ser independiente, seductora, exitosa, original e inteligente. A diferencia de otras mujeres de la época, ella tenía un sueño firme: conquistar los escenarios europeos con su baile y alcanzar su propia libertad." --
  • "In his new novel, Paulo Coelho, best-selling author of The Alchemist and Adultery, brings to life one of history's most enigmatic women: Mata Hari. The story of her celebrated yet mysterious life as an exotic dancer and courtesan, and her controversial execution as a spy during the First World War unfolds as a fascinating first-person narrative of self-creation and bravery. Her only crime was to be an independent woman: "I do not know if the future will remember me, but if it should, may no one ever view me as a victim, but as someone who moved forward with courage, and paid the price she had to pay." On the occasion of the centenary of Mata Hari's execution for espionage in 1917, Paulo Coelho reconsiders her life and character in a fictional memoir. In a series of letters, written from prison on the eve of her death, Mata Hari reflects on the choices she has made to always pursue her own truth--from her childhood in a small Dutch town, to unhappy years as the wife of an alcoholic diplomat in Java, to her calculated and self-fashioned rise to celebrity in Paris and across Europe as an exotic dancer and confidante to the most powerful men of the time. Though there was little evidence to incriminate her, Mata Hari was unable to escape persecution and prosecution by French military intelligence, and at the novel's end, Coelho re-creates a final letter, written by Mata Hari's lawer, Edouard Clunet, that offers a captivating view of Europe at war and the fatal price of suspicion." --
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Coelho, Paulo
Dewey number
869.3/42
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • portraits
Index
index present
Language note
In Spanish
LC call number
PQ9698.13.O3546
LC item number
E8718 2016
Literary form
novels
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
Vintage español
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Mata Hari
  • Mata Hari
  • Mata Hari
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • Women spies
  • Stripteasers
  • Spanish language materials
  • Guerra Mundial I, 1914-1918
  • Mujeres espías
  • Materiales en español
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • Women spies
  • Stripteasers
  • Spanish language
Label
La espía, Paulo Coelho ; traducido del portugués por Pilar Obón
Instantiates
Publication
Bar code
  • 31223143508878
  • 31223143508738
  • 31223143508720
  • 31223143508753
  • 31223143508746
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
21 cm.
Edition
Primera edición Vintage Español en tapa dura.
Extent
182 pages
Isbn
9780525432814
Lccn
2017478338
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, portrait
System control number
(OCoLC)959335110
Label
La espía, Paulo Coelho ; traducido del portugués por Pilar Obón
Publication
Bar code
  • 31223143508878
  • 31223143508738
  • 31223143508720
  • 31223143508753
  • 31223143508746
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
21 cm.
Edition
Primera edición Vintage Español en tapa dura.
Extent
182 pages
Isbn
9780525432814
Lccn
2017478338
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, portrait
System control number
(OCoLC)959335110

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