Little Red Riding Hood in Manhattan is a modern tale, a contemporary fable, a fiction with a background of reality. The author, Carmen Martín Gaite, uses the popular children’s story to convey the loneliness of life in big cities and warn of the dangers that, as if it were the dark forest, hide in its streets and individuals. If you wish to download this audiobook you only need to get your library card and click here.
Sarah Allen is a ten year old girl who lives in Brooklyn. Her greatest desire is to go alone to Manhattan to take a strawberry tart to her grandmother. The grandmother of this modern Little Red Riding Hood has been a music-hall singer and has been married several times.
Caperucita En Manhattan es un cuento moderno, una fábula contemporánea, una ficción con un trasfondo de realidad. La autora, Carmen Martín Gaite, utiliza el popular cuento infantil para transmitir la soledad de la vida en las grandes ciudades y advertir de los peligros que, como si del oscuro bosque se tratara, se esconden entre sus calles e individuos. Si deseas descargar este audiolibro solamente necesitas el carnet de la biblioteca y pulsar en este enlace.
Sara Allen es una niña de diez años que vive en Brooklyn. Su mayor deseo es el de ir sola a Manhattan para llevar a su abuela una tarta de fresa. La abuela de esta moderna Caperucita ha sido cantante de music-hall y se ha casado varias veces.