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Chargement... The Innocents: A Novel (original 2019; édition 2019)par Michael Crummey (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreLes innocents par Michael Crummey (2019)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. A very good read by a Canadian author. Survival, isolation and growing up quick are the themes in this book. Set in Newfoundland many (~150ish?) years ago, when each day was a struggle for survival. A story of siblings making due with what they were taught at a young age. Only knowing what happens on the cove, and the rest of the world a fairy tale they hear from the infrequent strangers arriving by a boat with their provisions for the year as well as to pay off their debts with the fish they collected over the summer. Very graphic at times, and occasionally inappropriate for some readers, but would definitely recommend, and will keep Michael Crummey as a go to author in the future. When Ada and Evered’s parent both die, they are still young. It’s the 19th century and they live in an isolated area in Newfoundland. They do what they can to survive. I listened to the audio. It was slow-moving and I couldn’t get interested, though the Newfoundland accents and phrases are fun. I missed much of what happened in the book, but I didn’t really care, either. I’m not sure how old the kids were when their parents died and not sure how old they were at the end of the book, either. It was a bit ugly as they became teenagers with no one else around, though. When I saw this book was nominated for a few awards, that explained it for me (my not liking it). What an incredible story! Michael Crummey puts you right inside the minds of two young children trying to survive on an isolated bay in early Newfoundland, after the death of their parents and baby sister. They are true innocents, with no knowledge of the world beyond the hard life they have experienced in their own family, and no way to get help. This book is very hard to read in places because of the suffering depicted, but impossible to put down, as you hope things will get better for them. The book is full of colourful old Newfoundland expressions and slang, making the story so real. It really comes to life when a ship arrives looking for some mature forest to replace its broken mast, and the children are able to help them. Highly recommended. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Quelque part sur l'©ʼle de Terre-Neuve, une fascinante histoire de survie entre enfer et paradis. Evered et Ada sont encore des enfants quand leurs parents sont emport©♭s par la maladie, les laissant seuls dans l'anse isol©♭e o©£ la famille a toujours v©♭cu. Livr©♭s aux caprices d'une nature tour © tour g©♭n©♭reuse et hostile, le fr©·re et la soeur, qui ignorent tout du monde, vont tenter de survivre, suspendus © la venue de L'Esp©♭rance qui rythme leur existence autant que les saisons. Au fil des ann©♭es qui les voient traverser le pire, ils restent unis par l'in©♭branlable loyaut©♭ qui les attache l'un © l'autre. Mais avec l'©Øge s'©♭panouit le myst©·re de leur propre nature, qui pourrait bien avoir raison de leur ind©♭fectible lien... Un roman initiatique sublime et f©♭roce, dont les h©♭ros sont d©♭chirants d'humanit©♭. FINALISTE DU GILLER PRIZE ET DU PRIX DU GOUVERNEUR G©N©RAL Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Der elfjährige Evered und seine zwei Jahre jüngere Schwester Ada wachsen unter kargen Bedingungen auf. Sie sind die Kinder von Fischern, die allein inmitten der kanadischen Wildnis leben.
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