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Amsterdam Karaat 2017
Library's review
De mist trekt slechts in flarden op in deze fragmentarische, gebalde en ingenieuze roman en komt op de laatste pagina al meteen weer opzetten. Een jongeman, kind van gescheiden ouders, komt er tijdens een reis in etappes met zijn vader en bij een bezoek aan zijn grootvader, niet toe om te vragen
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naar banale zaken als het kopen van kleren, maar ook andere zaken: de dood van een oom, het waarom van de echtscheiding. Herinneringen, moeizame gesprekken, verwijten heen en weer... alles wat uit het verleden komt priemen, heeft weerhaken en stelt eisen die misschien liever niet ingewilligd worden. Schrijver om in de gaten te houden. Show Less
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LibraryThing member Dreesie
A very quick read by a Chilean writer. This is more novella than novel, or a long short story, with a page for each "episode".
A 20-year-old man narrates time spent with his mother, his grandfather, his father and his new family, his memories of childhood, his dying dog, and his greatest
The geographic details are interesting--I ended up on googlemaps to see the places mentioned.
A 20-year-old man narrates time spent with his mother, his grandfather, his father and his new family, his memories of childhood, his dying dog, and his greatest
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love/need--food. As his father alternately rejects and welcomes him, as his mother struggles with supporting him, he eats a month's worth of university food coupons in a week. And he acts more like a 15-year-old than a 20-year-old.The geographic details are interesting--I ended up on googlemaps to see the places mentioned.
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LibraryThing member cathyskye
I'm always on the lookout for books set in South America, which is the main reason why I picked up this 128-page novella. Once I started reading, I couldn't stop, but I'll warn you right now that Camanchaca isn't going to be to everyone's taste.
Many of the chapters are only one page or even just
Some of those flashes of insight are quite powerful, and when I reached the end of this swiftly told tale, I almost wished it could go on. Camanchaca is different, and it's good.
Many of the chapters are only one page or even just
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one paragraph long, and that fit the story. It reminded me of night travels by car as a child when I would rest my head against the window and wait for the illumination of a street light, then be plunged into darkness only to wait for the next street light. The boy has similar flashes of insight as he and his father travel through the night.Some of those flashes of insight are quite powerful, and when I reached the end of this swiftly told tale, I almost wished it could go on. Camanchaca is different, and it's good.
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Language
Original language
Spanish
Physical description
139 p.; 20 cm
ISBN
9789079770335