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Indiscreciones de un perro gringo

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“Buenos días. Les saluda el Primer Perro Buddy Clinton. Gracias por la salva de aplausos. Gracias por las miradas asombradas. Yo también me miro y asombro.”

A pesar de la explosión de temas fantásticos que ha transformado la literatura universal durante los últimos cincuenta años, escasean en ella los perros hablantes. Por eso, la recreación de Buddy Clinton, efectuada por Luis Rafael Sánchez, constituye algo insólito.

199 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2007

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Luis Rafael Sánchez

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Considered by many to be the greatest Puerto Rican playwright of modern times.

Born and raised in the city of Humacao, Puerto Rico. He enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico in 1955, earning a Bachelors of Arts degree. In 1959 he earned a Masters Degree in dramatic arts in City University of New York. He eventually went to Spain and earned his Doctorate in Literature in 1975, from the Complutense University of Madrid.

Sánchez's best known play is La Pasión según Antigona Pérez (The Passion of Antigona Perez), a tragedy set in present-day Latin America, suggested by Sophocles' Antigone.

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Profile Image for Daniel Domenech.
60 reviews11 followers
September 22, 2011
This book is not for everyone. I'm not that fond of it myself, but I have to admit it has it's good parts. Overall, ehh, not something I'd remember too fondly.
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November 25, 2022
Indiscreciones de un perro gringo (Paperback) by Luis Rafael Sánchez - Spanish Edition

Buddy Clinton, William Jefferson Blythe (Bill) Clinton's dog narrates the indiscretions of the 42nd president with Monica Lewinski. Buddy has had a procedure where he was inserted with an electronic brain, making the dog a wonderful witness of what transpired in the Oval Office.

Buddy not only testifies, but he also philosophizes about Socks, Clinton's cat - and all cats. Talks about Noah's Arc and the qualities of all animals.

Narrated from Buddy's first person point of view, this a book about the absurd - and that genre of literature. There is no plot and no characters. It's basically the rantings of a dog. The book makes no sense and it is very boring.

Not recommended!

Profile Image for Melvin Rodríguez-Rodríguez.
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April 15, 2014
Comienza narrando un gran escándalo de los 90s de una manera ingeniosa, pero pierde fuerza a medida que avanza la trama.

Buddy, perro fiel del presidente de los Estados Unidos, Bill Clinton,es resucitado por vía tecnológica. Dotado con la capacidad del habla que le da su resucitación, Buddy comenzará a contar los pormenores de la "épica oral en la oficina oval" (el escándalo de Monica Lewinsky). La novela tiene como arranque la presentación de Buddy y el relato de sus aventuras, y desventuras, en la vida canina. Es un comienzo lleno de datos interesantes en cada párrafo, salpicados de humor e ironía, como cuando Buddy hace pausas para tomar agua. Sin embargo, según avanza la novela los temas se vuelven repetitivos y la trama se alarga sin necesidad. Hacia el final puede volverse aburrida, aunque el escándalo Lewinsky le proporciona la necesaria fuerza para poder terminar.

Resulta ser una novela interesante y en muchas partes comiquísima, aunque la repetición(siempre favorecida por el autor) no le permite ser memorable.
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346 reviews10 followers
July 27, 2011
Una novela bien liviana, simpática e ingeniosa de un gran escritor puertorriqueño.
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