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by Robertson Davies · Libros del Asteroide S.L.U. · tapa blanda · 384 pages
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La novela 'El cinquè en joc' de Robertson Davies, traducida al catalán por Carles Miró, es la primera entrega de la aclamada Trilogía de Deptford. La trama sigue la misteriosa muerte del magnate canadiense Boy Staunton, narrada por su amigo de la infancia, Dunstan Ramsay. A medida que Ramsay investiga las circunstancias de la muerte, se enfrenta al relato de su propia vida, revelando cómo acciones aparentemente inocentes tienen consecuencias significativas en la vida de los demás. La erudición de Davies permite abordar temas diversos como el circo, la hagiografía y la Primera Guerra Mundial, cautivando al lector con su imaginación teatral.

William Robertson Davies was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. He was one of Canada's best known and most popular authors and one of its most distinguished "men of letters", a term Davies gladly accepted for himself. Davies was the founding Master of Massey College, a graduate residential college associated with the University of Toronto.