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Bezig met laden... Once Again, the Seadoor Reinaldo Arenas
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. (New York) Viking 1987 1st ed. in Eng. of author's first book [originally published in A fine copy in fine dust jacket. ARENAS, Reinaldo. SINGING FROM THE WELLS [A Novel]. Translated by Andrew Hurley. Octavo, cloth spine, paper-covered boards, pp. [xiv], 206. Reinaldo Arenas was born in Holguin, Cuba, in 1941. He was expelled from Cuba in 1980, and now lives in New York City. Written mostly in stream-of-consciousness narrative while sometimes veering off into poetry. Decidedly not for the faint of heart, and even I found my mind wandering as I read it, which I guess is part of the point (note well Ulysses by James Joyce, which i still have yet to finish). However, if critics were to use "atmospheric" appropriately to describe novels, as usually they do not, this book would fit the bill. It's part of a series of novels by Arenas which he called the pent-agony, about the plight of the artist (in this case a poet) in Cuba after the Communist Revolution. Of course, I can't wait to read the other four books (Singing from the Well, The Assault, Color of Summer and The Palace of the White Skunks)! geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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In this brilliant, apocalyptic vision of Castro's Cuba, we meet a young couple who leave the dreariness of Havana and spend six days at a small seaside retreat, where they hope to recapture the desire and carefree spirit that once united them. In a stunning juxtaposition of narrative voices, the wife recounts the grim reality of her marriage, the demands of motherhood, and her loss of freedom, innocence, and hope; while her husband, a disillusioned poet and disenchanted revolutionary, recalls his political struggles and laments the artistic and homosexual freedom that has been denied him. Rich in hallucination, myth and fantasy, Farewell to the Sea is a fierce and unforgettable work that speaks for the entire human condition. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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