La máquina de volar

La máquina de volar

by Azhaar Abidi

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La máquina de volar es una fábula histórica sobre dos hermanos y su pasión por volar. Bartolomeu Lourenço construye la aeronave Passarola para escapar de la censura de la Iglesia, la persecución del gobierno y el clima de atrofia intelectual reinante en el Portugal del siglo XVIII. Con su hermano Alexandre emprende un vuelo que les llevará a los salones y burdeles del París del Ancien Régime y a los desolados confines del Polo Norte en su búsqueda de la verdad científica. Tras dejar atrás a María, la bella amada de Alexandre y camarera real en la corte portuguesa, durante su viaje coincidirán con algunos de los personajes más fascinantes de la Ilustración europea, desde el elocuente Voltaire hasta el irascible rey Estanislao de Polonia. Llena de evocadoras descripciones de época, emoción y suspense, La máquina de volar es una novela de aventuras plena de talento que habla de la naturaleza de la verdad y del valor del amor fraternal.

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    How does the invention of the Passarola serve as more than just a physical vehicle, and what does the act of flying represent for the brothers in the context of 18th-century intellectual oppression?

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    Abidi contrasts the stifling atmosphere of 18th-century Portugal with the vibrant, intellectual hubs of Enlightenment Europe like Paris; how does this geographical shift mirror the internal evolution of Bartolomeu and Alexandre?

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    The novel explores the complex dynamics of brotherhood through Bartolomeu and Alexandre, contrasting their shared ambition with their differing motivations—how does their bond sustain them through adversity, and have you ever shared a similarly ambitious endeavor or dream with a sibling or close friend?

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