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Povestiri rurale

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Mariko Nagai recreează povestirea rurală, o formă pastorală aparținînd vieții de la țară, în scopul creării unui portret necruțător al costurilor implicate de război, de conflictele politice și sociale, cu o tristețe suficient de ascuțită pentru a cresta limba și o durere copleșitoare, iar drumul către o nouă viață absolut remarcabil –asemenea duioșie și adevăr fiind capabile să-ți taie respirația. Prin frumusețea palpabilă a naturii care învăluie luptele duse de personajele sale, Nagai revelează cele mai profunde adevăruri despre viață și moarte.

Aceste povestiri vă vor schimba, vor schimba ce știți și ce vă imaginați cu privire la viețile celor din jurul vostru. A citi istoriile lui Nagai presupune a ne reaminti de ce avem nevoie întotdeauna de povestiri, mai ales în vreme de război, cînd umanitatea ne este pusă la încercare – mai ales acum.

170 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2010

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72 reviews2 followers
April 19, 2024
Mariko Nagai are darul de a lăsa cititorul fără cuvinte în timp ce crește în el o poftă nebună de a se apuca de scris la rândul său. Așterne cuvinte simple prin care reușește cumva să dea naștere unor imagini și emoții greu de măsurat, unui univers întreg construit dintr-un singur adevăr: foamea. Trupul înfometat și sufletul înfometat, suferința unei națiuni izolate la capătul lumii despre care nimeni n-a știut niciodată nimic.
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Author 43 books301 followers
February 6, 2011
The opening story, "Grafting," is about an ancient Japanese village on the brink of starvation, where the elderly are banished or eliminated so the able-bodied villagers will have enough food.I first read the story in the literary journal NEW LETTERS around ten years ago and although I couldn't remember the name of the author, it has stuck with me ever since. I was happy to rediscover it here, and found it just as disturbing and distinctive as I did at first reading. The other nine stories in this award-winning collection - many about mothers and daughters - are equally unsettling, but they also induce compassion for those who are forced by circumstances to commit unspeakable deeds. Mariko Nagai is an interesting, intelligent writer with a poet's voice.
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33 reviews14 followers
April 16, 2012
am reading a bunch of short fiction to try to understand the form & what it has to offer. these stories are haunting and tight. as 'a georgic', the stories cycle. they veer from the 'inverted check-mark thingy' that seems to be the tradition of fiction. these tensions cycle. a disturbing, good read.
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772 reviews3 followers
June 22, 2015
Having heard the author speak on an author night at the library, I purchased this book. These short stories are dark, but based on history events and folktales. They are poetically written and I especially enjoyed the notes and reader's guide at the end.
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Author 1 book4 followers
April 12, 2011
This is a beautiful little book full of sometimes ugly decisions. The writing is economical, describing both tragic and ordinary events with the same detached tone. It's lovely.
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