The Iguana Speaks My Name: Plus Ten Backyard Stories from Panimache 9780985774400

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Автор: Moulun Roberto
Название: The Iguana Speaks My Name: Plus Ten Backyard Stories from Panimache
ISBN: 9780985774400
Классификация: ISBN-10: 0985774401
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 222
Вес: 0.29 кг.
Дата издания: 02.09.2012
Язык: English
Размер: 216 x 140 x 13
Поставляется из: США
Описание: * 2013 winner of Benjamin Franklin Silver Award for Best First Book of Fiction, Independent Book Publishers Association* Top 25 Indie Fiction Books of 2012 - Kirkus ReviewsTHE IGUANA SPEAKS MY NAME-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Lush landscapes, enchanted happenings, tangled roots and violence suffuse this beguiling collection of stories set in the highlands of Guatemala.Quince, the narrator of these interlocking stories, is a writer living in the village of Panimache, near three volcanoes and a deep blue lake. He serves as a keen observer of the vibrant, tense surroundings in a land that bled from a war no one wanted to notice. Panimache is a town divided by conflict, caste and consciousness. Its teetering between bourgeois aspirations and Mayan peasant culture, seemingly placid but on edge from the fighting between government soldiers and guerillas, and simmering with repressed bad memories. The title novella introduces a diverse, intriguing set of characters-shopkeepers and restaurateurs; Quinces friend Uno, a nature photographer and reputed shaman; El Capitan Lobo, the urbane army commander who feels apologetic about the brutal counterinsurgency hes waging ( s]ometimes we massacre the Indians, other times its the guerillas); and La China, a whore longing to be a muse. These and other figures recur in 10 more yarns that are often shot through with exquisite threads of magical realism: A youth is beguiled to his doom by a gorgeous vampire; a con man makes his living with a fortunetelling sparrow; a mans frantic search for buried treasure yields an astounding payoff; an orphaned, ostracized Mayan girl hides herself in the shapes of birds and animals. Mouluns clear prose balances sensual sounds, colors and foods against a deadpan humor and a detached, meditative mood. His writing has a fablelike quality, featuring strong narratives linked to mythic themes, but its also full of social nuance and subtle psychological shadings. Moulun transforms Guatemalas troubled, complex reality into a rich, compelling aesthetic vision.Imaginative storytelling with real literary depth.Pub Date: Sept. 1st, 2012ISBN: 9780985774400Publisher: EgretBooks.comProgram: Kirkus IndieReview Posted Online: Aug. 31st, 2012

The Iguana Speaks My Name: Plus Ten Backyard Stories from Panimache, Moulun Roberto