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Ghost Wall, Sarah Moss’s sixth novel, is further proof that she’s one of our very best contemporary novelists. How she hasn’t been nominated for the Man Booker Prize continues to mystify me – and this year is no exception. At a mere 160 pages, Ghost Wall may look unassuming, but it’s testament to Moss’s notable talents that within these she’s able to address the huge topics of misogynistic brutality and violence, gender inequality and class warfare, not to mention the lessons of history. But never at the expense of what’s a gripping narrative.....Ghost Wall is full of uncomfortable truths about the modern world. Domestic violence finds its roots in ancient ritual sacrifice, and contemporary misogyny and xenophobia is shown to be just as grimly powerful as Iron Age superstition. It’s an intoxicating concoction; inventive, intelligent, and like no other author’s work. I was not familiar with Moss, who has written five previous novels and a memoir about Iceland, as well as scholarly books about polar exploration and the history of food. But I’m certainly intrigued by her now. I read “Ghost Wall” in one gulp in the middle of the night. It was a worthy match for 3 A.M. disquiet, a book that evoked existential dread but contained it, beautifully, like a shipwreck in a bottle. Ghost Wall is such a weird and distinctive story: It could be labeled a supernatural tale, a coming-of-age chronicle, even a timely meditation on the various meanings of walls themselves. All this, packed into a beautifully written story of 130 pages. No wonder I read it twice within one week. While imbued with Moss’s characteristic elegance, insight and deep sense of place, it packs a bigger punch than her other novels: at just 149 pages, it’s a short, sharp shock of a book that closes around you like a vice as you read it...Ghost Wall is a burnished gem of a book, brief and brilliant, and with it Moss’s star is firmly in the ascendant. PremiosDistincionesListas de sobresalientes
La familia de Silvie participa en una «experiencia» organizada por un profesor de arqueología para sus estudiantes: recrear, en una acampada en el norte de Inglaterra, la vida de los britanos, adoptar sus costumbres y adaptarse a sus condiciones de vida. A medida que pasan los días, Silvie se da cuenta de que el afán de su padre por imitar con la mayor fidelidad el pasado pone en peligro el delicado equilibrio de la convivencia del grupo, y se pregunta con pavor qué estará dispuesto a sacrificar en nombre de la pureza cultural. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Muro fantasma es una composición de cámara a la intemperie: el sutil retrato psicológico de un puñado de personajes que se impregnan de la violencia del pasado que exuda el paisaje. Breve y precisa, tensa y poderosa, la novela de Sarah Moss cuestiona los conceptos de tribalismo, civilización y barbarie, y brinda una importante lección para el futuro sobre el peligro de idealizar el pasado.