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El Rey de Amarillo
El Rey de La Obra Prohibida que Susurra la Locura
Prepárese para un terror que no proviene de monstruos, sino de la propia realidad desmoronándose. "El Rey de Amarillo" es una colección de relatos que gira en torno a un artefacto central y una obra de teatro maldita.
La obra, con el mismo nombre, es un texto blasfemo. Se dice que el primer acto perturba la mente, pero el segundo acto... el segundo acto revela verdades tan vastas y terribles sobre la ciudad perdida de Carcosa y la entidad pálida que la gobierna, que la cordura humana no sobrevive a ese vistazo.
Desde las calles bohemias de París hasta Nueva York, artistas y soñadores se sienten atraídos por el siniestro "Signo Amarillo". Leen la obra y se transforman irremediablemente, llevados a la paranoia, la desesperación y la locura. Esta es una historia sobre el arte como un portal al abismo, sobre el conocimiento que no deberíamos poseer y sobre la fragilidad de nuestra percepción.
Sea testigo de la obra que inspiró el horror cósmico y desafió la mente de generaciones. ¿Se atreve a ver el Signo Amarillo?
Prepárese para un terror que no proviene de monstruos, sino de la propia realidad desmoronándose. "El Rey de Amarillo" es una colección de relatos que gira en torno a un artefacto central y una obra de teatro maldita.
La obra, con el mismo nombre, es un texto blasfemo. Se dice que el primer acto perturba la mente, pero el segundo acto... el segundo acto revela verdades tan vastas y terribles sobre la ciudad perdida de Carcosa y la entidad pálida que la gobierna, que la cordura humana no sobrevive a ese vistazo.
Desde las calles bohemias de París hasta Nueva York, artistas y soñadores se sienten atraídos por el siniestro "Signo Amarillo". Leen la obra y se transforman irremediablemente, llevados a la paranoia, la desesperación y la locura. Esta es una historia sobre el arte como un portal al abismo, sobre el conocimiento que no deberíamos poseer y sobre la fragilidad de nuestra percepción.
Sea testigo de la obra que inspiró el horror cósmico y desafió la mente de generaciones. ¿Se atreve a ver el Signo Amarillo?
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Published November 6, 2025
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About the author
Robert W. Chambers
1,143 books579 followersRobert William Chambers was an American artist and writer.
Chambers was first educated at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute,and then entered the Art Students' League at around the age of twenty, where the artist Charles Dana Gibson was his fellow student. Chambers studied at the École des Beaux-Arts, and at Académie Julian, in Paris from 1886 to 1893, and his work was displayed at the Salon as early as 1889. On his return to New York, he succeeded in selling his illustrations to Life, Truth, and Vogue magazines. Then, for reasons unclear, he devoted his time to writing, producing his first novel, In the Quarter (written in 1887 in Munich). His most famous, and perhaps most meritorious, effort is The King in Yellow, a collection of weird short stories, connected by the theme of the fictitious drama The King in Yellow, which drives those who read it insane.
Chambers returned to the weird genre in his later short story collections The Maker of Moons and The Tree of Heaven, but neither earned him such success as The King in Yellow.
Chambers later turned to writing romantic fiction to earn a living. According to some estimates, Chambers was one of the most successful literary careers of his period, his later novels selling well and a handful achieving best-seller status. Many of his works were also serialized in magazines.
After 1924 he devoted himself solely to writing historical fiction.
Chambers for several years made Broadalbin his summer home. Some of his novels touch upon colonial life in Broadalbin and Johnstown.
On July 12, 1898, he married Elsa Vaughn Moller (1882-1939). They had a son, Robert Edward Stuart Chambers (later calling himself Robert Husted Chambers) who also gained some fame as an author.
Chambers died at his home in the village of Broadalbin, New York, on December 16th 1933.
Chambers was first educated at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute,and then entered the Art Students' League at around the age of twenty, where the artist Charles Dana Gibson was his fellow student. Chambers studied at the École des Beaux-Arts, and at Académie Julian, in Paris from 1886 to 1893, and his work was displayed at the Salon as early as 1889. On his return to New York, he succeeded in selling his illustrations to Life, Truth, and Vogue magazines. Then, for reasons unclear, he devoted his time to writing, producing his first novel, In the Quarter (written in 1887 in Munich). His most famous, and perhaps most meritorious, effort is The King in Yellow, a collection of weird short stories, connected by the theme of the fictitious drama The King in Yellow, which drives those who read it insane.
Chambers returned to the weird genre in his later short story collections The Maker of Moons and The Tree of Heaven, but neither earned him such success as The King in Yellow.
Chambers later turned to writing romantic fiction to earn a living. According to some estimates, Chambers was one of the most successful literary careers of his period, his later novels selling well and a handful achieving best-seller status. Many of his works were also serialized in magazines.
After 1924 he devoted himself solely to writing historical fiction.
Chambers for several years made Broadalbin his summer home. Some of his novels touch upon colonial life in Broadalbin and Johnstown.
On July 12, 1898, he married Elsa Vaughn Moller (1882-1939). They had a son, Robert Edward Stuart Chambers (later calling himself Robert Husted Chambers) who also gained some fame as an author.
Chambers died at his home in the village of Broadalbin, New York, on December 16th 1933.
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November 21, 2025
En lo personal, este libro no logró atraparme. Lo sentí lento debido a las extensas descripciones de escenas y paisajes, lo que dificultó su lectura. Tampoco logré conectar con los personajes como hubiera esperado; aunque se trate de historias cortas, me pareció que les faltaba mayor trasfondo. Además, esperaba que el título tuviera una justificación más clara en el contenido, pero no fue así. En conclusión, la obra me dejó mucho que desear.
December 30, 2025
Es la mejor edición que encontré, la traducción está súper cuidada, las ilustraciones están bellísimas y todo lo que la editorial aporta al libro, se nota que lo hacen con amor
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