Conversazione nella «Catedral»

Îmi amintesc că un iscusit practicant al lecturii rapide (speed reading) a citit în două zile Război și pace. Cînd a fost întrebat despre ce este vorba în roman, a răspuns foarte sigur pe el: „Despre Rusia”... De obicei, cînd ajungi la sfîrșitul unui roman ar trebui să-l poți rezuma într-o frază (sau Leggi tutto

Conversation in the Cathedral is a novel of decline and fall – deterioration of family, disintegration of power, ultimate ruination of hopes and pursuits. The novel reminded me of Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner . The story begins with an accidental meeting… Time spares no one… The voice, the bod Leggi tutto

Mario Vargas Llosa's third book is a marvelously terrorising romp through Peru of the 50s and 60s and yet all told in a bar called La Cathedral in the space of a few hours over a couple of beers and several packets of cigarettes. The narration of the first chapter is particularly confusing with each Leggi tutto

معولا کتابهای استاد یوسا با گفتگو بین دو نفر که همدیگر رو مدتی ندیدن شروع میشود و طی مکالمه غیرخطی بارها زمان داستان به عقب یا جلو برده میشود . در زمان مکالمه اشخاص جدیدی وارد داستان میشوند و کم کم و بستگی به نقشی که استاد برایشان در نظر گرفته پر رنگ یا کم رنگ می شوند . در این کتاب گفت و گو در کاتدر Leggi tutto

Fantastic! Fan-tastic! "Conversation in the Cathedral" was definitely a big work of art, a real masterpiece. It was the first book by Llosa that I read (after a suggestion by my friend, Moeen ) and I'm now eager to read some more of his. It was none of a magic realism but yet a pure South-American wa Leggi tutto