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Cargando... Seven Empty Houses (2015 original; edición 2022)por Samanta Schweblin (Autor)
Información de la obraSiete casas vacías por Samanta Schweblin (2015)
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. WOW! nothing is supernatural in these stories, but uncanny behavior is a common thread. unsettling, but compelling stories that show the unsavory parts of being human. this collection looks at loss and what it means to be empty inside or feel surrounded by emptiness in some capacity. the characters in these stories strive to control their lives while giving in to the reality of existence—whether by organizing all the items in their houses or stealing stuff from others' homes. big themes throughout these stories: dementia/memory loss (though never explicitly stated), identity via our possessions (especially clothing), and personal space (both literal and figurative). after reading each story the images and characters stick with you and all the stories together work really well with each other ( ) This is a short, sharp, and immersive collection of seven stories. Schweblin takes the home as a starting point; what is commonly seen as simple, prosaic, and safe she spins off its axis ever so slightly. She tilts the angle of our lens just enough to make these spaces feel off-balance, peculiar, and vulnerable. In doing so she illuminates the truth that no matter how picturesque the view is from the street, behind every closed door is a microcosmic world full of emotions and traumas that only the inhabitants know. The grief, loss, confusion, desperation is palpable; it fogs the air and envelops the reader. In these stories we find a daughter accompanying her mother as she scouts out upscale homes that are in need of her surreptitious aesthetic fixes, a search for children who have gone missing with their grandparents last seen joyously dancing naked in the backyard, a woman who walks out of her home in the middle of a difficult conversation clad only in slippers and a robe, and an elderly woman trying to exert some control as she is dealing with the deterioration of her mind and body, among others. Despite the brevity of most of these stories, the characters are full, well-defined, and knowable. They take up space and they are begging to be seen. Honestly, I was blown away by this collection. It's not horror, these aren't scary stories in a traditional sense but they destabilise and stir. I immediately wanted to read more by this author and happily there's more to read. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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Short Stories.
Las casas son siete, y estn vacas. La narradora, segn Rodrigo Fresn, es "una cientfica cuerda contemplando locos, o gente que est pensando seriamente en volverse loca". Y la cordura, como siempre, es superficial. Samanta Schweblin nos arrastra hacia Siete casas vacas y, en torno a ellas, empuja a sus personajes a explorar terrores cotidianos, a diseccionar los miedos propios y ajenos, y a poner sobre la mesa los prejuicios de quienes, entre el extraamiento y una "normalidad" enrarecida, contemplan a los dems y se contemplan. La prosa afilada y precisa de Schweblin, su capacidad para crear atmsferas intensas y claustrofbicas, y la inquietante gama de sensaciones que recorren sus siete cuentos han hecho a este libro merecedor del IV Premio Internacional de Narrativa Breve Ribera del Duero. El jurado, del que formaron parte los escritores Pilar Adn, Jon Bilbao, Guadalupe Nettel, Andrs Neuman y que estuvo presidido por Rodrigo Fresn, valor en Siete casas vacas la precisin de su estilo, la indagacin en la rareza y el perverso costumbrismo que habita sus envolventes y deslumbrantes relatos. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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