The Testament of Mary
Autor Colm Tóibínen Limba Engleză Paperback – 3 iul 2013
Colm Tóibín'sThe Testament of Maryis the moving story of the Virgin Mary, told by a novelist famous for writing brilliantly about the family.
From the author ofBrooklyn,in a voice that is both tender and filled with rage,The Testament of Marytells the story of a cataclysmic event which led to an overpowering grief. For Mary, her son has been lost to the world, and now, living in exile and in fear, she tries to piece together the memories of the events that led to her son's brutal death. To her he was a vulnerable figure, surrounded by men who could not be trusted, living in a time of turmoil and change.
As her life and her suffering begin to acquire the resonance of myth, Mary struggles to break the silence surrounding what she knows to have happened. In her effort to tell the truth in all its gnarled complexity, she slowly emerges as a figure of immense moral stature as well as a woman from history rendered now as fully human.
Praise forThe Testament of Mary:
'This is a short book, but it is as dense as a diamond. It is as tragic as a Spanish pieta, but it is completely heretical...Tóibín maintains all the dignity of Mary without subscribing to the myths that have accumulated around her' Edmund White,Irish Times
'Depicting the harrowing losses and evasions that can go on between mothers and sons...Tóibíncreates a reversed Pièta: he holds the mother in his arms'Independent
'A beautiful and daring work...it takes its power from the surprise of its language, its almost shocking characterization' Mary Gordon,New York Times
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780241962978
ISBN-10: 0241962978
Pagini: 112
Dimensiuni: 139 x 198 x 7 mm
Greutate: 0.09 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0241962978
Pagini: 112
Dimensiuni: 139 x 198 x 7 mm
Greutate: 0.09 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Recenzii
Beguiling
and
deeply
intelligent...In
a
single
passage
-
and
in
a
rendition,
furthermore,
of
one
of
the
most
famous
passages
of
western
literature
-
Tóibín
shows
how
the
telling
and
the
details
are
all-important.
Tóibín's weary Mary, sceptical and grudging, reads as far more true and real than the saintly perpetual virgin of legend. And Tóibín is a wonderful writer: as ever, his lyrical and moving prose is the real miracle.
This is a flawless work, touching, moving and terrifying.
There is a profound ache throughout this little character study, a steely determination coupled with an unbearable loss. Although it has some insightful things to say about religion and the period - the descriptions of the Crucifixion are visceral - it has a universal message about the nature of loss.
This novel is the Virgin's version of the life of Christ. After a lifetime listening to everyone else's versions of that life, she is angry and frustrated because they are all questionable.
Toibin has created an impressive work of religious imagination...haunting, highly original.
Beautifully crafted
Fearsomely strange, deeply thoughtful
With deceptively modest prose, Tóibín presents the Virgin Mary's story as one of human loss rather than salvation. By doing so he gives us a Mary to identify with rather than venerate.
Daring and very moving
The Testament of Mary, a novella of absences and silences, achieves a shimmering power
Tóibín's take on the most famous mother in history ... is all too believable
Finely written
Channels the memories of the Virgin Mary into a subversive tour de force of economy and
lacerating style
Stands out for its bold conception and blazingly brilliant execution
A miniature masterpiece
The miracles are real, but unsettling and sinister; Toibin's writing can be stunning beautiful; another should-have from this year's Booker shortlist
Toibin's short, powerful book offers itself up as an additional gospel
Tóibín's weary Mary, sceptical and grudging, reads as far more true and real than the saintly perpetual virgin of legend. And Tóibín is a wonderful writer: as ever, his lyrical and moving prose is the real miracle.
This is a flawless work, touching, moving and terrifying.
There is a profound ache throughout this little character study, a steely determination coupled with an unbearable loss. Although it has some insightful things to say about religion and the period - the descriptions of the Crucifixion are visceral - it has a universal message about the nature of loss.
This novel is the Virgin's version of the life of Christ. After a lifetime listening to everyone else's versions of that life, she is angry and frustrated because they are all questionable.
Toibin has created an impressive work of religious imagination...haunting, highly original.
Beautifully crafted
Fearsomely strange, deeply thoughtful
With deceptively modest prose, Tóibín presents the Virgin Mary's story as one of human loss rather than salvation. By doing so he gives us a Mary to identify with rather than venerate.
Daring and very moving
The Testament of Mary, a novella of absences and silences, achieves a shimmering power
Tóibín's take on the most famous mother in history ... is all too believable
Finely written
Channels the memories of the Virgin Mary into a subversive tour de force of economy and
lacerating style
Stands out for its bold conception and blazingly brilliant execution
A miniature masterpiece
The miracles are real, but unsettling and sinister; Toibin's writing can be stunning beautiful; another should-have from this year's Booker shortlist
Toibin's short, powerful book offers itself up as an additional gospel