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The Armies

de Evelio Rosero

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Ismail, theprofesor, is a retired teacher in a small Colombian town where he passes the days pretending to pick oranges while spying on his neighbor Geraldina as she lies naked in the shade of a ceiba tree on a red floral quilt. The garden burns with sunlight; the macaws laugh sweetly. Otilia, Ismail's wife, is ashamed of his peeping and suggests that he pay a visit to Father Albornoz. Instead, Ismail wanders the town visiting old friends, plagued by a tangle of secret memories:Where have I existed these years? I answer myself: up on the wall, peering over. When the armies slowly arrive, theprofesor's reveries are gradually taken over by a living hell. His wife disappears and he must find her. We learn that not only gentle, grassy hillsides surround San José but landmines and coca fields. The reader is soon engulfed by the violence of Rosero's narrative that is touched not only with a deep sadness, but an extraordinary tenderness.… (més)
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Ismael, un anciano profesor jubilado, y su mujer, Otilia, viven morosa y modestamente en el pueblo de San José desde hace cuatro decenios. A Ismael le gusta espiar a la mujer de su vecino, y Otilia suele reconvenirlo, avergonzada. Hasta que el ambiente idílico del pueblo se enrarece. Las desapariciones de algunos familiares extienden el miedo entre los habitantes de San José y parecen preludiar sucesos aún más graves. Una mañana, tras volver de un paseo, Ismael se entera de que unos soldados de no sabe qué ejército se han llevado a sus vecinos. Le cuentan también que su mujer lo ha estado buscando e intenta dar con ella en vano... Los ataques continúan y, cuando los acontecimientos se precipitan y se desata la violencia, los supervivientes deciden huir antes de que sea tarde. Pero Ismael opta por quedarse en el pueblo devastado. Una decisión que le revelará un destino oscuro e imprevisible.
  Natt90 | Dec 23, 2022 |
Astounding book that somehow entwines searing violence and touching love in a breathless, frenetic, stream-of-consciousness style. I was a bit puzzled at times in the book, as my background to Colombia is sketchy at best, but as a story, this book is in the class of Ammaniti's I Am Not Scared ( )
  Soulmuser | May 30, 2017 |
(7.5) This story is narrated through the eyes of a retired professor living in a small south American village.
He entertains himself with small voyeurisms on the neighbour's attractive wife. Meanwhile minor incursions of rebels are occurring in the area and people are disappearing. When his wife disappears during an escalation of attacks, the professor's world falls apart as villagers disappear or flee for safety, leaving the town deserted.
For those of us blessed to live in democratic, relatively peaceful countries this is a timely reminder of how others live in these war torn countries. ( )
  HelenBaker | Nov 16, 2015 |
una mañana tras volver de un paseo, Ismael se entera de que unos soldados de no se sabe qué ejercito se han llevado a sus vecinos. Se desata la violencia los supervivientes deciden huir, pero Ismael opta por quedarse... ( )
  pedrolopez | Apr 5, 2014 |
A new Colombian author. You know how some books - say "Heart of Darkness," which I re-read recently - they're like haymakers, just huge bodyblows that knock you flat? This book is like a quick jab. Your head gets rocked back before you even realize you got punched. It's about a small mountain town in the pre-Uribe paramilitary days. It opens hazily, and it's hard to tell what's happening at first; it's like it opens in the immediate aftermath of a bomb blast, and for a while there's just smoke and noise, and it's only as things settle down that you realize who's hurt. Neat trick, and a very worthwhile book. ( )
  AlCracka | Apr 2, 2013 |
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Ismail, theprofesor, is a retired teacher in a small Colombian town where he passes the days pretending to pick oranges while spying on his neighbor Geraldina as she lies naked in the shade of a ceiba tree on a red floral quilt. The garden burns with sunlight; the macaws laugh sweetly. Otilia, Ismail's wife, is ashamed of his peeping and suggests that he pay a visit to Father Albornoz. Instead, Ismail wanders the town visiting old friends, plagued by a tangle of secret memories:Where have I existed these years? I answer myself: up on the wall, peering over. When the armies slowly arrive, theprofesor's reveries are gradually taken over by a living hell. His wife disappears and he must find her. We learn that not only gentle, grassy hillsides surround San José but landmines and coca fields. The reader is soon engulfed by the violence of Rosero's narrative that is touched not only with a deep sadness, but an extraordinary tenderness.

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