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Los Ingravidos
Los Ingravidos | Valeria Luiselli
20 posts | 24 read | 11 to read
Shifting between two distinctivevoices, this novel is alternately narrated bya modern-day woman living in Mexico and by poet Gilberto Owen while on the verge of death. While the womanrecalls her youthful years as an editor in New York City, haunted by Owen's ghost as she rode the subway, Owen recalls his own youth during the Harlem Renaissanceof the late 1920s, when he belonged toliterary circlesalong with writers such as Louis Zukofsky and Federico Garcia Lorca. Readers will be enthralled by these parallel subterranean journeys as both narrators retell and explore their pastsas part ofNew York'sliterary world."Moviendose entre dos voces distintivas, esta novela es narrada alternativamente por una mujer viviendo en el Mexico de hoy endia y por el poeta Gilberto Owen al borde de la muerte. Mientras la mujer recuerda sus anos de juventud como editora en Nueva York, perseguida por el fantasma de Owen cuando montaba el metro, Owen recuerda su propia juventud durante el Renacimiento de Harlem a finales de los 1920s cuando pertenecia a circulos literarios junto a escritores como Louis Zukofsky y Federico Garcia Lorca. Los lectores seran cautivados por estos paralelos viajes subterraneos mediante los cuales ambos narradores recuentan y exploran sus pasados como partes del mundo literario neoyorquino. ""
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AnneCecilie
Faces in the Crowd | Valeria Luiselli
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Mehso-so

A woman is writing about an unknown author. As she writes her reality and the past blur into each other and the past starts writing it‘s own story.

As more storylines were introduced to the story, I found it harder to know who was telling each one and she lost me a little. I also found the blurriness between realities/ timelines confusing.

#foodandlit #Mexico

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ReadingEnvy
Faces in the Crowd | Valeria Luiselli
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"In Mexico City, a young mother is writing a novel of her days as a translator living in New York. In Harlem, a translator is desperate to publish the works of Gilberto Owen, an obscure Mexican poet. And in Philadelphia, Gilberto Owen recalls his friendship with Lorca, and the young woman he saw in the windows of passing trains." ↘️

ReadingEnvy Each of these narrators interacts with even more known names and there is this sense that maybe they are really there, but also maybe not. And all the narratives connect in unexpected ways. With the boy's ghost obsession, it makes that question more complicated. Owen is friends with Lorca, but also Homer & Langley, Nella Larsen, etc. The young translator sees her husband as Owen even though their places in time are not the same. And so on.↘️
3y
ReadingEnvy This is translated by Christina MacSweeney so would be a great WITmonth title to read later this year - she also has to try to show multiple translations from English to Spanish in the original as variants in English again, very heady. 3y
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LibrarianJen
Faces in the Crowd | Valeria Luiselli
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Here is my #nomakeup #nofilter #selfie for bfcr2 just me with damp hair, my books, and the sun shining through the windows. Now to go put my tinted moisturizer/sunscreen on! It‘s a high UV index of 12 today.

 @laurenslibrary @Moony @CocoReads @imabusybee @Reecaspieces
@julesG @britt_brooke #BFCr2 #TeamFlow @wanderinglynn

Megabooks Beautiful!! 5y
julesG Beautiful! Enjoy the sun! 5y
wanderinglynn Beautiful! ❤️ A lovely photo! Thank you for sharing. (edited) 5y
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britt_brooke Looking good! 💚 5y
imabusybee Looking beautiful 😍 5y
kspenmoll Looking good!!! 5y
sprainedbrain Lovely! ❤️ 5y
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CorLie
Faces in the Crowd | Valeria Luiselli
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I don't know what I think about this book. It would be a great book club book and prompt a lot of discussion as to what it was about and whether it was about anything or just navel gazing.
It switches perspectives and time periods and storylines and realities so that you are never quite sure where you are. And then it ends.
And now... Let me know what you think.

#ReadHarder
#ReadHarder2019 - An #ownvoices book set in Mexico or Central America

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Leftcoastzen
Faces in the Crowd | Valeria Luiselli
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This book ! So lyrical, hard to describe.A book of fractured realities,mythical visions.A young mother in Mexico City , she was a translator in New York ,obsessions include Gilbreto Owen.Sections are told from the POV of Owen , in New York of the past.From the book. “Not a fragmented novel.A horizontal novel ,narrated vertically.”My last read of 2018 ,amazing and intense.Photos in the background, Berenice Abbott.

Suet624 Wow! This book sounds great! 5y
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Leftcoastzen
Faces in the Crowd | Valeria Luiselli
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It‘s cold and rainy in Phoenix,it did actually snow in Carefree and North Scottsdale! I had Amy‘s chili for dinner, will just #ReadInTheNewYear
@CoffeeNBooks has the right idea, Ice cream!
This time zone still a ways away from 2019.Only 6:45 P.M.Wherever you are , what ever your having,may your New Year be fun and safe! #newyearseats

CarolynM Looks yum in any weather 🙂 Happy New Year 🎉😘 5y
Leftcoastzen @CarolynM Happy New Year to you as well, love that Litsy is world wide so we can stretch out the event!🎉🍨 5y
JustJill1963 I love ice cream! 5y
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Leftcoastzen @JustJill1963 If I ever had to give up certain foods ice cream would be the toughest followed closely by cheese. 5y
Suet624 Both cheese and ice cream are disallowed now that I have Lyme Disease. 😩😩 maybe sometime down the road, but it‘s been 5 years since I‘ve had any. 5y
Leftcoastzen @Suet624 So sorry you have to deal with that. 5y
Suet624 Well I‘m happy to say I‘m much better than I was 5 years ago! 👏🏽👏🏽👍🏼👍🏼 5y
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sofiaga
Los Ingravidos | Valeria Luiselli
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Boyfriend and I are celebrating our second anniversary. We planned a weekend get away to a rainy beautiful place to spend the afternoon reading. I found my book person ❤️

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sofiaga
Los Ingravidos | Valeria Luiselli
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Boyfriend and I are celebrating our second anniversary. We planned a weekend get away to a rainy beautiful place to spend the afternoon reading

BarbaraBB Sounds perfect! 6y
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translationspod
Faces in the Crowd | Valeria Luiselli
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Faces in the crowd is an amazing piece of Mexican literature. Check out the latest episode of the podcast #womenintranslation

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books_boegerpaastribe
De vgtlse | Valeria Luiselli
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Pickpick

💙💙💙

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KaraDunn
Faces in the Crowd | Valeria Luiselli
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Pickpick

A strange and lovely little book, perfect for reading while on vacation in Mexico City.

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sofiaga
Faces in the Crowd | Valeria Luiselli
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Los Niños Perdidos reúne entrevistas con niños que intentan cruzar la frontera hacia Estados Unidos. Mi primer libro del 2018. The Lost Boys tells the story of children attempting to cross the US Border. This is my first book for the new year.

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MariaSvane
De vgtlse | Valeria Luiselli
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nienke_beeking
Faces in the Crowd | Valeria Luiselli
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Last weekend, reading in the garden - the Dutch translation of Faces in the Crowd. Strangely intriguing book; it has a surrealistic feel, which is a perfect match to a sunny afternoon in a lush green garden. 🌳🌻☀️

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bookdrunkard78
Faces in the Crowd | Valeria Luiselli
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Mehso-so

Just finished this for the @bookriot #readharderchallenge for the book set in Central/South America written by an author from Central /South America. It was very well-written, definitely out of my comfort zone. There were some great shining moments, but I struggled to connect again. I gave it 3 out of 5 stars. I'm really not sure how to feel about this one...

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AmyStewart
Faces in the Crowd | Valeria Luiselli
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Help the dedicated booksellers at @CopperfieldsBooks in Calistoga save this book from this giant bird. #getindie

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thebooklush
Faces in the Crowd | Valeria Luiselli
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"A horizontal novel, told vertically. A novel that has to be told from the outside in order to be read from within."

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Mjk20a
Faces in the Crowd | Valeria Luiselli

There‘s nothing so ill advised as attributing a metonymic value to inanimate things. If you think the condition of a plant in a pot is a reflection of the condition of your soul, or worse, that of a loved one, you‘ll be condemned to disillusion or perpetual paranoia.

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Mjk20a
Faces in the Crowd | Valeria Luiselli
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Mjk20a
Faces in the Crowd | Valeria Luiselli
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Starting this one tonight...