I just read Underworld. The novel. Yes. The massive novel by Don DeLillo. Underworld. Page after page. Abundant one sentence paragraphs, one word by line. Wow. Libra, White Noise. And then this. A novel about waste. Dazzling. Ironic. Underworld. “This is the only arte I’ve mastered, Father –walking these streets and letting the senses collect [...]
Archivos mensuales: julio 2008
The Brief Wondrous Literary Life of Junot Diaz
8 julio 2008 – 11:52
It will be hard to beat the hype about a first novel after “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” (2007) by Junot Diaz (Dominican Republic, 1968). Of course, “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” deserves the praise and the Pulitzer for muchas razones. El mean Spanglish in a mainstream novel is one of [...]
La loca de Gandoca de Anacristina Rossi
7 julio 2008 – 15:23
La novela “La loca de Gandoca” (1991) de Anacristina Rossi (Costa Rica, 1952) trata sobre la lucha de una mujer por salvar un refugio de vida silvestre y su matrimonio. En esta narración, el esfuerzo de Ana Luisa, la protagonista, se realiza en dos registros: el personal (familiar) y el colectivo (nacional). Ana Luisa, la [...]
