AccueilGroupesDiscussionsPlusTendances
Site de recherche
Ce site utilise des cookies pour fournir nos services, optimiser les performances, pour les analyses, et (si vous n'êtes pas connecté) pour les publicités. En utilisant Librarything, vous reconnaissez avoir lu et compris nos conditions générales d'utilisation et de services. Votre utilisation du site et de ses services vaut acceptation de ces conditions et termes.

Résultats trouvés sur Google Books

Cliquer sur une vignette pour aller sur Google Books.

How to Order the Universe par María…
Chargement...

How to Order the Universe (édition 2021)

par María José Ferrada (Auteur), Elizabeth Bryer (Traducteur)

MembresCritiquesPopularitéÉvaluation moyenneMentions
867313,163 (3.5)1
"A richly imaginative debut, detailing a girl and her father finding their way -and themselves - while they work as traveling hardware salesmen in Pinochet-era Chile, is a rare work of magic and originality. For seven-year-old M, the world is guided by a firm set of principles, based on her father D's life as a traveling salesman. Enchanted by her father's trade, M convinces him to take her along on his routes, selling hardware supplies amid the backdrop of Pinochet-era Chile. As she becomes part of a tight-knit community of fellow salesmen and grifters, M is regaled with parables and anecdotes that inform her "parallel education," D's excuse for letting her skip school without M's mother's knowledge. As father and daughter trek from town to town in their old Renault, M's memories and thoughts become tied to a language of rural commerce, philosophy, the cosmos, hardware products, and ghosts. M, in her innocence, barely notices the rising tensions and precarious nature of their work, until she and her father connect with an enigmatic photographer, E, whose presence threatens to upend the whimsical life they've created."--Provided by publisher.… (plus d'informations)
Membre:e-zReader
Titre:How to Order the Universe
Auteurs:María José Ferrada (Auteur)
Autres auteurs:Elizabeth Bryer (Traducteur)
Info:Tin House Books (2021), Edition: Translation, 180 pages
Collections:For Sale
Évaluation:
Mots-clés:gift from the publisher

Information sur l'oeuvre

How to Order the Universe par María José Ferrada

Chargement...

Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre

Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.

» Voir aussi la mention 1

Affichage de 1-5 de 7 (suivant | tout afficher)
I read this charming little book in one sitting. I'm sure I missed some subtle nuances since I'm not familiar with the history of Pinochet-era Chile, but I really enjoyed this nonetheless. ( )
  BibliophageOnCoffee | Aug 12, 2022 |
Racconto di crescita di una fantastica bambina che diventa ragazzina nel lungo viaggio della vita di bambina in compagnia del padre, commesso viaggiatore per la ditta di ferramenta Kramp, nascosta da una madre assente e invisibile e dalla scuola che frequenterà un giorno sì e tre no. Ma di una madre e di una scuola non avrà bisogno la piccola, perché a insegnarle la vita ci penseranno il padre e il suo lavoro, il catalogo di prodotti Kramp, i colleghi del padre.
È una storia assurdamente folgorante, coinvolgente e che tocca tantissimi argomenti in poco più di 100 pagine. Veloce e netta come un fulmine ti spacca il cervello, ogni pagina un punto di riflessione, per ogni frase quasi ci sarebbe da scriverne un libro a parte.
Con una narrazione serrata ma rilassata l'autrice ci accompagna in quelli che sono i momenti che una bambina passerà a crescere in modo parallelo alla vita che avrebbe dovuto vivere. E con poche parole la vita di una famiglia, anzi, di più di una.
Lascia assolutamente esterrefatti il finale, che non anticiperò nemmeno sul blog, dove avrete un pensiero più esteso di quello che è il mio parere.
Buona lettura, consigliata a tutti. ( )
  louchobi | May 12, 2022 |
A beautiful told coming of age tale featuring 7 year old M as her childlike view of the world slowly dissolves as the realities of Pinochet era Chile intrude. ( )
  JJbooklvr | Sep 18, 2021 |
How to Order the Universe by María José Ferrada, translated by Elizabeth Bryer is told from a child's perspective – “M”, a child who idealizes her father but whose idealism is one day shattered. Presumably, it is her attempt at seeing an order to her own universe. The ending leaves me wondering what happens in the future which is a statement to the success of the story and the storytelling.

Read my complete review at http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2021/09/how-to-order-universe.html

Reviewed for NetGalley. ( )
  njmom3 | Sep 13, 2021 |
This intense novel shows a child’s perception of what is happening in Chile during the Pinochet-era. M travels with her father, a salesman. As his sidekick, she’s responsible for “guilting” the hardware suppliers into buying from her father. But when they meet a photographer, identified as “E” the lives of both father and daughter are put in danger. Escaping from a night of gunfire M finds herself alone and M returns to her mother. Ferrada has published several children’s novels. This is her debut adult title, and she understands children, in this unsettling, quickly read story. ( )
  brangwinn | Feb 16, 2021 |
Affichage de 1-5 de 7 (suivant | tout afficher)
aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Vous devez vous identifier pour modifier le Partage des connaissances.
Pour plus d'aide, voir la page Aide sur le Partage des connaissances [en anglais].
Titre canonique
Titre original
Titres alternatifs
Date de première publication
Personnes ou personnages
Lieux importants
Évènements importants
Films connexes
Épigraphe
Dédicace
Premiers mots
Citations
Derniers mots
Notice de désambigüisation
Directeur de publication
Courtes éloges de critiques
Langue d'origine
DDC/MDS canonique
LCC canonique

Références à cette œuvre sur des ressources externes.

Wikipédia en anglais

Aucun

"A richly imaginative debut, detailing a girl and her father finding their way -and themselves - while they work as traveling hardware salesmen in Pinochet-era Chile, is a rare work of magic and originality. For seven-year-old M, the world is guided by a firm set of principles, based on her father D's life as a traveling salesman. Enchanted by her father's trade, M convinces him to take her along on his routes, selling hardware supplies amid the backdrop of Pinochet-era Chile. As she becomes part of a tight-knit community of fellow salesmen and grifters, M is regaled with parables and anecdotes that inform her "parallel education," D's excuse for letting her skip school without M's mother's knowledge. As father and daughter trek from town to town in their old Renault, M's memories and thoughts become tied to a language of rural commerce, philosophy, the cosmos, hardware products, and ghosts. M, in her innocence, barely notices the rising tensions and precarious nature of their work, until she and her father connect with an enigmatic photographer, E, whose presence threatens to upend the whimsical life they've created."--Provided by publisher.

Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque

Description du livre
Résumé sous forme de haïku

Discussion en cours

Aucun

Couvertures populaires

Vos raccourcis

Évaluation

Moyenne: (3.5)
0.5
1
1.5 1
2 2
2.5
3 5
3.5
4 10
4.5 1
5 1

Est-ce vous ?

Devenez un(e) auteur LibraryThing.

 

À propos | Contact | LibraryThing.com | Respect de la vie privée et règles d'utilisation | Aide/FAQ | Blog | Boutique | APIs | TinyCat | Bibliothèques historiques | Critiques en avant-première | Partage des connaissances | 204,744,085 livres! | Barre supérieure: Toujours visible