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Situación límite

Situación límite

Joseph Conrad

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Editorial Verbum (PA)
Año de edición:
2020
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Mitos y leyendas narrados como ficción
ISBN:
9788413373843
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El capitán Whalley es el protagonista de Situación límite, un héroe de mar que representa los valores de otra época como decubridor de nuevas rutas al extremo Oriente. Ya en su vejez, Whalley, quien se maneja con un código moral indestructible, tiene que vender su barco y compartir la propiedad de una vieja nave para ayudar a su hiija. En esta coyuntura el marino tendrá que enfrentarse a un momento trágico en el que deberá traicionar sus valores morales para favorecer al ser humano al que dedica todo su amor.

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