By Night the Mountain Burns

Posted on 24 October 2017 by Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel

By Night The Mountain Burns recounts the narrator s childhood on a remote island off the West African coast, living with his mysterious grandfather, several mothers and no fathers We learn of a dark chapter in the island s history a bush fire destroys the crops, then hundreds perish in a cholera outbreak Superstition dominates now the islanders must sacrifice their possessions to the enraged ocean god What of their lives will they manage to save Whitmanesque in its lyrical evocation of the island, vila Laurel s writing builds quietly, through the oral rhythms of traditional storytelling, into gripping drama worthy of an Achebe or a Garc a M rquez. Free Download [ By Night the Mountain Burns ] author [ Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Is this THE novel of Equatorial Guinea image error A beautiful book that unfurls the remote Atlantic Ocean island of Annobon page by page The scenes, sights, smells, struggles and soul of the island fan out via an intricately detailed narration from a child s perspective The narration follows a meandering, stream of conciousness, repetitive style to perfectly capture the oral story telling tradition of Annobon The stream of consciousness narration brings the childhood voice to the fore, remi Is this THE novel of Equatorial Guinea image error A beautif...This is a semi autographical account of a child living in the Equatorial Guinea island of Annobon Late in the book it is revealed that the unknown narrator has been recorded and the book written from this It reads like an oral history and it s rhythm of repeating phrases and events as well as the many diversions worked well.The book is full of the islander s culture and practices, an unwanted pregnancy, of missing fathers, canoe making, paddling, women working the fields, a cholera epidemic, t This is a semi autographical account...Aavistin jo kyll alkusivuilta, ett t m ei ehk ole ihan se kaikkein sopivin kirja, kun kaipaa jotain helppoa ja kevyttlukemista, mutta jokin taika sai pit m n silti otteessaan ja vei hujauksessa puoleen v liin saakka Afrikkalaiseen suulliseen kerrontaperinteeseen nojaava kirja ilman lukuja, kappeleita ja varsinaista punaista lankaa ei ehk ollut tosiaan se helpoin pala, mutta si...The first really remarkable book I ve read this year For one thing, it s set on Annob n, a remote island that s part of Equatorial Guinea, the only African nation in which Spanish is an official language I didn t even know that Ann bon existed before reading this book, and I suspect I m not alone But leaving aside the setting, the other remarkable thing about this book is its genre It s the most persuasive example I ve ever come across of a written text replicating an oral account It s a co The first really remarkable book I ve read this year For one thing, it s set on Annob n, a remote island that s part of Equatorial Guinea, the only African nation in which Spanish is an official language I didn t even know that Ann bon existed before reading this book, and I suspect I m not alone But leaving aside the setting, the other remarkable thing about this book is its genre It s the most persuasive example I ve ever come across of a written te...By Night the Mountain Burns recounts the narrator s childhood memories of living on the small remote island of Annob n in the South Atlantic Ocean where the inhabitants deal with various crises including a bush fire and a cholera epidemic The prose is based on the oral tradition of storytelling and features a great deal of repetition, rhetorical questions and meandering through different events with few breaks in the text in keeping with the narrator s conversational tone While I found this By Night the Mountain Burns recounts...I loved this book, written as if being told aloud to a third person I could feel the narrator being dragged back to his childhood and the confusion he felt during a particularly horrific period on the island a totally evocati...Another entry in my books of the world reading project, this one from the Spanish speaking African country of Equatorial Guinea I ve found it difficult to rate authors who are imitating oral storytelling tradition as they generally don t adhere to a linear plot The wr...Toisteista ja junnaavaa turinointia kaukaiselta Atlantin saarelta Paikallisen el m nmenon kuvauksessa kirja onnistuu hyvin, mutta mit n yhten ist tarinaa siin ei ole, vaan muutamaa l yh sti toisiinsa l hinn ajallisesti liittyv an...This was a fascinating read Great narrating, an amazing story from a remote place on Earth WowPositiivisella tavalla erilainen kirja ja lukukokemus, kuin mihin olen tottunut Teos kertoo er n pienen saaren ihmisist , uskomuksista ja tapahtumista lapsen silmin tuoden kirjaan suullisen kerronnan perinteen Tarina oli kiinnostava ja pidin siit.Tarinan seuraaminen oli kuitenkin hieman ty l st aiheesta toiseen hyppimisen vuoksi Lis ksi kokonaiskuva j i pirstaleiseksi ja laihaksi, v h n et iseksikin, eik kirjassa ollut varsinaista kliimaksia Tavallaan tarinan idea ei ollut juonessa, jote Positiivisella tavalla erilainen kirja ja lukukokemus, kuin mihin olen tottunut Teos ke...

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24 October 2017

Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel