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Bezig met laden... Het blauw van de Alentejo (2006)door Monica Ali
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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. Une Pakistanaise qui écrit en anglais sur le Portugal, voilà qui ne manque pas de mondialisation culturelle. Malgré ce mélange, Ali capte parfaitement les visages des multiples personnages habitant et visitant le petit village de Mamarrosa; jeunes, vieux, hommes, femmes, tous ont une voix qui leur est propre, examinant en vignettes les aléas et les bonheurs de la vie. À lire à son propre rythme, transporté sous le ciel bleu du Portugal. ( ) Alentejo blu è un romanzo che illude chi si aspetta di trovarvi la bellezza di quel Portogallo rurale e che invece ispira apatia. La narrazione si sviluppa contorta, intorno all'immaginario paese di Mamarrosa, dove le vite di uomini e donne si intrecciano e si pongono a confronto speranze, dolori e disillusioni. Sì, è proprio l'Alentejo che ritroviamo nel libro, con il blu delle finestre e delle porte in contrasto con il bianco accecante delle case arroccate sulle colline, con i sentieri contorti che si perdono nelle campagne, ma finisce qui. Non c'è l'anima lusitana nelle pagine, non c'è la memoria contadina, non c'è anima nei personaggi. Monica Ali's touch is subtle in this portrait of a small Portuguese community where jealousy, envy, and an abundance of petty resentments, follies and vices afflict natives and visitors alike. Ali's talent lies in her ability to get inside the heads of a cast of dissimilar characters--young, old, male, female, Portuguese, English--and convincingly depict their hopes and dreams, passions and obsessions. Unfortunately the story is somewhat less than totally engaging. Some of the characters never fully emerge from the shadows and their motives remain obscure. But Ali's exquisite prose is always readable and leavened by welcome touches of humor. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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This is the story of a village in Portugal, told through the lives of men and women whose families have lived there for generations and some who are passing through. For Teresa, a beautiful girl not yet twenty, Mamarrosa is a place from which to escape. For the dysfunctional Potts family, it is a way of running from trouble. Vasco, a café owner who has never recovered from the death of his American wife, clings to a notion that his years away from the village, in the States, make him superior. One English tourist fantasizes about making a new life here; for her compatriots, a young engaged couple, this is where their dreams fall apart. The village awaits the homecoming of its prodigal son, now a symbol of the fast-changing world. When he finally returns, villagers, tourists, and expatriates are brought together, and their jealousies and disappointments inevitably collide.--From publisher description. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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