Bøger af William Wymark Jacobs

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Una noche, la familia White recibe a un gran amigo, el sargento mayor Morris, quien afirma tener bajo su posesión la pata de un mono muerto, un talismán muy particular que cumple tres deseos a quien la posea. A pesar de ser advertidos por Morris que los deseos vienen con un enorme precio y se cumplen de forma contraproducente, la familia insiste en quedarse con el talismán. Incrédulos de sus poderes sobrenaturales e incentivados por saldar una hipoteca, la familia pide entonces un deseo que se cumple de una manera desastrosa y se transforma en la peor pesadilla que jamás hubiesen imaginado.En este breve relato de premonición y fatalidad, la pata del mono cambia drásticamente el destino y la suerte de una familia. Atormentados por la desesperación y la tristeza, intentan cambiar nuevamente su suerte, y así se mantiene la tensión y el suspenso hasta el final. La obra fue llevada con éxito al teatro y al cine, y fue incluida en la célebre Antología de la literatura fantástica (1940), compilada por Jorge Luis Borges, Adolfo Bioy Casares y Silvina Ocampo.William Wymark Jacobs (1963 – 1943) fue un humorista, novelista y cuentista del Reino Unido. A pesar de que la mayor parte de su obra se adscribe al género humorístico, se lo conoce principalmente por su relato macabro, La pata del mono. Es reconocido como un escritor de raíces populares que escribía cuentos y novelas inspiradas en los marineros, pescadores y trabajadores de los muelles, los cuales formaron parte de los primeros años de su vida cuando vivía en una casa situada sobre el río Támesis.

A collection of stories by William Wymark Jacobs (1863-1943). Includes "The Changeling," "Mixed Relations," "His Lordship," "Alf's Dream," "A Distant Relative," "The Test," "In the Family," "A Love-Knot," "Her Uncle," "The Dreamer," "Angels' Visits," and "A Circular Tour."