pickNorthern Spain, towards the end of the civil war in January 1939. A prominent fascist figure is allowed to escape death by a soldier fighting for the Spanish Republic. Sixty years later, with democracy back in Spain, the narrator/author starts the quest to find the Republican soldier. A powerful novel about fascism vs democracy, Republican heritage, paso doble, Roberto Bolaño, and the importance of fighting losing wars. A must read.
La leí hace un mes y todavía sigo recordandola. Es conocida por su estilo reflexivo y filosófico, donde Unamuno aborda temas existenciales como la libertad, la muerte y la búsqueda del sentido de la vida. La obra se desarrolla en un ambiente de incertidumbre y confusión, simbolizado por la “niebla“. Él la define como “nivola“, un género que él inventó, me sorprendió encontrarlo como un personaje. Leí un cuento de G. García M. Parecido.
pickThis is a haunted house novella translated from Spanish. This house has been inhabited by 4 generations of women some of who are witches. A granddaughter returns home after spending time in jail after being accused of kidnapping the boy she nannies. This is intergenerational trauma, domestic violence, class warfare. I kept thinking of that Mean Girl‘s quote-I don‘t hate you cause you‘re fat, you‘re fat because I hate you. But instead it‘s- 👇🏼
pickA masterpiece.
You MUST read this book.
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pickWhen Netflix announced that one of my favorite book series was getting its own show, I was elated. Then it was announced that there were only going to be 3 seasons (it‘s a 4-book series). I had my doubts, but the author was one of the Executive Producers, so I held on to the hope that they would do a good job…IT WAS A DISASTER!
Fans were not OK with this, and we were very vocal about it…👇🏽
pick"El ojo que ves no es
ojo porque tú lo veas;
es ojo porque te ve.
Para dialogar,
preguntad, primero:
después...escuchad.
Busca a tu complementario,
que marcha siempre contigo
y suele ser tu contrario."
My 14th #Spanishbook
so-soJuly 2024 Book #9 last book read this month
Last book in Illumbe trilogy. Each book is developed in Illumbe but they are not direct sequence. In this book the story is about Nerea Arruti, an investigator. She maintained a secret lover, an accident occurred and everything turns complicated with the presence of a gang of criminals. Was her lover related with this gang? ⬇️
so-soPoe hovers over the top of this story of 3 generations of women and their unusual house. There are fantastical elements and perhaps fantastical powers. I wish it had pushed a little more, as I felt it was going somewhere and just didn‘t quite get there.
NBA longlist, translated literature
