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Cargando... 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World (2019 original; edición 2020)por Elif Shafak (Autor)
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InscrÃbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. [b:10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World|43706466|10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World|Elif Shafak|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1556019023l/43706466._SY75_.jpg|68011919] tells of the imagined last minutes of brain function, even after the murdered protagonist's heart has stopped. She recalls her life, her childhood in Van, Turkey, her move to Istanbul to escape sexual abuse, becoming a prostitute, her great love, D/Ali, and her five dear friends who support her in life and death. The friends are all displaced refugees and survivors of intolerance and poverty in a city which once strived to be a rich brew of many religions and lifestyles. The writing is exquisite, poetic and lively, even funny at times. The characters are richly realized. Ever present is its setting, the book is also a paean to the City of Istanbul. I was sorry to reach the end as it provided an addictive escape from pandemic election preoccupation. The first and second halves of this book are quite different from one another, and unfortunately if you like one part, chances are you won't like other. The first part focuses on the life of a prostitute. Her life is "passing before her eyes" as she lays dying for the 10 minutes, 38 seconds in the title. Each minute has a new scene that starts with an evocative sensory memory. I enjoyed the story of Leila, her tough upbringing and mostly the descriptions of Istanbul. Unfortunately, eventually her brain stops functioning and her five friends, about whom we know a minimal amount, are left to carry the story. And since we barely know about them and care little, the rest of the book comes across like a madcap escapade as the friends make it their mission to give Leila's dead body a more suitable resting place than the one designated by the city. The very end moved this book from the two star to the three star realm for me, but overall I am a bit puzzled as to how it is on the Booker shortlist. I am going with the very strong descriptive writing about Istanbul itself as the driving force. This novel begins with a Turkish prostitute who has been murdered. As the last of life leaves her body, she recounts her story and the stories of her friends. And then her friends take the novel the rest of the way. I really enjoyed this page turner. Easy reading but well-written, with interesting characters, who were sometimes caricatures and could have been more nuanced and developed. It's about acceptance, friendship, and the lives of misfits. This is definitely a woman-centric book and would be a great book club selection. It's doesn't do any favors for Muslim men. The authors own story is also interesting and worth reading up on. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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El cerebro permanece activo hasta diez minutos despuš de que el corazn? deje de latir. Durante ese lapso, mientras el cuerpo de Leila yace en un cubo de basura a las afueras de Estambul, el tiempo fluye y, minuto a minuto, le trae un nuevo recuerdo: la infancia con su padre y sus dos madres en una casa grande y antigua de una apacible ciudad de Turqua?; los chismorreos de las mujeres mientras los hombres van a la mezquita; la huida a Estambul para escapar de los abusos y las mentiras familiares y de un matrimonio concertado; el amor hallado de manera inesperada en el burdel de Mam Àmarga... Y los cinco amigos que conoci e?n el camino, su verdadera familia que, al tiempo que su vida agoniza, tratan desesperadamente de encontrarla.
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Ik ga niet teveel vertellen over het verdere verhaal en over hoe Leila in de prostitutie terecht komt. Maar door de jaren heen raakt ze wel goed bevriend met een vijftal mensen. Daar is Sinan, haar jeugdvriend, Jamilla, een jonge Afrikaanse vrouw, Nalan, een transgender man, die nu als vrouw door het leven gaat, Zaynab122, de vrouw van Indiase afkomst die slecht 1.22 meter is. En Humeyra, de zangeres van een band.
Het boek begint als Leila in een container vermoord wordt gevonden. Na haar dood jan Leila echter nog 10 minuten en 38 seconden denken. En die tijd vertelt ze de verhalen over hoe ze de vijf vrienden heeft gevonden.
Het verhaal is erg indrukwekkend en echt heel goed geschreven. ( )