Las puertas perdidas

My dad envies me. I've been an orphan since I was eight months old. Unfortunately, I was mistreated by a bad and envious father, and my whole life has been a torment with him. I will describe, in this book, my father as the person who has done the most harm to me throughout my life, for I have never encountered another person like him. Throughout my life, he has sabotaged my achievements, put me wrong with all the family and friends, and never wanted me to get ahead because he feels less than me. Of course, I have forgiven him for all the evil he has done to me, and I ask God to give him good ...

Edición aumentada y corregida de la primera en español de 1966. Con una poderosa narrativa a la que acompaña 53 forografías tomadas a lo largo de casi 30 años, Brassaï crea un revelador perfil de Picasso y, al mismo tiempo, construye una emocionante crónica del arte en la que se desfilan extraordinarios personajes como Dalí, Matisse, Camus, Sartre y Cocteau. "Si alguien quiere entenderme -dice Picasso-, debe leer este libro".

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Este magnífico libro de Manuel López Poy –uno de los mejores periodistas musicales de nuestro país– hace un retrato preciso y detallado del Rey del Rock que complementa con maestría la sensacional película Elvis del laureado Baz Luhrmann. Entre las numerosas biografías dedicadas a la figura de Elvis Presley, esta destaca especialmente por su capacidad para trasladarnos a los orígenes del genio de Tupelo, construyendo un libro que circula en paralelo entre la sucesión cronológica de una apasionante vida –con numerosos datos, anécdotas y frases del protagonista– y el retrato...