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Russell Shorto is the author, most recently, of Revolution Song, a new narrative of the American Revolution, which the New York Times called a "remarkable" achievement and the Chicago Tribune describe…

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82º Premio Nadal por su cuarta novela «La ciudad de las luces muertas», a la venta el 4 de febrero de este año.

Su tercera novela, La península de las casas vacías (Ediciones Siruela), fue galardonada…