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S'està carregant… Night Roads (1991)de Gajto Gazdanov
  
Cap No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra.   ) Honisoitquimalypense | Nov 1, 2022 |  Gazdanov is at times philosophical and at times lyrical, and I do enjoy the sophistication in his writing, but in this book he too often resorts to negative conclusions about humanity and his own state of mind, too often ‘telling’ instead of ‘showing’. It’s not that there aren’t any characters or events; we meet an alcoholic and an aging prostitute who was once a society woman, among a few others. There is a pathos to their stories and their outlooks on life, but they are so banal that it’s very hard to connect with them. This may be a perfect snapshot of Gazdanov’s life in 1939-41, and it’s all the more remarkable that he would write such great fiction while a cabbie given what he was going through. If you’re a big Gazdanov fan I would recommend the book for the autobiography it provides, otherwise, I would suggest skipping it. (  )2  gbill | Jun 20, 2017 |
...a book that seemed to me to deserve to be called a major Russian novel by an important, if neglected, émigré writer... Pertany a aquestes col·leccions editorials
"Drawing together episodes of rich atmosphere, this novel is as deep and brooding as the Paris nights that serve as its backdrop. Russian writer Gaito Gazdanov arrived in Paris, as so many did, between the wars and would go on, with this fourth novel, to give readers a crisp rendering of a living city changing beneath its people's feet." "Night Roads is loosely based on the author's experiences as a cab driver in those disorienting, often brutal years, and the narrator moves from episode to episode, holding court with many but sharing his mind with only a few. His companions are drawn straight out of the Parisian past: the legendary courtesan Jeanne Raldi, now in her later days, and an alcoholic philosopher who goes by the name of Plato. Along the way, the driver picks up other characters, such as the dull thinker who takes on the question of the meaning of life only to be driven insane. The dark humor of that young man's failure against the narrator's authentic, personal explorations of the same subject is captured in this first English translation."--Jacket. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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 Google Books — S'està carregant…GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)891.734Literature Literature of other languages Literature of east Indo-European and Celtic languages Russian and East Slavic languages Russian fiction USSR 1917–1991LCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana: (3.65)
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