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S'està carregant… On the Black Hill [Paperback] (1982 original; edició 1998)de Bruce Chatwin
Informació de l'obraOn the Black Hill de Bruce Chatwin (1982)
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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. I loved this book. It made me want to visit Wales, and to cook some of the food that they were eating. ( ) Di Chatwin - di cui non conosco i libri di viaggio - ho amato molto Utz, con la sua concisa perfezione di racconto. Sulla collina nera non ne condivide la sintesi, costruendo una lunga e densa epopea familiare in cui i due gemelli protagonisti attraversano un secolo restando apparentemente loro stessi mentre intorno è il mondo a cambiare. A mio avviso Chatwin calca troppo la mano con le simbologie fra mondo degli uomini e mondo della natura e, soprattutto, inserisce un avvicendamento di troppi personaggi, la funzione dei quali è spesso, nel loro rapido comparire e sparire, eccessivamente meccanica. Questo fa sì che il romanzo finisca per risultare troppo “costruito” e troppo poco naturale, a sfavore del piacere di lettura. This is a beautiful, quietly written book with an old soul. Set on a Welsh mountain side, it's a moving account of the bond between twin brothers who live at Black Hill farm throughout the entirety of their lives, and the often fraught relationships between family members and nearest neighbours. I really enjoyed this gentle novel. Reminding me of a cross between Thomas Hardy's and Kent Haruf's writing, it was emotive and moving with well executed characters trying to make ends meet in the rural isolation of the Welsh mountains. For anyone who's already read this and enjoyed it, I thoroughly recommend Horatio Clare's memoir Running for the Hills. It has a very similar setting on a Welsh mountain farm and real-life eccentric rural characters. I kept thinking of it as I read this book (to the extent that I wonder did it heavily influence Clare's own book). 4.5 stars - a wonderful read. Highly recommended.
While I read ''On the Black Hill'' with unflagging interest and with small shivers of astonishment or delight at the author's skill, I was never profoundly moved by the human story. The novel's impact - and it is considerable - derives mainly from Mr. Chatwin's ability to mount his vividly imagined scenes of graphic, almost visionary, intensity and from what I would call the poetic dimension of his language. Pertany a aquestes col·leccions editorialsFischer Taschenbuch (11203) Keltainen kirjasto (182) De twintigste eeuw (71) Té l'adaptacióPremisLlistes notables
The tale of identical twin brothers who toil on the family farm in the wild and vibrant land of Wales and experience the oddities, wonders, and tragedies of human experience. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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