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7291587The Ballad of a Small Playerhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-ballad-of-a-small-player-9798217170333/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6848790/image.jpg?v=638840019684600000387387MXNPenguin Random House Audio Publishing GroupInStock/Audiolibros/<p><strong>SOON TO BE A NETFLIX FILM STARRING COLIN FARRELL AND TILDA SWINTON FROM ACADEMY AWARD WINNER EDWARD BERGER, DIRECTOR OF <em>CONCLAVE</em> AND <em>ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT</em></strong></p><p><strong>A thrilling and terrifying (NPR) tale of risk and obsession set in the mysterious world of Macaus casinos, by the author of the critically acclaimed <em>The Forgiven</em></strong></p><p><strong>To open a new Lawrence Osborne book is to enter a maze of thrills from which there is no exit other than to finish the book in one sitting.<em>The New York Times</em></strong></p><p><strong>[A] vivid and feverish portrait of a soul in self-inflicted purgatorio<em>The New York Times Book Review</em></strong></p><p><strong>A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: <em>The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker,</em> NPR</strong></p><p>As night falls on Macau and the neon signs that line the rain-slick streets come alive, DoyleLord Doyle to his fellow playersdescends into his casino of choice to try his luck at the baccarat tables that are the anchor of his current existence. A corrupt English lawyer who has escaped prosecution by fleeing to the East, Doyle spends his nights drinking and gambling and his days sleeping off his excesses, continually haunted by his past. Taking refuge in a series of louche and dimly lit hotels, he watches his fortune rise and fall as the cards decide his fate.</p><p>In a moment of crisis he meets Dao-Ming, an enigmatic Chinese woman who appears to be a denizen of the casinos just like himself, and seems to offer him salvation in the form of both money and love. But as Doyle attempts to make a rare and true connection, all that he accepts as reality seems to be slipping from his grasp.</p><p>Resonant of classics by Dostoevsky and Graham Greene, <em>The Ballad of a Small Player</em> is a timeless tale steeped in eerie suspense and rich atmosphere.</p>...6927165The Ballad of a Small Player387387https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-ballad-of-a-small-player-9798217170333/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6848790/image.jpg?v=638840019684600000InStockMXN99999PR_DIAudiolibro20259798217170333_W3siaWQiOiJmMzQ3YzI0NS02MzVkLTQ1MDAtOTBhNS04NmM0MmI5NjdmMDIiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjM4NywiZGlzY291bnQiOjAsInNlbGxpbmdQcmljZSI6Mzg3LCJpbmNsdWRlc1RheCI6dHJ1ZSwicHJpY2VUeXBlIjoiV2hvbGVzYWxlIiwiY3VycmVuY3kiOiJNWE4iLCJmcm9tIjoiMjAyNS0wNy0wMVQwMDowMDowMFoiLCJyZWdpb24iOiJNWCIsImlzUHJlb3JkZXIiOnRydWUsImlzRWxpZ2libGVGb3JDcmVkaXRUcmlhbCI6dHJ1ZSwiY3JlZGl0UHVyY2hhc2VQcmljZSI6MX1d9798217170333_<p><strong>A vivid and feverish portrait of a soul in self-inflicted purgatorio (<em>The New York Times Book Review</em>) set in the alluring world of Macaus casinos, by the celebrated author of <em>Only to Sleep</em> and <em>The Forgiven</em>.</strong></p><p><strong>Hypnotic . . . haunting . . . thrilling and terrifying.NPRs <em>All Things Considered</em></strong></p><p><strong>In development as a Netflix film starring Tilda Swinton and Colin Farrell</strong></p><p><strong>A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: <em>The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker,</em> NPR</strong></p><p>As night falls on Macau and the neon signs that line the rain-slick streets come alive, DoyleLord Doyle to his fellow playersdescends into his casino of choice to try his luck at the baccarat tables that are the anchor of his current existence. A corrupt English lawyer who has escaped prosecution by fleeing to the East, Doyle spends his nights drinking and gambling and his days sleeping off his excesses, continually haunted by his past. Taking refuge in a series of louche and dimly lit hotels, he watches his fortune rise and fall as the cards decide his fate.</p><p>In a moment of crisis he meets Dao-Ming, an enigmatic Chinese woman who appears to be a denizen of the casinos just like himself, and seems to offer him salvation in the form of both money and love. But as Doyle attempts to make a rare and true connection, all that he accepts as reality seems to be slipping from his grasp.</p><p>Resonant of classics by Dostoevsky and Graham Greene, <em>The Ballad of a Small Player</em> is a timeless tale steeped in eerie suspense and rich atmosphere.</p>...(*_*)9798217170333_<p><strong>SOON TO BE A NETFLIX FILM STARRING COLIN FARRELL AND TILDA SWINTON FROM ACADEMY AWARD WINNER EDWARD BERGER, DIRECTOR OF <em>CONCLAVE</em> AND <em>ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT</em></strong></p><p><strong>A thrilling and terrifying (NPR) tale of risk and obsession set in the mysterious world of Macaus casinos, by the author of the critically acclaimed <em>The Forgiven</em></strong></p><p><strong>To open a new Lawrence Osborne book is to enter a maze of thrills from which there is no exit other than to finish the book in one sitting.<em>The New York Times</em></strong></p><p><strong>[A] vivid and feverish portrait of a soul in self-inflicted purgatorio<em>The New York Times Book Review</em></strong></p><p><strong>A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: <em>The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker,</em> NPR</strong></p><p>As night falls on Macau and the neon signs that line the rain-slick streets come alive, DoyleLord Doyle to his fellow playersdescends into his casino of choice to try his luck at the baccarat tables that are the anchor of his current existence. A corrupt English lawyer who has escaped prosecution by fleeing to the East, Doyle spends his nights drinking and gambling and his days sleeping off his excesses, continually haunted by his past. Taking refuge in a series of louche and dimly lit hotels, he watches his fortune rise and fall as the cards decide his fate.</p><p>In a moment of crisis he meets Dao-Ming, an enigmatic Chinese woman who appears to be a denizen of the casinos just like himself, and seems to offer him salvation in the form of both money and love. But as Doyle attempts to make a rare and true connection, all that he accepts as reality seems to be slipping from his grasp.</p><p>Resonant of classics by Dostoevsky and Graham Greene, <em>The Ballad of a Small Player</em> is a timeless tale steeped in eerie suspense and rich atmosphere.</p>...9798217170333_Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Groupaudiolibro_9798217170333_9798217170333Lawrence OsborneInglésMéxico2025-08-12T00:00:00+00:00NoMINUTE2025-08-12T00:00:00+00:00Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group