
El crimen de Lord Arturo Savile
by Oscar Wilde
'El crimen de Lord Arturo Savile' Summary
"El crimen de Lord Arturo Savile" es una cautivadora novela de Oscar Wilde que explora las complejidades de la moralidad y el destino en la alta sociedad de la Inglaterra victoriana.
La historia sigue al joven y adinerado Lord Arturo Savile, quien está felizmente comprometido con la encantadora Sybil Merton. Sin embargo, el futuro idílico de la pareja se ve ensombrecido por la aparición de una misteriosa lectora de palmas en una fiesta. La adivina predice que Lord Savile está destinado a cometer un terrible crimen: un asesinato.
Atormentado por la profecía, Lord Savile se obsesiona con la idea de cumplir con la sombría predicción antes de casarse con Sybil, para asegurar su felicidad y salvaguardar su futuro juntos. Se embarca en una peligrosa búsqueda para liberarse de este crimen inminente, incluso a costa de su propia moralidad.
A lo largo de la novela, se evidencia el ingenio inigualable de Wilde y su aguda observación del comportamiento humano. Hábilmente crea un relato de humor oscuro, ambigüedad moral y mordaz crítica social. A medida que se desarrolla la historia, los lectores son llevados en un viaje reflexivo que desafía las nociones convencionales de destino, inocencia y culpa.
"El crimen de Lord Arturo Savile" sigue siendo un clásico intemporal, que muestra la maestría de Wilde al mezclar humor y tragedia para crear una narrativa envolvente que perdura en la mente de sus lectores. Esta novela cautivadora es un testimonio del estilo de escritura único de Wilde y su capacidad para provocar la reflexión sobre las complejidades de la naturaleza humana y las normas sociales.
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Oscar Wilde
Ireland
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, the early 1890s saw him become...
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