In Search of Bernabe
エルサルバドルの暴力と家族の喪失を背景に、息子を探す母の視点から政治的破局を人間の物語へ引き寄せる長編小説。
作品情報
失われた息子を探す旅が、国家暴力の記憶を映し出す。
母と息子の引き離しを軸に、戦争と暴力が個人の生活に落とす影を描く。政治的テーマを抱えながらも、物語は終始人物の感情に根ざしている。
書籍情報
- 出版社
- Arte Publico Pr
- 発売日
- 1993-09-01
- ページ数
- 168ページ
- 言語
- 英語
- サイズ
- 13.72 x 1.19 x 21.49 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781558850736
- ISBN-10
- 1558850732
- 価格
- 6028 JPY
- カテゴリ
- 洋書/Literature & Fiction/Genre Fiction/Family Saga
Tells the story of Luz Delcano's search for her son Bernabe, a priest-turned-guerrilla in the setting of Archbishop Romero's assassination and funeral
Graciela Limon is a professor and chair of the Department of Modern Languages at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
レビュー
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Lovely, moving novel
This was a really good read, especially if you're interested in Latin American fiction. It's moving, sad, and soulful. I would read it again.
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Fanstastic book!
Through an exploration of the political circumstances of El Salvador we meet an array of characters all who mirror the utter suffering of their country. Limón introduces of to Luz Delcano, who by a series of unfortunate events, flees her country, traveling to Nicaragua, Mexico and finally reaching Los Angeles. Particular attention should be paid to Luz's representation of the Mater Dolorosa because the tail is told with symbolism of religion playing a crucial part. The story itself is modeled after the tale of Cain and Able. The story is honest and it times highly graphical of the violence that the characters endure. Expect to feel as if you've joined Luz Delcano in this search that will provide the reader a new perspective on the realities facing the Latin American part of the continent.
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