The story of Erasmo Stiler, an engineer who inherits a derelict villa and destroys himself attempting to transform its garden into a "sort of Versailles".
Vulpius, a much-admired young actor in a provincial theatre company, develops an obsession with an unknown spectator whose gaze seems only for him, at first kindling fresh fervour in his mastery of each role, then chilling his heart in the search for artistic perfection.
Puccini's "Tosca" is the starting point for this novel, which explores power and erotic obsession. Narrated by the feared Baron Scarpia, events unfold in the police chief's lair, the torture chamber, the theatre and its stage. Horror is mixed with darkly farcical humour.
La voz narradora de CON MIS MIL OJOS es una floresta, de tupida sombra y lugares secretos enteramente fecundos, que fue testigo del legendario e infeliz amor de la ninfa Eco hacia el joven narciso, embrujado por su propia imagen.
One morning, at dawn, when Cara is walking by the sea, a tidal wave appears upon the horizon and approaches the shore at tremendous speed. In fear of her life, Cara flees from the shoreline and runs back into the town, up a hill, through a wood and enters a remote hotel. Initially she is relieved to be free of the wave, but when she is unable to ...
Un embrujo fatal guiado por una logica implacable, la de la perversion erotica, desencadenara la trama de esta historia en la que aparece reflejado el brillo de todos los temas que desde siempre han fascinado al ser humano.
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