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J. F. Federspiel (1931–2007)

Autor de Ballad of Typhoid Mary

21+ Obras 176 Miembros 3 Reseñas

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Nombre canónico
Federspiel, J. F.
Nombre legal
Federspiel, Jürg
Fecha de nacimiento
1931-06-28
Fecha de fallecimiento
2007-01-12
Lugar de sepultura
Wolfgottesacker, Basel, Basel-Stadt, Schweiz
Género
male
Nacionalidad
Switzerland
Lugar de nacimiento
Kemptthal, Zürich, Schweiz
Lugar de fallecimiento
Basel, Basel-Stadt, Schweiz
Causa de fallecimiento
suicide
Ocupaciones
Schriftsteller

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a presentazione e le recensioni di La ballata di Typhoid Mary, opera di Jurg Federspiel edita da Marcos Y Marcos. Questo libro narra la vita e la morte di una stupenda creatura, Mary Mallon alias Typhoid Mary, che per tutta la vita ebbe un'unica passione e un unico desiderio: cucinare.Mary era arrivata a New York nel 1868, a bordo di una nave di emigrati europei falcidiati durante la traversata da una violenta epidemia di tifo, ma riguardo alla mitica cuoca che avrebbe diffuso la malattia rimangono solo le poche notizie pubblicate su alcune riviste mediche di quarant'anni fa.Sullo sfondo della narrazione l'America degli immigrati, l'America delle grandi differenze sociali, dell'estrema povertà e della ricchezza sfacciata.Una storia di quarantacinque episodi drammatici ma ricchi di humour, come le strofe di una ballata, movimentata e affascinante.… (más)
 
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kikka62 | 2 reseñas más. | Feb 4, 2020 |
What an interesting book! While it is a fictionalized account of the events of Mary's life after she landed in New York, I come away from the book having learned quite a few things.
 
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pussreboots | 2 reseñas más. | Sep 13, 2014 |
This was an interesting and quick read. I actually felt sorry for Mary in the beginning because she honestly seemed to be ignorant about the fact that she was causing so many deaths. Toward the end I wasn't so sure of her ignorance about the fact that she was killing people. I might be interested in reading more about Mary after reading this book.

While I found Mary's story to be interesting, the alternating story about the narrator was a bit boring. Thankfully, his parts of the story were short. I kept thinking that his story would be connected to Mary's in some way later in the book, but this never happened -- unless I misses something.… (más)
 
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ladybug74 | 2 reseñas más. | Jun 26, 2009 |

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Miembros
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