Roger Shumann, a 1920s barnstorming pilot, parachuters Laverne and Jack, and their mechanic, Jiggs, live fast and hard, without thought to the consequences their actions have on their fellow pilots and their families. Rumours of their incest and rampant alcoholism attract the attention of a local ne
Pylon
✍ Scribed by William Faulkner
- Publisher
- ePubLibre
- Year
- 1935
- Tongue
- Spanish
- Weight
- 167 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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✦ Synopsis
Un reportero de un periódico local intenta comprender un moderno «menàge a trois» de pilotos en el circuito de aviación: Laverne, rubia sobre todas las cosas, y Robert Shumann, lo más parecido a un héroe clásico y un paracaidista oscuro siempre cojeante. Durante unos días de festival aéreo, el periodista se siente fascinado por esos seres y se deja arrastrar por ellos: «No son humanos como nosotros… estrelladlos y no habrá sangre cuando los saquéis: será aceite lubricante».
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