Sinossi
Il professor Coleman Silk da cinquant'anni nasconde un segreto, e lo fa così bene che nessuno se n'è mai accorto, nemmeno sua moglie o i suoi figli. Un giorno però basta una frase (anzi una sola parola detta per sbaglio, senza riflettere) e su di lui si scatenano le streghe del perbenismo, gli spiriti maligni della "political correctness". Allora tutto il suo mondo, la sua brillante vita accademica, la sua bella famiglia, di colpo crollano; e ogni cosa che Coleman fa suscita condanna, ogni suo gesto e ogni sua scelta scandalizzano i falsi moralisti. Non c'è scampo perché "noi lasciamo una macchia, lasciamo la nostra impronta. Impurità, crudeltà, abuso, errore, escremento, seme: non c'è altro mezzo per essere qui".
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- Pagine: 395
- Data di uscita: 07-10-2014
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Here's what I know: if a book features some old dude fucking some younger lady, check the author's age. 100% of the time, he's the same age as the old dude. The younger woman will be vulnerable. She will be attracted to the older man's security and wisdom. There is a power imbalance, and it's basical Leggi tutto
”All he’d ever wanted, from earliest childhood on, as to be free: not black, not even white--just on his own and free. He meant no insult to no one by his choice, nor was he trying to irritate anyone whom he took to be his superior, nor was he staging some sort of protest against his race or hers. H Leggi tutto
"Αυτά παθαίνεις άμα μεγαλώνεις με ανθρώπους. Το ανθρώπινο στίγμα...έτσι είναι. Αφήνουμε ένα στίγμα, το αποτύπωμά μας. Ακαθαρσία,σκληρότητα, κακοποίηση, σφάλμα, περιττώματα, σπέρμα- δεν έχουμε άλλον τρόπο να δηλώσουμε την παρουσία μας. Και αυτό το στίγμα δεν έχει σχέση με ανυπακοή, καμιά σχέση με σωτ Leggi tutto
Un roman excelent, e păcat să nu-l citiți... Profesorul de studii clasice, Coleman Silk, fost decan al colegiului Athena, este acuzat de rasism (tocmai el, care e negru), pentru că a folosit (fără intenție peiorativă) termenul „spook” (fantomă, stafie) cu privire la două studente de culoare. Refuză s Leggi tutto
Hey Roth, I know you have a great vocabulary...Just tell me a damn story. Let me explain: I just read a very positive review of this book stating that Roth has such an expansive vocabulary, and every word seems painstakingly chosen, etc. That is exactly what I hate about this book! A narrative is su Leggi tutto
How does one review a book such as this? I need to be careful not to give anything away. The Human Stain by Philip Roth fascinated me – Roth drilled down into each character in such detail a less talented author would have been accused of ‘banging on’ too much. He moved around seamlessly between sub Leggi tutto
Ho da pochi minuti terminato la lettura de “La macchia umana” di Philip Roth. Ci sono quei libri che si insinuano all’interno del tuo consolidato nido di credenze, idee, saperi, pregiudizi, convinzioni - che hai fortificato con fatica e scrupolosa dedizione in vent’anni di scuola, vita familiare, ca Leggi tutto
See, I was an enormous fan of the Tony Hopkins/ Nicky Kidman film already. But incredibly, that adapatation was just the tip of an iceburg so rich, complex & incredible that is Philip Roth's masterpiece "The Human Stain." The film fails oh-so miserably to fulfill at least 40% of the emotional clout
3.5 stars. Agreed, there are some things about reading Philip Roth that are really irritating: his sometimes excessive wordiness, his fixation on elder men who are obsessed with sex (whether or not prostate-related), his storylines that are regularly interrupted by the introduction of new characters Leggi tutto
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