Il Dio Delle Piccole Cose

Livre broché, 357 pages

Langue : Italian

Publié 27 août 2002 par TEA.

ISBN :
978-88-502-0000-9
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Numéro OCLC :
636465453

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(3 critiques)

India, fine anni Sessanta: Amnu, figlia di un alto funzionario, lascia il marito, alcolizzato e violento, per tornarsene a casa con i suoi due bambini. Ma, secondo la tradizione indiana, una donna divorziata è priva di qualsiasi posizione riconosciuta. Se poi questa donna commette l'innaccettabile errore di innamorarsi di un paria, un intoccabile, per lei non vi sarà più comprensione, né perdono. Attraverso gli occhi dei due bambini, Estha e Rahel, il libro ci racconta una grande storia d'amore che entra in conflitto con le convenzioni.

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a publié une critique de The God of Small Things par Arundhati Roy

The small things loom large

A portrait of a family in 1960s India, elegantly observed; the blurb says 'lyrical' and that's probably the best descriptor for Roy's style. But I found the increasing use of mid-sentence capitalization to highlight the Important Things toward the end a bit offputting, particularly when combined with a host of other choices such as phonetic spellings. Nearly a 4/5

a publié une critique de The God of Small Things par Arundhati Roy

A vivid slow motion drama

This book had been on my lists for ages, before I even knew who was Arundhati Roy, and I was surprised that it took me a while to like it. There was something holding me back a little. It's a slow drama, like a train crash in slow motion, often foreshadowed through the labyrinthine construction between the present and different times in the past. Eventually, it started to make sense and the incredible writing gripped me.

Review of 'The God of Small Things' on 'Goodreads'

Short but intense book, with lots to say about caste, class and family.
It was a powerful read but I honestly am not sure if I can say I liked it. It is disturbing and confronting. It is also extremely well structured, I will probably need to sit with it for a while.

Sujets

  • Fiction
  • narrativa indiana