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Self Condemned, originally published in 1954, tells the story of Professor Renarding and his wife, Essie, as they find themselves in Momaco, a fictionalized version of Toronto, following Ren resignation as an academic in London, England. Reduced to a position at the second-rate University of Momaco, Rennd Essie suffer through a bleak and oppressive isolation in a dreary and alien city. The novel, a devastating, disturbing satire of life in wartime Canada, explores the difficulty individuals face as they struggle to adapt to new surroundings while preserving their sense of wholeness, as well as the bond that develops between people during a shared experience of isolation. . No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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However, while he pursues this course of action very much against the advice and wishes of his wife, I had the full support of mine. This comes back to bite him after he emigrates from the UK to Canada and his marriage starts to show cracks from cross-cultural strains.
The Canada of Self Condemned is always miserable, always cold and has no redeeming features whatsoever. In addition, Prof Harding’s own life starts to grow very familiar as all the things he has run from gradually find him out in his new surroundings.
It reminded me of a quote from a song I used to sing:
I’m running from the very clothes I’m wearing…
Thankful, 40 Acres, Caedmon’s Call
Having lived overseas as a child and then for 20 of my adult years, I can tell you firsthand that emigration is often spurred by the misplaced thought that life won’t be as troublesome in our new home. But as we said in Saudi, “Whatever you are, Saudi makes it worse.”
Lewis’ morality tale is well written. There are a couple of tragic events that are very well described. However, every now and then, there’s a Rand-ish rant on some aspect of intellectualism. It’s an OK novel, but I don’t think it’s in any way deserving of its place on the 1001 Books list. I mean, how influential can it be if it doesn’t even have its own Wikipedia entry? Come on now. ( )