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El Caballo Dorado / The Golden Horse

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El Caballo Dorado / The Golden HorseLA NUEVA NOVELA DEL PREMIO CERVANTES Un magistral relato de aventuras lleno de humor Su obra refleja la viveza de la vida cotidiana convirtiendo la realidad en una obra de arte con excepcional altura literaria. Jurado del Premio Cervantes Esta es la historia de una princesa de la nobleza rural de los Crpatos que llevaba una frula ajustada con tornillos de cabeza avellanada y correas de vaqueta en la pierna izquierda. De un peluquero escultor de

LA NUEVA NOVELA DEL PREMIO CERVANTES

Un magistral relato de aventuras lleno de humor

«Su obra refleja la viveza de la vida cotidiana convirtiendo la realidad en una obra de arte con excepcional altura literaria».

Jurado del Premio Cervantes

Esta es la historia de una princesa de la nobleza rural de los Cárpatos que llevaba una férula ajustada con tornillos de cabeza avellanada y correas de vaqueta en la pierna izquierda. De un peluquero escultor de caballos, de barba frondosa abierta en dos alas, que creía haber inventado el carrusel. De un factor de comercio, también de barba frondosa en dos alas, que se creía hijo del emperador Maximiliano. Y de un cocinero hablantín y marrullero que salvó de morir a un dictador. El peluquero inventor termina sus días envenenado y su cadáver es lanzado al fondo de un río. El factor de comercio termina los suyos frente a un pelotón de fusilamiento. Y el cocinero tiene su fin arrastrado por una embravecida corriente de lluvia, en estado de ebriedad. Empieza en 1905 en la aldea de Siret, entonces territorio del Imperio austrohúngaro, y acaba en Managua en 1917, bajo la ocupación militar de los Estados Unidos, con una conspiración de final inesperado.

El caballo dorado es también la historia de un carrusel llegado tras un largo viaje por mar a Nicaragua, y con el que la princesa fue después de pueblo en pueblo, de fiesta patronal en fiesta patronal, los caballos de madera cada vez más venidos a menos por el paso del tiempo.

Sergio Ramírez despliega toda su maestría narrativa en esta deliciosa novela a medio camino entre el relato de aventuras y el de enredos, intrigas palaciegas y picaresca moderna. Plena de humor y de imaginación, El caballo dorado narra el viaje desde una Europa que ya no existe hasta una Nicaragua convulsa para cumplir el sueño inverosímil de un inventor que inventó lo que estaba ya inventado.

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THE LATEST NOVEL BY THE WINNER OF THE CERVANTES PRIZE

A masterful and funny adventure tale
"[Ramírez's] work reflects the vividness of daily life by converting reality into a work of art, with exceptional literary skill." - Cervantes Jury Panel

This is the story of a princess of the rural Carpathian nobility who wears a brace on her left leg, adjusted with screws and leather straps. Of a barber who sculpts horses, has a full, forked beard, and believes he invented the carrousel. Of a commercial agent, he too with a full, forked beard, who believes himself to be the son of the Emperor Maximilian. And of a chatty and charming cook who saved the life of a dictator. The barber/inventor is poisoned to death and his body thrown into a river. The commercial agent is shot by a firing squad. And the cook ends his days drunk in a heavy downpour. The tale begins in 1905 in the village of Siret, then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and ends in Managua in 1917, during the US military occupation, with a conspiracy that produces unexpected results.

The Golden Horse is also the story of a carrousel that arrives in Nicaragua after a long sea voyage. The princess accompanies this attraction from town fair to town fair, the wooden horses becoming more and more worn with the passage of time.

Sergio Ramírez exhibits his full narrative power in this delightful work, somewhere between adventure, intrigue and the modern picaresque. Replete with humor and imagination, The Golden Horse is the story of a journey from a Europe that no longer exists to a Nicaragua giddy with fulfilling the unlikely dream of an inventor whose creation has already been invented.
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J. Rothenberger
Louisville, US
★★★★★ 3
The Ad got me, the reality didn't
Style: Variety Pack - Large (3-pack)
Directly from the ad- "Exclusive Noisemakers - Each large toy includes 3 high-quality round squeakers to deliver more sound to keep your best friend entertained.". Now my neighbor bought this squirrel with three high-quality squeakers nearly a year ago. It's ragged and tattered I just recently sewed it up for him where he chewed the one leg odd, but those three noise makers are still squeaking. Whe I got my pup, I immediately went to buy one and they were no longer selling them, so I've been on a search for one or an equivalent. These are not. There's no stuffing to get all over the place when your pup breaks into it, a plus. However the squeakers weren't particularly loud and were silenced in a few hours. Two were dead and the remaining one was very well on its way. The toy itself was pretty much intact but that had more to do with the lack of attention from the dog than how rugged the toy is. He'll pick it up once in a while but it certainly didn't meet my expectations. The good thing is that there are three of them so I can give him some brief excitement in the future. Wouldn't buy again.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2023
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Eileen
Cuba, US
★★★★★ 5
Strong Chewer Friendly Toy
Style: Variety Pack - Large (3-pack)
My dog is a rough chewer and these last a really long time (clearly since this beaver's face is long gone! The no stuffing is a win too for cleaning up afterwards.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2026
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Neil Ginsberg
Lake Worth, US
★★★★★ 5
Fantastic Dog Toy!!!
Color: Purple
This is a great toy!!! My dog has lots of toys. But one of the problems is he has trouble getting the squeaker to squeak. He's an 18 lb terrier mix, and those squeakers are just elusive. Breaks my heart. This one, though, the squeakers (there are two) are in small areas (head and tail), that are easy for him to get his whole mouth around and squeak. They also don't move, which also makes them easy to squeak. So he's been squeaking up a storm since he got this! Other plusses: * The material is great (soft, furry material, that seems to be of good quality). * The toy expands and contracts, which is fun. * It's pleasant to look at. All in all, I'd say this is one of the best dog toys I've ever bought for my dog. Highly recommended!
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Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2015
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Shari O
Dallas, US
★★★★★ 5
Great Toy in Spite of Everything.
Color: Purple
My dog is a border collie. She loves chewing, fetching, tug of war and catch. The first day we had this toy she chewed off two of the feet. I didn't give it much of a life span. Two weeks later she chewed off a third foot. Miraculously no stuffing was exposed. It has now been a month and the toy is still going strong, albeit with one foot! She loves it. It is now June 1st. It has been almost three months and I am retiring the toy. It no longer has any feet and the tail has been ripped open and stuffing is coming out. All in all I think I got my money's worth from this toy. I ordered another one. She still loves it!
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Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2014
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lynette Lane
Lake Worth, US
★★★★★ 5
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Color: Orange
My dog loves this
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Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2026

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