Origin: Spain
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Ángeles Rebeldes
Robertson Davies
Synopsis "Ángeles Rebeldes"
The College of St. John and Holy Ghost, dormant and subdued by its academic life, is revolutionized by the return of the brilliant and evil Professor Parlabane and by the complicated inheritance the university has just received from Arthur Cornish, one of the most important Canadian art collectors of the twentieth century. The suspicions among the executors of Cornish’s will—professors Hollier, McVarnish and Darcourt—reach a boiling point when an unedited Rabelais manuscript is discovered among the objects in the will, and the greed brought about by the coveted manuscript will reveal each of the novel’s characters’ true colors. With this tale of intrigue, Davies takes us on a tour of academic life, arts patronage, alchemy, collectorship, and the gypsy tradition. Although it can be read independently, this novel is the first installment of The Cornish Trilogy. La Universidad de San Juan y el Espíritu Santo, adormecida en su absorbente vida académica, se revoluciona con el regreso del brillante y malvado profesor Parlabane y con el complicado legado que la universidad acaba de recibir de Arthur Cornish, uno de los más importantes coleccionistas de arte canadienses del siglo XX. Las suspicacias entre los albaceas del testamento de Cornish—los profesores Hollier, McVarish y Darcourt—se acrecientan al descubrir entre los objetos del legado un manuscrito inédito de Rabelais. La codicia que va a desatar el preciado manuscrito revelará el verdadero carácter de cada uno de los personajes de la novela. Con esta historia de intriga Davies nos pasea por la vida académica, el mecenazgo, la alquimia, el coleccionismo, y la tradición gitana. Aunque puede ser leída independientemente, esta novela es el primer libro de la Trilogía de Cornish.
