Ahora sabréis lo que es correr

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Dave Eggers: Ahora sabréis lo que es correr (Spanish language, 2009, Debolsillo)

407 pages

Spanish language

Published 2009 by Debolsillo.

ISBN:
978-84-8346-862-3
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OCLC Number:
268789715

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4 stars (2 reviews)

In his first novel, Dave Eggers has written a moving and hilarious tale of two friends who fly around the world trying to give away a lot of money and free themselves from a profound loss. It reminds us once again what an important, necessary talent Dave Eggers is.From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Review of 'You Shall Know Our Velocity' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

My favorable impression of this book is based partly on hearing Dave Eggers speak at the Newport Beach Library. I found his regular-guy persona to be very charismatic, his commitment to the work of the "826" tutoring centers to be inspiring, and his enthusiasm for the written word to be refreshing.

"Velocity" is funny and touching, and not what I expected (in a good way). The blurbs say this is a story about a couple of guys who travel around the world in order to give away $32,000 in one week. So my expectations centered around expecting them to be running toward something, when in reality they are doing nothing but running from.

The narrator is Will, who is traveling with his lifelong friend Hand. These two are emotionally adolescent and sometimes manic 27-year-olds who, for the first time in their adult lives, are confronted with mortality. Through a …

Review of 'You Shall Know Our Velocity' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

My favorable impression of this book is based partly on hearing Dave Eggers speak at the Newport Beach Library. I found his regular-guy persona to be very charismatic, his commitment to the work of the "826" tutoring centers to be inspiring, and his enthusiasm for the written word to be refreshing.

"Velocity" is funny and touching, and not what I expected (in a good way). The blurbs say this is a story about a couple of guys who travel around the world in order to give away $32,000 in one week. So my expectations centered around expecting them to be running toward something, when in reality they are doing nothing but running from.

The narrator is Will, who is traveling with his lifelong friend Hand. These two are emotionally adolescent and sometimes manic 27-year-olds who, for the first time in their adult lives, are confronted with mortality. Through a …

Subjects

  • Philanthropists
  • Male friendship
  • Pérdida (Psicología)
  • Estadounidenses
  • Novela psicológica
  • Loss (Psychology)
  • Amistad
  • Fiction
  • Grief
  • Filántropos
  • Americans
  • Novela humorística
  • Pena
  • Ficción

Places

  • Países extranjeros
  • Foreign countries