Terry Pratchett: Una vida con notas al pie*

* La biografía oficial

Hardcover, 560 pages

Español language

Published Dec. 6, 2021 by Mai Més.

ISBN:
978-84-124930-7-8
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Terry Pratchett, el creador de la triunfal serie del Mundodisco, era conocido y apreciado a lo largo y ancho del mundo por sus novelas tremendamente populares, su humor satírico e inteligente y la humanidad de su obra benéfica. Pero eso es solo una parte del retrato.

En los meses previos a su temprana muerte, Terry estaba escribiendo sus memorias: la historia de un chico de seis años a quien el director de su escuela le dijo que nunca llegaría a nada y que pasó el resto de su vida esforzándose en demostrar que se equivocaba. Porque la vida de Terry estuvo llena de logros extraordinarios, como convertirse en uno de los autores más leídos y queridos del Reino Unido, ganar la prestigiosa medalla Carnegie o ser nombrado caballero.

El libro que, por desgracia, Terry no pudo terminar lo ha escrito Rob Wilkins, su asistente y amigo, quien ahora gestiona el …

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A must-read for fans of Pratchett

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Despite being a fan of fantasy and puns, I came to most of Pratchett's works (especially Discworld) later in life, mostly after his self-described 'embuggerance'. Fortunately there are no major spoilers in this book, which is mostly about how Pratchett reached the giddy heights of the UK's bestselling author (until Rowling came around... don't mention it). Mercifully it doesn't fall into the trap of meticulously detailing every aspect of his childhood - probably because the author (his long-time assistant) wasn't there for it.

What we end up with is a very moving tribute to an author who continues to entertain millions (and, very thoughtfully, produced two books a year, thus sorting out birthday and Christmas presents for his fans). It's 90% humour, tinged with 10% sadness at the end.

If you are a fan of Pratchett, you will definitely want to read this, but I think there's also plenty here …

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