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Saint Death de Marcus Sedgwick

Saint Death

Autor Marcus Sedgwick
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 29 mai 2018 – vârsta până la 18 ani

Considerăm că Saint Death nu este doar un roman polițist pentru adolescenți, ci un manifest literar curajos care refuză să îndulcească realitatea brutală a graniței dintre Mexic și Statele Unite. Părinții care au citit cu plăcere Through Fences de Frederick Luis Aldama vor aprecia și această carte pentru modul autentic în care explorează vulnerabilitatea tinerilor prinși între sisteme politice și economice nemiloase. Spre deosebire de alte titluri care romantizează pericolul, Marcus Sedgwick scrie cu o furie rece, transformând povestea lui Arturo într-o cursă contra cronometru pentru supraviețuire și loialitate.

Notăm cu interes structura narativă care îmbină poezia cu un ritm alert, aproape cinematografic. Autorul a ales să păstreze termenii în limba spaniolă neitalicizați, oferind cititorului o imersiune totală în atmosfera orașului Juarez. Din punct de vedere tematic, Saint Death se distanțează de lucrările sale anterioare, precum Floodland sau Midwinterblood, trecând de la peisaje distopice sau istorice la o critică socială contemporană extrem de actuală. Dacă în Revolver explorase supraviețuirea în sălbăticia Alaskăi, aici Sedgwick analizează supraviețuirea într-o „junglă” urbană dominată de narcos și de umbra divinității Santa Muerte. Este o lectură densă, provocatoare, care nu oferă soluții simple, ci invită la reflecție asupra impactului politicilor de frontieră asupra vieților individuale.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781250158864
ISBN-10: 1250158869
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 137 x 206 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Square Fish

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm acest roman părinților de adolescenți care caută literatură de impact, capabilă să deschidă discuții despre etică, sărăcie și criza migrației. Cititorul va câștiga o perspectivă profundă asupra contextului socio-politic de la granița mexicană, totul sub forma unui thriller tensionat. Este o carte care educă prin empatie, ideală pentru tinerii care doresc să înțeleagă complexitatea lumii dincolo de știri, într-un format literar de excepție.

Despre autor

Marcus Sedgwick (1968–2022) a fost un autor britanic de o versatilitate rară, laureat al multor distincții literare, printre care se numără prestigiosul Michael L. Printz Award. De-a lungul carierei sale, a demonstrat o abilitate remarcabilă de a trece de la romane de aventură și mister la ficțiune istorică și romane grafice precum Scarlett Hart: Monster Hunter. Recunoscut pentru stilul său poetic și cercetarea riguroasă, Sedgwick a fost nominalizat de trei ori la premiul Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, fiind considerat unul dintre cei mai importanți scriitori contemporani de literatură pentru tineret.

Notă biografică

Marcus Sedgwick was born and raised in Kent in South East England but now lives in the French Alps. His books have won and been shortlisted for many awards; most notably, he has been shortlisted for Britain's Carnegie Medal six times, has received two Printz Honors, for Revolver and Ghosts of Heaven, and in 2013 won the Printz Award for Midwinterblood.

Descriere scurtă

A propulsive, compelling, and unsparing novel set in the grimly violent world of the human and drug trade on the US-Mexican border, by an acclaimed, three-time Printz Award honoree.

Crafted with poetry and cinematic pace and narrated with cold fury, Saint Death is a provocative tour de force from three-time Printz Award honoree Marcus Sedgwick.

On the outskirts of Juarez, Arturo scrapes together a living working odd jobs and staying out of sight. But his friend Faustino is in trouble: he's stolen money from the narcos to smuggle his girlfriend and her baby into the US, and needs Arturo's help to get it back. To help his friend, Arturo must face the remorseless world of drug and human traffickers that surrounds him, and contend with a murky past.

Hovering over his story is the unsparing divinity Santa Muerte, Saint Death-and the relentless economic and social inequalities that haunt the border between Mexico and its rich northern neighbor.

Praise for Saint Death:

"A timely but unflinching look at the distressing impact of drugs on the U.S.-Mexico border. . . . Readers will be both devastated and inspired by Arturo's devotion to Faustino and his faith in Santa Muerte." -Kirkus Reviews

 "The formatting and language underscore that this is a book about Mexican characters who live their lives in Spanish-non-English words are not italicized, and dialogue is formatted according to Spanish-language conventions. This well-researched novel is an absorbing, heart-rending read and a scathing indictment of the conditions that have allowed the drug trade and human trafficking to flourish in Mexico. . . . Eerily timely and prescient, this ambitious story is a necessary purchase for all collections." -School Library Journal

 "Sedgwick (Blood Red Snow White) transports readers to the border city of Juarez in this grim study of the repercussions of U.S. policies and the market for narcotics on Mexico and its citizens. . . . The novel's many tragedies feel all but inexorable, and Arturo's story will linger with readers." -Publishers Weekly

 Other novels by Marcus Sedgwick:
Blood Red Snow White: A gripping, romantic adventure novel based on the true story of Arthur Ransome's experiences with love and betrayal in war-torn Russia.
The Ghosts of Heaven: A Printz Honor Book! Timeless, beautiful, and haunting, spirals connect four episodes, from prehistory through the far future.
She Is Not Invisible: When her father goes missing, a blind girl talented in identifying patterns and her brother are thrust into a mystery.
Midwinterblood: A Printz Medal Winner! Seven stories of passion and love separated by centuries but mysteriously intertwined.
White Crow: A scary, thought provoking novel about secrets that are better left buried.
Revolver: A Printz Honor Book! A taut frontier survivor story, set at the time of the Alaska gold rush.

Graphic novel by Marcus Sedgwick, art by Thomas Taylor:
Scarlett Hart: Monster Hunter: A rip-roaring romp full of hairy horrors, villainous villains, and the world's toughest monster hunter-Scarlett Hart!

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A potent, powerful and timely thriller about migrants, drug lords and gang warfare set on the US/Mexican border by PRINTZ MEDAL winning and CARNEGIE MEDAL, COSTA BOOK AWARD and GUARDIAN CHILDREN'S FICTION PRIZE shortlisted novelist, Marcus Sedgwick.

Anapra is one of the poorest neighbourhoods in the Mexican city of Juarez - twenty metres outside town lies a fence, and beyond it, America - the dangerous goal of many a migrant. Faustino is one such trying to escape from the gang he's been working for. He's dipped into a pile of dollars he was supposed to be hiding and now he's on the run. He and his friend, Arturo, have only 36 hours to replace the missing money, or they're as good as dead.

Watching over them is Saint Death. Saint Death (or Santissima Muerte) - she of pure bone and charcoal-black eye, she of absolute loyalty and neutral morality, holy patron to rich and poor, to prostitute and narco-lord, criminal and police-chief. A folk saint, a rebel angel, a sinister guardian.

Recenzii

I really enjoyed Marcus Sedgwick's strange and intriguing tale, told in rhythmical and compelling prose.
I read it in one glorious gulp [...] this isn't a larky read, although the heavy subject matter could not slow down the pace if it tried. [...] Sedgwick writes like a dream
Bleak, choppy, switching freely between perspectives and languages, Sedgwick's book pulls no punches, and will leave the reader reeling
A very powerful book [...] I believe it will easily raise awareness and inspire empathy because Arturo's story is so tragic.
...an incredibly powerful thriller, tautly written and timely, exploring a world of drug lords and gang warfare, migration and capitalism, and what it means to live in poverty.
It's beautifully-written with a real sense of atmosphere, menace and tension
Saint Death is perhaps the first great anti-capitalist YA novel of the 21st Century.
Exploring themes of migration, capitalism and social mobility this taut thriller, laced with Mexican folklore, will have you holding your breath until the shocking climax.
A tightly plotted, dark and thrilling tale of crime, poverty and desperation, Saint Death pulls no punches in painting a horribly accurate picture of life for the poorest young people in Mexico, where savage criminality may be the only choice
I think this is probably the most important book to be released this decade.
Marcus Sedgwick's brilliant YA thriller Saint Death, describes a place in Mexico where rights violations make it impossible to live well with integrity
...gripping, tragic and above all else beautifully written.
Another gem from a prize-winning author, whose masterful delivery of prose will leave you breathless ... A quick-paced and addictive read for young adult readers and up. I loved this
I can't fully explain how important it is, how horrifically hopeful and sad it is. Just writing this review and remembering the book has me on the verge of tears. I can only hope you read it.
Beautifully written, the prose is absorbing, taut yet poetic, with a real sense of menace ... This is not a comfortable read, and not for the faint-hearted - Sedgwick points a finger at our indifference, and no compromise has been made to the brutal realism - but it is an important read.
In places Saint Death becomes difficult to read [...] but it's an important book and it made me consider issues that, up until this point, were easy for me to turn my back on. [...] In Saint Death, we see Sedgwick at his most raw, his most honest and, unforgettably, his most brutal.
...there's more to this book than just a gripping story-line; it's an eye-opener regarding the conditions in which thousands of people live alongside the border.
This is also a really well-written and well-researched novel that draws you in and never lets you go. Please read it.
Sedgwick did the right thing in showing the dark reality faced by Mexicans through their eyes, it made a change from what the media usually presents them as...
...powerful, compelling and gritty thriller. Exquisitely written...
Anapra, Mexico.

Beyond the fence lies America, the Land of the Free. But freedom doesn't come cheap.

Tonight, Arturo must gamble not only for his friend's freedom, but for his friend's life - while his own hangs in the balance.

Can he cheat Death* herself?

A powerful and timely thriller set on the Mexican-US border.

*Saint Death. She of pure bone and charcoal-black eye, she of absolute loyalty and neutral morality, holy patron to rich and poor, to prostitute and narco-lord, criminal and police-chief. A folk saint, a rebel angel, a sinister guardian.