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Chargement... Tant et tant de chevauxpar Luiz Ruffato
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There Were Many Horses is considered one of the defining novels of Brazilian literature, winner of the Brazilian National Library's Machado de Assis Award and the APCA Award for best novel upon its debut in 2001, and this publication marks its English debut. A day in the life of S o Paulo exposes the city for the diversity of all its inhabitants as the author describes in detail the scenes around him. It's May 9, 2000, and the city teems with life. The city is more than just traffic jams, parks, and global financial maneuvering. He deciphers every minute and second of the metropolis marked by human diversity--a mosaic of people from all over Brazil and the world marking the city's personality at the turn of the twenty-first century. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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I suppose I am just getting too old to really enjoy new-fangled approaches to novels. This one is written in snippets that are more like poetry than prose, which I guess is fine if that is what you enjoy. It was not until page 24 that any of the bits began to even look like a short story. Honestly, I just don't understand the value of writing in run-on sentences, without punctuation or capitalization, and without any real indication of where the voices change.
Then there was the content. The book is set in Sao Paulo, and geez oh man does this book make Sao Paulo seem like a terribly depressing, violent, poor, and angry place.
I gave it 2 stars only because I was finally able to finish reading it. I try to reserve 1-star ratings for books I dislike so much that I can't even finish them.
*** I received my copy of this book for free through Goodreads First Reads (but I promise that did not influence my thoughts on this book). ( )