Paperback – 364 pages

El libro que ha inspirado una adaptacin prximamente en cines, dirigido por Guillermo del Toro

La historia original de uno de los monstruos ms famosos de la historia de la literatura.

Traduccin de Silvia Alemany Vilalta

Introduccin de Alberto Manguel

En el verano de 1816, el poeta Percy B. Shelley y su esposa Mary se reunieron con Lord Byron y su mdico en una villa a orillas del lago Leman. A instancias de Lord Byron y para animar una velada tormentosa, decidieron que cada uno inventara una historia de fantasmas. La ms callada y reservada, Mary Shelley, dio vida as a quien sera su personaje ms famoso: el doctor Frankenstein. Al cabo de un ao completara la novela.

La historia es de todos conocida: un cientfico decide crear una criatura con vida propia a la que luego rechaza. Metfora sobre la vida, la libertad y el amor, Frankenstein o el moderno Prometeo es una maravillosa fbula con todos los ingredientes de los grandes mitos, un gran clsico que ahora recuperamos con una nueva traduccin y precedido de un esplndido estudio de Alberto Manguel sobre la influencia del mito en el imaginario del cine.

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The book that inspired the upcoming adapted film, directed by Guillermo del Toro

Mary Shelleys classicFrankensteinpioneered the deeply explored battle between monster and man. Follow three narratives in this ageless tale that navigates fear, fixation, love, and desire, while finding an anchor in humanity.

The combination of fantastical elements and scientific exploration makes this Mary Shelley novel one of the first true models of science fiction.

Mary Shelley began writingFrankensteinwhen she was only eighteen. At once a Gothic thriller, a passionate romance, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of science,Frankensteintells the story of committed science student Victor Frankenstein. Obsessed with discovering the cause of generation and life and bestowing animation upon lifeless matter, Frankenstein assembles a human being from stolen body parts, but upon bringing it to life, he recoils in horror at the creature’s hideousness. Tormented by isolation and loneliness, the once-innocent creature turns to evil and unleashes a campaign of murderous revenge against his creator, Frankenstein.

Frankenstein, an instant bestseller and an important ancestor of both the horror and science fiction genres, not only tells a terrifying story, but also raises profound, disturbing questions about the very nature of life and the place of humankind within the What does it mean to be human? What responsibilities do we have to each other? How far can we go in tampering with Nature? In this day and age, these questions are more relevant than ever.