Robert Cormier
Nació 17 January 1925 · Murió 2 November 2000
Robert Edmund Cormier fue un escritor y periodista estadounidense, conocido por sus novelas profundamente pesimistas, muchas de ellas escritas para jóvenes adultos. Entre los temas recurrentes se encuentran el abuso, la enfermedad mental, la violencia, la venganza, la traición y la conspiración. En la mayoría de sus novelas, los protagonistas no logran vencer.
Entre las obras más populares de Cormier están *I Am the Cheese*, *After the First Death*, *We All Fall Down* y *The Chocolate War*, todas ellas galardonadas. *The Chocolate War* ha sido impugnada en varias bibliotecas.
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“Obie was bored. Worse than bored. He was also tired. He went to bed tired and woke up tired. He found himself yawning constantly.”
The Chocolate War, p. 7En inglés “The Goober looked frightened. He was one of those kids who always wanted to please everybody. The guy who never got the girl but worshipped her in secret while the big shot hero rode off in the sunset with her in the end.”
The Chocolate War, p. 32En inglés “It was a rotten world, full of treachery and evil, and you had to be on your toes at all times, ready to combat, outfox, outwit, outdeal everybody else.”
Beyond the Chocolate War, p. 40En inglés “The words final, like a trapdoor slamming shut.”
Beyond the Chocolate War, p. 95En inglés "Don't blame me," he said, surprised at her reaction. "Blame human nature. I didn't make the world."
Beyond the Chocolate War, p. 145En inglés
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Los libros de Robert Cormier en orden
Los libros de Robert Cormier en el orden en que se publicaron, de Now and at the Hour (1960) a Chocolate War and Beyond the Chocolate War (2008).
- 1Now and at the Hour
Now and at the Hour1960 - 2La Guerra del Chocolate
La Guerra del Chocolate1974 - 3Wo Shi Ru Lao
Wo Shi Ru Lao1977 - 4After the First Death
After the First Death1979 - 58 Plus 1
8 Plus 11980 - 6The Bumblebee Flies Anyway
The Bumblebee Flies Anyway1983 - 7Beyond the Chocolate War (#2)
Beyond the Chocolate War (#2)1985 - 8Fade
Fade1988 - 9Other Bells for Us to Ring
Other Bells for Us to Ring1990 - 10Darcy
Darcy1991 - 11We All Fall Down
We All Fall Down1991 - 12Tunes for Bears to Dance To
Tunes for Bears to Dance To1992 - 13In the Middle of the Night
In the Middle of the Night1995 - 14El Sindrome De La Ternura (Escritura Desatada Series
El Sindrome De La Ternura (Escritura Desatada Series1997 - 15Heroes
Heroes1998 - 16The Chocolate War and Related Readings
The Chocolate War and Related Readings1998 - 17Frenchtown Summer
Frenchtown Summer1999 - 18The Rag and Bone Shop
The Rag and Bone Shop2001 - 19Chocolate War and Beyond the Chocolate War
Chocolate War and Beyond the Chocolate War2008