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El fin de la parada

Esta aclamada tetralogía yuxtapone las vidas de un hombre de honor anticuado cuyo mundo se hace añicos por la Primera Guerra Mundial. Narra su enredo con una esposa compleja y manipuladora y explora el profundo impacto de la guerra en la clase alta británica y sus normas sociales. La serie se celebra por su narrativa modernista, al estilo del flujo de conciencia, y sus profundos estudios de personajes, que desafían las nociones convencionales de deber y moralidad.

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