In the solemnity there was only desperation and death, but in the defiance there was a hint of corrosive humor, a humor that existed only in relation to itself and in dreams, no matter whether the dreams were long or short.

En la gravedad sólo había desesperanza y muerte, pero en el desafío era dable percibir la punta de un humor corrosivo, un humor que sólo existía en función de sí mismo y de los sueños, sin importar la duración que éstos tuvieran.

Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666

2666

Bolano, Roberto

© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño

2666

Bolano, Roberto

© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño

© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer

Appalled, Cato watched from a short distance, quite helpless to intervene, as Pyrax fought his last battle, stuck in the foul-smelling mud, screaming out his defiance to the end.

Consternado, Cato observó, a poca distancia y sin ninguna posibilidad de intervenir, cómo Pírax luchaba su última batalla, atrapado en el cieno hediondo y lanzando gritos de desafío hasta el final.

Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!

Roma Vincit!

Scarrow, Simon

© 2001 by Simon Scarrow

© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002

© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002

The Eagle's Conquest

Scarrow, Simon

© 2001 by Simon Scarrow

He looked me in the eye, and now there was defiance as well as anxiety in his gaze.

-Su reverencia me miró a los ojos; ahora, además de inquieta, su mirada era desafiante-.

Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negro

El gallo negro

Sansom, Christopher John

Dissolution

Sansom, Christopher John

© C.J. Sansom, 2003