Los ojos de Mona / Mona's Eyes
THOMAS SCHLESSER
Los ojos de Mona / Mona’s Eyes
THOMAS SCHLESSER
Un acontecimiento editorial en veintiocho paises: una apasionante y conmovedora novela filosofica que propone una iniciacion a la belleza y a la vida en 52 obras maestras, finalista del Grand Prix RTL-Lire Magazine Litteraire 2024
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Cincuenta y dos semanas: ese es el tiempo que le queda a Mona, una nina de diez anos, para atesorar toda la belleza del mundo. Es el lapso que su erudito y original abuelo se ha dado para descubrirle, cada miercoles despues del colegio, una obra de arte antes de que se quede ciega. Asi, se disponen a visitar juntos los tres grandes museos parisinos: Louvre, Orsay y Beaubourg (Centro Pompidou), y a zambullirse en cuadros y esculturas con el fin de que su propia belleza y su sentido filosofico permeen y se inscriban para siempre en lo mas hondo de Mona. Mirando a traves de los ojos de Botticelli, Vermeer, Goya, Frida Kahlo o Basquiat, la pequena aprendera sobre la generosidad, la duda, la melancolia, la autonomia o la indignacion, e ira incorporando su poderoso aprendizaje en su dia a dia.
Los ojos de Mona es una novela de iniciacion al arte y a la vida que ahonda en la luminosa relacion entre una nieta y su abuelo. Una historia llena de hermosos sentimientos que se ha convertido en un extraordinario fenomeno editorial antes incluso de su publicacion en Francia.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
A literary sensation in twenty-eight countries: a passionate and moving philosophical novel that proposes an initiation into beauty and life in 52 masterpieces.
Finalist, Grand Prix RTL-Lire Magazine Litteraire 2024.
Fifty-two weeks: that'll all the time allotted to ten-year-old Mona to appreciate all the beauty in the world. With the girl at risk of going blind, her scholarly and eccentric grandfather assigns himself the task of introducing her to a work of art every Wednesday after school. Together, they visit Paris's three great museums - the Louvre, Orsay and Beaubourg (Centre Pompidou) - and immerse themselves in the contemplation of paintings and sculptures so that their beauty and philosophy will permeate Mona's psyche and leave her with their indelible imprint. Through the eyes of Botticelli, Vermeer, Goya, Frida Kahlo and Basquiat, Mona learns about generosity, doubt, melancholy, autonomy and indignation, incorporating these powerful lessons into her daily life.
Los ojos de Mona is a novel of initiation into art and life that explores the luminous relationship between grandfather and granddaughter. A story full of gorgeous sentiments that became a literary phenomenon even before its publication in France.
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