Rodrigo Blanco Calderon
Auteur de The Night
A propos de l'auteur
Crédit image: Venezuelan author Rodrigo Blanco Calderón. Photo by Luisa Fontiveros, promotional material from publisher's website.
Œuvres de Rodrigo Blanco Calderon
Emuntorios 1 exemplaire
Las Rayas 1 exemplaire
Una Larga fila de hombres 1 exemplaire
Emuntorios 1 exemplaire
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1981
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Venezuela
- Pays (pour la carte)
- Venezuela
- Lieu de naissance
- Caracas, Venezuela
Membres
Critiques
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 10
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 82
- Popularité
- #220,761
- Évaluation
- 2.9
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 22
- Langues
- 5
This novel brings together Venezuelan history, modern Caracas and Venezuelan politics, and a cast of characters who are all Venezuelan, but all of different origins. I really enjoyed this—it is very interesting, from the dogs abandoned as people with means leave the country, to those that stay to either take advantage of the situation or try to help. The characters are all interesting, the families do different and mysterious.
I also found it quite confusing and I am certain I missed things. I am not a fan of open endings like this one—what did he see in the bottom of the cup? Was his “first short story” not a story but his subconscious telling him what he knows to be true? But what is that? Is Paul or the younger Aponte the guilty party? Argh.
Yet, I still liked it. I think my 3rd favorite of the Longlist (I have 2 left to read!).… (plus d'informations)