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A Song for Ella Grey de David Almond

A Song for Ella Grey

Autor David Almond
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 12 oct 2015 – vârsta de la 12 ani

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Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (2015)

Notăm cu interes cum A Song for Ella Grey reușește să transforme asprimea peisajelor din Nordul Angliei într-un spațiu al magiei și al mitului. Deși volumul se prezintă într-un format paperback accesibil, rezistența sa rezidă în densitatea lirică a textului, fiind o lectură care invită la reflecție și care poate fi purtată ușor în rucsacul tinerilor exploratori de povești. Găsim în această carte o reinterpretare hipnotică a legendei lui Orfeu și Euridice, transpusă pe străzile din Tyneside și pe plajele din Northumberland, unde iubirea adolescentină capătă dimensiuni epice.

Credem că forța scriiturii lui David Almond vine din capacitatea de a ancora supranaturalul în realitatea imediată. Dacă în familia Skellig de David Almond întâlneam o creatură misterioasă într-un garaj banal, aici autorul aduce o temă actuală și profundă: intensitatea primei iubiri și modul în care aceasta poate modifica percepția asupra realității și a morții. Narațiunea este condusă de vocea lui Claire, care privește cum prietena ei cea mai bună, Ella, este atrasă într-o lume de cântec și destin de către carismaticul Orpheus.

Această lucrare se înscrie perfect în bibliografia autorului, amintind de atmosfera din Kit's Wilderness prin explorarea legăturilor dintre trecutul mitic și prezentul geografic. Stilul este fragmentat, poetic și extrem de vizual, oferind un ritm care alternează între euforia tinereții și melancolia pierderii. Este o experiență de lectură senzorială, unde sunetul lirei lui Orpheus pare să răzbată printre rânduri, provocând cititorul să privească dincolo de limitele vizibilului.

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ISBN-13: 9780553533606
ISBN-10: 0553533606
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 147 x 221 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Delacorte Press

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte tinerilor cititori de peste 10-11 ani care au o înclinație către literatură și mitologie. Este un instrument excelent pentru a discuta despre emoții complexe, prietenie și pierdere prin prisma unei proze de o frumusețe rară. Cititorul câștigă nu doar o poveste captivantă, ci și o introducere sofisticată în marile teme ale literaturii universale, prezentate într-un limbaj modern și relevant.

Despre autor

David Almond (născut la 15 mai 1951) este unul dintre cei mai apreciați scriitori britanici contemporani de literatură pentru copii și tineret. Recunoașterea sa internațională a fost consolidată prin câștigarea prestigiosului premiu Hans Christian Andersen, considerat „Premiul Nobel” pentru literatura infantilă. Debutul său, Skellig, a devenit rapid un clasic modern, fiind nominalizat printre cele mai bune zece cărți din istoria premiului Carnegie Medal. Opera sa, care include titluri precum Clay sau Kit's Wilderness, este definită prin realism magic și o explorare sensibilă a peisajelor din nord-estul Angliei, unde autorul s-a născut și trăiește.

Descriere scurtă

Written in lyrical prose, this novel for fans of epic romances and mythology retellings explores themes of love, loss, fate, and destiny set against the dramatic and diverse backdrop of Northern England.
David Almond, recipient of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award, a Printz Honor for "Skellig, " and the Printz Award for "Kit s Wilderness, " has crafted an enchanting modern take on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.
Claire and Ella and their friends are bound by ties so strong they seem unbreakable. Then the strange and handsome Orpheus strolls onto the beach, and he sings them all into an astonishing new understanding of themselves. Ella is caught the hardest, fastest, deepest and Claire is left with the pain of looking on.
Raw, emotional, lyrical, funny, and true, "A Song for Ella Grey" is a tale of the joys, troubles, and desires of modern teens. It takes place in the ordinary streets of Tyneside and on the beautiful beaches of Northumberland.It s a story of first love, a love songthat draws on ancient mythical forces. A love that leads Ella, Orpheus, and Claire to the gates of Death and beyond.

Winner of The Guardian Children s Fiction Prize
A"PW" Best Book of 2015
"Almond's lyrical narrative will sweep readers on a journey to unearthly, mysterious realms and back." "Publishers Weekly, "Starred Review
"Innovative and dreamlike . . . and told in Almond's lyrical, distinctive prose. Teen readers of a literary bent and mythology enthusiasts will love this latest work." "School Library Journal," Starred Review
"Almond brings his hypnotic lyricism to this darkly romantic tale that sings of the madness of youth, the ache of love, and the near-impossibility of grasping death." "Kirkus Reviews"

"From the Hardcover edition.""

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Câștigătorul Guardian Children Fiction Prize 2015

Claire is Ella Grey's best friend. She's there when the whirlwind arrives on the scene: catapulted into a North East landscape of gutted shipyards; of high arched bridges and ancient collapsed mines. She witnesses a love so dramatic it is as if her best friend has been captured and taken from her. But the loss of her friend to the arms of Orpheus is nothing compared to the loss she feels when Ella is taken from the world. This is her story - as she bears witness to a love so complete; so sure, that not even death can prove final. '(David Almond) is becoming the Gabriel Garcia Marquez of Children's Fiction' Janni Howker "TES". Now in paperback.

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Infused with lyricism and with the fire and oddness of adolescence. Fresh, involving and lucid, it is a song in itself, and teens will find it fills them with poignant longing and joy.
A desperately romantic and deeply lyrical re-imagining of Orpheus and Eurydice... David Almond at his best. * * * * *
Passages of magic.
Beautifully written... poetic and allusive.
Spell-binding... impossible to resist... breathless, intoxicating prose. [Almond's] books seem to exist in their own otherworldly universe, outside all the trends in modern publishing, yet resolutely of the now.
Lyrical and dreamlike, this beautifully written story conjures up the insane intensity of first love and the effect it has on those caught up in its slipstream. Authentic teenage characters and attitudes, and Almond's control of emotion is superb.
Almond's writing is superb.
A ravishing, ingenious novel told in Almond's own hypnotic northern lilt.
A retelling of the myth of Orpheus... Almond's version is a revelation: his poetic prose seeps into your blood like word-venom until you can't imagine reading anything else (Children's Book of the Week)
a strong sense of mystery...lyrical... poetic...moves in a deliberate dreamlike way. A beautiful book that works on several levels A triumph. (Marcus Sedgwick)
A plangent tale of adolescent passion which re-packages the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Almond injects it with lyrical beauty and life.
Intriguing adaptation of the tale of Orpheus, skilfully crafted and blended with modern teen life and a real flavour of Northumberland. Haunting.
Almond is an incredibly powerful storyteller. Poetic... dreamlike and lyrical. A devastatingly poignant novel.
A desperately romantic and deeply lyrical re-imagining of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Full of the hums and thrums of emotions, landscape, music and poetry, it's David Almond at his best.
Bliddy marvellous, as his Geordie protagonists would say.
A masterly retelling of the Orpheus myth. Lyrical prose is matched with equally beautiful passages.
Extraordinary.
Beautiful writing.
Almond's lyrical prose fits the story perfectly.
A revelation. Poetic prose seeps into your blood like word venom until you can't imagine reading anything else.
Beautiful and bewitching.
The writing is just so magical... A stunning book which I will definitely read again.
David Almond is a dazzling writer...exceptional... a breathtaking novel from a literary master.
A daring reworking of Orpheus amd Eurydice... a sense of transcendence... lush poetic prose.
Haunting poetic novel.
If somebody asked me to describe A Song for Ella Grey in word, I would have to tell them that I couldn't...it would be impossible to write it off in just a word
Beautiful writing...this is an author always on the side of the young, and as such offers a valuable counterweight to fashionable gloom in other teenage writing
I thought the author told the story extremely well and I would recommend this book to anyone in their teens.
Skillfully crafted and blended...accessible with engaging main characters and haunting memorable plot.
Intensely lyrical and oddly haunting...Almond's prose is a delight, each word so carefully chosen and melded to make a myth of contemporary adolescence
Capturing the intensity of first love and its power to overcome even death, Almond's prose is a delight, each word so carefully chosen and melded to make a myth of comtemporary adolescence...will surprise and enthrall teenage readers in equal measure
David Almond is a powerful storyteller and I was completely swept away by his latest poetic prose
A challenging but riveting read
It is a challenging but riveting read
Almond's poetic prose is especially apt for this tale -- one that moves in a deliberate, dreamlike way
This is the most beautifully written, haunting book for young adults that I have ever read
This year I loved A Song for Ella Grey by David Almond ... a powerful, lyrical book that's absorbing and moving and haunting
[David Almond] is becoming the Gabriel Garcia Marquez of Children's Fiction.
This is absolutely beautiful and quite possibly my favourite Almond novel to date. The story of Orpheus and Eurydice is retold against a wild Northumbrian landscape: life, death, love and myths. Just wonderful.
Almond is an incredibly powerful storyteller; his poetic prose perfectly suits this type of tale, being dream-like and lyrical...a devastatingly poignant novel.

Notă biografică

David Almond is a British author who has written many novels for children and young adults, including Skellig (1998), The Fire-Eaters (2003), Clay (2005) and A Song for Ella Grey (2014).
Zoe Cooper is a playwright whose work includes: A Song for Ella Grey, adapted from the novel by David Almond (Pilot Theatre, 2024); Northanger Abbey after Jane Austen (Orange Tree Theatre Richmond, Octagon Theatre Bolton, Stephen Joseph Theatre Scarborough & Theatre by the Lake, 2024); The Kiss (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, part of the Inside/Outside season of short plays, 2021); Out of Water (Orange Tree Theatre, 2019, in association with the RSC; a finalist in the 2020 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, and shortlisted for the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright at the Evening Standard Awards 2019); and Jess and Joe Forever (Orange Tree Theatre, 2017, followed by UK tour; winner of the Most Promising Playwright Award at the Off West End Awards 2017; longlisted for the Evening Standard Most Promising Playwright Award).

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