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Published March 28th by Lidia Barugel first published November 1st To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Lidia Barugel, an Argentinian writer won a very important novel contest not too long ago with this book. I would recommend it to anyone who likes to read in this language.
The plot takes place in Senegal -- mainly -- with a few sights of Bahia, Brasil. It has all the required elements of fantasy, movement in time and space, and perhaps the required erotic element of our time in writing. Nevertheless, the English tran Lidia Barugel, an Argentinian writer won a very important novel contest not too long ago with this book. Nevertheless, the English translation has been done almost word by word, trying to maintain the writer's special weaving of the original text.
It failed in its purpose. Alexandra Stolnicu rated it it was ok May 13, Nadia A zerhouni rated it did not like it Apr 18, Jose Rafael Fonseca rated it it was amazing Feb 27, Terri Witt rated it liked it Mar 11, Javier rated it it was ok Dec 27, Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Would you like to tell us about a lower price? Learn more about Amazon Prime. An all-sweeping book, magical, transparent and evocative, sown with reflections and signals, so much as lightning, so much as light that, after reading it, no reader goes back to be the same.
Syncretism effect for a great narrative. Thousands of stories and novels deal with mirrors. To write about them is a challenge to originality.
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Otilia Umaga the mulatto girl from Martinique -short novel, winner of the Juan Rulfo Prize totally deserves that distinction for its subtle sensuousness and the atmosphere achieved, A Brazilian woman and a Dutchman, who owns an inn at Senegal, play the leading roles in a particular encounter. Over this background they will tell their story.
“Otilia Umaga, parece un libro adentro de otro, con las inclusiones infinitas de dos espejos enfrentados. Es justamente un espejo el protagonista final de esta. bahana-line.com: OTILIA UMAGA, LA MULATA DE MARTINICA (Spanish Edition) ( ) by LIDIA BARUGEL and a great selection of similar New.
But it will be a revealing mirror that through its transhumant becoming shows us another leading couple of the novel in a far away time: A Belgian slave dealer —married to a Spanish woman from Seville- and a mixed race —mulatto- girl from Martinique, who enters the scene late, but with decisive participation. With a narrative as exotic as it is attractive, the author leads us to a mixture of Eden and Purgatory. The treatment of the passions and human behaviour in a torrid and sensuous climate coexists with the freshness and originality of her prose.
Towards the end the features of magical realism —so dear to Juan Rulfo- get stronger, in an unexpected and fascinating spectacular encounter.
The breaking-up of the temporal fields, the natural narration of unconventional or fantastic deeds, as also the meticulous description of characters in the real plane; coexist eclectically with Afro-American mythical elements, ghosts and catholic nuns. Lidia Barugel was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
She published Amores de vidrio and Contrapalabra ilustrated poem, Otilia Umaga, la mulata de Martinica, obtained the Juan Rulfo Prize, sponsored by: Read more Read less. Kindle Cloud Reader Read instantly in your browser. Product details File Size: Lidia Barugel May 8, Publication Date: May 8, Sold by: Related Video Shorts 0 Upload your video. Share your thoughts with other customers.
Write a customer review. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. Lidia Barugel, an Argentinian writer won a very important novel contest not too long ago with this book. I would recommend it to anyone who likes to read in this language. The plot takes place in Senegal -- mainly -- with a few sights of Bahia, Brasil.
It has all the required elements of fantasy, movement in time and space, and perhaps the required erotic element of our time in writing. Nevertheless, the English translation has been done almost word by word, trying to maintain the writer's special weaving of the original text. It failed in its purpose.
One person found this helpful 2 people found this helpful. This book is strange and strangely written. Evocative and magnetizing while appearing to be simplistic, it is not. Because I like something really different and quietly intellectual, this is my kind of book. The characters are so limited that I prefer not to discuss them.