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El hueco que deja el diablo
Alexander Kluge se apropia de los materiales más diversos y los hace suyos en historias que van de la miniatura al relato breve de apenas cuatro páginas. Las casi doscientas narraciones de El hueco que deja el diablo son, en palabras del propio autor, la continuación de una búsqueda: «el mundo fantástico de los hechos objetivos», pues todo parece indicar que la realidad tiene «imaginación». Y una vez lanzado a esa búsqueda, el au-tor intuye la presencia, en nuestro tiempo, de elementos «medievales»: unos liberarían fuerzas humanas; otros, fuerzas diabólicas. El accidente de Chernóbil, la tragedia del 11-S, un ensayo de Maria Callas, un triángulo amoroso en el París ocupado por los nazis, una presunta aparición del diablo en la Casa Blanca... El abanico de escenarios y personajes escogidos por el autor para rastrear ese hueco por el que «el Maligno» se cuela no dejará indiferente al lector. La primera edición en castellano de este extraordinario escritor y también reconocido cineasta.
380 pages, Paperback
First published September 15, 2003
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About the author
Alexander Kluge
139 books64 followersKluge was born in Halberstadt at the year 1932.
He studied history, law and music at the University of Marburg Germany, and the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt, where befriended the philosopher Theodor W. Adorno, who was teaching at the Institute for Social Research, or Frankfurt School.
In 1960 he shooted his first films, before the launch of the New German Cinema.
He also is a remarkable fiction writer, which tend toward the short story form, significant for their formal experimentation and insistently critical thematics.
He studied history, law and music at the University of Marburg Germany, and the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt, where befriended the philosopher Theodor W. Adorno, who was teaching at the Institute for Social Research, or Frankfurt School.
In 1960 he shooted his first films, before the launch of the New German Cinema.
He also is a remarkable fiction writer, which tend toward the short story form, significant for their formal experimentation and insistently critical thematics.
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May 2, 2013
Everyone should make immediate plans to read this. I can't believe it has only garnered a single review. That is criminal. Amazon will outlaw such. Inquiries will be made. Committees will be formed. Excel may prove useful here. I first encountered this on the sadly defunct sign and sight. Shit, I miss that site.
Kluge is better known as a filmmaker. These stories are precise and explore the foggy cores of history and policy. Extremely dark and often funny, apprently the translation is but three-fourths the size of the original. Here's to german-speakers filling the void.
Kluge is better known as a filmmaker. These stories are precise and explore the foggy cores of history and policy. Extremely dark and often funny, apprently the translation is but three-fourths the size of the original. Here's to german-speakers filling the void.
November 15, 2019
Hay algunas historias muy buenas, con reflexiones increíbles pero tampoco encontré una conexión clara. Había historias confusas. En general hay unas joyas increíbles, pero no me gusto tanto el estilo.
July 5, 2024
Un almanaque disparatado. Son muchas historias, algunas pasan sin pena ni gloria, pero alcanza puntos incandescentes. Tremendo erudito este tipo
August 10, 2014
En un principio me pareció muy extraño, pero después de algunos cuentos, entiendes un poco la conexión entre ellos, lo recomiendo mucho.
May 21, 2008
I've been reading here and there. It will stay put for a while next to my bed.
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