Bøger af Tomas Gonzalez

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Familiefaren Abraham bliver sammen med sin ven Saúl bortført af Enrique Medina – alias Den Grumme, alias Kamæleonen – en gammel klassekammerat, der nu er blevet en berygtet bandolero og dukker op på Abrahams ejendom med sin bande. De to bliver tvunget med banden ud i bjergene. Det er dog en ret særegen bortførelse, for den kommer til at byde på ikke blot lange dag- og nattevandringer, overfald, mord og plyndringer, men også obligatoriske kortspil og indtagelse af brændevin i store mængder. Inde i byen fortæller Susana, Abrahams kone, om den vanskelige uvished i de dage bortførelsen varer, og de historier der udgør den anden side af begivenhederne: mere end halvtreds års familieliv i næsten konstant skygge af volden i Colombia. Abraham blandt banditter væver ofres og bødlers liv sammen og viser, hvordan der kan knyttes bånd, når man deler den samme elendighed. “Tomás González har potentialet til at blive en klassiker i latinamerikansk litteratur. Da jeg læste ham, fik jeg fornemmelsen af, at han var en forfatter med en stor renhed.” Elfriede Jelinek, forfatter, Nobelprisvinder

Tiden ved Stillehavet er en roman skrevet med glæde, som en hyldest til glæden. En stor familie ledsager den gamle 91-årige mor til Colombias Stillehavskyst for at se hvaler. Ignacio, som er læge og fortæller i denne smukke roman, er med på rejsen for at finde meningen med livet. Sammen med ham er hans mor, hans moster Antonia, hans kone, Ester, hans fire søskende, en sygeplejerske og hans nevøer. Nogle er spøgelsesagtige tilstedeværelser i hukommelsen, andre er der for at afsløre den dybere grund til, at de samles på det gådefulde sted, hvor havet, stranden, himlen og regnen går i ét med junglen. Tiden ved Stillehavet er en tumultarisk familieroman, hvori man mærker den store litteraturs mimetiske kraft; den, der gennem sine personer og sit sprog minder os om, at liv og død er to sider af samme sag. Ligesom der ikke kunne være noget hav uden en kyst, kan der heller ikke være nogen begyndelse uden en afslutning. “Tomás González har potentialet til at blive en klassiker i latinamerikansk litteratur. Da jeg læste ham, fik jeg fornemmelsen af, at han var en forfatter med en stor renhed.” Elfriede Jelinek, forfatter, Nobelprisvinder

A riveting family drama set on the lush and dangerous Colombian coast.By one of Colombia's most acclaimed contemporary novelists, The Storm is an atmospheric, gripping portrait of the tensions that devastate one family. Twins Mario and Jose do not know how to cope with the hatred they feel for their father, an arrogant man whose pride seems to taint everything he touches. Over the course of a fateful fishing trip straight into the heart of a storm, father and sons are confronted with the unspoken secrets and resentments that are destroying them.

Grappling with his son's death, the painter David explores his grief through art and writing, etching out the rippled landscape of his loss.Over twenty years after his son's death, nearly blind and unable to paint, David turns to writing to examine the deep shades of his loss. Despite his acute pain, or perhaps because of it, David observes beauty in the ordinary: in the resemblance of a woman to Egyptian portraits, in the horseshoe crabs that wash up on Coney Island, in the foam gathering behind a ferry propeller; in these moments, González reveals the world through a painter's eyes. From one of Colombia's greatest contemporary novelists, Difficult Light is a formally daring meditation on grief, written in candid, arresting prose.

Tomás González er utvivlsomt en af de vigtigste skikkelser i nutidens colombianske litteratur. Det vanskelige lys er en enkel, men dyb roman. Et pulsslag mellem liv og død. David står over for den største af alle sorger: risikoen for at miste sin unge søn. Jacobos fysiske smerter efter en trafikulykke er så utålelige, at han beslutter at tage til Portland for at få aktiv dødshjælp. Fra New York følger familien hvert minut rejsen uden at vide, om frygt eller fortrydelse vil forpurre sønnens beslutning. Faderen, David, venter i uvished og voldsom, ublandet rædsel over dødens nærhed. Mange år senere, da han har forladt New York og har opgivet maleriet på grund af en øjensygdom, beslutter David at rekonstruere disse år i sit liv for med ord at udtrykke den dybe sorg, som dog ikke forhindrede ham i at bevare sin glødende betagelse af alverdens former, også de mest dystre, som skaber modvægt til skønheden og giver den mening. “Tomás González, has the potential of becoming a classic of Latin American literature. On reading him I had the feeling he was a writer with lots of pureness.” Elfriede Jelinek, forfatter, Nobelprisvinder