The Dream of the Jaguar: A Novel
マラカイボで始まる一族の物語を軸に、医師となった男とその家族の運命が、20世紀ベネズエラの政治的激動と重なり合う。伝承と歴史、家族史と国家史が渾然となって進む、豊かなスケールのサーガ。
作品情報
一族の記憶が、国の歴史をひとつの物語に編み直す。
マラカイボに生まれた孤児アントニオが、数々の出会いを経て医師となり、第一女性医師となるアナ・マリアと家庭を築く。その子孫クリストバルまでをたどりながら、ベネズエラの20世紀を家族の運命として描き出す壮大な小説。
レビュー要約
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多世代にわたる家族史の広がりと、神話めいた語り口を評価する読者が多い。いっぽうで、登場人物の輪郭や装飾の多さをやや過剰と見る声もある。
書籍情報
- 出版社
- Other Press
- 発売日
- 2025-12-02
- ページ数
- 288ページ
- 言語
- 英語
- サイズ
- 13.26 x 1.96 x 20.27 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781635425505
- ISBN-10
- 1635425506
- 価格
- 3671 JPY
- カテゴリ
- 洋書/Literature & Fiction/Genre Fiction/Family Saga
An enchanting family saga in the vein of One Hundred Years of Solitude , this prize-winning novel illuminates Venezuela’s history through the lives of its memorable characters. When a mute beggar from Maracaibo, Venezuela, takes in a newborn abandoned on the steps of a church, she has no idea of the extraordinary destiny that awaits the orphan. Raised in poverty, Antonio will be a cigarette seller, a porter on the docks, a servant in a brothel before becoming, thanks to his effusive energy, one of the most illustrious surgeons in his country. An exceptional partner will inspire him. Ana Maria will distinguish herself as the first female doctor in the region. They will give birth to a daughter whom they will name after their own country: Venezuela. Connected to South America by her first name as much as by her origins, she only has eyes for Paris. But we never truly leave our own people. It is in the notebook of Cristóbal, the last link of their family, that the stories of this astonishing lineage will finally take shape. In this vibrant saga full of unforgettable characters, Miguel Bonnefoy paints a picture, inspired by his own ancestors, of a remarkable family whose fate is intertwined with that of Venezuela.
Miguel Bonnefoy was born in France in 1986 to a Venezuelan mother and a Chilean father. His earlier novels, Octavio’s Journey and Black Sugar , have sold more than thirty thousand copies each in France and have been translated into several languages. In 2013 Bonnefoy was awarded the Prix du Jeune Écrivain. His novel Heritage (Other Press, 2022) received widespread critical acclaim in France, including being short-listed for the Prix Femina, the Grand Prix de l’Académie française, and the Goncourt Prize. Ruth Diver holds a PhD in French and comparative literature from the University of Paris 8 and the University of Auckland, New Zealand. She won two 2018 French Voices Awards for her translations of Marx and the Doll by Maryam Madjidi, and Titus Did Not Love Berenice by Nathalie Azoulai. She also won Asymptote ’s 2016 Close Approximations fiction prize for her translation of extracts of Maraudes by Sophie Pujas.
関連する文学賞
- Prix Femina（プリ・フェミナ） 第121回（2024年） ・Winner