La granja

Escrito por John Grisham

Narrado por Carlos Canales

La tierra es tan implacable como su gente...

Una conmovedora historia del viaje de un chico de la inocencia a la experiencia.

Septiembre de 1952. El algodón está casi a punto en los campos de Arkansas. La cosecha empezará pronto. Luke Chandler es un niño de siete años que vive con su familia en una granja sin pintar. En seis semanas, los Chandler y un grupo de jornaleros llegados de la sierra y de México tendrán que recoger todo el algodón, que es su sustento y el garante de su supervivencia en el campo.

Pero pronto el calor, la lluvia, el cansancio, un asesinato y el descubrimiento de un secreto familiar amenazarán con destruir las esperanzas de los Chandler. Y sacarán a Luke, de un solo golpe, de su inocencia infantil para llevarlo a la vida adulta.

La crítica ha dicho...
«Su mejor obra... una novela lírica, valiente y personal.»
The Times

«John Grisham es un narrador tan bueno como el mejor de los que tenemos.»
The New York Times Book Review

• Idioma: Español
• Editorial: Penguin Random House Audio
• Traductor: Fernando Garí Puig
• Fecha de lanzamiento: 17 mar 2022
• ISBN: 9788466361811

John Grisham

John Grisham es autor de numerosos libros que han llegado al primer puesto en las listas de best sellers y que han sido traducidos a casi cincuenta idiomas. Sus obras más recientes incluyen La lista del juez, Los adversarios, Los chicos de Biloxi, El intercambio, Isla maldita y Tiempo de perdón, que está siendo adaptada como serie por HBO. Grisham ha ganado dos veces el Premio Harper Lee de ficción legal y ha sido galardonado con el Premio al Logro Creativo de Ficción de la Biblioteca del Congreso de Estados Unidos. Cuando no está escribiendo, Grisham trabaja en la junta directiva de Innocence Project y Centurion Ministries, dos organizaciones dedicadas a lograr la exoneración de personas condenadas injustamente. Muchas de sus novelas exploran problemas profundamente arraigados en el sistema de justicia estadounidense. John vive en una granja en Virginia.

Comentarios para La granja

[elizabethcromb · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

A story of poor Arkansas cotton farmers in 1950s. Interesting insights into living year to year praying that the climate will be kind and appropriate and the crop will bring in enough to repay debt and keep the family for the next year. Also views of the migratory workers who come for the picking season. Mexicans trucked in on open trailers and hill people who move from more remote parts of the south for the season.

[blakelylaw · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

As a lawyer, I started reading Grisham for his legal books. I don't remember how I cam upon this one, but it is, frankly, my favorite among all of his works so far. It does not seem to be written for mass marketing; it is written from the heart, which is understandable since much of it was inspired by Grisham's own boyhood.

Having grown up in the Ozarks, having friends throughout southeastern Missouri and northern Arkansas, having traveled extensively through the years in the far northeastern reaches of the latter, I can tell you that the book is very much accurate regarding its depiction of everyday life there. There are still some far-flung, backwater pockets of the state, where the depictions could just as well be describing life in this day and age.

[ennuiprayer · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

Remember that thing I said about Koontz? Yeah, same goes for this book by Grisham.

The following might have hated it, but this was a work of art.

[soosthemoose · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

Interesting and unique book by John Grisham. Totally different from anything else I have read by him.

[jepeters333 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

"The hill people and the Mexicans arrived on the same day. It was a Wednesday, early in September 1952. The Cardinals were five games behind the Dodgers with three weeks to go, and the season looked hopeless. The cotton, however, was waist-high to my father, over my head, and he and my grandfather could be heard before supper whispering words that were seldom heard. It could be a "good crop."
Thus begins the new novel from John Grisham, a story inspired by his own childhood in rural Arkansas. The narrator is a farm boy named Luke Chandler, age seven, who lives in the cotton fields with his parents and grandparents in a little house that's never been painted. The Chandlers farm eighty acres that they rent, not own, and when the cotton is ready they hire a truckload of Mexicans and a family from the Ozarks to help harvest it.

[sidiki-8 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

He is a master of whatever genre he writes in. Legal thrillers are not my cup of tea and I am grateful that he wrote a literary novel about his childhood for us to read. Enjoyed it and would want to read it again

[daftboy1 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

This is the story of Luke Chandler he is 7 year old growing up on a cotton farm in Arkansas, the book is set in 1952.
Luke's family hire some Mexicans and Hill people to pick the Harvest.
There is a murder in town that Luke witnesses then a few weeks later one of the Mexicans kill the murderer.
Luke loves Baseball and misses his Uncle Ricky who is in Korea fighting the War.
He also with the help of the labourers starts painting the House they live in.
Times are hard for the Chandlers, its tough work picking Cotton and there is the Weather to think about.
In the end Luke along his Parents decide to move to the City so his Father can get a job in a Car factory.
OK book this.

[carolee888 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

I do enjoy John Grisham's legal thrillers, but I am always curious when an author writes out his or her usual genre. I wasn't disappointed in this tale of a seven-year-old boy in Arkansas in 1952. David Lansbury was the narrator and I think he did an excellent job of both the young, old, female and male voices.

The first impression that I had of the beginning is that farming cotton is a risky and thankless job. When the crop is plentiful you get a low price. When the crop is scarce, you get a much better one. There is no way to succeed at it over time. There are several separate groups in this book who were to pick the family's cotton, the family that raised it and the migrant workers. The hill people in this book were proud that they had painted houses. They later stopped coming to pick the cotton. There were also the people from Mexico, hardworking and poor.

Luke Chandler, the seven-year-old, knew about the hopelessness of growing cotton and promised his mother that he would get an education and do something more promising. But this summer, they had to harvest the cotton, maybe for the last time. Luke is picking alongside the rest of them.
He happens to be a witness of a beating that turned into murder and later even see something so horrible that he could not tell his family or anyone else.

I enjoyed listening to this book but was disappointed when it ended. It seemed too abrupt and inconclusive.

Still I recommend it.

[heidiangell · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

Grisham man. I totally thought this was a coming of age drama (and yes, you could classify it thast way) But then it turns into this sort of crazy thriller where the poor kid is terrified out of his mind from just a few too many psychopaths in his life!!

[skraft001 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

A heartfelt tale of life of an Arkansas cotton farming family, set in 1952. Grisham has spun an extraordinary tale and totally captivates the reader if describing listening to a Cardinals baseball game on the radio or one of the many surprising events that take place throughout the book. The pacing is brilliant and is told through the eyes of seven year old Luke Chandler.

[rolsjunie · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

Grisham can be a great writer. I either love his books or they are just ok. This one was great. His first literary novel. My only issue was that it ended 50 pages too soon. He didn't finish the story. Too many ends left dangling.

[tonifgmamtc · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

This is about the ins and outs of life on a farm near a small town from the perspective of a 7 year old boy. I thought it was very interesting. It shows the struggles of just surviving, the good and bad in life. It almost seems like a nonfiction retelling. Although the boy is only 7, it also seems like a coming of age story because Luke begins to understand the reality of situations.

[henrimoreaux · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

Set in 1952 Arkansas A Painted House is the story of a harvest time on a poor cotton farm through the eyes of a seven year old boy.

Whilst this may sound boring, the two dead bodies, peeping tom activities, illegitimate babies and nature's proclivity to fight man's will gives plenty of material to keep you drawn in and turning the pages.

That's without considering the picturesque painting of 1950s farming life that flows from the pages, a time when there wasn't a tv and phone in the farmhouse, a time when a bad harvest meant you only ate what you could grow.

Very entertaining and interesting book.

Oh, and a house gets some paint on it.

[carol420 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

Luke is a wonderfully mischievous seven year old boy growing up in rural Arkansas during the time of the Korean War. He lives with his mother and father and his father's parents in a small unpainted house on a farm. They are cotton farmers. When cotton picking time arrives, Luke's quota for the day is 50 pounds. This story is told through Luke's experiences of watching the adults worry about the weather, the price of cotton, hiring Mexicans and Hill People to help pick cotton and through his part in a struggling proud family who all live, work, and worry together.

Anyone who has ever known a seven year old boy will love Luke as he narrates the hiring of the Mexicans and watches the hill people move in and camp in his front yard right over home plate. Luke's ambition is to grow up and become a baseball player for the Cardinals in St. Louis. As you read through the days of cotton picking and some difficult adult situations that Luke sees happen, you hope that all his dreams will come true and he will be able to get away from the hardships he has witnessed.

John Grisham does not need a courtroom and a chase scene to write a memorable book with characters that will come to mind again and again. I have enjoyed his legal thrillers, but A Painted House offers up a beautiful sensitivity that proves he can write just as well when he reaches out to a new format.

[nancynova · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

Very good read. Set in Arkansas in 1952 on a poor cotton farm during the harvest, the author tells the story via a 7yo boy and gets it perfect. A hill family and some Mexican migrant workers are hired on to pick the cotton, and there are two dangerous men among them. Luke sees things he shouldn't, starts keeping secrets, and then the floods come. A lot of twists and turns that keep you turning the page to see what happens next. Much better than the latter literature books that I read (Bleachers and Calico Joe).

[bcrowl399 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

This was such a wonderful book to read and it was such a departure from Grisham's usual fare. I loved it. It created an atmosphere. The style was wonderful. 

[mister.furkles · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

Many John Grisham fans don't like this book. It isn't a thriller or a legal mystery. It is a literary coming-of-age novel. It's my favorite Grisham novel.

It has one flaw--aside from not being a thriller. The MC, Luke, is supposed to be seven-years-old. Don't believe it. When John tells you he is seven, you just substitute eleven. Luke has too much social awareness to be seven. (Guess Grisham hasn't been around enough seven-year-olds.) So, Luke is a socially precocious eleven-year-old.

The story occurs at cotton harvest time in 1952 in northeast Arkansas. Luke lives on his family's small cotton farm. His family hires a family of hillbillies and a truck load of Mexican guest laborers. Conflicts occur between the two groups. Luke sees much of the worst and the best humanity has to offer--sometimes in the same person.

If you like literary fiction, read this book. If not then just move on to something else.

[aliceanna-1 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

A nice little slice of life - 1950's Arkansas cotton farmers told from the view point of a 7-year old boy. Reminded me a bit of Eudora Welty. It was much better crafted than some of his mysteries that have poorly structured endings. It took me a little while to get into it, but once I did, I truly enjoyed it.

[livelylady · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

Different type of Grisham about a tenant farm family in Arkansas told from the perspective of Luke, the seven year old boy in the extended family . Grisham did a good job with his description of the early 1950s.

[jbarr5 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

Painted House by John Grisham
Story about a house that's never been painted. Lots of colorful characters, 1952 with lots of baseball talk.
Mexicans and hill people come to aid in picking the crops. About the author's real childhood experiences in the cotton field.
80 acres rented planted with cotton. Nature gets in the way and the 7yr old hears things and sees things that will change their lives forever.
Love these stories. the author makes you feel like you are right there with them.and with the descriptions you can feel the same emotions.
Such a different life from what I grew up with, love learning about others. A lot of the story surrounds the brother who's serving his country in the military and the family hopes to see him soon.
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).

[grannynanny_1 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

Not your typical John Grisham but I really enjoyed the book! The story was told by a seven year old who lived on a cotton farm and the trials him and his family went through in 1952.

[wareagle78 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

A departure for Grisham, but an interesting story with good character development. I enjoyed it.

[alwaysbooktime · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

This is to me is one of is best books. It was a book that made you love the characters who struggled through hard times. At the end you wanted to know what happened to them in years to come. Mr. Grisham? A sequel please, he could become a lawyer. I have given this book to many as gifts, recommended it and re-read it. All but one person loved it and was disappointed it was not about a lawyer or trial. It's sad when authors are only given credit for writing about one thing. Writers aren't one dimensional folks! They dream about many things just as we all do. Give this little book a shot, I think you'll love it!

[neale_2 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

A different book for Grisham, but a good one. A simple story well told - I enjoyed it.

[donagiles · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

boy tells story of life in Arkansas on a cotton farm. He is 7 yrs old and life is not easy, secreats seam to rule his life. 80 acres of rented land does not earn much. They hire 10 Mexicans & a family from Ozarks to help pick the cotton. Life with all these extra people proves for a extra helping of horries for a small boy.

[midkid88 · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

The summer of 1952 brought migrant workers to Luke's home along with a brutal murder, a fatherless baby, and a painted house. I like John Grisham, but this isn't one of my favorite books. I had a hard time finishing it although I still needed to figure out who done it.

[theprincess_1 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

Since legal thrillers are not a genre I read I balked when someone tried to convince me to read this book. I'm sure John Grisham is a good writer but he's just not my thing. However...I'm grateful now that I gave in. It was a touching story of a child growing up in very rural, cotton-growing Arkansas and the things he sees, hears and deals with over the picking season during his seventh year. A big criticism I keep seeing about this book is the conclusion and I have to disagree. I thought it was appropriate. It leaves us thinking about a lot of things that didn't get tied up neatly and the end. Well, real life is like that, too, it just keeps going. Maybe someday there will be a sequel.

[jaimitaylor · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

What can I say! I loved it...

[alisonb60 · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

As someone else said, this book reminded me of To Kill a Mockingbird. I did enjoy the characters, and yes it is different from any other Grisham book, so it shows how versatile he is as a writer. It didn't finish properly though.

[dadbrazelton · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

Okay read. I prefer stories that have a more complete conclusion.