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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. The very first Hector Belascoaran Shayne novel by the amazing Paco Ignacio Taibo II. As usual lots of social history are mixed into the three separate plot lines our fearless detective weaves thru in his debut. I especially appreciated the introduction of characters from the Mexican revolution that I was unfamiliar with (Ruben Jaramillo for instance). Taibo is a writer like no other, Shayne a unique creation, the novel a wonderful gift. ( ) Available in English as "An Easy Thing." I give this four stars for readers who know about Mexican history and politics, especially the 1970's. For lay readers simply looking for a good detective story, I would drop it down to three stars. The protagonist is a left wing private eye who is working on three cases at the same time. This is a brisk read. A triple mystery exploring Mexico: Taibo's shabby PI searches for Zapata still hiding in a cave, struggles against corrupt execs after an engineer gets offed and the union is taking over, and fights blackmailers who have sex pix of the normal suspects (govt officials) and movie stars. As you might have guessed, it's funny as hell. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Set amidst the political turbulence and social unrest of contemporary Mexico City, An Easy Thing introduces English-speaking readers to Taibo's human and world-weary protagonist, independent detective Hector Belascoaran Shayne. In this debut outing, our hero, who, incidentally, possesses an insatiable appetite for Coca Cola and cigarettes, tackles three cases simultaneously: a killing in a corrupt factory; the deadly threats against a former porn starlet's teenage daughter; and, strangely, the search for Emiliano Zapata, folk hero and leader of the Mexican Revolution, rumored to be alive and hiding out in a cave outside Mexico City. Combining black comedy, social history and a touch of surrealism, Paco Taibo's wonderfully idiosyncratic detective novels are admired the world over and are particularly popular in Europe and in the Spanish-speaking world. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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