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Vestments de John Reimringer

Vestments

Autor John Reimringer
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 aug 2011

La o primă vedere, Vestments de John Reimringer pare a fi o cronică clasică a unei crize de credință, însă cititorul descoperă rapid o explorare mult mai profundă a tensiunii dintre spirit și carne. Observăm cum autorul refuză clișeele ușoare, alegând în schimb să construiască un portret onest al unui om prins între două lumi: misterul ritualic al Bisericii Catolice și viața pământească reprezentată de Betty Garcia, prima sa iubire. James Dressler nu fuge de divinitate, ci se caută pe sine în interiorul unei instituții care îi oferise inițial un refugiu împotriva mediului familial turbulent. Simțim în fiecare pagină o documentare riguroasă a vieții de seminar și a singurătății din parohie, elemente pe care John Reimringer le redă cu un amestec de afecțiune și rigoare documentară. Ritmul narativ, deși așezat, este încărcat de o tensiune psihologică ce amintește de temele din The Perils of Passion de Christopher David, dar structura este aici mult mai strâns legată de specificul geografic și istoric al orașului St. Paul. Nu este doar o poveste despre dogmă, ci și una despre moștenire, marcată de rugăciunea bunicului său care devine un laitmotiv al luptei cu „omul natural”. Credem că forța acestui roman, distins cu Minnesota Book Award, rezidă în capacitatea de a face tangibilă textura veșmintelor și rigoarea liturghiei, transformându-le în simboluri ale unei identități în conflict. Spre deosebire de alte lucrări care tratează subiectul într-o manieră pur romantică, această operă publicată de Milkweed Editions rămâne ancorată într-o realitate socială și istorică concretă, oferind o perspectivă matură asupra vocației și sacrificiului personal.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781571310866
ISBN-10: 157131086X
Pagini: 432
Dimensiuni: 139 x 216 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Editura: Milkweed Editions

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Recomandăm această carte celor care caută o beletristică de profunzime, departe de senzaționalismul ieftin. Veți descoperi o analiză subtilă a condiției umane și a dilemelor morale care însoțesc viața spirituală. Este o lectură esențială pentru cineva care dorește să înțeleagă mecanismele interioare ale preoției și modul în care trecutul familial modelează alegerile noastre cele mai intime, totul într-un cadru geografic descris cu o măiestrie rară.

Recenzii

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

MINNESOTA BOOK AWARD WINNER

“Reimringer knows well the landscape of the Catholic Church—seminary mentoring, rectory loneliness, the bonding of men of the cloth—and he writes about these things with a combination of affection and ruthless honesty. He also knows the fragility of the human heart, broken as is the body of Christ at Eucharist, with an embedded promise of healing.”
—America: The Catholic Weekly

"Vestments is a pitch-perfect account of priestly life."
—Commonweal

“Luminous. . . [a] beautiful debut.”
—Pioneer Press

“A stunning debut.”
—ForeWord Reviews

“In this potent debut about a wayward yet devout young priest who struggles to reconcile his faith with longings of the flesh, Reimringer has crafted a suspenseful, illuminating, and highly readable saga. . . . Reimringer excels, most notably, at revealing how the sensual delectations of Catholic ritual and the forbidden delights of the flesh are part of the same continuum, as sin and repentance feed off each other.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Through his thoughtful themes and lyrical prose, Reimringer effortlessly restores a measure of dignity to the priesthood even as he pays tender homage to the working-class roots of St. Paul.”
—Booklist

“A plainspoken but finely turned debut novel. . . [James Dressler] is full-blooded in a way fictional proests so often aren’t, and he stars in an admirably complex study of family ties.”
—Minneapolis Star Tribune

“Ribald and wry, concerned at heart with faith and forgiveness, Vestments is a rich, involving debut.”
—Stewart O’Nan, bestselling author of Emily, Alone

“This book knows the soul of the great old city: the yellowing taverns and fraying neighborhoods, the sense of grace in decline, the doubtful saints wrangling their disbelief. John Reimringer writes with the confidence and observation of one who was there at the time and is there still, and his novel has the knuckles and shouting and beer breath of glory.”
—Leif Enger, author of Peace Like a River

“In this memorable, skillful novel, Reimringer writes compassionately about the tie between violence and yearning, the calls of the body and the calls of the spirit. Many writers can write well about one or the other. The gift of this writer is his rich understanding and love of both. Vestments is a wise, wide, and eloquent book.”
—Erin McGraw, author of Lies of the Saints

“Deeply rooted in history, burning with family furies, and told by a narrator-priest you find yourself rooting for (and wondering about), this is a captivating novel, scene by scene.”
—Patricia Hampl, author of The Florist’s Daughter

“A compelling tale that provides a little-seen, interior, first-person point of view of the priesthood.”
—Library Journal

"PUBLISHERS WEEKLY" BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR MINNESOTA BOOK AWARD WINNER "Reimringer knows well the landscape of the Catholic Church--seminary mentoring, rectory loneliness, the bonding of men of the cloth--and he writes about these things with a combination of affection and ruthless honesty. He also knows the fragility of the human heart, broken as is the body of Christ at Eucharist, with an embedded promise of healing."--"America: The Catholic Weekly" ""Vestments" is a pitch-perfect account of priestly life."--"Commonweal" "Luminous. . . [a] beautiful debut."--"Pioneer Press" "A stunning debut."--"ForeWord Reviews" "In this potent debut about a wayward yet devout young priest who struggles to reconcile his faith with longings of the flesh, Reimringer has crafted a suspenseful, illuminating, and highly readable saga. . . . Reimringer excels, most notably, at revealing how the sensual delectations of Catholic ritual and the forbidden delights of the flesh are part of the same continuum, as sin and repentance feed off each other."--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review) "Through his thoughtful themes and lyrical prose, Reimringer effortlessly restores a measure of dignity to the priesthood even as he pays tender homage to the working-class roots of St. Paul."--"Booklist" "A plainspoken but finely turned debut novel. . . [James Dressler] is full-blooded in a way fictional proests so often aren't, and he stars in an admirably complex study of family ties."--"Minneapolis Star Tribune" "Ribald and wry, concerned at heart with faith and forgiveness, Vestments is a rich, involving debut."--Stewart O'Nan, bestselling author of "Emily, Alone" "This book knows the soul of the great old city: the yellowing taverns and fraying neighborhoods, the sense of grace in decline, the doubtful saints wrangling their disbelief. John Reimringer writes with the confidence and observation of one

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Let me begin today, illumined by Thy light, to destroy this part of the natural man which lives in me in its entirety, the obstacle that constantly keeps me from Thy Love. Taught this prayer as a boy by his grandfather, James Dressler recites it each time he's tempted by earthly desires. Originally drawn to the priesthood by the mystery, purity, and sensual fabric of the Church, as well as by its promise of a safe harbor from his tempestuous home, James finds himself -- just a few years after his ordination -- attracted again to his first love, Betty Garcia. Torn between these opposing desires, and haunted by his familial heritage, James finds himself at a crossroads. Exploring issues in the Catholic Church and in life, and infused throughout by a rich sense of the history and vibrant texture of St. Paul, this is an utterly honest and subtly lyrical novel.