Un naúfrago en la sopa

by Álvaro de Laiglesia

La vida amorosa de Hugo se ha visto truncada por dos naufragios consecutivos que lo han hundido en el más oscuro abismo sentimental. Por dos veces, la tórrida llama de su pasión ha hecho aguas, dejándolo a la deriva.

Genres: Humor

222 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1944

Reviews

[Mmonchi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Este libro me ha gustado pero se le notan las arrugas. Cuenta la vida de un hombre y sus problemas con el matrimonio, tanto desde fuera como desde dentro, pero todo desde el absurdo. Tiene momentos divertidos y algunos chistes recurrentes muy conseguidos.
Al final del libro hay una serie de parodias cortas de novelas de éxito, y me ha llamado la atención que algunas de ellas me sean totalmente desconocidas. Cómo en unas décadas un libro que fue famoso ha podido desaparecer de la memoria mientras otros siguen estando de actualidad.
En cuanto a la falta de ortografía del título, sin comentarios.

[Rick Metal · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this to be an engaging novel which sometimes reads like a collage of episodes but which, above all, is meant to be stinging social satire, as humour literature often is - sometimes superficially, not so being the case here. I found this book and this author through the magnificent and overlooked works of José Vilhena and I can see some general common points, although their writing styles are very different. LaIglesia often flirts with surrealism (sometimes embracing it more explicitly) which lends this narrative a particular mood. There is much food for thought after closing the book, and the lingering charm I always enjoy in reading literature from the mid-20th century, which allows the reader to peer into those times, not so long gone but already so very different.

[Flores Gardea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Liked it. Fun, light reading, perfect for the loo or public transportation. A bit corny, naive, but that's the charm of the book. I'd be a good book for teens, or even kids, and getting them involved in reading.

[Esteban · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like the sense of absurd of this novel