Sesenta millones de romanos

«Este impecable ensayo de Benedetta Craveri se lee como la gran novela erótica de la monarquía francesa de los siglos XVI-XVIII vista a través de las vidas de reinas y favoritas». Il Corriere della Sera Craveri narra con maestría la astucia y destreza con que reinas y favoritas crearon alianzas, repartieron favores y castigos, aparecieron y desaparecieron de la escena en el momento justo, para así definir el rumbo de la historia. La historia de mujeres como Gabrielle d;Estrées o Madame du Barry, Ana de Austria o María Antonieta, amantes y reinas que convirtieron su supuesta debilidad ...

Escritos en francés, estos Diarios de un revolucionario —que ahora publicamos por primera vez en español— abarcan en gran parte la etapa mexicana, aunque también incluyen fragmentos de la segunda mitad de los años treinta. Poseen un enorme valor, no solamente porque ofrecen una suerte de bitácora de la vida del escritor y revolucionario francorusobelga, sino porque contienen una mina de reflexiones utilísimas acerca de la Unión Soviética, la disidencia, la evolución de la guerra, la vida cultural y política de México, así como sobre la precaria situación de los refugiados...

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