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Sinossi
Vincitore del National Book Award. Nel deserto, in un luogo decadente chiamato Il Palazzo, un giovane americano di origini portoricane si presenta al capezzale di un vecchio amico, Juan, per accompagnarlo nei suoi ultimi giorni. I due, una notte dopo l'altra, ripercorrono le loro esistenze condividendo la vergogna di essere cresciuti omosessuali in famiglie in cui non era tollerato. E, parallelamente, discutono di un progetto che Juan vorrebbe lasciare ai posteri: un'opera poderosa, visionaria, che contiene decine di resoconti, voci, storie queer. Così, mentre Juan attende la fine, lui e il narratore rivivono momenti di gioia e di dolore, di paura ed esaltazione, e nel farlo resuscitano amori, sofferenze, paure, ricordi, madri, padri ed eroi minori.
- ISBN: 8806265067
- Casa Editrice: Einaudi
- Pagine: 352
- Data di uscita: 22-04-2025
Recensioni
Blackouts is Justin Torres's latest, more than a decade in the making. It is outstanding. Formally, the book is reminiscent of the Argentinian novel, El beso de la mujer araña (Kiss of the Spider Woman), manifested here as a conversation between two queer men, from different generations. This reorie Leggi tutto
experimental novel!!!!!!!!! i fall for the gimmick of mixed media every time, even if it doesn't seem strictly necessary to the story or even good. that was not the case in this book, and i had a great time. the blackout poems were strong and powerful, which made up for the fact that sometimes the mo Leggi tutto
"Not all ambiguities need to be resolved." "Blackouts is a work of fiction." National Book Award for Fiction 2023 I think I am the ideal reader for this book. Firstly, I am all here for experimental fiction. I don't need a plot. I don't expect all the things to work in a book that is trying new thing Leggi tutto
If a single book could define the mental state of my early 20s, it would be Justin Torres' debut masterpiece, We the Animals . I read it in the spring of 2012 and still remember being mesmerized by its raw, grim, magical encapsulation of everything I was dealing with at the time. Like other fans, I'v Leggi tutto
Even though I loved Torres’ debut WE THE ANIMALS, his new one took me by surprise. This is a complete 180 from that book. Take no prisoners, why don’t you? BLACKOUTS is an experimental novel that embraces queerness, while also managing to teach/highlight/illustrate/enhance queer history (basically, t Leggi tutto
I actually thought this was a memoir of sorts. Didn’t realize until I got to the end that this is actually fiction. Some of it may be uncomfortable for some to read. I found it haunting and yearning. The perspective that it's written from makes me want more.
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