by Anne Tyler · Editorial Alfaguara · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420467245
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«El matrimonio amateur» is the contemporary fiction novel by Anne Tyler, published by Editorial Alfaguara in paperback (419 pages, in Spanish).
In Baltimore during World War II, Pauline and Michael marry impulsively after love at first sight. She is impulsive and passionate; he is sensible and practical, and these differences mark their life together and that of their three children. The novel spans three generations, from the 1960s to grunge, with humor and tenderness.
The novel was originally published as «The Amateur Marriage» in 2004 and was shortlisted for the 2004 Orange Prize.
For readers of contemporary fiction and Anne Tyler novels who enjoy portraits of couples, family and generational change.
Anne Tyler is an American novelist, short story writer, and literary critic. She has published twenty-five novels, including Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (1982), The Accidental Tourist (1985), and Breathing Lessons (1988). All three were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and Breathing Lessons won the prize in 1989. She has also won the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize, the Ambassador Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. In 2012 she was awarded The Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence. Tyler's twentieth novel, A Spool of Blue Thread, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2015, and Redhead By the Side of the Road was longlisted for the same award in 2020.
