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In una serata di maggio come tante, a Holt, l'anziana vedova Addie Moore fa un'insolita proposta al suo vicino di casa Louis Waters: «Mi chiedevo se ti andrebbe qualche volta di venire a dormire da me». Non si tratta solo di condividere un letto, ma di «attraversare la notte» tenendosi per mano e parlando di ricordi e speranze. Una proposta così diretta appare scandalosa agli occhi dell'intera cittadina, e addirittura spregiudicata agli occhi dei parenti. Ma, mentre il mondo li guarda con sospetto, i due, che vivono ormai lontani dai propri figli e che spesso non hanno nessuno con cui scambiare due chiacchiere, trovano conforto l'uno nell'altra: insieme superano la solitudine che li avvolge («le notti sono la cosa peggiore non trovi?») e riescono a scoprire una nuova vitalità. "Le nostre anime di notte" (2015) - da cui è stato tratto l'omonimo film di Ritesh Batra nel 2017 - esplora con estrema delicatezza e affettuosa empatia la parte più intima e profonda dell'animo umano, la normalità di un'esistenza spesso imprevedibile ma mai priva di speranza. In questo romanzo uscito postumo Kent Haruf ci mostra la travolgente forza del cambiamento e le infinite possibilità di futuro che nascono dai rapporti umani, invitandoci a guardare avanti con coraggio e a liberarci dagli schemi delle convenzioni sociali.
- ISBN: 8804785349
- Casa Editrice: Mondadori
- Pagine: 168
- Data di uscita: 07-05-2024
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Kent Haruf wrote Our Souls at Night under a death sentence. Despite knowing his life was coming to a sooner end than it should, or perhaps because of this, he created a story about finding love in the final chapter. Our Souls at Night is simply, profoundly, an exquisite homage to love. And it broke
And then there was the day when Addie Moore made a call on Louis Waters. Louis and Addie are both getting on, in their 70s, Louis having lost his wife a year back, Addie a widow for some time. Both are lonely and could do with some company. While they have known each other for a long time, they h
Engaging and touching. A 70-year old widow in a small Colorado town goes over one day to a neighbor’s house. He’s a widower, a nice guy she knew from the days when she used to be good friends with his wife. She makes an audacious proposal: We’re both lonely; why don’t you come over at night and slee Leggi tutto
Readers took their time finding Kent Haruf, but he was a patient man who didn’t care much for the trappings of fame anyhow. His popularity swelled quickly, though, when he published his third novel, “Plainsong,” in 1999 at the age of 56. The book was a bestseller for months and a finalist for the Na Leggi tutto
There are a few contemporary writers who will make a lasting mark and Kent Haruf is most certainly one of them . His quiet stories in their simplicity are meaningful , thoughtful stories reflecting the complexity of the human condition. In his final novel , published posthumously, Haruf has given us Leggi tutto
You’d have to be stone-hearted not to respond to this beautiful little novel about late-in-life love and companionship. In a small Colorado town, widowed neighbours Addie Moore and Louis Waters, who've known each other for decades, agree to share their nights together rather than sleep alone. This ar Leggi tutto
This novella by the author of Plainsong (1999) may be short, but it is large enough to contain two “souls” and enough of the small town of Holt, Colorado to bring it vividly to life. The story is a simple one. One evening Addie Moore, a widow of seventy, makes a visit to widower Louis Walters—a longt Leggi tutto
Only a few people can say they attended their grand-mother’s wedding. I am one of them. My Grannie was a widow for 15 years, met Gramps at a church outing and they married about 2 months after Grannie’s 70th birthday. Grannie was a joy in our lives – lots of stories, songs, and best of all for me, a Leggi tutto
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