Chorus
Autor Rebecca Kauffmanen Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 mar 2023
Remarcăm în Chorus o explorare profundă a modului în care absența unei figuri centrale poate modela arhitectura interioară a unei întregi familii. Miza acestei narațiuni nu rezidă în rezolvarea unui mister, ci în înțelegerea ecoului pe care moartea timpurie a mamei și o sarcină neașteptată îl au asupra celor șapte frați Shaw. Rebecca Kauffman construiește un tablou caleidoscopic, unde fiecare capitol oferă o perspectivă unică, transformând amintirea într-un teritoriu fluid și subiectiv. Pe măsură ce frații înaintează de la inocența începutului de secol spre complexitatea anilor '50, îi vedem asumându-și identități contrastante — de la veteranul decorat la cel care oferă sprijin sau, dimpotrivă, cel care are nevoie de el. Atmosfera te trimite cu gândul la Sing Them Home, deși structura fragmentată a Rebeccăi Kauffman marchează o voce proprie, mai analitică și mai atentă la nuanțele tăcerilor dintre frați. Dacă în The Gunners autoarea explora afecțiunea profundă dintre prieteni care își acceptă reciproc defectele, în Chorus ea mută lentila asupra legăturilor de sânge, demonstrând cum aceeași traumă poate genera traiectorii de viață diametral opuse. Stilul este sobru, dar plin de compasiune, evitând sentimentalismul în favoarea unei onestități tăioase despre ce înseamnă să aparții unui loc pe care încerci constant să îl părăsești.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1640095896
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 142 x 208 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Editura: CATAPULT
De ce să citești această carte
Apreciem această carte pentru modul magistral în care transformă o saga familială într-o meditație despre memorie și iertare. Este o lectură esențială pentru cei care caută profunzimea psihologică a autoarei Alice Munro. Cititorul va câștiga o perspectivă nuanțată asupra dinamicii dintre frați, descoperind cum cicatricile comune pot deveni, în timp, fundația unei reziliențe colective și a unei speranțe recuperate.
Despre autor
Rebecca Kauffman este o voce distinctă în literatura contemporană americană, cunoscută pentru abilitatea de a sonda profunzimile relațiilor umane prin structuri narative ingenioase. În lucrările sale anterioare, precum The House on Fripp Island, a demonstrat un talent deosebit pentru a construi tensiune în spații domestice, în timp ce în The Gunners s-a concentrat pe loialitatea și complexitatea prieteniilor de lungă durată. Cu Chorus, Kauffman își rafinează stilul contemplativ, concentrându-se pe temele pierderii și ale recuperării identitare în contextul unei familii numeroase din secolul trecut.
Notă biografică
Descriere scurtă
The seven Shaw siblings have long been haunted by two early and profoundly consequential events. Told in turns from the early twentieth century through the 1950s, each sibling relays their own version of the memories that surround both their mother's mysterious death and the circumstances of one sister's scandalous teenage pregnancy. As they move into adulthood, the siblings assume new roles: caretaker to their aging father, addict, enabler, academic, decorated veteran, widow, and mothers and fathers to the next generation.
Entangled in a family knot, the Shaw siblings face divorce, drama, and death while haunted by a mother who was never truly there. Through this lens, they all seek not only to understand how her death shaped their family, but also to illuminate the insoluble nature of the many familial experiences we all encounter-the concept of home, the tenacity that is a family's love, and the unexpected ways through which healing can occur.
Chorus is a hopeful story of family, of loss and recovery, of complicated relationships forged between brothers and sisters as they move through life together, and of the unlikely forces that first drive them away and then ultimately back home.
Recenzii
The author writes beautifully about family and relationships. One for fans of Elizabeth Strout and Shotgun Lovesongs by Nickolas Butler. I recommend curling up in a chair and absorbing it in one go
Sometimes I open a book and fall in love within the first page - this is one of those times ... the author writes beautifully about family and relationships. One for fans of Elizabeth Strout and one of my favourite books, Shotgun Lovesongs by Nickolas Butler. I recommend curling up in a chair and absorbing it in one go.
As vast, clear, and iconic as only timeless stories are, Kauffman's Chorus is a key: meet the Shaw family and discover, in its infinite and invisible complexity, the universal core of your own.
A profoundly beautiful and wise novel. ... A pure and true portrait of the lifespan of a family, I'm in awe of Kauffman's skill as a writer and her elegance in the use of it.
A novel of great subtlety and wisdom, skilfully illuminating the lives of a family in 20th Century America. Chorus wields a quiet, cumulative power to transcendent effect. Each chapter gradually unfolds as a story of goodness, hope and longing emerges, drawing the reader in.
Chorus reveals the layers of self and its varied constructions, ultimately creating an honest, multi-layered portrait of a family... speaks to the hopefulness that can reside within families, the unique ability we have as siblings and sons and daughters to at least attempt a return to simpler times of loving and forgiveness
Elegantly charts the nuanced connections and fractures between family members ... always illuminating the sweetness and sorrow that exists in even the smallest detail.
Rebecca Kauffman's compact and ingeniously-arranged Chorus depicts the Shaw family and its long-held secrets with admirable clarity ... makes us freshly aware of how the people most dear to us, like the organs of the body, are hidden simply by virtue of being so vital and so close.
Chorus is an intimate, affecting, and exquisite portrait of an American family that feels as real as any I've ever known ... I loved it.
A beautiful portrait of a family and the stories that echoed through their lives. Spanning over 30 years, Rebecca Kauffman brings drama, pain, and joy to life in every moment. An account of the scars that bind an unforgettable family.
Each story-like chapter is so poignant - many with the feel of an Alice Munro story - it's easy to fall under Kauffman's spell ... Chorus is indeed a near-perfect novel, reminding us that even as our losses magnify our flaws, recovery is possible when we have people who love us.
Kauffman's luminous latest showcases her knack for delving into the hearts of her characters . . . Adds up to a superbly executed saga..
Lovely . . Kauffman's writing style renders complex dynamics in simple, impactful language and scenes.
Kauffman has written a deceptively light tale about the heart of a family healing around a defining loss and siblings sustaining each other through adulthood, with lovely phrases and prose throughout ... a satisfying story of complicated relationships
Wonderful ... A novel that is a delight to read, the writing pitch-perfect and the story more than satisfying
Descriere
'You don't have to go back. You will stay here at home, with me. This is where you belong.'One afternoon, in a little farmhouse in rural Virginia, the ailing Marie Shaw dies in ambiguous circumstances and nothing is ever the same again for the seven young children she left behind. Spanning from the Great Depression to the burgeoning of US counterculture in 1959, Chorus sensitively traces the divergent paths taken by the grieving Shaw siblings as they grow together and apart over the decades. Henry, Jack, Maeve, Lane, Sam, Wendy and Bette get married and divorced, go to war and give birth to children of their own, break down and pick themselves up again.Chorus is a hopeful story of family, of loss and recovery, of complicated relationships forged between brothers and sisters as they move through life together, and of the unlikely forces that first drive them away and then ultimately back home.