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In this magical story of love and art, life and death, Carlos Fuentes entwines two narratives- one tells of the passion of orchestra conductor Gabriel Atlan-Ferrara for red-haired Mexican diva, Inez Prada; the other of the first encounter in human history of a man and a woman. Berlioz's music for 'The Damnation of Faust' brings Atlan-Ferrara and Inez together, and continues to resound on every page of this haunting work. At the same time, the emergent love of neh-el and ah-nel - the original lovers - reminds us of the Faustian pact of love and death. The link between these two stories is a beautiful crystal seal that belongs to Atlan-Ferrara, who is obsessed by its meaning. Maybe this ancient and seductive object gives its bearer the ability to read unknown languages and hear music of impossible beauty. Inez takes place in two eras, one deeply remote and one perhaps yet to come, but the passions evoked in both transcend the limits of time and space.… (meer)
This book is very short, maybe 80 pages or so, but it is not an easy read. You need to take your time to really absorb it. It was disjointed at times, but it is a very interesting and enjoyable read, although there are a few pretty graphic part. It follows two story lines, and brings up interesting themes regarding music, control, the relationships between men and women, and on a broader scale, between different countries. It is very poetic and very well written. ( )
Gabriel Atlan-Ferrara, director de orquesta, recuerda en su vejez los tres encuentros que tuvo a lo largo de su vida con la cantante mexicana Inez Rosenzweig. La primera vez en el Londres bombardeado de 1940, cuando durante los ensayos de la ópera escucha por primera vez su voz. En 1949 vuelven a encontrarse en Ciudad de México, ella ya como una diva de la ópera. Atlan-Ferrara ha cambiado también y es ya uno de los más importantes directores de orquesta. El último encuentro tiene lugar en 1967 en Londres, donde él decide romper todas las convenciones de la ópera llevando la música hasta las últimas consecuencias.
Dos historias, dos parejas, dos tiempos y dos pasiones. Una de éstas encarna en Gabriel Atlan-Ferrara, director de orquesta, y en Inez Prada, una excelsa cantante de ópera. La otra mite al primer encuentro de la humanidad entre un hombre y una mujer, esas pasiones rompen con todos los límites para consagrarse en una historia que comenzó en la prehistoria y que continúa en una espiral infinita hacia el futuro.
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
I have lost, living among humans, Too many years. My successive destinies may be read here. To whom shall I entrust the telling of wondrous successions?
CAO XUEQUIN The Dream of tne Red Pavilion, 1791
Opdracht
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
To the memory of my beloved son Carlos Fuentes Lemus (1973-1999)
Eerste woorden
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
We shall have nothing to say in regard to our own death.
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Laatste woorden
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
Now whatever may happen in the future must await, patient and respectful, the next hour of the reunited lovers.
In this magical story of love and art, life and death, Carlos Fuentes entwines two narratives- one tells of the passion of orchestra conductor Gabriel Atlan-Ferrara for red-haired Mexican diva, Inez Prada; the other of the first encounter in human history of a man and a woman. Berlioz's music for 'The Damnation of Faust' brings Atlan-Ferrara and Inez together, and continues to resound on every page of this haunting work. At the same time, the emergent love of neh-el and ah-nel - the original lovers - reminds us of the Faustian pact of love and death. The link between these two stories is a beautiful crystal seal that belongs to Atlan-Ferrara, who is obsessed by its meaning. Maybe this ancient and seductive object gives its bearer the ability to read unknown languages and hear music of impossible beauty. Inez takes place in two eras, one deeply remote and one perhaps yet to come, but the passions evoked in both transcend the limits of time and space.
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