Boy Swallows Universe
Autor Trent Daltonen Limba Engleză Paperback – iul 2020
Descoperim în „Boy Swallows Universe” o Brisbane a anului 1983 care pulsează între brutalitatea traficului de heroină și puritatea inimii unui copil. Premisa este pe cât de aspră, pe atât de fascinantă: Eli Bell, un băiat a cărui mamă este închisă și al cărui frate, August, a ales tăcerea, încearcă să navigheze printr-un univers populat de bone care sunt foști condamnați și tați vitregi care distribuie substanțe interzise. Nu este însă doar o cronică a mizeriei, ci o explorare a modului în care imaginația și iubirea pot transcende cele mai negre circumstanțe.
Remarcăm o structură narativă ce îmbină realismul social dur cu o proză lirică, aproape onirică. La intersecția dintre The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time și Past the Shallows, cartea combină profunzimea psihologică a unui copil care percepe lumea diferit cu atmosfera apăsătoare a unei familii marcate de traume și pericole iminente. Ritmul este unul alert, amintind de un roman de aventuri, dar tonul rămâne contemplativ, punând întrebări esențiale despre natura binelui și a răului.
Subliniem că acest titlu reprezintă piatra de temelie a operei lui Trent Dalton. Dacă în Love Stories autorul caută iubirea în cotidian, iar în Lola in the Mirror explorează teme sociale prin lentila magicului, aici găsim rădăcina acestor preocupări: o onestitate brutală, extrasă din propria biografie a autorului. Este un roman despre maturizare care refuză să fie cinic, alegând în schimb să găsească frumosul chiar și în celulele închisorii Boggo Road.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 0008319286
Pagini: 512
Dimensiuni: 130 x 198 x 40 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția The Borough Press
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De ce să citești această carte
Recomandăm această carte pentru vocea narativă extraordinară a lui Eli Bell, care transformă o poveste despre supraviețuire într-o odisee spirituală. Cititorul va câștiga o perspectivă unică asupra Australiei anilor '80, descoperind o poveste despre loialitate fraternă și curaj. Este lectura ideală pentru cei care apreciază proza contemporană ce îmbină tensiunea unui roman polițist cu delicatețea realismului magic.
Despre autor
Trent Dalton este unul dintre cei mai apreciați scriitori contemporani din Australia, devenind un fenomen literar global odată cu publicarea romanului său de debut, Boy Swallows Universe. Jurnalist de profesie, Dalton este cunoscut pentru capacitatea sa de a extrage povești profund umane din realități sociale dure, stilul său fiind marcat de un amestec rar de realism și speranță. Opera sa, care include titluri precum All Our Shimmering Skies și Lola in the Mirror, reflectă adesea experiențele sale personale și fascinația pentru puterea transformatoare a iubirii și a cuvântului scris.
Descriere
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Eli Bell’s life is complicated. His father is lost, his mother is in jail, and his stepdad is a heroin dealer. The most steadfast adult in Eli’s life is Slim—a notorious felon and national record-holder for successful prison escapes—who watches over Eli and August, Eli’s silent genius of an older brother.
Exiled far from the rest of the world in Darra, a neglected suburb of Brisbane, this twelve-year-old boy with an old soul and an adult mind is just trying to follow his heart, learn what it takes to be a good man, and train for a glamorous career in journalism. Life, however, insists on throwing obstacles in Eli’s path—most notably Tytus Broz, Queensland’s legendary drug dealer.
But the real trouble lies ahead. Eli is about to fall in love, face off against truly bad guys, and fight to save his mother from certain doom—all before starting high school.
A story of brotherhood, true love, family, and the most unlikely of friendships, Boy Swallows Universe is the tale of an adolescent boy on the cusp of discovering the man he will be. Powerful, kinetic, and infused with originality, charm, pathos, and heart to spare, Trent Dalton’s debut is sure to be one of the most exhilarating novels you will experience.
Recenzii
“Boy Swallows Universe hypnotizes you with wonder, and then hammers you with heartbreak. . . . Eli’s remarkably poetic voice and his astonishingly open heart take the day. They enable him to carve out the best of what’s possible from the worst of what is, which is the miracle that makes this novel marvelous.” — Washington Post
“A splashy, profane, and witty debut.” — USA Today
"Extraordinary and beautiful storytelling." — The Guardian
“This novel about a pair of brilliant and sensitive young brothers in Brisbane in the 1980s trying to survive a swirling, dangerous world of drug dealers, damaged parents, inexplicable supernatural occurrences, true love, mysterious ex-convict babysitters and murderous tyrants is a dazzlingly good . . . . I absolutely loved it.” — Elizabeth Gilbert
“At times Boy Swallows Universe will grip your attention and then break your heart. It is a story of love, crime, and hope. It is written with love and told with joy. Trent Dalton is a powerful new voice in fiction.” — Washington Book Review
“Dalton’s splashy, stellar debut makes the typical coming-of-age novel look bland by comparison…In less adept hands, these antics might descend into whimsy, but Dalton’s broadly observant eye, ability to temper pathos with humor, and thorough understanding of the mechanics of plot prevent the novel from breaking into sparkling pieces…This is an outstanding debut.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A marvelously plot-rich novel, which…is filled with beautifully lyric prose….Exceptional.” — Booklist (starred review)
“An electric novel. . . . a lively, funny affirmation of the human instinct for survival.” — The Times (London)
“A captivating and quirky life story that leads the reader on an intense and rewarding journey; highly recommended.” — Library Journal (starred review)
“An insightful coming-of-age novel.” — Book Riot
“Joyous. Simply joyous. I hugged myself as I read it. My heart raced, swelled, burst; my eyes leaked tears; my stomach ached from laughter. Boy Swallows Universe is—I can’t think of a word more apt—magical. This vibrant, vital, altogether miraculous coming-of-age novel marks the debut of an exquisitely gifted storyteller. . . and what’s more, it’s transformative: After reading Trent Dalton’s book, you won’t be the same as you were before.” — A.J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window
“Welcome to the weird and wonderful universe of Trent Dalton, whose first work of fiction is, without exaggeration, the best Australian novel I have read in more than a decade. . . . The last 100 pages of Boy Swallows Universe propel you like an express train to a conclusion that is profound and complex and unashamedly commercial. . . . The book is jam-packed with such witty and profound insights into what’s wrong and what’s right with Australia and the world. . . . A rollicking ride, rich in philosophy, wit, truth and pathos.” — Sydney Morning Herald
“A wonderful surprise: sharp as a drawer full of knives in terms of subject matter; unrepentantly joyous in its child’s-eye view of the world; the best literary debut in a month of Sundays.” — The Weekend Australian
“It is such a pleasant shock to encounter a new Australian novel in which joy is shamelessly deployed. . . . It is a story in thrall to the potential the world holds for lightness, laughter, beauty, forgiveness, redemption, and love. . . . [Dalton] invests this unlikely cast and milieu with considerable energy, wit and charm. He delights in the play of language and imagination that a child can summon: the sense in which the clear moral eye of youth can critique and adore simultaneously without judgment or adult moral finessing.” — The Australian