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El pájaro carpintero

Written by: James McBride, Miguel Sanz Jiménez
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Publisher's Summary

"Nací y fui un hombre de color, no lo olvidéis, pero viví como una mujer de color durante diecisiete años."

Henry Cebolla Shackleton es un pícaro niño esclavo en cuyo camino se cruza el legendario abolicionista John Brown, «el más americano de todos nosotros», en palabras de Henry David Thoreau; «el hijop--a asesino más infame y retorcío que jamás hayáis visto», a ojos del Cebolla. Comienza así la hilarante autobiografía de Henry, envuelto contra su voluntad en la cruzada antiesclavista del ejército de John Brown y obligado a hacerse pasar por una niña para sobrevivir. Una aventura libertadora de incierto resultado junto a un líder mesiánico, de quien los negros del Sur huyen porque prefieren la tranquilidad de sus tres comidas al día en casa del amo.

McBride ganó el National Book Award con esta inteligente, audaz y sorprendentemente profunda comedia que indaga sobre la capacidad del ser humano para adaptarse y actuar según lo que considera correcto.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Now a Showtime limited series starring Ethan Hawke and Daveed Diggs

Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction

From the bestselling author of Deacon King Kong (an Oprah Book Club pick) and The Color of Water comes the story of a young boy born a slave who joins John Brown’s antislavery crusade—and who must pass as a girl to survive.

Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1856—a battleground between anti- and pro-slavery forces—when legendary abolitionist John Brown arrives. When an argument between Brown and Henry's master turns violent, Henry is forced to leave town—along with Brown, who believes Henry to be a girl and his good luck charm.

Over the ensuing months, Henry, whom Brown nicknames Little Onion, conceals his true identity to stay alive. Eventually Brown sweeps him into the historic raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859—one of the great catalysts for the Civil War. An absorbing mixture of history and imagination, and told with McBride's meticulous eye for detail and character, The Good Lord Bird is both a rousing adventure and a moving exploration of identity and survival.

Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

©2013 James McBride, Miguel Sanz Jiménez (P)2022 Random House Audio

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