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"The Wind That Lays Waste begins in the great pause before a storm. Reverend Pearson is evangelizing across the Argentinian countryside with Leni, his teenage daughter, when their car breaks down. This act of God or fate leads them to the workshop and home of an aging mechanic called Gringo Brauer and a young boy named Tapioca. As a long day passes, curiosity and intrigue transform into an unexpected intimacy between four people: one man who believes deeply in God, morality, and his own righteousness, and another whose life experiences have only entrenched his moral relativism and mild apathy; a quietly earnest and idealistic mechanic's assistant, and a restless, skeptical preacher's daughter. As tensions between these characters ebb and flow, beliefs are questioned and allegiances are tested, until finally the growing storm breaks over the plains. Selva Almada's exquisitely crafted debut, with its limpid and confident prose, is profound and poetic, a tactile experience of the mountain, the sun, the squat trees, the broken cars, the sweat-stained shirts, and the destroyed lives. The Wind That Lays Waste is a philosophical, beautiful, and powerfully distinctive novel that marks the arrival in English of an author whose talent and poise are undeniable."--Amazon.com.… (meer)
This short work of literary fiction was written by Argentinian author Selva Almada and was nominated for the BTBA Best Translated Book Award 2000. It takes place over one day in rural Argentina when evangelical Protestant Reverend Pearson, travelling with his teenage daughter Leni, on a mission to “wash dirty souls, to make them sparkling clean again", breaks down and has to wait at the mechanic shop for his car to be repaired. The zealous preacher meets cynical mechanic Gringo Brauer and his assistant Tapioca. The Reverend is taken with the child’s innocence and wants to take him as a convert, leading to tension with Gringo. Lenin’s feelings towards her father are complex, and she cannot move beyond the day her mother was left behind.
This was a well written book, with not much action but cleverly drawn characters and dialogue. ( )
This is the kind of book that raises a lot of philosophical questions and makes me wish I had read it with a group so I could discuss its implications. The story itself deals with Reverend Pearson and his daughter Leni. Their car breaks down and they end up at the home/auto shop of Brauer and his boy assistant. The characters’ conflicting philosophical views end up becoming a focus of the book. Religious morality vs. apathy, moral relativism, and skepticism. This was the author’s debut and her poetic writing really shines. As for the story, I need to reflect more on my feelings about it. ( )
Voiture en panne, un révérend et sa fille restent coincés chez El Gringo et son fils, Tapioca. Un garage au milieu de rien. Avec la chaleur et la tempête qui arrive.
Et Dieu qui revient sans cesse dans la bouche et les pensées monomaniaques du révérend, pèlerin obsessionnel assujetti à sa mission évangélisatrice ( )
This novel is small in scale--just four characters, on a single day--but in spite of its small scale, it's full of human experience. With just a few perfectly chosen details Almada sets a scene, and reveals her characters' imperfections and humanity. I could see this place. I could see these people.
This is a very quiet book. The writing is extremely disciplined. There isn't a single unnecessary word. After having read many baggy monsters in a row recently, reading Almada's short novel felt like an encounter with a miniature perfection. I'm very happy to have read it. ( )
Novelita muy bien escrita, breve episodio en el que a un evangélico y su hija se les queda el auto. El mecánico y su hijastro se cruzan en su mundo, enfrentamiento entre religión y naturaleza (notable que el mecánico defiende la educación por la naturaleza, bien rousseau) que tiene en el pibe -tapioca- el premio a llevarse. Más allá de la anécdota, está bien escrita. ( )
De wind brengt de dorst van al deze jaren. De wind brengt de honger van alle winters. De wind brengt het gejammer van de landwege, de velden, de woestijn. De wind brengt de roep van de vrouwen en de mannen die de restjes van de bazen beu zijn. De wind komt met de kracht van de nieuwe tijd. De wind loeit, doet de aarde rondstuiven. Wij zijn de wind en het vuur dat de wereld zal verpletteren met de liefde van Christus.
Opdracht
Eerste woorden
De monteur hoestte en spuugde wat slijm uit.
Citaten
Laatste woorden
Daarom moest hij voor hij begon eerst even gaan liggen.
"The Wind That Lays Waste begins in the great pause before a storm. Reverend Pearson is evangelizing across the Argentinian countryside with Leni, his teenage daughter, when their car breaks down. This act of God or fate leads them to the workshop and home of an aging mechanic called Gringo Brauer and a young boy named Tapioca. As a long day passes, curiosity and intrigue transform into an unexpected intimacy between four people: one man who believes deeply in God, morality, and his own righteousness, and another whose life experiences have only entrenched his moral relativism and mild apathy; a quietly earnest and idealistic mechanic's assistant, and a restless, skeptical preacher's daughter. As tensions between these characters ebb and flow, beliefs are questioned and allegiances are tested, until finally the growing storm breaks over the plains. Selva Almada's exquisitely crafted debut, with its limpid and confident prose, is profound and poetic, a tactile experience of the mountain, the sun, the squat trees, the broken cars, the sweat-stained shirts, and the destroyed lives. The Wind That Lays Waste is a philosophical, beautiful, and powerfully distinctive novel that marks the arrival in English of an author whose talent and poise are undeniable."--Amazon.com.
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Selva Almada weet in enkele zinnen al een overtuigende spanning op te bouwen, zowel in sfeer als de setting van het verhaal (verlaten autowrakken en zinderende hitte), als in de relatie tussen de hoofdpersonen. De dominee is erg overheersend, met altijd de behoefte om over God en Jezus Christus te willen praten. De dochter is een typische puber die zich afzet tegen haar strenge vader, maar aan de andere kant enorm gefascineerd is door de charismatische man. Als de dominee vervolgens een pure ziel ziet in de jonge assistent van de automonteur (die zelf overigens niets met de lieve Heer opheeft, laat staan met de dominee), bereikt de spanning al snel zijn hoogtepunt.
Uiteindelijk vond ik Het onweer een aangenaam boek om te lezen. Het is niet dik en de vertelstijl is erg prettig waardoor je het snel uithebt. Het verhaal zelf is maar kort en eigenlijk leest het als een introductie tot een groter verhaal. Alsof je nog maar op de helft bent van je boek. Aan de ene kant is dat enigszins onbevredigend, aan de andere kant laat het alle ruimte open voor eigen interpretatie. En ik vind het altijd prettig als na het uitlezen van een boek het nog na blijft pruttelen in je hoofd.
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This was a well written book, with not much action but cleverly drawn characters and dialogue. (