The Vanishing Half: Shortlisted for the Women's Prize 2021
Autor Brit Bennetten Limba Engleză Paperback – 29 apr 2021
Descoperim în The Vanishing Half o arhitectură narativă ambițioasă, care se desfășoară pe parcursul a patru decenii, pendulând între orizontul prăfuit al Louisianei anilor '50 și efervescența Californiei din anii '90. Structura cărții este una a oglinzilor paralele: urmărim destinele divergente ale surorilor gemene Vignes, care, deși inseparabile în copilărie, aleg căi radical diferite de a exista în lume. Una dintre ele se întoarce în comunitatea de culoare din care a fugit, în timp ce cealaltă își construiește o viață secretă, trecând drept albă în fața unui soț care nu îi cunoaște originea.
Reținem modul subtil în care Brit Bennett explorează mecanismele intime ale identității. Stilul său evocativ, care amintește de profunzimea analitică a lui Toni Morrison, transformă o poveste de familie într-o meditație asupra modului în care trecutul ne modelează dorințele și așteptările. Ca și în Finding Grace de Shirlee Taylor Haizlip, tema centrală este cea a identității rasiale fragmentate, însă The Vanishing Half se diferențiază prin lentila ficțiunii literare care sondează nu doar faptele, ci și costul psihologic al disimulării și al pierderii rădăcinilor.
În contextul operei sale, acest al doilea roman confirmă talentul observat în The Mothers. Dacă în debutul său Brit Bennett se concentra pe secretele unei comunități restrânse, aici extinde cadrul la nivel național, transformând experiența individuală a surorilor într-o cronică despre apartenență. Ritmul este așezat, lăsând loc introspecției, iar tonul rămâne plin de compasiune, fără a recurge la verdicte morale, oferindu-ne o perspectivă nuanțată asupra alegerilor imposibile.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780349701479
ISBN-10: 0349701474
Pagini: 366
Dimensiuni: 126 x 196 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Editura: John Murray Press
Colecția Dialogue Books
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0349701474
Pagini: 366
Dimensiuni: 126 x 196 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Editura: John Murray Press
Colecția Dialogue Books
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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De ce să citești această carte
Pentru cititorii care caută o proză densă, care pune întrebări incomode despre cine suntem și cine alegem să devenim. Câștigi o înțelegere profundă a fenomenului istoric de 'passing' în America, explorat printr-o poveste emoționantă despre legăturile de sânge care refuză să fie tăiate, în ciuda distanței și a minciunilor. Este o lectură esențială pentru cei care apreciază romanele de familie cu o puternică încărcătură socială.
Despre autor
Brit Bennett este o voce marcantă a literaturii americane contemporane, stabilită în Los Angeles. Absolventă a Universității Stanford și a programului de scriere creativă de la Universitatea din Michigan, a atras atenția criticilor încă de la debut. Primul său roman, The Mothers, a fost un succes comercial și critic răsunător, stabilind-o ca un fin observator al dinamicii comunităților de culoare. Cu The Vanishing Half, ea și-a consolidat poziția, fiind inclusă pe lista celor mai importanți scriitori tineri ('5 Under 35') de către National Book Foundation. Eseurile sale apar frecvent în publicații de prestigiu precum The New Yorker și The New York Times Magazine.
Descriere
From the author of the New York Times bestseller The Mothers, a powerful new novel about the parallel lives of estranged twin sisters who choose to live in two very different worlds - one black and one white.
Recenzii
Bennett's gorgeously written second novel, an ambitious meditation on race and identity, considers the divergent fates of twin sisters, born in the Jim Crow South, after one decides to pass for white. Bennett balances the literary demands of dynamic characterization with the historical and social realities of her subject matter
Bennett balances the literary demands of dynamic characterization with the historical and social realities of her subject matter. . . there is such depth, possibility and dramatic propulsion . . a brave foray into vast and difficult terrain. . . .The novel raises thorny questions about the cost of blackness. The answers are complicated
Stunning . . . Bennett pulls it off brilliantly . . . Few novels manage to remain interesting from start to finish, even - maybe especially - the brilliant ones. But . . . Bennett locks readers in and never lets them go
Deeply compelling . . . brilliantly creates a network of characters - singular and vivid . . . There are moments . . . that stun with quiet power . . . The Vanishing Half more than succeeds as a beautifully imagined story about an American family
As thought-provoking as it is engrossing
Brit Bennett has learned a lot from Toni Morrison - the use of uncanny rural communities in the South/Midwest; twins/doppelgängers to explore the extreme edges of the American Dream; whip-smart dialogue - but her exquisite slowness and patience of tone are unique. A wonderful, cosseting read
The Vanishing Half is an utterly mesmerising novel. It seduces with its literary flair, surprises with its breath-taking plot twists, delights with its psychological insights, and challenges us to consider the corrupting consequences of racism on different communities and individual lives. I absolutely loved this book
A novel of immense, shining, powerful intelligence
The Vanishing Half should mark the induction of Brit Bennett into the small group of likely successors to Toni Morrison, Zora Neale Hurston and Nella Larsen. I read it torn between competing urges: I wanted to greedily turn the pages, yet I also wanted to savour every word, lingering as long as I could with the delicious feeling of being sunk so deep into the story that every time I set the book aside it felt like coming up for air. Compelling, compassionate and astonishingly good
A potent, generous, and masterful novel. Bennett is a humane and supple story-teller we are lucky to have
An impressive and arresting novel. Perceptive in its insights and poised in execution, this is an important, timely examination of the impact of race on personality, experience and relationships
Superb. A gorgeously immersive novel. It deftly explores the dichotomies of twinship, passing and class in America
The detail and the feeling showcased in every sentence Brit Bennett writes is breathtaking. The Vanishing Half is a novel that shows just how human emotion, uncertainty and longing can be captured and put on paper
The Vanishing Half does exactly what a great novel is meant to do. It fills you with questions, exposes you to realities you may never have thought of and of course keeps you up into the night reading. The characters in this book are so real, so warm and so very complicated. I loved every part of it, even when it was making me sad or angry. It's just such a beautiful story
Brit Bennett is a tremendous talent
A powerful, tender family epic which reminds us directly and poignantly that things are not black and white
Bennett's mesmerising gem is a masterclass of moving storytelling. The Vanishing Half is also a thought provoking
assessment of race and social politics in post-war America .. . The powerful plot twists will keep you gripped until the end
The Vanishing Half is an immersive story about family, identity and belonging
A novel about motherhood and race, incredibly clever and interrogates race with nuance . . . Compulsively readable . . . An incredible talent . . . a book to look forward to
A lyrical mediation on identity, race and gender. Bennett explores the selves we choose to be, as well as the selves we have imposed on us with great empathy and precision. The Vanishing Half is a gorgeous, generous novel and written with true heart
Stunning . . . seamless and suspenseful . . . engrossing and surprisingly apolitical . . . The result is a novel that reads effortlessly . . . There is tremendous, timeless wisdom here
This ticks all the boxes for me - enticing plot, memorable characters, all wrapped up in beautiful writing . . . an astounding book
The Vanishing Half is one of this year's most anticipated books . . . Sweeping and ambitious . . . Combining an addictive story (it's perfect for book clubs ) with serious questions of racism, social expectations, lies, love and compassion - this is an unforgettable read
Bennett is a gifted storyteller. This generous, humane novel has many merits, not least its engrossing plot and richly detailed settings
A thought-provoking read
Fascinating and beautifully written
An entirely mesmerising novel
A bold, skilful storyteller . . . a novel that deftly rehearses the history of prejudice and suffering leading up to the present moment. It's a clever balancing act indeed to pair such heartbreaking material with a narrative that's so much fun
Deft, dazzling, many-layered, highly detailed and emotionally absorbing . . . [Bennett] unpicks the terrible, wonderful, inescapable threads that bind sisters across time, place and lies, and does so with poise, grace and breathtaking prose. A beautiful, important and timely book
A must-read . . . A tender story about race, family and identity
Fluent and openhearted . . . In a style as easy and candid as a detective story, Bennett scatters clues for us to gather just as, crucially, the twins' contrasting daughters, Jude and Kennedy, piece together fragments of their painful heritage
Bennett explores the multiple ways in which race and gender can be authentic, permeable and socially constructed all at
once, without ever passing judgment on her characters. Combining a mythic structure with emotionally rich social realism, this is a truly excellent novel
Bennett's second novel is an expertly plotted and empathetic exploration of race, identity and colourism in the tradition of Toni Morrison.
Bennett's wonderful novel tackles race and identity in the US, as the Vignes twins, Desiree and Stella, who choose very different paths through life
The omniscient authorial voice is gentle and compassionate in a tale that inverts and confounds expectations . . . cleverly
constructed to both match and critique the conservativism of the 1950s and 60s : the attenuated tone chimes with the restrained language and style of the period. Ultimately, it's a quietly damning account of acquiescing to an imitation of life and the delusion of the American dream
It's intensely emotional and gorgeously written, with timely insights into the poison of racism
Beautifully written
Epic and unforgettable
A triumph of empathetic storytelling . . . A terrific novel
An absorbing read that stays with you long after you've closed its pages
Bennett has been described as a successor to the likes of Toni Morrison and Zora Neale Hurston, and The Vanishing Half promises an absorbing exploration of race, family and the American history of "passing"
A gorgeously rich, sweeping saga
A thought-provoking read about identity and gender
The intricacies of identity, of "shadeism" between differently skin-toned African-Americans, of white privilege are skilfully
pursued in this poignant and clever multigenerational saga about race in America
Bennett imbues her characters with immense heart, and does a great job of depicting their lives through the years. Even better, she works hard to draw resonances throughout her thoughtful and compassionate tale, looking at the dubious history of the Vignes girls' lineage, as well as the difficulties and struggles of their children as they stride forward into the world.
There is a simple lyrical quality to Bennett's prose that evokes an entire place and time in just a few well-balanced sentences, and the way she treats all her characters with respect and care makes The Vanishing Half an engaging and thought-provoking read on every level
Arguably the book of the summer, Bennett's second novel is a page-turning saga of race and family
Bennett tells the story of the girls' diverging trajectories in rich, elegant prose; you can literally swirl the words in your mouth
I loved how Bennett explores the concepts of belonging and family
Moving back and forth over three decades, and the course of an intricately detailed plot, Bennett's superb novel takes the issue of race as the starting point for a deep exploration of identity
One of the most engaging books of the year
Old-fashioned epic meets modern identity politics in this excellent novel about the mixed fortunes of light-skinned black twins born in 1950s Louisiana
A stunning family saga about passing for white and the hollowness of the American dream that won her comparisons to Toni Morrison
It has the ideal mix of social commentary and a pacy plot - I tore through it in a couple of days
The year's most addictive novel
I loved Bennett's rich elegant prose
Mesmerising . . . the powerful plot twists in the novel, which concludes in 1986, will keep you gripped until the
end
An engrossing, provocative read exploring themes of family, relationships and race
This book has everything: enticing plot, memorable characters and beautiful, melodic writing
Beautifully written and unputdownable. Bennett is a major force in American literature and I cannot get enough of her storytelling.
I knew very little about the American history of 'passing' and this novel opened my eyes to its heartbreaking complexities whilst exploring the intricate notion of identity and life sacrifices
The Vanishing Half is one of those jaw-dropping, life-changing novels that you thrust into everyone's hands.
'A bold, skilful storyteller . . . a novel that deftly rehearses the history of prejudice and suffering leading up to the present moment. It's a clever balancing act indeed to pair such heartbreaking material with a narrative that's so much fun' Claire Lowdon, Sunday Times
Stella and Desiree are identical twins, growing up together in a small, Southern black community. Until, at age sixteen, they run away . . .
Years later, everything about their lives is different: their families, communities and racial identities. One sister lives with her black daughter in the same Southern town she once tried to escape. The other sister secretly passes as white, and her husband knows nothing of her past. Still, separated by many miles and just as many lies, the fates of the twins remain intertwined. What will happen in the next generation, when their own daughters' storylines intersect?
'The Vanishing Half is an utterly mesmerising novel. It seduces with its literary flair, surprises with its breath-taking plot twists, delights with its psychological insights, and challenges us to consider the corrupting consequences of racism on different communities and individual lives. I absolutely loved this book' Bernardine Evaristo
Bennett balances the literary demands of dynamic characterization with the historical and social realities of her subject matter. . . there is such depth, possibility and dramatic propulsion . . a brave foray into vast and difficult terrain. . . .The novel raises thorny questions about the cost of blackness. The answers are complicated
Stunning . . . Bennett pulls it off brilliantly . . . Few novels manage to remain interesting from start to finish, even - maybe especially - the brilliant ones. But . . . Bennett locks readers in and never lets them go
Deeply compelling . . . brilliantly creates a network of characters - singular and vivid . . . There are moments . . . that stun with quiet power . . . The Vanishing Half more than succeeds as a beautifully imagined story about an American family
As thought-provoking as it is engrossing
Brit Bennett has learned a lot from Toni Morrison - the use of uncanny rural communities in the South/Midwest; twins/doppelgängers to explore the extreme edges of the American Dream; whip-smart dialogue - but her exquisite slowness and patience of tone are unique. A wonderful, cosseting read
The Vanishing Half is an utterly mesmerising novel. It seduces with its literary flair, surprises with its breath-taking plot twists, delights with its psychological insights, and challenges us to consider the corrupting consequences of racism on different communities and individual lives. I absolutely loved this book
A novel of immense, shining, powerful intelligence
The Vanishing Half should mark the induction of Brit Bennett into the small group of likely successors to Toni Morrison, Zora Neale Hurston and Nella Larsen. I read it torn between competing urges: I wanted to greedily turn the pages, yet I also wanted to savour every word, lingering as long as I could with the delicious feeling of being sunk so deep into the story that every time I set the book aside it felt like coming up for air. Compelling, compassionate and astonishingly good
A potent, generous, and masterful novel. Bennett is a humane and supple story-teller we are lucky to have
An impressive and arresting novel. Perceptive in its insights and poised in execution, this is an important, timely examination of the impact of race on personality, experience and relationships
Superb. A gorgeously immersive novel. It deftly explores the dichotomies of twinship, passing and class in America
The detail and the feeling showcased in every sentence Brit Bennett writes is breathtaking. The Vanishing Half is a novel that shows just how human emotion, uncertainty and longing can be captured and put on paper
The Vanishing Half does exactly what a great novel is meant to do. It fills you with questions, exposes you to realities you may never have thought of and of course keeps you up into the night reading. The characters in this book are so real, so warm and so very complicated. I loved every part of it, even when it was making me sad or angry. It's just such a beautiful story
Brit Bennett is a tremendous talent
A powerful, tender family epic which reminds us directly and poignantly that things are not black and white
Bennett's mesmerising gem is a masterclass of moving storytelling. The Vanishing Half is also a thought provoking
assessment of race and social politics in post-war America .. . The powerful plot twists will keep you gripped until the end
The Vanishing Half is an immersive story about family, identity and belonging
A novel about motherhood and race, incredibly clever and interrogates race with nuance . . . Compulsively readable . . . An incredible talent . . . a book to look forward to
A lyrical mediation on identity, race and gender. Bennett explores the selves we choose to be, as well as the selves we have imposed on us with great empathy and precision. The Vanishing Half is a gorgeous, generous novel and written with true heart
Stunning . . . seamless and suspenseful . . . engrossing and surprisingly apolitical . . . The result is a novel that reads effortlessly . . . There is tremendous, timeless wisdom here
This ticks all the boxes for me - enticing plot, memorable characters, all wrapped up in beautiful writing . . . an astounding book
The Vanishing Half is one of this year's most anticipated books . . . Sweeping and ambitious . . . Combining an addictive story (it's perfect for book clubs ) with serious questions of racism, social expectations, lies, love and compassion - this is an unforgettable read
Bennett is a gifted storyteller. This generous, humane novel has many merits, not least its engrossing plot and richly detailed settings
A thought-provoking read
Fascinating and beautifully written
An entirely mesmerising novel
A bold, skilful storyteller . . . a novel that deftly rehearses the history of prejudice and suffering leading up to the present moment. It's a clever balancing act indeed to pair such heartbreaking material with a narrative that's so much fun
Deft, dazzling, many-layered, highly detailed and emotionally absorbing . . . [Bennett] unpicks the terrible, wonderful, inescapable threads that bind sisters across time, place and lies, and does so with poise, grace and breathtaking prose. A beautiful, important and timely book
A must-read . . . A tender story about race, family and identity
Fluent and openhearted . . . In a style as easy and candid as a detective story, Bennett scatters clues for us to gather just as, crucially, the twins' contrasting daughters, Jude and Kennedy, piece together fragments of their painful heritage
Bennett explores the multiple ways in which race and gender can be authentic, permeable and socially constructed all at
once, without ever passing judgment on her characters. Combining a mythic structure with emotionally rich social realism, this is a truly excellent novel
Bennett's second novel is an expertly plotted and empathetic exploration of race, identity and colourism in the tradition of Toni Morrison.
Bennett's wonderful novel tackles race and identity in the US, as the Vignes twins, Desiree and Stella, who choose very different paths through life
The omniscient authorial voice is gentle and compassionate in a tale that inverts and confounds expectations . . . cleverly
constructed to both match and critique the conservativism of the 1950s and 60s : the attenuated tone chimes with the restrained language and style of the period. Ultimately, it's a quietly damning account of acquiescing to an imitation of life and the delusion of the American dream
It's intensely emotional and gorgeously written, with timely insights into the poison of racism
Beautifully written
Epic and unforgettable
A triumph of empathetic storytelling . . . A terrific novel
An absorbing read that stays with you long after you've closed its pages
Bennett has been described as a successor to the likes of Toni Morrison and Zora Neale Hurston, and The Vanishing Half promises an absorbing exploration of race, family and the American history of "passing"
A gorgeously rich, sweeping saga
A thought-provoking read about identity and gender
The intricacies of identity, of "shadeism" between differently skin-toned African-Americans, of white privilege are skilfully
pursued in this poignant and clever multigenerational saga about race in America
Bennett imbues her characters with immense heart, and does a great job of depicting their lives through the years. Even better, she works hard to draw resonances throughout her thoughtful and compassionate tale, looking at the dubious history of the Vignes girls' lineage, as well as the difficulties and struggles of their children as they stride forward into the world.
There is a simple lyrical quality to Bennett's prose that evokes an entire place and time in just a few well-balanced sentences, and the way she treats all her characters with respect and care makes The Vanishing Half an engaging and thought-provoking read on every level
Arguably the book of the summer, Bennett's second novel is a page-turning saga of race and family
Bennett tells the story of the girls' diverging trajectories in rich, elegant prose; you can literally swirl the words in your mouth
I loved how Bennett explores the concepts of belonging and family
Moving back and forth over three decades, and the course of an intricately detailed plot, Bennett's superb novel takes the issue of race as the starting point for a deep exploration of identity
One of the most engaging books of the year
Old-fashioned epic meets modern identity politics in this excellent novel about the mixed fortunes of light-skinned black twins born in 1950s Louisiana
A stunning family saga about passing for white and the hollowness of the American dream that won her comparisons to Toni Morrison
It has the ideal mix of social commentary and a pacy plot - I tore through it in a couple of days
The year's most addictive novel
I loved Bennett's rich elegant prose
Mesmerising . . . the powerful plot twists in the novel, which concludes in 1986, will keep you gripped until the
end
An engrossing, provocative read exploring themes of family, relationships and race
This book has everything: enticing plot, memorable characters and beautiful, melodic writing
Beautifully written and unputdownable. Bennett is a major force in American literature and I cannot get enough of her storytelling.
I knew very little about the American history of 'passing' and this novel opened my eyes to its heartbreaking complexities whilst exploring the intricate notion of identity and life sacrifices
The Vanishing Half is one of those jaw-dropping, life-changing novels that you thrust into everyone's hands.
'A bold, skilful storyteller . . . a novel that deftly rehearses the history of prejudice and suffering leading up to the present moment. It's a clever balancing act indeed to pair such heartbreaking material with a narrative that's so much fun' Claire Lowdon, Sunday Times
Stella and Desiree are identical twins, growing up together in a small, Southern black community. Until, at age sixteen, they run away . . .
Years later, everything about their lives is different: their families, communities and racial identities. One sister lives with her black daughter in the same Southern town she once tried to escape. The other sister secretly passes as white, and her husband knows nothing of her past. Still, separated by many miles and just as many lies, the fates of the twins remain intertwined. What will happen in the next generation, when their own daughters' storylines intersect?
'The Vanishing Half is an utterly mesmerising novel. It seduces with its literary flair, surprises with its breath-taking plot twists, delights with its psychological insights, and challenges us to consider the corrupting consequences of racism on different communities and individual lives. I absolutely loved this book' Bernardine Evaristo