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A William de Worde, editor accidental del primer periódico del Mundodisco, siempre le ha preocupado la naturaleza de la verdad. Sabe que se esconde en lugares improbables y cuenta con sirvientes extraños. Pero mientras la busca, no le queda más remedio que lidiar con los problemas de la profesión periodística, como que...
... todos creen que quieren noticias, pero lo que realmente ansían es leer sobre las cosas que ya conocen...
...en cuanto abre el cuaderno y empuña el lápiz, muchos se le acercan sonrientes y formales, otros enmudecen y algunos prefieren verle directamente muerto...
... y de alguna, de alguna forma, las hortalizas con formas graciosas siempre acaban colándose en cada edición.
Competencia feroz. Titulares. Erratas. Cobrar cada semana. Y, para colmo, la prensa nunca deja de tener hambre: hay que llenar espacio a toda costa. Aunque tal vez lo que haya escrito sólo sea cierto hasta la próxima edición.
Porque si la verdad se pone las botas, correr tras las mentiras no es lo único puede hacerse.
La vigesimoquinta novela del Mundodisco es una exquisita parodia y reflexión al mundo de la prensa y todo lo que le rodea. El poder de la pluma y el papel, la creación de la opinión pública, las presiones sobre el periodista, la prena amarilla, la búsqueda de la imparcialidad y la verdad...
Todo en el más puro estilo pratchettiano. O pratchettélico. O pratchettiense. Sea como sea, ya es hora de usarlo como adjetivo.
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Fiction, Discworld (Imaginary place), Journalists, Newspaper publishing, Fantasy, Investigative reporting, Fiction, fantasy, general, Journalists, fiction, Discworld (imaginary place), fiction, English literature, Fiction, humorous, Reporters and reporting, Newspapers, Fantasy fiction, Fiction, humorous, general, Journalists in fiction, Newspaper publishing in fiction, SatireEdition | Availability |
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Truth : (Discworld Novel 25)
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Die volle Wahrheit. Ein Roman von der bizarren Scheibenwelt.
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Die volle Wahrheit. Ein weiteres Abenteuer von der bizarren Scheibenwelt.
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The Truth: A Novel of Discworld
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The Truth (Discworld Novels)
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The Truth: The 25th Discworld Novel
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The denizens of Ankh-Morpork fancy they've seen just about everything. But then comes the Ankh-Morpork Times, struggling scribe William de Worde's upper-crust, newsletter turned Discworld's first paper of record.An ethical joulnalist, de Worde has a proclivity for investigating stories -- a nasty habit that soon creates powerful enemies eager to stop his presses. And what better way than to start the Inquirer, a titillating (well, what else would it be?) tabloid that conveniently interchanges what's real for what sells.But de Worde's got an inside line on the hot story concerning Ankh-Morpork's leading patrician Lord Vetinari. The facts say Vetinari is guilty. But as William de Worde learns, facts don't always tell the whole story. There's that pesky little thing called the truth ...
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