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S'està carregant… Remembrancede Alistair MacLeod
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. This is the story of three generations of David Macdonalds. It is a very Alistair MacLeod story in terms of setting (Nova Scotia), style (great descriptions, quiet thoughts and flashes of humour), and subject matter (the past and its impact on the present, and the pull of tradition and family). Possibly better appreciated after reading one of Macleod's short story collections or his novel, No Great Mischief. ( ) It is November 11, a day for remembering. David MacDonald stands beside the woodpile in front of his farm house in the cold Cape Breton November dawn. His mind drifts over the events of life, present and past, his failing eye sight and fear of losing his driver’s licence, meeting his wife and losing her and his two daughters as she leaves to go to the bright lights of Montreal and work in a garment factory. And in between the marriage and its ending is the war. He enlists because it pays, his family will have some money. He remembers basic training in New Glasgow and then in England. The horrendous battles in Italy, the liberation of Holland. Going home to meet another David MacDonald, his wife’s son who becomes his son. This son arrives and they stand and wait for the next generation to come for them. This David MacDonald is a veterinarian from Toronto. He knows they will be waiting, they like to be early. The perfection of Alistair Macleod’s writing is wonderful. His description of the Cape Breton landscape, the dew on the petals of the flowers, the rabbits changing colour, the raucous crows puts you beside David MacDonald as he surveys the land in front of his house. Macleod’s words flow and take you into the story. Highly recommended. 5 stars. Posted review. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
From the internationally celebrated author of No Great Mischief comes a moving short story of three generations of men from a single family whose lives are forever altered by the long shadow of war. In the early morning hours of November 11, David MacDonald, a veteran of the Second World War, stands outside his Cape Breton home, preparing to attend what will likely be his last Remembrance Day parade. As he waits for the arrival of his son and grandson, he remembers his decision to go to war in desperation to support his young family. He remembers the horrors of life at the frontlines in Ortona, Italy, and then what happened in Holland when the Canadians arrived as liberators. He remembers how the war devastated his own family, but gave him other reasons to live. As the story unfolds, other generations enter the scene. What emerges is an elegant, life-affirming meditation on the bond between fathers and sons, "how the present always comes out of the past," and how even in the midst of tragedy and misfortune there exists the possibility for salvation. His first new short story in over a decade, Remembrance is a powerful reminder of why Alistair MacLeod is one of the most beloved storytellers of our time. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — S'està carregant… GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana:
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