El Invitado de Dr?cula Y Otros Relatos / The Guest of Dracula and Other Stories

Bram Stoker pas? los primeros siete a?os de su vida recluido en su casa a causa de una enfermedad. Su ?nico entretenimiento eran las oscuras leyendas irlandesas que su madre le contaba. No ser?a de extra?ar que esas cr?nicas hilvanadas con elementos sobrenaturales generaran el caldo de cultivo que llev? a Stoker a convertirse en uno de los m?s grandes autores de terror g?tico. Durante mucho tiempo se consider? «El invitado de Dr?cula un primer cap?tulo eliminado de Dr?cula, la obra capital de Stoker, si bien el estudio de las notas del autor a partir de los a?os setenta desech? esta idea y dio pie a otras teor?as. Sea como fuere, la historia, que funciona de manera independiente, vio la luz en 1914, dos a?os despu?s de la muerte del escritor irland?s, como parte de una recopilaci?n de sus mejores relatos. Reunidas de nuevo en esta edici?n, estas ocho joyas del g?nero demuestran la maestr?a de Bram Stoker para desarrollar ficciones escalofriantes que pondr?n a prueba los l?mites de nuestro miedo.

Bram Stoker spent the first seven years of his life confined to his home because of illness. His only entertainment was the dark Irish legends his mother told him. It would not be surprising if these chronicles woven with supernatural elements generated the breeding ground that led Stoker to become one of the greatest authors of Gothic horror. For a long time, "Dracula's Guest" was considered a first chapter removed from Dracula, Stoker's capital work, although the study of the author's notes from the seventies discarded this idea and gave rise to other theories. Be that as it may, the story, which operates independently, saw the light of day in 1914, two years after the death of the Irish writer, as part of a compilation of his best stories. Brought together again in this edition, these eight jewels of the genre demonstrate Bram Stoker's mastery in developing chilling fictions that will test the limits of our fear.

Author: Bram Stoker
Publisher: Editorial Alma
Published: 01/01/2025
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 8.60h x 6.20w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9788418933493
Language: Spanish

About the Author
Bram Stoker naci? el 8 de noviembre de 1847 en Clontarf), hoy un barrio de Dubl?n, (Irlanda), en cuya universidad estudi?. Hijo de un funcionario de la administraci?n local. Postrado en la cama a consecuencia de una enfermedad hasta los ocho a?os, las historias de terror que le cont? su madre durante su larga convalecencia habr?an de ser determinantes cuando, con el correr del tiempo, se dispusiera a coger la pluma. Curs? estudios de Matem?ticas en el Trinity College y fue empleado en la administraci?n local como su padre. La representaci?n en 1871 de una obra de los alsacianos Emile Erckmann y Alexandre Chatrian -autores de "Hugo el lobo y otros relatos de terror"- motivar? la primera colaboraci?n en prensa de Stoker. Fue cr?tico teatral durante diez a?os, hasta que sale de Irlanda en el a?o 1876 como secretario y representante del actor ingl?s sir Henry Irving, junto al que dirigi? el Lyceum Theatre de Londres. Fueron socios hasta la muerte del actor en 1905. Stoker fue autor de numerosos libros, entre los que destacan Recuerdos personales de Henry Irving (1906) y Dr?cula (1897), inventor del vampiro de Transilvania que ha inspirado muchas pel?culas. La leyenda del vampiro ya exist?a en varias subculturas, sin embargo, nunca fue tan bien relatada como en el caso del Dr?cula de Stoker. La historia es desarrollada a partir de las cartas que se env?an los personajes entre s?. La fama de Dr?cula ignora sus otras diez novelas, entra las que se encuentran t?tulos tan logrados como "La dama del sudario" (1909) Bram Stoker falleci? Bram Stoker muere pobre y olvidado en Londres el 20 de abril de 1912.

Enrique Corominas es ilustrador e historietista. En 1986 gan? el premio nacional de c?mic "Zona 84". Desde entonces ha publicado sus historietas en numerosas revistas y ?lbumes en Estados Unidos, Francia, Italia y Espa?a. Tambi?n ha ilustrado y dise?ado numerosas cubiertas de libros para editoriales como Planeta, Timun Mas, RBA, Minotauro o SM.

Bram Stoker was born on November 8, 1847 in Clontarf), today a neighborhood of Dublin, (Ireland), where he studied. Son of a local government official. Bedridden as a result of an illness until he was eight years old, the horror stories his mother told him during his long convalescence would be decisive when, with the passage of time, he was ready to pick up the pen. He studied mathematics at Trinity College and was employed in the local administration like his father. The performance in 1871 of a play by the Alsatians Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian - authors of "Hugo the Wolf and Other Tales of Terror" - led to Stoker's first collaboration in the press. He was a theatre critic for ten years, until he left Ireland in 1876 as secretary and manager of the English actor Sir Henry Irving, with whom he directed the Lyceum Theatre in London. They were partners until the actor's death in 1905. Stoker was the author of numerous books, including Personal Memoirs of Henry Irving (1906) and Dracula (1897), inventor of the Transylvanian vampire who has inspired many films. The legend of the vampire already existed in several subcultures, however, it was never as well told as in the case of Stoker's Dracula. The story is developed from the letters that the characters send to each other. Dracula's fame ignores his other ten novels, among which are such successful titles as "The Lady with the Shroud" (1909) Bram Stoker died poor and forgotten in London on April 20, 1912.

Enrique Corominas is an illustrator and cartoonist. In 1986 he won the national comic prize "Zone 84". Since then he has published his comics in numerous magazines and albums in the United States, France, Italy and Spain. He has also illustrated and designed numerous book covers for publishers such as Planeta, Timun Mas, RBA, Minotauro or SM.