La única mujer
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Duarte, Pablo, translator.
Published
Ciudad de México : Planeta, 2019.
ISBN
9786070758676, 6070758676
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Published
Ciudad de México : Planeta, 2019.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
283 pages ; 24 cm
Language
Spanish
ISBN
9786070758676, 6070758676

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Translation of: Only woman in the room.
Description
Viena, 1933. Para Hedy Kiesler, joven actriz judía, su belleza ha sido salvación y tormento: la protegió de los nazis pero la condujo a un opresivo matrimonio con el traficante de armas de Hitler y Mussolini. Subestimada por todos a su alrededor, escuchó los planes secretos del Tercer Reich cuando acompañaba a su esposo a fiestas y cenas de negocios. Dividida entre el glamour y la culpa por ser una privilegiada, decide escapar hacia Hollywood, con un nuevo nombre: Hedy Lamarr. Pronto se convirtió en un ícono del cine estadounidense. Nadie en torno a su nueva vida sospechaba que poseía información confidencial sobre los nazis ni que ella misma guardaba un secreto aún mayor: que era una científica capaz de desarrollar la tecnología necesaria para acabar pronto con la guerra. Siempre y cuando la escucharan. Una cautivadora novela basada en la historia real de una mujer extraordinaria, estrella de cine e inventora, que revolucionó la comunicación moderna hace más de medio siglo, sentando las bases para el wifi y el Bluetooth. Es brillante. Es hermosa. ¿Podrá el mundo soportarla?
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Hedy Kiesler is lucky. Her beauty leads to a starring role in a controversial film and marriage to a powerful Austrian arms dealer, allowing her to evade Nazi persecution despite her Jewish heritage. But Hedy is also intelligent. At lavish Vienna dinner parties, she overhears the Third Reich's plans. One night in 1937, desperate to escape her controlling husband and the rise of the Nazis, she disguises herself and flees her husband's castle. She lands in Hollywood, where she becomes Hedy Lamarr, screen star. But Hedy is keeping a secret even more shocking than her Jewish heritage: she is a scientist. She has an idea that might help the country and that might ease her guilt for escaping alone -- if anyone will listen to her. Based on the incredible true story of the glamour icon and scientist whose groundbreaking invention revolutionized modern communication.
Language
In Spanish, translated from the English.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Benedict, M., & Duarte, P. (2019). La única mujer . Planeta.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Benedict, Marie and Pablo, Duarte. 2019. La única Mujer. Planeta.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Benedict, Marie and Pablo, Duarte. La única Mujer Planeta, 2019.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Benedict, Marie, and Pablo Duarte. La única Mujer Planeta, 2019.

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