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螣喂 胃维位伪蟽蟽蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀 螡蠈蟿慰蠀
螠委伪 伪蟺蠈 蟿喂蟼 未畏渭慰蠁喂位苇蟽蟿蔚蟻蔚蟼 蟺蔚蟻喂蟺苇蟿蔚喂蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀 喂未喂蠈蟻蟻蠀胃渭慰蠀 谓蟿蔚蟿苇魏蟿喂尾 螤苇蟺蔚 螝伪蟻尾维位喂慰 蟽蟿畏谓 慰蟺慰委伪 魏伪位蔚委蟿伪喂 谓伪 位蠉蟽蔚喂 蟿慰 伪委谓喂纬渭伪 蟿蠈蟽慰 蟿畏蟼 未慰位慰蠁慰谓委伪蟼 蠈蟽慰 魏伪喂 蟿畏蟼 蔚尉伪蠁维谓喂蟽畏蟼 蟿慰蠀 蔚蟺喂蠂蔚喂蟻畏渭伪蟿委伪 危蟿慰蠉伪蟻蟿 螤蔚未蟻苇位.
韦慰 渭蠀胃喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏渭伪 蔚魏蟿蠀位委蟽蟽蔚蟿伪喂 蟽蟿畏 螔伪蟻魏蔚位蠋谓畏 蟿慰 1979, 蟽蔚 渭喂伪 蔚蟺慰蠂萎 渭蔚蟿伪尾伪蟿喂魏萎 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 螜蟽蟺伪谓委伪, 魏伪胃蠋蟼 渭蔚蟿维 蟿慰 胃维谓伪蟿慰 蟿慰蠀 未喂魏蟿维蟿慰蟻伪 桅蟻维谓魏慰 未喂维蠁慰蟻蔚蟼 蟺慰位喂蟿喂魏苇蟼 未蠀谓维渭蔚喂蟼 伪谓伪渭蔚蟿蟻慰蠉谓蟿伪喂 蟽蔚 蟺慰喂魏委位伪 蟺蔚未委伪. 螣 伪谓蟿喂魏慰渭蠁慰蟻渭喂蟽蟿萎蟼 螤苇蟺蔚 螝伪蟻尾维位喂慰 伪谓伪位伪渭尾维谓蔚喂 谓伪 蔚尉喂蠂谓喂维蟽蔚喂 蟿畏 未慰位慰蠁慰谓委伪 蟿慰蠀 蔚蟺喂蠂蔚喂蟻畏渭伪蟿委伪 螝维蟻位慰蟼 危蟿慰蠉伪蟻蟿 螤蔚未蟻苇位, 慰 慰蟺慰委慰蟼 尾蟻委蟽魏蔚蟿伪喂 渭伪蠂伪喂蟻蠅渭苇谓慰蟼 蟽蔚 渭喂伪 蔚纬魏伪蟿伪位蔚位蔚喂渭渭苇谓畏 慰喂魏慰未慰渭萎 渭喂伪蟼 魏伪魏蠈蠁畏渭畏蟼 蟽蠀谓慰喂魏委伪蟼. 螣 危蟿慰蠉伪蟻蟿 螤蔚未蟻苇位 苇谓伪 蠂蟻蠈谓慰 蟺蟻喂谓 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏 未慰位慰蠁慰谓委伪 蟿慰蠀 蔚委蠂蔚 伪蟺慰未蟻维蟽蔚喂 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 慰喂魏慰纬苇谓蔚喂维 蟿慰蠀, 蟿喂蟼 蔚蟺喂蠂蔚喂蟻萎蟽蔚喂蟼 蟿慰蠀 魏伪喂 蟿慰 魏慰喂谓蠅谓喂魏蠈 蟿慰蠀 蟺蔚蟻喂尾维位位慰谓 渭蔚 蟺蟻慰慰蟻喂蟽渭蠈 魏维蟺慰喂慰 谓畏蟽委 蟿畏蟼 螤慰位蠀谓畏蟽委伪蟼, 蠈蟺慰蠀 蟽魏蠈蟺蔚蠀蔚 谓伪 味萎蟽蔚喂 蠅蟼 蔚蟻畏渭委蟿畏蟼 蟽伪谓 蟿慰谓 螤蠅位 螕魏蠅纬魏苇谓. 螒谓 魏伪喂 蠈位慰喂 蟺委蟽蟿蔚蠀伪谓, 畏 蠂萎蟻伪 蟿慰蠀, 慰喂 蟽蠀谓蔚蟿伪委蟻慰喂 蟿慰蠀 魏伪喂 慰 未喂魏畏纬蠈蟻慰蟼 蟿慰蠀, 蟺蠅蟼 伪蟻渭苇谓喂味蔚 蟽蟿喂蟼 胃维位伪蟽蟽蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀 螡蠈蟿慰蠀, 慰 螤蔚未蟻苇位 尾蟻喂蟽魏蠈蟿伪谓 蠈位慰 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟿慰 蠂蟻慰谓喂魏蠈 未喂维蟽蟿畏渭伪 蟽蟿畏 螔伪蟻魏蔚位蠋谓畏 渭蔚 维位位慰 蠈谓慰渭伪. 螤慰喂慰蟼 位慰喂蟺蠈谓 萎胃蔚位蔚 谓伪 蟿慰谓 尾纬维位蔚喂 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏 渭苇蟽畏;
螤苇蟻伪 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 伪蟽蟿蠀谓慰渭喂魏萎 蟺位慰魏萎, 畏 慰蟺慰委伪 未喂伪谓胃委味蔚蟿伪喂 伪蟺蠈 蟽蠀谓蟿伪纬苇蟼 渭伪纬蔚喂蟻喂魏萎蟼, 魏伪胃蠋蟼 魏伪喂 伪谓伪蠁慰蟻苇蟼 蟽蔚 尾喂尾位委伪, 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁蔚委蟼 魏伪喂 蟺慰喂畏蟿苇蟼, 蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰 胃委纬蔚喂 渭喂伪 蟺慰喂魏喂位委伪 胃蔚渭维蟿蠅谓 蟽蠀谓未苇慰谓蟿伪蟼 蟿畏谓 螜蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 渭蔚 蟿畏谓 魏慰喂谓蠅谓喂魏萎 蟺蟻伪纬渭伪蟿喂魏蠈蟿畏蟿伪, 伪谓伪未蔚喂魏谓蠉慰谓蟿伪蟼 苇蟿蟽喂 蟿畏谓 蔚蠀蟻蠉蟿畏蟿伪 蟿畏蟼 伪蟽蟿蠀谓慰渭喂魏萎蟼 位慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓委伪蟼.
韦慰 渭蠀胃喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏渭伪 蔚魏蟿蠀位委蟽蟽蔚蟿伪喂 蟽蟿畏 螔伪蟻魏蔚位蠋谓畏 蟿慰 1979, 蟽蔚 渭喂伪 蔚蟺慰蠂萎 渭蔚蟿伪尾伪蟿喂魏萎 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 螜蟽蟺伪谓委伪, 魏伪胃蠋蟼 渭蔚蟿维 蟿慰 胃维谓伪蟿慰 蟿慰蠀 未喂魏蟿维蟿慰蟻伪 桅蟻维谓魏慰 未喂维蠁慰蟻蔚蟼 蟺慰位喂蟿喂魏苇蟼 未蠀谓维渭蔚喂蟼 伪谓伪渭蔚蟿蟻慰蠉谓蟿伪喂 蟽蔚 蟺慰喂魏委位伪 蟺蔚未委伪. 螣 伪谓蟿喂魏慰渭蠁慰蟻渭喂蟽蟿萎蟼 螤苇蟺蔚 螝伪蟻尾维位喂慰 伪谓伪位伪渭尾维谓蔚喂 谓伪 蔚尉喂蠂谓喂维蟽蔚喂 蟿畏 未慰位慰蠁慰谓委伪 蟿慰蠀 蔚蟺喂蠂蔚喂蟻畏渭伪蟿委伪 螝维蟻位慰蟼 危蟿慰蠉伪蟻蟿 螤蔚未蟻苇位, 慰 慰蟺慰委慰蟼 尾蟻委蟽魏蔚蟿伪喂 渭伪蠂伪喂蟻蠅渭苇谓慰蟼 蟽蔚 渭喂伪 蔚纬魏伪蟿伪位蔚位蔚喂渭渭苇谓畏 慰喂魏慰未慰渭萎 渭喂伪蟼 魏伪魏蠈蠁畏渭畏蟼 蟽蠀谓慰喂魏委伪蟼. 螣 危蟿慰蠉伪蟻蟿 螤蔚未蟻苇位 苇谓伪 蠂蟻蠈谓慰 蟺蟻喂谓 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏 未慰位慰蠁慰谓委伪 蟿慰蠀 蔚委蠂蔚 伪蟺慰未蟻维蟽蔚喂 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 慰喂魏慰纬苇谓蔚喂维 蟿慰蠀, 蟿喂蟼 蔚蟺喂蠂蔚喂蟻萎蟽蔚喂蟼 蟿慰蠀 魏伪喂 蟿慰 魏慰喂谓蠅谓喂魏蠈 蟿慰蠀 蟺蔚蟻喂尾维位位慰谓 渭蔚 蟺蟻慰慰蟻喂蟽渭蠈 魏维蟺慰喂慰 谓畏蟽委 蟿畏蟼 螤慰位蠀谓畏蟽委伪蟼, 蠈蟺慰蠀 蟽魏蠈蟺蔚蠀蔚 谓伪 味萎蟽蔚喂 蠅蟼 蔚蟻畏渭委蟿畏蟼 蟽伪谓 蟿慰谓 螤蠅位 螕魏蠅纬魏苇谓. 螒谓 魏伪喂 蠈位慰喂 蟺委蟽蟿蔚蠀伪谓, 畏 蠂萎蟻伪 蟿慰蠀, 慰喂 蟽蠀谓蔚蟿伪委蟻慰喂 蟿慰蠀 魏伪喂 慰 未喂魏畏纬蠈蟻慰蟼 蟿慰蠀, 蟺蠅蟼 伪蟻渭苇谓喂味蔚 蟽蟿喂蟼 胃维位伪蟽蟽蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀 螡蠈蟿慰蠀, 慰 螤蔚未蟻苇位 尾蟻喂蟽魏蠈蟿伪谓 蠈位慰 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟿慰 蠂蟻慰谓喂魏蠈 未喂维蟽蟿畏渭伪 蟽蟿畏 螔伪蟻魏蔚位蠋谓畏 渭蔚 维位位慰 蠈谓慰渭伪. 螤慰喂慰蟼 位慰喂蟺蠈谓 萎胃蔚位蔚 谓伪 蟿慰谓 尾纬维位蔚喂 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏 渭苇蟽畏;
螤苇蟻伪 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 伪蟽蟿蠀谓慰渭喂魏萎 蟺位慰魏萎, 畏 慰蟺慰委伪 未喂伪谓胃委味蔚蟿伪喂 伪蟺蠈 蟽蠀谓蟿伪纬苇蟼 渭伪纬蔚喂蟻喂魏萎蟼, 魏伪胃蠋蟼 魏伪喂 伪谓伪蠁慰蟻苇蟼 蟽蔚 尾喂尾位委伪, 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁蔚委蟼 魏伪喂 蟺慰喂畏蟿苇蟼, 蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰 胃委纬蔚喂 渭喂伪 蟺慰喂魏喂位委伪 胃蔚渭维蟿蠅谓 蟽蠀谓未苇慰谓蟿伪蟼 蟿畏谓 螜蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 渭蔚 蟿畏谓 魏慰喂谓蠅谓喂魏萎 蟺蟻伪纬渭伪蟿喂魏蠈蟿畏蟿伪, 伪谓伪未蔚喂魏谓蠉慰谓蟿伪蟼 苇蟿蟽喂 蟿畏谓 蔚蠀蟻蠉蟿畏蟿伪 蟿畏蟼 伪蟽蟿蠀谓慰渭喂魏萎蟼 位慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓委伪蟼.
360 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published November 1, 1979
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About the author
Manuel V谩zquez Montalb谩n
282听books329听followersManuel V谩zquez Montalb谩n was a prolific Spanish writer: journalist, novelist, poet, essayist, anthologue, prologist, humourist, critic, as well as a gastronome and a FC Barcelona supporter.
He studied Philosophy at Universidad Aut貌noma de Barcelona and was also a member of the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia. For many years, he contributed columns and articles to the Madrid-based daily newspaper El Pa铆s.
He died in Bangkok, Thailand, while returning to his home country from a speaking tour of Australia. His last book, La aznaridad, was published posthumously.
He studied Philosophy at Universidad Aut貌noma de Barcelona and was also a member of the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia. For many years, he contributed columns and articles to the Madrid-based daily newspaper El Pa铆s.
He died in Bangkok, Thailand, while returning to his home country from a speaking tour of Australia. His last book, La aznaridad, was published posthumously.
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June 19, 2020
Lo bueno, poco: las descripciones de la Barcelona de los 80.
La trama se resuelve casi de casualidad y sin emoci贸n alguna.
Una lectura ligera, pero ins铆pida.
The good, little: the descriptions of the Barcelona of the 80s.
The plot is solved almost by chance and without any emotion.
A light, but tasteless read.
La trama se resuelve casi de casualidad y sin emoci贸n alguna.
Una lectura ligera, pero ins铆pida.
The good, little: the descriptions of the Barcelona of the 80s.
The plot is solved almost by chance and without any emotion.
A light, but tasteless read.
June 12, 2022
螣 未喂伪蟺蟻蔚蟺萎蟼 蔚蟺喂蠂蔚喂蟻畏渭伪蟿委伪蟼 蟺慰蠀 萎胃蔚位蔚 谓伪 蟿伪 蟺伪蟻伪蟿萎蟽蔚喂 蠈位伪 魏伪喂 谓伪 蠁蠉纬蔚喂 纬喂伪 蟿喂蟼 胃维位伪蟽蟽蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀 谓蠈蟿慰蠀, 苇谓伪谓 蠂蟻蠈谓慰 渭蔚蟿维 蟿畏谓 蠀蟺慰蟿喂胃苇渭蔚谓畏 蠁蠀纬萎 蟿慰蠀 尾蟻委蟽魏蔚蟿伪喂 未慰位慰蠁慰谓畏渭苇谓慰蟼 蟽鈥� 苇谓伪 纬喂伪蟺委 蟽蟿畏谓 韦蟻喂谓喂未维未, 苇蠂慰谓蟿伪蟼 蟽蟿喂蟼 蟿蟽苇蟺蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀 苇谓伪 蟿蟽伪位伪魏蠅渭苇谓慰 蠂伪蟻蟿委 畏渭蔚蟻慰位慰纬委慰蠀, 渭蔚 纬蟻伪渭渭苇谓畏 蟺维谓蠅 蟿慰蠀 蟽蟿伪 喂蟿伪位喂魏维 蟿畏谓 蔚尉萎蟼 蠁蟻维蟽畏: 芦魏伪谓蔚委蟼 蟺喂伪 未蔚谓 胃伪 渭蔚 蟺维蔚喂 蟽蟿慰谓 谓蠈蟿慰禄.
韦慰 渭蠀蟽蟿萎蟻喂慰 蟿慰蠀 胃伪谓维蟿慰蠀 蟿慰蠀 危蟿慰蠉伪蟻蟿 螤蔚未蟻苇位 伪谓伪位伪渭尾维谓蔚喂 谓伪 蔚尉喂蠂谓喂维蟽蔚喂 (蟺慰喂慰蟼 维位位慰蟼;) 慰 喂未喂蠈蟻蟻蠀胃渭慰蟼 谓蟿蔚蟿苇魏蟿喂尾 螤苇蟺蔚 螝伪蟻尾维位喂慰, 尉蔚魏喂谓蠋谓蟿伪蟼 伪蟺蠈 蟿伪 尾伪蟽喂魏维: 畏 蟽蠉谓蟿慰渭畏 蠁蟻维蟽畏 蟿慰蠀 蟽畏渭蔚喂蠋渭伪蟿慰蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 苇谓伪蟼 蟽蟿委蠂慰蟼 蟺慰蠀 蔚蟺伪谓伪位伪渭尾维谓蔚蟿伪喂 未喂蟼 蟽蟿慰 蟺慰委畏渭伪 蟿慰蠀 谓慰渭蟺蔚位委蟽蟿伪 蟽喂魏蔚位慰蠉 蟺慰喂畏蟿萎 危伪位尾伪蟿蠈蟻蔚 螝慰蠀伪蟽喂渭蠈谓蟿慰 芦螛蟻萎谓慰蟼 纬喂伪 蟿慰谓 谓蠈蟿慰禄. 韦喂 伪魏蟻喂尾蠋蟼 蟺蟻伪纬渭伪蟿蔚蠉蔚蟿伪喂 蟿慰 蟽蠀纬魏蔚魏蟻喂渭苇谓慰 蟺慰委畏渭伪; 韦慰 蟺伪蟻维蟺慰谓慰 蔚谓蠈蟼 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺慰蠀 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰谓 谓蠈蟿慰 蟺慰蠀 蟺伪蟻伪未苇蠂蔚蟿伪喂 蟿畏谓 伪谓畏渭蟺蠈蟻喂伪 蟿慰蠀 谓伪 蔚蟺喂蟽蟿蟻苇蠄蔚喂 蟽鈥� 伪蠀蟿蠈谓, 渭喂伪蟼 魏伪喂 畏 魏伪蟻未喂维 蟿慰蠀 苇蠂蔚喂 渭蔚委谓蔚喂 蟽蟿慰蠀蟼 位蔚喂渭蠋谓蔚蟼 魏伪喂 蟿伪 魏伪蟿伪蠂谓喂伪蟽渭苇谓伪 谓蔚蟻维 蟿畏蟼 螞慰渭尾伪蟻未委伪蟼. 螒位位维 蟺蠈蟽畏 蟽蠂苇蟽畏 渭蟺慰蟻蔚委 谓伪 苇蠂蔚喂 伪蠀蟿蠈 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 危蟿慰蠉伪蟻蟿 螤蔚未蟻苇位, 蟿畏 螔伪蟻魏蔚位蠋谓畏 魏伪喂 蟿畏 渭伪蟿伪喂蠅渭苇谓畏 蟺蟻慰蟽未慰魏委伪 蟿慰蠀 谓伪 蠁蠉纬蔚喂 纬喂伪 蟿喂蟼 胃维位伪蟽蟽蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀 谓蠈蟿慰蠀;
鈥溛熚� 胃维位伪蟽蟽蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀 谓蠈蟿慰蠀鈥�, 蟿苇蟿伪蟻蟿慰 魏伪蟿维 蟽蔚喂蟻维 渭蠀胃喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏渭伪 蟿慰蠀 芦螠伪谓蠈位慰禄 渭蔚 萎蟻蠅伪 蟿慰谓 螤苇蟺蔚 螝伪蟻尾维位喂慰, 未蔚谓 蔚委谓伪喂 渭蠈谓慰谓 苇谓伪 伪蟺蠈 蟿伪 蟺喂慰 伪谓蟿喂蟺蟻慰蟽蠅蟺蔚蠀蟿喂魏维 苇蟻纬伪 蟿畏蟼 蟿维蟽畏蟼 蟺慰蠀 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿畏蟻委蟽蟿畏魏蔚 芦渭蔚蟽慰纬蔚喂伪魏蠈 谓慰蠀维蟻禄, 伪位位维 蟺蟻蠅蟿委蟽蟿蠅蟼 苇谓伪 魏慰喂谓蠅谓喂魏蠈 渭蠀胃喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏渭伪 (渭蔚 伪蟽蟿蠀谓慰渭喂魏萎 蟺位慰魏萎 魏伪喂 尾伪蟻魏蔚位蠅谓苇味喂魏畏 伪蟿渭蠈蟽蠁伪喂蟻伪), 渭喂伪 未喂蔚喂蟽未蠀蟿喂魏萎 渭伪蟿喂维 魏喂 苇谓伪 未畏魏蟿喂魏蠈 蟽蠂蠈位喂慰 蟽蟿畏谓 谓蔚蠈魏慰蟺畏 喂蟽蟺伪谓喂魏萎 未畏渭慰魏蟻伪蟿委伪 蟿蠅谓 (维谓喂蟽蠅谓) 蔚蠀魏伪喂蟻喂蠋谓, 蟿慰蠀 谓蔚慰蟺位慰蠀蟿喂蟽渭慰蠉, 蟿蠅谓 蔚蟺蔚谓未蠉蟽蔚蠅谓 魏伪喂 蟿蠅谓 蠁蟿蠅蠂慰纬蔚喂蟿慰谓喂蠋谓. 螤蟻慰蟽胃苇蟽蟿蔚 蟽鈥� 伪蠀蟿维 魏伪喂 蟿慰谓 蠀蟺苇蟻慰蠂慰 螤苇蟺蔚 螝伪蟻尾维位喂慰, 蟺蟻蠋畏谓 魏慰渭渭慰蠀谓喂蟽蟿萎 魏伪喂 蟺蟻维魏蟿慰蟻伪 蟿畏蟼 CIA, 位维蟿蟻畏 蟿蠅谓 纬蠀谓伪喂魏蠋谓, 蟿慰蠀 蟺慰蟿慰蠉 魏伪喂 蟿慰蠀 魏伪位慰蠉 蠁伪纬畏蟿慰蠉, 蟺慰蠀 蟽蠀谓畏胃委味蔚喂 谓伪 魏伪委蔚喂 蟽蟿慰 蟿味维魏喂 蟿伪 尾喂尾位委伪 蟺慰蠀 未喂维尾伪蟽蔚, 魏喂 苇蠂蔚蟿蔚 (蟽蠂蔚未蠈谓) 苇谓伪 蔚魏伪蟿慰渭渭蠉蟻喂慰 位蠈纬慰蠀蟼 蟿畏谓 蔚蟺蠈渭蔚谓畏 蠁慰蟻维 蟺慰蠀 胃伪 胃蔚位萎蟽蔚蟿蔚 谓伪 蔚蟺喂位苇尉蔚蟿蔚 魏维蟿喂 伪蟺蠈 蟿伪 蟻维蠁喂伪 蟿畏蟼 伪蟽蟿蠀谓慰渭喂魏萎蟼 位慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓委伪蟼 谓伪 蟽蟿伪渭伪蟿萎蟽蔚蟿蔚 伪魏蟻喂尾蠋蟼 蔚未蠋.
韦慰 渭蠀蟽蟿萎蟻喂慰 蟿慰蠀 胃伪谓维蟿慰蠀 蟿慰蠀 危蟿慰蠉伪蟻蟿 螤蔚未蟻苇位 伪谓伪位伪渭尾维谓蔚喂 谓伪 蔚尉喂蠂谓喂维蟽蔚喂 (蟺慰喂慰蟼 维位位慰蟼;) 慰 喂未喂蠈蟻蟻蠀胃渭慰蟼 谓蟿蔚蟿苇魏蟿喂尾 螤苇蟺蔚 螝伪蟻尾维位喂慰, 尉蔚魏喂谓蠋谓蟿伪蟼 伪蟺蠈 蟿伪 尾伪蟽喂魏维: 畏 蟽蠉谓蟿慰渭畏 蠁蟻维蟽畏 蟿慰蠀 蟽畏渭蔚喂蠋渭伪蟿慰蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 苇谓伪蟼 蟽蟿委蠂慰蟼 蟺慰蠀 蔚蟺伪谓伪位伪渭尾维谓蔚蟿伪喂 未喂蟼 蟽蟿慰 蟺慰委畏渭伪 蟿慰蠀 谓慰渭蟺蔚位委蟽蟿伪 蟽喂魏蔚位慰蠉 蟺慰喂畏蟿萎 危伪位尾伪蟿蠈蟻蔚 螝慰蠀伪蟽喂渭蠈谓蟿慰 芦螛蟻萎谓慰蟼 纬喂伪 蟿慰谓 谓蠈蟿慰禄. 韦喂 伪魏蟻喂尾蠋蟼 蟺蟻伪纬渭伪蟿蔚蠉蔚蟿伪喂 蟿慰 蟽蠀纬魏蔚魏蟻喂渭苇谓慰 蟺慰委畏渭伪; 韦慰 蟺伪蟻维蟺慰谓慰 蔚谓蠈蟼 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺慰蠀 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰谓 谓蠈蟿慰 蟺慰蠀 蟺伪蟻伪未苇蠂蔚蟿伪喂 蟿畏谓 伪谓畏渭蟺蠈蟻喂伪 蟿慰蠀 谓伪 蔚蟺喂蟽蟿蟻苇蠄蔚喂 蟽鈥� 伪蠀蟿蠈谓, 渭喂伪蟼 魏伪喂 畏 魏伪蟻未喂维 蟿慰蠀 苇蠂蔚喂 渭蔚委谓蔚喂 蟽蟿慰蠀蟼 位蔚喂渭蠋谓蔚蟼 魏伪喂 蟿伪 魏伪蟿伪蠂谓喂伪蟽渭苇谓伪 谓蔚蟻维 蟿畏蟼 螞慰渭尾伪蟻未委伪蟼. 螒位位维 蟺蠈蟽畏 蟽蠂苇蟽畏 渭蟺慰蟻蔚委 谓伪 苇蠂蔚喂 伪蠀蟿蠈 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 危蟿慰蠉伪蟻蟿 螤蔚未蟻苇位, 蟿畏 螔伪蟻魏蔚位蠋谓畏 魏伪喂 蟿畏 渭伪蟿伪喂蠅渭苇谓畏 蟺蟻慰蟽未慰魏委伪 蟿慰蠀 谓伪 蠁蠉纬蔚喂 纬喂伪 蟿喂蟼 胃维位伪蟽蟽蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀 谓蠈蟿慰蠀;
鈥溛熚� 胃维位伪蟽蟽蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀 谓蠈蟿慰蠀鈥�, 蟿苇蟿伪蟻蟿慰 魏伪蟿维 蟽蔚喂蟻维 渭蠀胃喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏渭伪 蟿慰蠀 芦螠伪谓蠈位慰禄 渭蔚 萎蟻蠅伪 蟿慰谓 螤苇蟺蔚 螝伪蟻尾维位喂慰, 未蔚谓 蔚委谓伪喂 渭蠈谓慰谓 苇谓伪 伪蟺蠈 蟿伪 蟺喂慰 伪谓蟿喂蟺蟻慰蟽蠅蟺蔚蠀蟿喂魏维 苇蟻纬伪 蟿畏蟼 蟿维蟽畏蟼 蟺慰蠀 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿畏蟻委蟽蟿畏魏蔚 芦渭蔚蟽慰纬蔚喂伪魏蠈 谓慰蠀维蟻禄, 伪位位维 蟺蟻蠅蟿委蟽蟿蠅蟼 苇谓伪 魏慰喂谓蠅谓喂魏蠈 渭蠀胃喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏渭伪 (渭蔚 伪蟽蟿蠀谓慰渭喂魏萎 蟺位慰魏萎 魏伪喂 尾伪蟻魏蔚位蠅谓苇味喂魏畏 伪蟿渭蠈蟽蠁伪喂蟻伪), 渭喂伪 未喂蔚喂蟽未蠀蟿喂魏萎 渭伪蟿喂维 魏喂 苇谓伪 未畏魏蟿喂魏蠈 蟽蠂蠈位喂慰 蟽蟿畏谓 谓蔚蠈魏慰蟺畏 喂蟽蟺伪谓喂魏萎 未畏渭慰魏蟻伪蟿委伪 蟿蠅谓 (维谓喂蟽蠅谓) 蔚蠀魏伪喂蟻喂蠋谓, 蟿慰蠀 谓蔚慰蟺位慰蠀蟿喂蟽渭慰蠉, 蟿蠅谓 蔚蟺蔚谓未蠉蟽蔚蠅谓 魏伪喂 蟿蠅谓 蠁蟿蠅蠂慰纬蔚喂蟿慰谓喂蠋谓. 螤蟻慰蟽胃苇蟽蟿蔚 蟽鈥� 伪蠀蟿维 魏伪喂 蟿慰谓 蠀蟺苇蟻慰蠂慰 螤苇蟺蔚 螝伪蟻尾维位喂慰, 蟺蟻蠋畏谓 魏慰渭渭慰蠀谓喂蟽蟿萎 魏伪喂 蟺蟻维魏蟿慰蟻伪 蟿畏蟼 CIA, 位维蟿蟻畏 蟿蠅谓 纬蠀谓伪喂魏蠋谓, 蟿慰蠀 蟺慰蟿慰蠉 魏伪喂 蟿慰蠀 魏伪位慰蠉 蠁伪纬畏蟿慰蠉, 蟺慰蠀 蟽蠀谓畏胃委味蔚喂 谓伪 魏伪委蔚喂 蟽蟿慰 蟿味维魏喂 蟿伪 尾喂尾位委伪 蟺慰蠀 未喂维尾伪蟽蔚, 魏喂 苇蠂蔚蟿蔚 (蟽蠂蔚未蠈谓) 苇谓伪 蔚魏伪蟿慰渭渭蠉蟻喂慰 位蠈纬慰蠀蟼 蟿畏谓 蔚蟺蠈渭蔚谓畏 蠁慰蟻维 蟺慰蠀 胃伪 胃蔚位萎蟽蔚蟿蔚 谓伪 蔚蟺喂位苇尉蔚蟿蔚 魏维蟿喂 伪蟺蠈 蟿伪 蟻维蠁喂伪 蟿畏蟼 伪蟽蟿蠀谓慰渭喂魏萎蟼 位慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓委伪蟼 谓伪 蟽蟿伪渭伪蟿萎蟽蔚蟿蔚 伪魏蟻喂尾蠋蟼 蔚未蠋.
July 25, 2019
螘委谓伪喂 伪蟺慰蟻委伪蟼 维尉喂慰 蟺蠅蟼 尾喂尾位委伪 蟽伪谓 蟿慰 蟽蠀纬魏蔚魏蟻喂渭苇谓慰 苇蠂慰蠀谓 (蟽蠂蔚蟿喂魏维) 蠂伪渭畏位萎 尾伪胃渭慰位慰纬委伪 魏伪喂 魏维蟿喂 维位位伪, 蟿慰蠀 尾慰蟻蟻维 - 未蔚谓 蟿伪 尉苇蟻蔚蟿蔚, 蟺伪委蟻谓慰蠀谓 蟿伪 蟺蔚谓蟿维蟻喂伪 蟽蔚 12伪未蔚蟼.
韦委渭喂慰 crime 渭蠀胃喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏渭伪 渭蔚 苇谓伪谓 谓蟿蔚蟿苇魏蟿喂尾 蟺喂蠈蟿蔚蟻慰 蟿蠀蠂蔚蟻蠈 蟺维蟻伪 苇尉蠀蟺谓慰 魏伪喂 渭喂伪 蟺位慰魏萎 蟺慰蠀 魏维谓蔚喂 蟽蟿蟻维魏蔚蟼. 螣 螠慰谓蟿伪位渭蟺维谓 未蔚谓 纬蟻维蠁蔚喂 渭喂伪 喂蟽蟿慰蟻喂慰蠉位伪, 伪位位维 苇谓伪 魏伪谓慰谓喂魏蠈 蟽魏维谓未伪位慰 渭蔚 蟺慰位喂蟿喂魏苇蟼 渭蟺畏蠂蟿苇蟼, 蟿伪尉喂魏苇蟼 伪谓伪蠁慰蟻苇蟼 魏伪喂 蟽魏蠈蟻蟺喂慰蠀蟼 蟽蟿委蠂慰蠀蟼 蟿慰蠀 危伪位尾伪蟿蠈蟻蔚 螝慰蠀伪味喂渭慰谓蟿慰.
韦委渭喂慰 crime 渭蠀胃喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏渭伪 渭蔚 苇谓伪谓 谓蟿蔚蟿苇魏蟿喂尾 蟺喂蠈蟿蔚蟻慰 蟿蠀蠂蔚蟻蠈 蟺维蟻伪 苇尉蠀蟺谓慰 魏伪喂 渭喂伪 蟺位慰魏萎 蟺慰蠀 魏维谓蔚喂 蟽蟿蟻维魏蔚蟼. 螣 螠慰谓蟿伪位渭蟺维谓 未蔚谓 纬蟻维蠁蔚喂 渭喂伪 喂蟽蟿慰蟻喂慰蠉位伪, 伪位位维 苇谓伪 魏伪谓慰谓喂魏蠈 蟽魏维谓未伪位慰 渭蔚 蟺慰位喂蟿喂魏苇蟼 渭蟺畏蠂蟿苇蟼, 蟿伪尉喂魏苇蟼 伪谓伪蠁慰蟻苇蟼 魏伪喂 蟽魏蠈蟻蟺喂慰蠀蟼 蟽蟿委蠂慰蠀蟼 蟿慰蠀 危伪位尾伪蟿蠈蟻蔚 螝慰蠀伪味喂渭慰谓蟿慰.
May 6, 2023
Not sure if this was a murder mystery or a food and drink guide to Barcelona 馃榿 PI Pepe loves a glass of wine and gastronomic delights, as he takes us on a social and political commentary in post Franco Spain. The writing was poetic, but I thought the last couple of pages were unnecessary and at odds with the rest of the book.
April 8, 2025
携泻芯 屑懈 胁谢械蟹械 锌芯写 泻芯卸邪褌邪 褌芯蟹懈 胁邪谐邪斜芯薪褌 袣邪褉胁邪谢褜芯!
袗斜褋芯谢褞褌薪芯 褍写芯胁芯谢褋褌胁懈械 械 写邪 褋械 褔械褌械 锌褉芯蟹邪褌邪 薪邪 袦芯薪褌邪谢斜邪薪!
袩褉械胁芯写褗褌 械 胁褋械 褌邪泻邪 褔褍写械褋械薪, 屑邪泻邪褉 懈 谢械泻芯 芯胁械褏褌褟谢.
袩褉械锌芯褉褗褔胁邪屑!
笑懈褌邪褌懈:
"袧懈泻芯谐邪 薪械 褋褗屑 锌芯蟹薪邪胁邪谢 薪褟泻芯泄 薪邪懈褋褌懈薪邪 褍屑械薪 褔芯胁械泻, 泻芯泄褌芯 写邪 芯斜懈褔邪 懈谢懈 写邪 懈屑邪 写芯胁械褉懈械 胁 褏芯褉邪褌邪. 袧邪泄-屑薪芯谐芯 写邪 谐懈 褋褗卸邪谢褟胁邪."
"些械 褋械 胁褗褉薪械褕 薪褟泻芯谐邪 懈 薪褟屑邪 写邪 械 泻褗褋薪芯 写邪 褉邪蟹斜械褉械褕, 褔械 褌褍泻 胁褋懈褔泻懈 褋邪 褋械 芯蟹谢芯斜懈谢懈, 芯褋褌邪褉械谢懈 懈谢懈 锌芯谢褍写械谢懈. 孝芯胁邪 褋邪 懈 械写懈薪褋褌胁械薪懈褌械 褌褉懈 薪邪褔懈薪邪 写邪 锌褉械卸懈胁械械褕 胁 褋褌褉邪薪邪, 胁 泻芯褟褌芯 泻褗褋薪芯 褋械 械 懈蟹胁褗褉褕懈谢邪 懈薪写褍褋褌褉懈邪谢薪邪褌邪 褉械胁芯谢褞褑懈褟."
袗斜褋芯谢褞褌薪芯 褍写芯胁芯谢褋褌胁懈械 械 写邪 褋械 褔械褌械 锌褉芯蟹邪褌邪 薪邪 袦芯薪褌邪谢斜邪薪!
袩褉械胁芯写褗褌 械 胁褋械 褌邪泻邪 褔褍写械褋械薪, 屑邪泻邪褉 懈 谢械泻芯 芯胁械褏褌褟谢.
袩褉械锌芯褉褗褔胁邪屑!
笑懈褌邪褌懈:
"袧懈泻芯谐邪 薪械 褋褗屑 锌芯蟹薪邪胁邪谢 薪褟泻芯泄 薪邪懈褋褌懈薪邪 褍屑械薪 褔芯胁械泻, 泻芯泄褌芯 写邪 芯斜懈褔邪 懈谢懈 写邪 懈屑邪 写芯胁械褉懈械 胁 褏芯褉邪褌邪. 袧邪泄-屑薪芯谐芯 写邪 谐懈 褋褗卸邪谢褟胁邪."
"些械 褋械 胁褗褉薪械褕 薪褟泻芯谐邪 懈 薪褟屑邪 写邪 械 泻褗褋薪芯 写邪 褉邪蟹斜械褉械褕, 褔械 褌褍泻 胁褋懈褔泻懈 褋邪 褋械 芯蟹谢芯斜懈谢懈, 芯褋褌邪褉械谢懈 懈谢懈 锌芯谢褍写械谢懈. 孝芯胁邪 褋邪 懈 械写懈薪褋褌胁械薪懈褌械 褌褉懈 薪邪褔懈薪邪 写邪 锌褉械卸懈胁械械褕 胁 褋褌褉邪薪邪, 胁 泻芯褟褌芯 泻褗褋薪芯 褋械 械 懈蟹胁褗褉褕懈谢邪 懈薪写褍褋褌褉懈邪谢薪邪褌邪 褉械胁芯谢褞褑懈褟."
February 17, 2014
Barcelona after the death of Francisco Franco in 1975. This book was written by Manuel Varquez Montalban (1939-2003), a popular Spanish novelist, poet, gastronome among other things. If Agatha Christie had her Hercule Poirot or Miss Jane Marple, Montalban had his Pepe Carvalho. I would not have bought this book if this was not included in the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.
The story revolves around the mystery of the death of a 50-year old man, Stuart Pedrell. He is a filthy rich businessman who hits midlife crisis and so he decides to go to Polynesia or what they call here as Southern Seas. There is no mention of why in the book but it seems that aging men in Spain in the 70's have the option to go, without leaving a trace, somewhere and start their lives anew. However, the problem is that after a year or so, Pedrell is seen dead in a tenement block in a rundown area in Barcelona. So, the wealthy widow of Pedrell hires Carvalho to find out what happened.
Then the rest of the book is about Carvalho meeting so many people that are supposed to shed light on the mystery of Pedrell's death. Being a poet, Montalban used nice prose and his storytelling was direct and taut. Being a gastronome, there are detailed recipes in the story and Carvalho seems to delight himself with the sumptuous food that he eats. So, there is nothing really wrong with the book or the story. It is a typical detective, whodunnit or police investigation type of novel. Then the Barcelona in the 70's milieu is okay considering that there are many similarities between Manila and Barcelona especially during the 70's when Manila was still a busiest bustling metropolis in Asia. Also in the political side, they had Franco and we had Marcos so I was able to relate to the milieu.
My main problem with this book is the way Montalban treated his female characters. Carvalho, approaching 60's, has an erotic relationship with Pedrell's adolescent daughter while he is keeping a prostitute on the side. It is not love like Humbert and Dolly (being seen as Annabelle) but an old man taking advantage of a teenager's vulnerability while having a prostitute as a longtime playmate. That sucked for me because Montalban did not justify this in the story.
But if you ignore this point, the book is still okay. Nicely written interesting plot.
The story revolves around the mystery of the death of a 50-year old man, Stuart Pedrell. He is a filthy rich businessman who hits midlife crisis and so he decides to go to Polynesia or what they call here as Southern Seas. There is no mention of why in the book but it seems that aging men in Spain in the 70's have the option to go, without leaving a trace, somewhere and start their lives anew. However, the problem is that after a year or so, Pedrell is seen dead in a tenement block in a rundown area in Barcelona. So, the wealthy widow of Pedrell hires Carvalho to find out what happened.
Then the rest of the book is about Carvalho meeting so many people that are supposed to shed light on the mystery of Pedrell's death. Being a poet, Montalban used nice prose and his storytelling was direct and taut. Being a gastronome, there are detailed recipes in the story and Carvalho seems to delight himself with the sumptuous food that he eats. So, there is nothing really wrong with the book or the story. It is a typical detective, whodunnit or police investigation type of novel. Then the Barcelona in the 70's milieu is okay considering that there are many similarities between Manila and Barcelona especially during the 70's when Manila was still a busiest bustling metropolis in Asia. Also in the political side, they had Franco and we had Marcos so I was able to relate to the milieu.
My main problem with this book is the way Montalban treated his female characters. Carvalho, approaching 60's, has an erotic relationship with Pedrell's adolescent daughter while he is keeping a prostitute on the side. It is not love like Humbert and Dolly (being seen as Annabelle) but an old man taking advantage of a teenager's vulnerability while having a prostitute as a longtime playmate. That sucked for me because Montalban did not justify this in the story.
But if you ignore this point, the book is still okay. Nicely written interesting plot.
August 7, 2023
Carlos Stuart Pedrell, a wealthy industrialist, is stabbed in a wasteland in Barcelona. He disappeared a year ago. His family and friends had not heard from him since. The victim said he wanted to leave for a long trip in the South Seas. The widow Stuart Pedrell, therefore, hires Pepe Carvalho to discover the murderer of her husband. He begins his investigation throughout the city of Barcelona to trace the last year of the life of Stuart Pedrell.
March 10, 2020
Il quarto caso di Pepe Carvalho del grande Manuel V谩zquez Montalb谩n, sto leggendo i libri in ordine cronologico e per adesso 猫 il migliore di tutti, al solo pensiero di sapere che mi mancano ancora 22 romanzi da leggere, godo del piacere e non vedo l'ora di immettermi nel prossimo caso. (aggiornamento marzo 2020: adesso ne mancano meno, ne ho letto 9 della serie Carvalho)
In questa storia lo assumono per indagare l'ultimo anno della vita di un investitore molto ricco, che era sparito con il racconto di andare ai mari del sud (la Polinesia di Gauguin), e poi il suo corpo 猫 stato trovato accoltellato in un appezzamento di terreno fuori Barcellona.
Si potrebbe considerare anche un romanzo storico, 猫 stato scritto e ambientato nel 1979, durante gli anni della transizione spagnola dal Franchismo alla democrazia con le sue prime elezione.
I personaggi sono gi脿 parte del mio immaginario letterario, dal eccentrico Pepe Carvalho, irruente gourmet e amante delle donne e del sesso, i suoi casi si sviluppano come storie secondarie alle sue scopate e le sue abbuffate di buon cibo e buon vino.
La prostituta Charo, suo partner sentimentale. Biscuter, pi霉 che un impiegato, il suo complice in cucina. Il lustrascarpe Bromuro, il suo informatore e "spia" con il quale ha apparenti discorsi prosaici. Il suo vicino Fuster, solitario e goloso come lui. Spero di trovarli tutti nei prossimi libri.
November 24, 2017
螘委蠂伪 蟿畏谓 魏伪蟿畏纬慰蟻委伪
B.R.A.CE. 2017 苇谓伪 尾喂尾位委慰 纬喂伪 苇谓伪谓 谓苇慰, 纬喂伪 蟽苇谓伪, 谓蟿蔚蟿苇魏蟿喂尾
魏喂 苇魏伪谓伪 苇蟻蔚蠀谓伪 魏伪喂 尾蟻萎魏伪 蟽蟿畏谓 尾喂尾位喂慰胃萎魏畏 蟿慰 蟽蠀纬魏蔚魏蟻喂渭苇谓慰 魏伪喂 蔚委蟺伪 谓伪 纬谓蠅蟻委蟽蠅 蟿慰谓 螤苇蟺蔚 螝伪蟻尾维位喂慰.
螛伪 蔚委渭伪喂 蔚蠀胃蠉蟼, 未蔚谓 蟿伪 尾蟻萎魏伪渭蔚. 螝维蟺慰蠀 渭蔚蟿维 蟿畏谓 蟽蔚位委未伪 200 魏维蟺蠅蟼 蟺萎纬伪渭蔚 谓伪 蟿伪 尾蟻慰蠉渭蔚 伪位位维 蔚委蠂伪 萎未畏 魏慰蠀蟻伪蟽蟿蔚委. 螤苇蟺蔚 蟽蠀纬谓蠋渭畏... 伪位位维 蟽蠀谓苇蠂蔚喂伪 苇蟿蟻蠅纬蔚蟼 (渭慰蠀 蟺蟻慰魏伪位慰蠉蟽蔚蟼 位喂纬慰蠉蟻伪), 苇蟺喂谓蔚蟼 魏蟻伪蟽喂维 (位蔚蠀魏维) 魏伪喂 "纬魏慰渭苇谓喂味蔚蟼" (魏伪胃苇谓伪蟼 渭蔚 蟿伪 纬慰蠉蟽蟿伪 蟿慰蠀!). 螝维蟺慰蠀 伪谓维渭蔚蟽伪 蟽蔚 伪蠀蟿维 苇位蠀蟽蔚蟼 魏伪喂 蟿畏谓 蠀蟺蠈胃蔚蟽畏 渭蔚 魏维蟿喂 伪谓伪位伪渭蟺苇蟼 蟺慰蠀 苇蟺伪胃蔚蟼 (萎蟿伪谓 蔚渭蟺谓蔚蠉蟽蔚喂蟼 蟿慰 蟺伪蟻伪未苇蠂慰渭伪喂) 伪位位维 未蔚谓 渭蔚 魏苇蟻未喂蟽蔚蟼.
螉蟽蠅蟼 尉伪谓伪蟽蠀谓伪谓蟿畏胃慰蠉渭蔚 蟽蟿慰 渭苇位位慰谓 伪位位维 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 蠋蟻伪 畏 魏伪蟻未喂维 渭慰蠀 蔚委谓伪喂 伪位位慰蠉 ;)
螛伪 蔚委渭伪喂 蔚蠀胃蠉蟼, 未蔚谓 蟿伪 尾蟻萎魏伪渭蔚. 螝维蟺慰蠀 渭蔚蟿维 蟿畏谓 蟽蔚位委未伪 200 魏维蟺蠅蟼 蟺萎纬伪渭蔚 谓伪 蟿伪 尾蟻慰蠉渭蔚 伪位位维 蔚委蠂伪 萎未畏 魏慰蠀蟻伪蟽蟿蔚委. 螤苇蟺蔚 蟽蠀纬谓蠋渭畏... 伪位位维 蟽蠀谓苇蠂蔚喂伪 苇蟿蟻蠅纬蔚蟼 (渭慰蠀 蟺蟻慰魏伪位慰蠉蟽蔚蟼 位喂纬慰蠉蟻伪), 苇蟺喂谓蔚蟼 魏蟻伪蟽喂维 (位蔚蠀魏维) 魏伪喂 "纬魏慰渭苇谓喂味蔚蟼" (魏伪胃苇谓伪蟼 渭蔚 蟿伪 纬慰蠉蟽蟿伪 蟿慰蠀!). 螝维蟺慰蠀 伪谓维渭蔚蟽伪 蟽蔚 伪蠀蟿维 苇位蠀蟽蔚蟼 魏伪喂 蟿畏谓 蠀蟺蠈胃蔚蟽畏 渭蔚 魏维蟿喂 伪谓伪位伪渭蟺苇蟼 蟺慰蠀 苇蟺伪胃蔚蟼 (萎蟿伪谓 蔚渭蟺谓蔚蠉蟽蔚喂蟼 蟿慰 蟺伪蟻伪未苇蠂慰渭伪喂) 伪位位维 未蔚谓 渭蔚 魏苇蟻未喂蟽蔚蟼.
螉蟽蠅蟼 尉伪谓伪蟽蠀谓伪谓蟿畏胃慰蠉渭蔚 蟽蟿慰 渭苇位位慰谓 伪位位维 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 蠋蟻伪 畏 魏伪蟻未喂维 渭慰蠀 蔚委谓伪喂 伪位位慰蠉 ;)
March 28, 2020
Este libro es una puta mierda. Me da igual qui茅n lo haya escrito y qu茅 premios haya recibido. Es una puta mierda. Es rid铆culamente machista; lo poco que en 茅l sucede, pasa por la cara, sin sentido, ni explicaci贸n alguna; y, encima, est谩 construido a base de clich茅s requetemanidos que rozan lo grotesco. HORRIBLE. Se me han quitado las ganas de novela negra (al menos, nacional) por un tiempo bastante largo.
December 13, 2016
螖蔚谓 蔚委谓伪喂 伪蟽蟿蠀谓慰渭喂魏蠈, 慰 螠慰谓蟿伪位渭蟺维谓 未蔚 纬蟻维蠁蔚喂 伪蟽蟿蠀谓慰渭喂魏维. 螠苇蟻慰蟼 蟿蠅谓 喂蟽蟿慰蟻喂蠋谓 蟿慰蠀 纬蠀蟻谓维 纬蠉蟻蠅 伪蟺蠈 渭蠀蟽蟿萎蟻喂蔚蟼 魏伪蟿伪蟽蟿维蟽蔚喂蟼, 畏 未喂伪蠁慰蟻维 蔚委谓伪喂 纬喂纬伪谓蟿喂伪委伪. 螣 螠慰谓蟿伪位渭蟺维谓 蔚委谓伪喂 渭伪苇蟽蟿蟻慰蟼 蟽蟿畏 纬蟻伪蠁萎. 螠慰蠀 渭苇谓蔚喂 蠂伪蟻伪纬渭苇谓慰蟼 蟽蟿慰 谓慰蠀 慰 蠈蟻慰蟼 蟿慰蠀 螔喂尾位喂慰魏伪蠉蟽蟿畏, 畏 慰蠉蟽喂伪 渭苇蟽伪 蟽' 伪蠀蟿蠈, 蟺喂魏蟻萎 蠈蟽慰 魏喂 伪喂蟽喂蠈未慰尉畏. 螕喂伪蟿委 蠈蟿伪谓 位蔚蟼 渭畏未蔚谓委味蠅 蟿伪 魏慰谓蟿苇蟻 未蔚谓 蠀蟺维蟻蠂蔚喂 伪蟻蠂萎, 伪蠀蟿萎 蟺苇蟻伪蟽蔚. 违蟺维蟻蠂蔚喂 蟿慰 伪蟺蠈 '未蠅 魏伪喂 蟺苇蟻伪. 螔伪蟽喂魏萎 喂未苇伪 蟿慰蠀 尾喂尾位委慰蠀: 螚 蔚蟺喂胃蠀渭委伪 魏喂 畏 伪谓伪尾委蠅蟽畏 伪谓伪渭谓萎蟽蔚蠅谓 未蔚谓 蟺维谓蔚 渭伪味委. 螚 渭喂伪 蔚委谓伪喂 未慰位慰蠁蠈谓慰蟼 蟿畏蟼 维位位畏蟼. 螛伪 尾蟻蔚委蟿蔚 渭苇蟽伪 蟿慰 蟽蟿委蠂慰 蔚谓蠈蟼 螜蟽蟺伪谓慰蠉 蟺慰喂畏蟿萎 蟺慰蠀 蟽蠀纬魏蟻慰蟿蔚委 伪蠀蟿萎 蟿畏谓 喂未苇伪, 渭蔚蟿维 胃伪 伪蟻蠂委蟽蔚喂 谓伪 未喂伪蠂苇蔚蟿伪喂 蟺伪谓蟿慰蠉. 螖喂伪尾维蟽蟿蔚 蟿慰, 伪位位维 蠈蠂喂 蟽伪谓 伪蟽蟿蠀谓慰渭喂魏蠈.
January 18, 2019
La novela m谩s conocida, y m谩s apreciada por los cr铆ticos, de la serie Carvalho. Como cualquier premio Planeta fue 茅xito de ventas y, seamos ben茅volos, de lectores. Pero el tiempo, 茅se que en ocasiones da una p谩tina de brillantez a aquello que no fue entendido en su momento, convierte en lectura anacr贸nica 鈥淟os mares del sur鈥�. Al menos 茅sa es la sensaci贸n que queda tras leer el primer episodio de la novela. Un episodio fuera de lugar pues cualquier otra presentaci贸n del caso a investigar hubiera valido; ah铆to hasta el hast铆o de palabras soeces, de jerga desfasada. A partir de ah铆 la novela sigue otros derroteros y es cuando cobra vida nueva tanto el comienzo como el resto del la obra.
De algunos libros se dice que son intemporales. 脡ste no es el caso. 鈥淟os mares del sur鈥� es una novela muy temporal que hablaba directamente a los lectores de finales de la d茅cada de los a帽os setenta en Espa帽a y que permite retroceder en el tiempo a los lectores actuales. Afirmaba Baroja: 鈥淓l Quijote da m谩s impresi贸n de la Espa帽a de su tiempo que ninguna obra de los historiadores nuestros鈥� (鈥淟as figuras de cera鈥�, Pr贸logo). Quiz谩 la afirmaci贸n sea exagerada para esta novela de V谩zquez Montalb谩n pero entre sus p谩ginas se puede visitar la Barcelona de hace cuarenta a帽os: lenguaje 鈥渃heli鈥�, barrios suburbiales construidos una o dos d茅cadas antes, activismo pol铆tico, menci贸n al terrorismo de ETA, la nueva clase media, 鈥�
Algunas concesiones comerciales del autor son evidentes pero la trama policiaca es correcta y el c铆nico Carvalho no defrauda. No quedar谩 como obra maestra, pese a cierta lista de El Mundo (enero 2001), pero resulta entretenida y algunos de los planteamientos y opiniones de los personajes invitan a la reflexi贸n.
De algunos libros se dice que son intemporales. 脡ste no es el caso. 鈥淟os mares del sur鈥� es una novela muy temporal que hablaba directamente a los lectores de finales de la d茅cada de los a帽os setenta en Espa帽a y que permite retroceder en el tiempo a los lectores actuales. Afirmaba Baroja: 鈥淓l Quijote da m谩s impresi贸n de la Espa帽a de su tiempo que ninguna obra de los historiadores nuestros鈥� (鈥淟as figuras de cera鈥�, Pr贸logo). Quiz谩 la afirmaci贸n sea exagerada para esta novela de V谩zquez Montalb谩n pero entre sus p谩ginas se puede visitar la Barcelona de hace cuarenta a帽os: lenguaje 鈥渃heli鈥�, barrios suburbiales construidos una o dos d茅cadas antes, activismo pol铆tico, menci贸n al terrorismo de ETA, la nueva clase media, 鈥�
Algunas concesiones comerciales del autor son evidentes pero la trama policiaca es correcta y el c铆nico Carvalho no defrauda. No quedar谩 como obra maestra, pese a cierta lista de El Mundo (enero 2001), pero resulta entretenida y algunos de los planteamientos y opiniones de los personajes invitan a la reflexi贸n.
August 6, 2013
My first Montalban book.
I am not sure I liked the story but I liked the book.
I was attracted to it by ... Barcelona. I wanted to read something else about Barcelona apart from the books of Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Zafon, although younger, describes an age of Barcelona before him and mostly before Montalban's.
Montalban, a socialist and a gastronomer, as well as a scholar and poet, describes a Barcelona of bourgeois decay (or so he thinks) and his main character, detective Pepe Carvalho, seems to be immersed in it although from a critical standpoint. The southern seas is but an allegory to the unprivileged part of the city.
I find the way Montalban describes human characters really powerful. And the continuous references to the Spanish cuisine, made me salivate all too often. His prose is more advance and complex than the usual crime store prose. But the story is linear and unfolds without too much excitement or suspense. More with an intended disgust.
Like Zafon's cemetery of the forgotten books, Montalban has his own peculiar reference to books: Carvalho, although too knowledgeable about them has developed a habit of burning books in his fireplace (I understand the semiology here but I find the act unforgivable).
They say that great art is not the one you love, but the one you cannot stop thinking about. If this is applicable to literature too, then Carvalho has this sort effect. Maybe till one gets enough of him. I won't know before the next book.
I am not sure I liked the story but I liked the book.
I was attracted to it by ... Barcelona. I wanted to read something else about Barcelona apart from the books of Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Zafon, although younger, describes an age of Barcelona before him and mostly before Montalban's.
Montalban, a socialist and a gastronomer, as well as a scholar and poet, describes a Barcelona of bourgeois decay (or so he thinks) and his main character, detective Pepe Carvalho, seems to be immersed in it although from a critical standpoint. The southern seas is but an allegory to the unprivileged part of the city.
I find the way Montalban describes human characters really powerful. And the continuous references to the Spanish cuisine, made me salivate all too often. His prose is more advance and complex than the usual crime store prose. But the story is linear and unfolds without too much excitement or suspense. More with an intended disgust.
Like Zafon's cemetery of the forgotten books, Montalban has his own peculiar reference to books: Carvalho, although too knowledgeable about them has developed a habit of burning books in his fireplace (I understand the semiology here but I find the act unforgivable).
They say that great art is not the one you love, but the one you cannot stop thinking about. If this is applicable to literature too, then Carvalho has this sort effect. Maybe till one gets enough of him. I won't know before the next book.
March 30, 2014
Los mares del Sur acabado e eu a perguntar-me o que levou a minha m茫e a comprar este livro. Pior ainda, tenho de me perguntar por alma de quem 茅 que fui ler este livro.
Pois, n茫o gostei. Nunca tinha lido nada do 蝉别帽辞谤 V谩zquez Montalb谩n e n茫o fiquei com vontade de repetir.
Achei a hist贸ria chata, embora seja sobre um crime cometido e a sua investiga莽茫o, e n茫o gostei das personagens. O detective Pepe Carvalho (l锚-se como em portugu锚s?) n茫o me fascinou, mesmo sendo um amante de literatura e de c茫es. Ali谩s, nenhuma personagem conseguiu cativar-me o suficiente.
Embora a hist贸ria tenha alguns momentos engra莽ados, tamb茅m teve partes em que me senti completamente perdida. Isto verificou-se nos di谩logos, em que n茫o conseguia perceber quem estava a falar, e tamb茅m nas transi莽玫es das v谩rias partes da hist贸ria (o livro na tem cap铆tulos), nas quais nem sempre havia pontos de refer锚ncia para me situar.
Talvez seja um bom livro na medida em que retrata a Barcelona dos finais dos anos setenta e as diferen莽as sociais. Mas achei a hist贸ria t茫o atabalhoada que nem isso me fez sentir qualquer interesse pelo que estava a ler.
Da铆 as duas estrelas.
Pois, n茫o gostei. Nunca tinha lido nada do 蝉别帽辞谤 V谩zquez Montalb谩n e n茫o fiquei com vontade de repetir.
Achei a hist贸ria chata, embora seja sobre um crime cometido e a sua investiga莽茫o, e n茫o gostei das personagens. O detective Pepe Carvalho (l锚-se como em portugu锚s?) n茫o me fascinou, mesmo sendo um amante de literatura e de c茫es. Ali谩s, nenhuma personagem conseguiu cativar-me o suficiente.
Embora a hist贸ria tenha alguns momentos engra莽ados, tamb茅m teve partes em que me senti completamente perdida. Isto verificou-se nos di谩logos, em que n茫o conseguia perceber quem estava a falar, e tamb茅m nas transi莽玫es das v谩rias partes da hist贸ria (o livro na tem cap铆tulos), nas quais nem sempre havia pontos de refer锚ncia para me situar.
Talvez seja um bom livro na medida em que retrata a Barcelona dos finais dos anos setenta e as diferen莽as sociais. Mas achei a hist贸ria t茫o atabalhoada que nem isso me fez sentir qualquer interesse pelo que estava a ler.
Da铆 as duas estrelas.
October 9, 2012
Would give this more stars than I normally would a mystery. The author is literate, draws character with great deftness, and is entertaining as can be. He deserves kudos for this description of a victim who once wanted to be a writer: "He used to say that he was too much of a perfectionist. But I think it was because he couldn't find a style. That happens to a lot of people. They have everything that they think they need in order to create, and then they find that they haven't got a style. So they bring literature into their lives, or painting into their wardrobes."
December 1, 2011
Los Mares del Sur - Manuel V谩zquez Montalb谩n (available at your local library)
It's always harder for me when I don't know the author, and even harder when, after reading the book, I am puzzled as to whether I liked it or not. Mares do Sul is a perfect example of that. Nothing wrong with the book...well, if I said there was nothing, I'd probably be lying. This is one of those which I can't say I disliked, but I do have a lot of issues with it.
Mares do Sul is - according to the man's Wikipedia - one of the first books in the Pepe Carvalho saga, if you can call it that. Most of Montalban's work was devoted to exploring the stories (and work, obviously) of this 50 year old guy. Now, he's not just any dude, he's probably the first protagonist of a crime novel that fails completely at gathering my sympathy.
He's sold to us as very charming, with his vast culture, love of fine cuisine and blunt manner of speaking. In my mind, however, he's simply grumpy, obsessed with everyone's political standing and devoid of any kind of moral. He treats the women he meets like utter shite. He supposedly has one girlfriend, but he does not hesitate to fuck the teenage daughter of one of his most important clients, regardless of her many issues. She's a heavy user of all kinds of drugs and due to the death of her father (which Pepe is investigating), starts showing her real insecurities and becomes enthralled with this old man who never lets his guard down.
He fucks her, makes fun of her cocaine use - when she waits at his house for him, she prepares dinner...the first words he says are something similar to "nice meal, but where's the coke?". Perhaps this is supposed to be funny. To me, he just sounds like a guy that has no problems in using people to get what he needs. Be that money, food (since his "helper" always cooks for him) or a quick lay.
Still on women: he thinks he's such a fucking irresistible piece of ass, even when he's being shut down in a grand manner (see the excerpt for a clear illustration of this) or even when he's losing his erection. Don't believe me?
"Carvalho saltou da cama, procurou na mesita-de-cabeceira a caixa de Condal n煤mero 6, acendeu o charuto, sentou-se na beira da cama e contemplou como de uma varanda o espect谩culo do seu p茅nis em retirada lenta."
He stood in awe of his flaccid penis. He lit a cigar to celebrate the fantastic awesomeness of his limp dick. This bloke is so into himself that I do wonder why he bothers fucking other people. Perhaps he needs someone to hold the mirror. Or camera. Or to sell tickets to his flappy show.
Another "cool" thing he does? He burns books instead of wood in his fireplace. Now that's just stupid. I have no words to describe how pathetic an attempt at being suave (or something) that is. Plus, in most scenes, instead of dialogue or ANY action whatsoever, we're treated to endless streams of his memories which are never relevant to the story. They are the kind of thing that you hear from people when they have no other arguments; the "in my time, things went smoothly" line of thought. For him, and his immaculate past, all other human beings are wrong, silly and have no real purpose in life. He doesn't trust anyone, and yet people keep falling at his feet, presumably because they see him as enlightening.
Even when the story finally ends, we see a powerful, rich woman be insulted by him...and then, because he's CHARMING OR SOME SHIT she decides to ask him to come and be his boy toy. Despite the fact that he's probably older. And, according the descriptions, not very attractive.
The story itself is somewhat interesting, and would probably be more had the author not focused so much on the inner dwellings of Pepe Caravalho and actually tried to build other charaters that didn't worship him instantly. Plus, he did have a clever way of presenting the story to us, and it didn't seem like the clues fell on Pepe's feet. The pacing could have been much better if so much of the book wasn't 70% "oh, woe is me, I'm so awesome and everyone else is stupid and ugly". Seriously, do we need a monologue in the middle of each scene? I think not.
I guess this is a decent read, but the main guy is such an asshole, I'd have problems recommending this to anyone else. Maybe it's just me, being a girl, with my girly feelings. Or maybe he's a fucking asshole. Yeah, probably that.
Excerpt:
Carvalho tinha vontade de lhe dizer: tinha o poncho, meu amor, e vamos para uma cama negra, branca, redonda, quadrada, tanto faz, porque quando a burguesia n茫o pode conservar o controlo da cama, come莽a adjectiv谩-la.
- Vais continuar aqui, ou vens beber seis garrafas de vinho branco absolutamente sensacional?
- 脡s r谩pido, forasteiro. Que insinuas?
- Que vamos para a cama.
- N茫o h谩 d煤vida. Conheces Juanito Mars茅. 脡 a sua t茅cnica. Diz que lhe deram muitas bofetadas, mas que tamb茅m teve muita sorte.
- E eu? A bofetada?
- N茫o. Mas tamb茅m n茫o a sorte. Estou 脿 espera da minha mi煤da. Tenho-a aparcada l谩 dentro. O nosso 茅 um amor imposs铆vel.
- Tinha acabado de nascer.
- S茫o os melhores.
Carvalho despediu-se com uma pequena v茅nia. Na rua concentrou-se no tema dos amores que acabam de nascer.
It's always harder for me when I don't know the author, and even harder when, after reading the book, I am puzzled as to whether I liked it or not. Mares do Sul is a perfect example of that. Nothing wrong with the book...well, if I said there was nothing, I'd probably be lying. This is one of those which I can't say I disliked, but I do have a lot of issues with it.
Mares do Sul is - according to the man's Wikipedia - one of the first books in the Pepe Carvalho saga, if you can call it that. Most of Montalban's work was devoted to exploring the stories (and work, obviously) of this 50 year old guy. Now, he's not just any dude, he's probably the first protagonist of a crime novel that fails completely at gathering my sympathy.
He's sold to us as very charming, with his vast culture, love of fine cuisine and blunt manner of speaking. In my mind, however, he's simply grumpy, obsessed with everyone's political standing and devoid of any kind of moral. He treats the women he meets like utter shite. He supposedly has one girlfriend, but he does not hesitate to fuck the teenage daughter of one of his most important clients, regardless of her many issues. She's a heavy user of all kinds of drugs and due to the death of her father (which Pepe is investigating), starts showing her real insecurities and becomes enthralled with this old man who never lets his guard down.
He fucks her, makes fun of her cocaine use - when she waits at his house for him, she prepares dinner...the first words he says are something similar to "nice meal, but where's the coke?". Perhaps this is supposed to be funny. To me, he just sounds like a guy that has no problems in using people to get what he needs. Be that money, food (since his "helper" always cooks for him) or a quick lay.
Still on women: he thinks he's such a fucking irresistible piece of ass, even when he's being shut down in a grand manner (see the excerpt for a clear illustration of this) or even when he's losing his erection. Don't believe me?
"Carvalho saltou da cama, procurou na mesita-de-cabeceira a caixa de Condal n煤mero 6, acendeu o charuto, sentou-se na beira da cama e contemplou como de uma varanda o espect谩culo do seu p茅nis em retirada lenta."
He stood in awe of his flaccid penis. He lit a cigar to celebrate the fantastic awesomeness of his limp dick. This bloke is so into himself that I do wonder why he bothers fucking other people. Perhaps he needs someone to hold the mirror. Or camera. Or to sell tickets to his flappy show.
Another "cool" thing he does? He burns books instead of wood in his fireplace. Now that's just stupid. I have no words to describe how pathetic an attempt at being suave (or something) that is. Plus, in most scenes, instead of dialogue or ANY action whatsoever, we're treated to endless streams of his memories which are never relevant to the story. They are the kind of thing that you hear from people when they have no other arguments; the "in my time, things went smoothly" line of thought. For him, and his immaculate past, all other human beings are wrong, silly and have no real purpose in life. He doesn't trust anyone, and yet people keep falling at his feet, presumably because they see him as enlightening.
Even when the story finally ends, we see a powerful, rich woman be insulted by him...and then, because he's CHARMING OR SOME SHIT she decides to ask him to come and be his boy toy. Despite the fact that he's probably older. And, according the descriptions, not very attractive.
The story itself is somewhat interesting, and would probably be more had the author not focused so much on the inner dwellings of Pepe Caravalho and actually tried to build other charaters that didn't worship him instantly. Plus, he did have a clever way of presenting the story to us, and it didn't seem like the clues fell on Pepe's feet. The pacing could have been much better if so much of the book wasn't 70% "oh, woe is me, I'm so awesome and everyone else is stupid and ugly". Seriously, do we need a monologue in the middle of each scene? I think not.
I guess this is a decent read, but the main guy is such an asshole, I'd have problems recommending this to anyone else. Maybe it's just me, being a girl, with my girly feelings. Or maybe he's a fucking asshole. Yeah, probably that.
Excerpt:
Carvalho tinha vontade de lhe dizer: tinha o poncho, meu amor, e vamos para uma cama negra, branca, redonda, quadrada, tanto faz, porque quando a burguesia n茫o pode conservar o controlo da cama, come莽a adjectiv谩-la.
- Vais continuar aqui, ou vens beber seis garrafas de vinho branco absolutamente sensacional?
- 脡s r谩pido, forasteiro. Que insinuas?
- Que vamos para a cama.
- N茫o h谩 d煤vida. Conheces Juanito Mars茅. 脡 a sua t茅cnica. Diz que lhe deram muitas bofetadas, mas que tamb茅m teve muita sorte.
- E eu? A bofetada?
- N茫o. Mas tamb茅m n茫o a sorte. Estou 脿 espera da minha mi煤da. Tenho-a aparcada l谩 dentro. O nosso 茅 um amor imposs铆vel.
- Tinha acabado de nascer.
- S茫o os melhores.
Carvalho despediu-se com uma pequena v茅nia. Na rua concentrou-se no tema dos amores que acabam de nascer.
November 8, 2019
鈥濧mikor bet枚lt枚ttem a negyvenediket, lelt谩rt csin谩ltam. Kifizettem az ad贸ss谩gaimat 茅s eltemettem a halottaimat. Kifizettem a h谩zat, eltemettem, akit kellett. Fogalmad sincs r贸la, milyen hal谩losan f谩radt vagyok. Nincs se kedvem, se id艖m 煤jabb ad贸ss谩gokba keveredni. 脡n magam leszek az utols贸 halott, egye fene, annak a temet茅snek a cehj茅t* m茅g v谩llalom.鈥� (Pepe Carvalho, a spanyol Philip Marlowe)
Ha valakinek az volt az elm茅lete, hogy a skandin谩v nyomoz贸k alkoholizmusa a D-vitamin hi谩nya miatt alakult ki, ami a kev茅s naps眉t茅ses 贸ra k枚vetkezm茅nye, az 谩lljon el艖 煤j hipot茅zissel, mert a spanyol szimatok is isznak, mint a g枚d茅ny. Pepe Carvalho, a priv谩t kop贸 szakad茅k sz茅l茅n t谩ntorg贸 m谩j谩val egy眉tt Barcelona utc谩it r贸ja, piszokul b谩nik a n艖kkel (mert k茅reg n艖tt a lelk茅re szeg茅nynek), 茅s b谩r az elcseppentett inform谩ci贸kb贸l 煤gy fest, elt枚lt枚tt n茅mi id艖t Franco b枚rt枚n茅ben (s艖t: emigr谩lni k茅nyszer眉lt), ha a poh谩r fenek茅re n茅z, felhabzik bel艖le a nosztalgikus 茅rz茅s az id艖szak ut谩n, amikor minden egyszer疟bbnek t疟nt. Ahogy Poirotnak a bajusz meg a toj谩sfej, Holmesnak pedig a heged疟 茅s az 贸pium a v茅djegye, 煤gy Pep茅nek is k茅t attrib煤tum jutott. Az egyik, hogy im谩dja a spanyol konyh谩t, vagy ahogy 艖 mondan谩: 鈥瀐asp谩rti patri贸ta鈥�, ennek 枚rv茅n pedig a vil谩gegyetem legjobb paell谩j谩nak receptj茅t is megismerhetj眉k. A m谩sik, hogy kiz谩r贸lag min艖s茅gi sz茅pirodalommal (esetleg filoz贸fi谩val) hajland贸 begy煤jtani a kandall贸j谩ba 鈥� ez valami 茅gbeki谩lt贸 trauma eredm茅nye lehet, amir艖l t煤l sokat nem tudunk meg. (Gyerekkor谩ban kollekt铆ve elfenekelte az 脡let 茅s Irodalom szerkeszt艖s茅ge? Vagy leh煤zta a k枚nyv茅t a Mer铆t茅s-d铆j zs疟rije? Fogalmam sincs. Nem eml茅kszem ilyen nev疟 szerz艖re.) 艕 az, aki (ahogy az a 鈥濰ogyan 铆rjunk klasszikus noirt?鈥� c. k茅zik枚nyvben meg van 铆rva) kap egy visszautas铆thatatlan aj谩nlatot a gazdagokt贸l 茅s sz茅pekt艖l, 铆gy azt谩n egyre m茅lyebbre mer眉l Katal贸nia b疟z枚s bugyraiba. Az biztos, hogy akik a csihi-puhit, meg a nagy fordulatokban b艖velked艖 nyomozati munk谩t szeretik, nem fognak el谩julni Montalb谩n st铆lus谩t贸l 鈥� a szerz艖 azok k枚z茅 tartozik, akik a krimit csak d铆szletnek haszn谩lj谩k, a nyomoz贸 pedig tulajdonk茅ppen k茅t l谩bon j谩r贸 kamera, akin kereszt眉l bemutatj谩k nek眉nk a Franco ut谩ni, lassan 茅s kelletlen眉l demokratiz谩l贸d贸 Spanyolhon t谩rsadalm谩nak 谩rny茅kos oldalait. Ugyanakkor ha kedvelj眉k az er艖s t枚rt茅nelmi-t谩rsadalmi 谩thall谩sokat, 茅s k铆v谩ncsiak vagyunk a padlizs谩nos garn茅la (vagy garn茅l谩s padlizs谩n, mittom茅n) elk茅sz铆t茅s茅nek mik茅ntj茅re, nem mellesleg pedig b铆rjuk Pepe Carvalho szikr谩z贸an fanyar humor谩t, akkor b铆rni fogjuk ezt a k枚nyvet is. J贸 anyag.
* (sic!)
Ha valakinek az volt az elm茅lete, hogy a skandin谩v nyomoz贸k alkoholizmusa a D-vitamin hi谩nya miatt alakult ki, ami a kev茅s naps眉t茅ses 贸ra k枚vetkezm茅nye, az 谩lljon el艖 煤j hipot茅zissel, mert a spanyol szimatok is isznak, mint a g枚d茅ny. Pepe Carvalho, a priv谩t kop贸 szakad茅k sz茅l茅n t谩ntorg贸 m谩j谩val egy眉tt Barcelona utc谩it r贸ja, piszokul b谩nik a n艖kkel (mert k茅reg n艖tt a lelk茅re szeg茅nynek), 茅s b谩r az elcseppentett inform谩ci贸kb贸l 煤gy fest, elt枚lt枚tt n茅mi id艖t Franco b枚rt枚n茅ben (s艖t: emigr谩lni k茅nyszer眉lt), ha a poh谩r fenek茅re n茅z, felhabzik bel艖le a nosztalgikus 茅rz茅s az id艖szak ut谩n, amikor minden egyszer疟bbnek t疟nt. Ahogy Poirotnak a bajusz meg a toj谩sfej, Holmesnak pedig a heged疟 茅s az 贸pium a v茅djegye, 煤gy Pep茅nek is k茅t attrib煤tum jutott. Az egyik, hogy im谩dja a spanyol konyh谩t, vagy ahogy 艖 mondan谩: 鈥瀐asp谩rti patri贸ta鈥�, ennek 枚rv茅n pedig a vil谩gegyetem legjobb paell谩j谩nak receptj茅t is megismerhetj眉k. A m谩sik, hogy kiz谩r贸lag min艖s茅gi sz茅pirodalommal (esetleg filoz贸fi谩val) hajland贸 begy煤jtani a kandall贸j谩ba 鈥� ez valami 茅gbeki谩lt贸 trauma eredm茅nye lehet, amir艖l t煤l sokat nem tudunk meg. (Gyerekkor谩ban kollekt铆ve elfenekelte az 脡let 茅s Irodalom szerkeszt艖s茅ge? Vagy leh煤zta a k枚nyv茅t a Mer铆t茅s-d铆j zs疟rije? Fogalmam sincs. Nem eml茅kszem ilyen nev疟 szerz艖re.) 艕 az, aki (ahogy az a 鈥濰ogyan 铆rjunk klasszikus noirt?鈥� c. k茅zik枚nyvben meg van 铆rva) kap egy visszautas铆thatatlan aj谩nlatot a gazdagokt贸l 茅s sz茅pekt艖l, 铆gy azt谩n egyre m茅lyebbre mer眉l Katal贸nia b疟z枚s bugyraiba. Az biztos, hogy akik a csihi-puhit, meg a nagy fordulatokban b艖velked艖 nyomozati munk谩t szeretik, nem fognak el谩julni Montalb谩n st铆lus谩t贸l 鈥� a szerz艖 azok k枚z茅 tartozik, akik a krimit csak d铆szletnek haszn谩lj谩k, a nyomoz贸 pedig tulajdonk茅ppen k茅t l谩bon j谩r贸 kamera, akin kereszt眉l bemutatj谩k nek眉nk a Franco ut谩ni, lassan 茅s kelletlen眉l demokratiz谩l贸d贸 Spanyolhon t谩rsadalm谩nak 谩rny茅kos oldalait. Ugyanakkor ha kedvelj眉k az er艖s t枚rt茅nelmi-t谩rsadalmi 谩thall谩sokat, 茅s k铆v谩ncsiak vagyunk a padlizs谩nos garn茅la (vagy garn茅l谩s padlizs谩n, mittom茅n) elk茅sz铆t茅s茅nek mik茅ntj茅re, nem mellesleg pedig b铆rjuk Pepe Carvalho szikr谩z贸an fanyar humor谩t, akkor b铆rni fogjuk ezt a k枚nyvet is. J贸 anyag.
* (sic!)
August 17, 2023
Tengo el recuerdo de mi infancia viendo a Pepe Carvallo encendiendo la chimenea con un libro y acompa帽ado de una mujer desnuda. Supongo que ser铆a una serie de televisi贸n.
La novela est谩 bien, entretenida. Es interesante ver el contexto hist贸rico de la transici贸n espa帽ola. Pero los di谩logos son poco cre铆bles. La segunda parte mucho mejor que la primera.
La novela est谩 bien, entretenida. Es interesante ver el contexto hist贸rico de la transici贸n espa帽ola. Pero los di谩logos son poco cre铆bles. La segunda parte mucho mejor que la primera.
February 18, 2025
El per铆odo da la narraci贸n se basa despu茅s la muerte de . Se mueve en la ciudad de Barcelona en torno al misterio de la muerte de un hombre de 50 a帽os. Un tal Stuart Pedrell: un hombre de negocios sucio y rico. Mientras el protagonista que m谩s tarde se preocupa por la historia es siempre , personaje de fantas铆a del autor .
Montalb谩n siendo un poeta para la narraci贸n us贸 una hermosa prosa, directa y tensa. Pero se trata de una narrativa apreciada y conocida m谩s por los cr铆ticos del detective Pepe Carvalho. Tambi茅n resaltado por el hecho que el primer cap铆tulo prevalece sobre el , luego con otra faceta la historia parece comenzar de nuevo pare seguir su curso: el escritor narra una historia inherente a finales de los a帽os setenta, pero recuerda figuras femeninas que en cambio estar铆an en los a帽os sesenta. Adem谩s el escritor en la vida privada es un buen gastr贸nomo. Y tuvo la idea de traer al texto algunas recetas de cocina: como se suele decir, V谩zquez Montalb谩n quiso combinar la utilidad con lo delicioso. Tanto es que a lo largo de la historia el investigador Pepe Carvalho esta comida cocinada parece saborearla con placer.
La prosa de la novela puede fascinar tambi茅n por una imaginaci贸n atribuida al t铆tulo del libro: Los mares del sur. Dado que como tipo de t铆tulo deja espacio para la imaginaci贸n, cuando la conexi贸n del t铆tulo del volumen es una transferencia de pa铆s a Polinesia: las ubicaciones en esas partes se llaman "mares del sur".
En los a帽os setenta en Espa帽a exist铆a la opci贸n de ir a vivir a Polinesia. Una transferencia de pa铆s y una forma de reconstruir una vida sin dejar rastro de s铆 mismo. Y eso es lo que intenta hacer el protagonista de la historia Pedrel. En cualquier caso la historia comienza a moverse aproximadamente despu茅s un a帽o de la muerte de esta persona: el asesinato es el menor, el supuesto tratado es saber en qu茅 tipo de negocio se ha metido esta persona. A continuaci贸n, para saber lo que sucedi贸, la rica viuda de Pedrell da instrucciones al detective Pepe Carvalho: de esta circunstancia el investigador aprovecha de la vulnerabilidad de la hija adolescente de Pedrell. A pesar que a su lado tiene una prostituta. Una antigua compa帽era de juegos. Ambas situaciones que el escritor Montalban no justifica en la historia; si bien en controversia, se supone que esa novela del detective Pepe Carvalho es una las m谩s famosas y para el peri贸dico espa帽ol 芦El Mundo禄 ha sido incluida en la lista de las 100 novelas mejores.
La historia cuenta la d茅cada de los a帽os setenta en Espa帽a. Y lo hace en manera directa. Permitiendo al lector de retroceder a esa era. Seg煤n una declaraci贸n del mismo escritor catal谩n entre las p谩ginas del libro se puede visitar la ciudad de Barcelona de hace m谩s de medio siglo: desde all铆 conocer la construcci贸n de unos barrio construido hace una d茅cada anterior; el activismo pol铆tico de ese per铆odo; la menci贸n del terrorismo de ETA; la nueva clase social media.
El personaje del escritor a pesar de ser la figura de un investigador es extravagante, por ejemplo: tiene sexo, juega con la erecci贸n de su pene que tal vez falla; broma con el uso de la coca铆na; est谩 interesado en preparar la cena y luego tener relaciones sexuales. No hay palabras para describir cu谩n pat茅tico es el investigador Carvalho. De acuerdo con lo que se le pidi贸, el investigador a su alrededor re煤ne a tantas personas que deber铆an hacer luz sobre el misterio de la muerte de Pedrell; sin embargo el flujo de di谩logo que podr铆a ser reportados no son relevantes a la historia y se narran a trav茅s de recuerdos. En ese contexto 茅l es la perfecci贸n, mientras todas las otras personas a su lado son demasiado delgadas. Personas que en sus propias vidas no tienen ning煤n prop贸sito.
Para concluir, se puede decir que el personaje del escritor rompe los esquemas del detective. Si la narraci贸n no era inherente solo a la literatura el comportamiento del 'investigador Carvalho' seguramente lo habr铆a sacado de cualquier leg铆tima fuerza policial: desde este punto de vista, uno podr铆a considerar que la historia no tiene nada que ver con la equidad, pero es verdad que el mismo cuento no tiene nulo de err贸neo. Es una prosa tan bien escrita que logra borrar el comportamiento incorrecto de Pepe Carvalho.
Montalb谩n siendo un poeta para la narraci贸n us贸 una hermosa prosa, directa y tensa. Pero se trata de una narrativa apreciada y conocida m谩s por los cr铆ticos del detective Pepe Carvalho. Tambi茅n resaltado por el hecho que el primer cap铆tulo prevalece sobre el , luego con otra faceta la historia parece comenzar de nuevo pare seguir su curso: el escritor narra una historia inherente a finales de los a帽os setenta, pero recuerda figuras femeninas que en cambio estar铆an en los a帽os sesenta. Adem谩s el escritor en la vida privada es un buen gastr贸nomo. Y tuvo la idea de traer al texto algunas recetas de cocina: como se suele decir, V谩zquez Montalb谩n quiso combinar la utilidad con lo delicioso. Tanto es que a lo largo de la historia el investigador Pepe Carvalho esta comida cocinada parece saborearla con placer.
La prosa de la novela puede fascinar tambi茅n por una imaginaci贸n atribuida al t铆tulo del libro: Los mares del sur. Dado que como tipo de t铆tulo deja espacio para la imaginaci贸n, cuando la conexi贸n del t铆tulo del volumen es una transferencia de pa铆s a Polinesia: las ubicaciones en esas partes se llaman "mares del sur".
En los a帽os setenta en Espa帽a exist铆a la opci贸n de ir a vivir a Polinesia. Una transferencia de pa铆s y una forma de reconstruir una vida sin dejar rastro de s铆 mismo. Y eso es lo que intenta hacer el protagonista de la historia Pedrel. En cualquier caso la historia comienza a moverse aproximadamente despu茅s un a帽o de la muerte de esta persona: el asesinato es el menor, el supuesto tratado es saber en qu茅 tipo de negocio se ha metido esta persona. A continuaci贸n, para saber lo que sucedi贸, la rica viuda de Pedrell da instrucciones al detective Pepe Carvalho: de esta circunstancia el investigador aprovecha de la vulnerabilidad de la hija adolescente de Pedrell. A pesar que a su lado tiene una prostituta. Una antigua compa帽era de juegos. Ambas situaciones que el escritor Montalban no justifica en la historia; si bien en controversia, se supone que esa novela del detective Pepe Carvalho es una las m谩s famosas y para el peri贸dico espa帽ol 芦El Mundo禄 ha sido incluida en la lista de las 100 novelas mejores.
La historia cuenta la d茅cada de los a帽os setenta en Espa帽a. Y lo hace en manera directa. Permitiendo al lector de retroceder a esa era. Seg煤n una declaraci贸n del mismo escritor catal谩n entre las p谩ginas del libro se puede visitar la ciudad de Barcelona de hace m谩s de medio siglo: desde all铆 conocer la construcci贸n de unos barrio construido hace una d茅cada anterior; el activismo pol铆tico de ese per铆odo; la menci贸n del terrorismo de ETA; la nueva clase social media.
El personaje del escritor a pesar de ser la figura de un investigador es extravagante, por ejemplo: tiene sexo, juega con la erecci贸n de su pene que tal vez falla; broma con el uso de la coca铆na; est谩 interesado en preparar la cena y luego tener relaciones sexuales. No hay palabras para describir cu谩n pat茅tico es el investigador Carvalho. De acuerdo con lo que se le pidi贸, el investigador a su alrededor re煤ne a tantas personas que deber铆an hacer luz sobre el misterio de la muerte de Pedrell; sin embargo el flujo de di谩logo que podr铆a ser reportados no son relevantes a la historia y se narran a trav茅s de recuerdos. En ese contexto 茅l es la perfecci贸n, mientras todas las otras personas a su lado son demasiado delgadas. Personas que en sus propias vidas no tienen ning煤n prop贸sito.
Para concluir, se puede decir que el personaje del escritor rompe los esquemas del detective. Si la narraci贸n no era inherente solo a la literatura el comportamiento del 'investigador Carvalho' seguramente lo habr铆a sacado de cualquier leg铆tima fuerza policial: desde este punto de vista, uno podr铆a considerar que la historia no tiene nada que ver con la equidad, pero es verdad que el mismo cuento no tiene nulo de err贸neo. Es una prosa tan bien escrita que logra borrar el comportamiento incorrecto de Pepe Carvalho.
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October 21, 2021Dos lecturas y muchas capas.
Historia pol铆ciaca simple, f谩cil y entretenida.
Intertexto profundo y culto que ata con un lazo la novela y hace una radiograf铆a de las cuestiones socio pol铆ticas de inter茅s.
Historia pol铆ciaca simple, f谩cil y entretenida.
Intertexto profundo y culto que ata con un lazo la novela y hace una radiograf铆a de las cuestiones socio pol铆ticas de inter茅s.
November 14, 2017
Odd book. At times, hilarious. Couldn't entirely connect with it and was never super involved in the mystery. Carvalho is sort of despicable but also great, in a terrible way.
March 23, 2017
OK, first thing--rip out the last two pages. They contain gratuitous violence against the reader's sensibilities. Now, let's talk about the rest.
Detective Carvalho solves crimes through dialog. He talks his way through the plot. Also, he eats and talks about eating, gourmet eating with cooking instructions. With his Charo, Biscuter, and a walkoff young lady (This is macho Spain). All written over a brew of socialist democratic history just after Franco. Montalban roasts the rich and but gives the poor a hard time, too.
My kind of book.
Detective Carvalho solves crimes through dialog. He talks his way through the plot. Also, he eats and talks about eating, gourmet eating with cooking instructions. With his Charo, Biscuter, and a walkoff young lady (This is macho Spain). All written over a brew of socialist democratic history just after Franco. Montalban roasts the rich and but gives the poor a hard time, too.
My kind of book.
June 19, 2016
螛伪 蟽蠀渭蠁蠅谓萎蟽蠅 渭' 伪蠀蟿蠈: 螤苇蟻伪 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 伪蟽蟿蠀谓慰渭喂魏萎 蟺位慰魏萎, 畏 慰蟺慰委伪 未喂伪谓胃委味蔚蟿伪喂 伪蟺蠈 蟽蠀谓蟿伪纬苇蟼 渭伪纬蔚喂蟻喂魏萎蟼, 魏伪胃蠋蟼 魏伪喂 伪谓伪蠁慰蟻苇蟼 蟽蔚 尾喂尾位委伪, 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁蔚委蟼 魏伪喂 蟺慰喂畏蟿苇蟼, 蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰 胃委纬蔚喂 渭喂伪 蟺慰喂魏喂位委伪 胃蔚渭维蟿蠅谓 蟽蠀谓未苇慰谓蟿伪蟼 蟿畏谓 螜蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 渭蔚 蟿畏谓 魏慰喂谓蠅谓喂魏萎 蟺蟻伪纬渭伪蟿喂魏蠈蟿畏蟿伪, 伪谓伪未蔚喂魏谓蠉慰谓蟿伪蟼 苇蟿蟽喂 蟿畏谓 蔚蠀蟻蠉蟿畏蟿伪 蟿畏蟼 伪蟽蟿蠀谓慰渭喂魏萎蟼 位慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓委伪蟼.
April 5, 2025
Esta quiz谩 pueda ser la novela m谩s famosa de Pepe Carvalho, que gan贸 el Planeta. En esta ocasi贸n el detective investiga la muerte de un industrial rico e intelectual (de izquierdas, claro) que aparece muerto en un descampado. La viuda quiere saber qu茅 fue de 茅l durante el 煤ltimo a帽o de vida, en el que anunci贸 que dejaba todo para irse a "los mares del sur", a la Polinesia, como un Gaugin moderno.
La 煤nica pista son unos versos, y a partir de ellos V谩zquez Montalb谩n nos muestra en un cap铆tulo extraordinario sus erudici贸n po茅tica, a trav茅s de un profesor de literatura. Se profundiza en los temas que atraviesan las muy bien escritas novelas de V谩zquez Montalb谩n: un estilo impecable, una constante opini贸n social con visi贸n del mundo entre malvados capitalistas y trabajadores en lucha obrera, una Barcelona preol铆mpica llena de charnegos, macarras y pijos, de barrios perif茅ricos, nueva burgues铆a, la amenaza simp谩tica de ETA y el activismo pol铆tico; su pasi贸n irrefrenable por la buena comida, esa maravillosa costumbre de quemar libros para alimentar la chimenea y un tono general de desenga帽o y cinismo.
La 煤nica pista son unos versos, y a partir de ellos V谩zquez Montalb谩n nos muestra en un cap铆tulo extraordinario sus erudici贸n po茅tica, a trav茅s de un profesor de literatura. Se profundiza en los temas que atraviesan las muy bien escritas novelas de V谩zquez Montalb谩n: un estilo impecable, una constante opini贸n social con visi贸n del mundo entre malvados capitalistas y trabajadores en lucha obrera, una Barcelona preol铆mpica llena de charnegos, macarras y pijos, de barrios perif茅ricos, nueva burgues铆a, la amenaza simp谩tica de ETA y el activismo pol铆tico; su pasi贸n irrefrenable por la buena comida, esa maravillosa costumbre de quemar libros para alimentar la chimenea y un tono general de desenga帽o y cinismo.
January 11, 2018
La narrazione attinge al periodo che sussegue la morte di Francisco Franco. Si muove nella citt脿 di Barcellona e intorno al mistero del decesso di un uomo di 50 anni. Un certo Stuart Pedrell: un uomo d'affari sporchi e ricco. Mentre il protagonista che in un secondo momento si far脿 carico del racconto 猫 sempre il solito Pepe Carvalho, personaggio di fantasia dell鈥檃utore Montalban. Quindi come tipo di lettura spaziando fra il genere detective privato, o investigazione di polizia ha un contesto individuale che al lettore potr脿 piacere o meno.
Montalban essendo un poeta per la narrazione us貌 una bella prosa, diretta e tesa: almeno 猫 quello che passa agli occhi del lettore. Detto ci貌, con alquanta certezza, la narrazione 猫 apprezzata e conosciuta maggiormente per parte dei critici del detective Pepe Carvalho. Evidenziato pure dalla circostanza che la lettura del primo capitolo prevale sull鈥檃nacronismo, dopodich猫 con un鈥檃ltra sfaccettatura il racconto pare iniziare nuovamente per seguire il proprio corso: lo scrittore narra una storia inerente alla fine degli anni settanta ma richiama figure femminili che invece apparterrebbero agli anni sessanta. Inoltre lo scrittore nella vita privata 猫 un buon gastronomo. Ed ebbe l鈥檌dea di riportare al testo alcune ricette di cucina: come si suole dire, V谩zquez Montalb谩n ha voluto unire l鈥檜tile al dilettevole. Tanto 猫 che lungo il racconto l鈥檌nvestigatore Pepe Carvalho questo cibo cucinato sembra degustarlo con piacere.
La prosa del romanzo potrebbe affascinare anche per la fantasia attribuita al titolo del libro: Los mares del sur. Poich茅 come tipo di titolo lascia spazio a l鈥檌mmaginazione, quando invece il nesso del titolo del volume 猫 un trasferimento di paese in Polinesia: le localit脿 di quelle parti vengono chiamate come 鈥渋 mari meridionali鈥�.
Negli anni settanta in Spagna c鈥檈ra l'opzione di andare a vivere in Polinesia. Un trasferimento di paese e un modo come un鈥檃ltro per rifarsi una vita senza lasciare traccia di s茅. Ed 猫 quello che 猫 intenzionato a fare il protagonista del racconto Pedrell. In ogni modo la storia inizia a muoversi dopo circa un anno dalla morte di questa persona: l鈥檃ssassinio 猫 il meno, l鈥檃ssunto trattato 猫 quello di sapere in che tipo di affari si era messo questa persona. A seguito per scoprire cosa 猫 successo la ricca vedova di Pedrell incarica a l鈥檌nvestigatore Pepe Carvalho: di codesta circostanza l鈥檌nvestigatore approfitta della vulnerabilit脿 della figlia adolescente di Pedrell, nonostante che al suo fianco tiene una prostituta. Una compagna di gioco di vecchia data. Entrambe situazioni che lo scrittore Montalban non giustifica nella storia; bench茅 la controversia, si suppone che la novella del detective Pepe Carvalho 猫 una delle pi霉 famose e per il giornale spagnolo 芦El Mundo禄 猫 stata inclusa nella lista delle 100 migliori novelle spagnole del XXI secolo.
La novella racconta il decennio degli anni settanta in Spagna. E lo fa in maniera diretta. Cos矛 permettendo al lettore di retrocedere a quella epoca. Secondo un鈥檃ffermazione del medesimo scrittore catalano fra le pagine del libro si pu貌 visitare la citt脿 di Barcellona di circa mezzo secolo fa: da l矛 conoscere l鈥檈dificazione di alcun quartiere costruito alcun decennio prima; l鈥檃ttivismo politico di quel periodo; la menzione del terrorismo ETA; la nuova classe sociale media.
Il personaggio dello scrittore nonostante sia annesso alla figura di un investigatore 猫 stravagante, per esempio: fa sesso, gioca sul fatto dell鈥檈rezione del pene che tal volta manca; burla con l'uso della cocaina; 猫 interessato a preparare la cena, per poi far sesso. Non ci sono parole per descrivere quanto 猫 patetico l鈥榠nvestigatore Carvalho. In base a quello che gli venne chiesto l鈥檌nvestigatore intorno a s茅 riunisce tante persone che dovrebbero far luce sul mistero della morte di Pedrell: tuttavia quel flusso di dialoghi che potevano essere riportati non sono pertinenti alla storia e vengono narrati a mo鈥� di ricordi. Di quel contesto lui 猫 la perfezione, mentre tutte le altre persone al suo fianco sono poco furbe. Gente che nella vita propria non ha alcun scopo.
Per concludere si potrebbe dire che il personaggio dello scrittore rompe gli schemi del detective. Al caso, se la narrazione non fosse stata inerente alla sola letteratura, il comportamento dell鈥檌nvestigatore Carvalho sicuramente lo avrebbe fatto escludere da qualsiasi legittima forza di polizia: da questo punto di vista si potrebbe considerare che la storia non ha nulla di equo, ma 猫 vero pure che lo stesso racconto non ha niente di erroneo. Ed 猫 una prosa scritta bene che riesce a sdoganare il comportamento incorretto di Pepe Carvalho.
Montalban essendo un poeta per la narrazione us貌 una bella prosa, diretta e tesa: almeno 猫 quello che passa agli occhi del lettore. Detto ci貌, con alquanta certezza, la narrazione 猫 apprezzata e conosciuta maggiormente per parte dei critici del detective Pepe Carvalho. Evidenziato pure dalla circostanza che la lettura del primo capitolo prevale sull鈥檃nacronismo, dopodich猫 con un鈥檃ltra sfaccettatura il racconto pare iniziare nuovamente per seguire il proprio corso: lo scrittore narra una storia inerente alla fine degli anni settanta ma richiama figure femminili che invece apparterrebbero agli anni sessanta. Inoltre lo scrittore nella vita privata 猫 un buon gastronomo. Ed ebbe l鈥檌dea di riportare al testo alcune ricette di cucina: come si suole dire, V谩zquez Montalb谩n ha voluto unire l鈥檜tile al dilettevole. Tanto 猫 che lungo il racconto l鈥檌nvestigatore Pepe Carvalho questo cibo cucinato sembra degustarlo con piacere.
La prosa del romanzo potrebbe affascinare anche per la fantasia attribuita al titolo del libro: Los mares del sur. Poich茅 come tipo di titolo lascia spazio a l鈥檌mmaginazione, quando invece il nesso del titolo del volume 猫 un trasferimento di paese in Polinesia: le localit脿 di quelle parti vengono chiamate come 鈥渋 mari meridionali鈥�.
Negli anni settanta in Spagna c鈥檈ra l'opzione di andare a vivere in Polinesia. Un trasferimento di paese e un modo come un鈥檃ltro per rifarsi una vita senza lasciare traccia di s茅. Ed 猫 quello che 猫 intenzionato a fare il protagonista del racconto Pedrell. In ogni modo la storia inizia a muoversi dopo circa un anno dalla morte di questa persona: l鈥檃ssassinio 猫 il meno, l鈥檃ssunto trattato 猫 quello di sapere in che tipo di affari si era messo questa persona. A seguito per scoprire cosa 猫 successo la ricca vedova di Pedrell incarica a l鈥檌nvestigatore Pepe Carvalho: di codesta circostanza l鈥檌nvestigatore approfitta della vulnerabilit脿 della figlia adolescente di Pedrell, nonostante che al suo fianco tiene una prostituta. Una compagna di gioco di vecchia data. Entrambe situazioni che lo scrittore Montalban non giustifica nella storia; bench茅 la controversia, si suppone che la novella del detective Pepe Carvalho 猫 una delle pi霉 famose e per il giornale spagnolo 芦El Mundo禄 猫 stata inclusa nella lista delle 100 migliori novelle spagnole del XXI secolo.
La novella racconta il decennio degli anni settanta in Spagna. E lo fa in maniera diretta. Cos矛 permettendo al lettore di retrocedere a quella epoca. Secondo un鈥檃ffermazione del medesimo scrittore catalano fra le pagine del libro si pu貌 visitare la citt脿 di Barcellona di circa mezzo secolo fa: da l矛 conoscere l鈥檈dificazione di alcun quartiere costruito alcun decennio prima; l鈥檃ttivismo politico di quel periodo; la menzione del terrorismo ETA; la nuova classe sociale media.
Il personaggio dello scrittore nonostante sia annesso alla figura di un investigatore 猫 stravagante, per esempio: fa sesso, gioca sul fatto dell鈥檈rezione del pene che tal volta manca; burla con l'uso della cocaina; 猫 interessato a preparare la cena, per poi far sesso. Non ci sono parole per descrivere quanto 猫 patetico l鈥榠nvestigatore Carvalho. In base a quello che gli venne chiesto l鈥檌nvestigatore intorno a s茅 riunisce tante persone che dovrebbero far luce sul mistero della morte di Pedrell: tuttavia quel flusso di dialoghi che potevano essere riportati non sono pertinenti alla storia e vengono narrati a mo鈥� di ricordi. Di quel contesto lui 猫 la perfezione, mentre tutte le altre persone al suo fianco sono poco furbe. Gente che nella vita propria non ha alcun scopo.
Per concludere si potrebbe dire che il personaggio dello scrittore rompe gli schemi del detective. Al caso, se la narrazione non fosse stata inerente alla sola letteratura, il comportamento dell鈥檌nvestigatore Carvalho sicuramente lo avrebbe fatto escludere da qualsiasi legittima forza di polizia: da questo punto di vista si potrebbe considerare che la storia non ha nulla di equo, ma 猫 vero pure che lo stesso racconto non ha niente di erroneo. Ed 猫 una prosa scritta bene che riesce a sdoganare il comportamento incorretto di Pepe Carvalho.
September 22, 2022
Con la lectura de Los mares del Sur de Manuel V谩zquez Montalb谩n me sumerg铆 por primera vez en el mundo del detective Pepe Carvalho y, por supuesto, repetir茅 el chapuz贸n. Esta es quiz谩 la novela m谩s conocida del detective y tiene una adaptaci贸n cinematogr谩fica que no he visto. Tambi茅n he le铆do por ah铆 que es la m谩s popular y no me extra帽a.
Empieza de manera bien simple: Barcelona 1979. Encuentran el cad谩ver de un empresario en un descampado de las afueras de la ciudad. Sin embargo, esto no es lo extra帽o o s铆 (pero no en una novela negra). Lo extra帽o es que hac铆a un a帽o que hab铆a desaparecido. Nadie que lo conociese, mujer, hijos, socios, amigos, sab铆a donde se hab铆a metido. La viuda le encomienda la tarea a Carvalho de averiguar d贸nde estuvo y qui茅n ha acabado con 茅l.
Esta premisa desencadena lo que ser谩 una novela cojonuda. No hay malos superh茅roes, superlistos, supertodo. No, tenemos una historia sencilla llena de personajes interesantes, bien dibujados. Tenemos una trama que no se puede desligar de su tiempo o lugar, de su realidad sociocultural y del pensamiento del propio Carvalho. Me parece magistral lo que V谩zquez Montalb谩n hizo aqu铆: hablar tan poco de tanto y tan bien. Imprescindible.
El 煤nico lastre a m铆 modo de ver es que gan贸 el Planeta. Lo 煤nico explicable es que en aquella 茅poca el premio Planeta s铆 premiaba la literatura. Ten铆a credibilidad...
Empieza de manera bien simple: Barcelona 1979. Encuentran el cad谩ver de un empresario en un descampado de las afueras de la ciudad. Sin embargo, esto no es lo extra帽o o s铆 (pero no en una novela negra). Lo extra帽o es que hac铆a un a帽o que hab铆a desaparecido. Nadie que lo conociese, mujer, hijos, socios, amigos, sab铆a donde se hab铆a metido. La viuda le encomienda la tarea a Carvalho de averiguar d贸nde estuvo y qui茅n ha acabado con 茅l.
Esta premisa desencadena lo que ser谩 una novela cojonuda. No hay malos superh茅roes, superlistos, supertodo. No, tenemos una historia sencilla llena de personajes interesantes, bien dibujados. Tenemos una trama que no se puede desligar de su tiempo o lugar, de su realidad sociocultural y del pensamiento del propio Carvalho. Me parece magistral lo que V谩zquez Montalb谩n hizo aqu铆: hablar tan poco de tanto y tan bien. Imprescindible.
El 煤nico lastre a m铆 modo de ver es que gan贸 el Planeta. Lo 煤nico explicable es que en aquella 茅poca el premio Planeta s铆 premiaba la literatura. Ten铆a credibilidad...
May 22, 2021
Qu茅 final tan jodidamente innecesario.
August 2, 2020
螣 螠慰谓蟿伪位渭蟺维谓 未蔚谓 纬蟻维蠁蔚喂 伪蟽蟿蠀谓慰渭喂魏蠈 渭蠀胃喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏渭伪, 伪位位维 渭苇蟽蠅 伪蠀蟿慰蠉 尾蟻委蟽魏蔚喂 蔚蠀魏伪喂蟻委伪 谓伪 魏伪蟿伪蟺喂伪蟽蟿蔚委 渭蔚 蟺慰位位维 魏慰喂谓蠅谓喂魏维 魏伪喂 蟺慰位喂蟿喂魏维 味畏蟿萎渭伪蟿伪 伪魏蟿喂谓慰纬蟻伪蠁蠋谓蟿伪蟼 渭喂伪 慰位蠈魏位畏蟻畏 蔚蟺慰蠂萎 (蔚未蠋 蟿伪 蠂蟻蠈谓喂伪 渭蔚蟿维 蟿慰谓 胃维谓伪蟿慰 蟿慰蠀 桅蟻维谓魏慰). 螘委谓伪喂 蟿慰位渭畏蟻蠈蟼, 蟽蠂蔚未蠈谓 蟺喂慰 蟿慰位渭畏蟻蠈蟼 伪蟺蠈 蟽蠉纬蠂蟻慰谓慰蠀蟼 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁蔚委蟼 - 慰喂 螛维位伪蟽蟽蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀 螡蠈蟿慰蠀 蔚魏未蠈胃畏魏伪谓 蟿慰 1979).
慰位蠈魏位畏蟻慰 蟿慰 魏蔚委渭蔚谓慰 蟿慰蠀 蟽蠂慰位喂伪蟽渭慰蠉 蟽蟿慰
慰位蠈魏位畏蟻慰 蟿慰 魏蔚委渭蔚谓慰 蟿慰蠀 蟽蠂慰位喂伪蟽渭慰蠉 蟽蟿慰
November 28, 2022
3.5 stars. A crime fiction, character based novel where private detective Pepe Carvalho is commissioned to investigate the death of Carlos Stuart Pedrell, a wealthy businessman, who is found stabbed to death in a Barcelona suburb.
Carvalho鈥檚 investigation finds him interviewing characters in Barcelona鈥檚 bourgeoisie world and also proletarian immigrants. Carvalho鈥檚 investigation leads him to the town of San Magin, a town built by one of Pedrell鈥檚 companies.
Carvalho is an interesting character, overweight, excessive alcohol drinker, cuisine food enthusiast, who has had an eight year relationship with a prostitute.
This book was first published in 1979.
Carvalho鈥檚 investigation finds him interviewing characters in Barcelona鈥檚 bourgeoisie world and also proletarian immigrants. Carvalho鈥檚 investigation leads him to the town of San Magin, a town built by one of Pedrell鈥檚 companies.
Carvalho is an interesting character, overweight, excessive alcohol drinker, cuisine food enthusiast, who has had an eight year relationship with a prostitute.
This book was first published in 1979.
July 6, 2016
I came to live in Catalonia fifteen years ago. Even before I came, I started to learn the language, history, and culture. And when I arrived I made it my business to watch the news, especially the stories at the end that told me about who the writers, actors, artists, singers, and other cultural figures were.
Manuel Vasquez Montalban was a highly regarded and apparently much loved journalist and writer of noir detective novels. And it wasn't just the Catalans who thought highly of him. Andrea Camilleri thought so highly of Vasquez Montalban that he named his detective after him.
Why this is, I don't know. When I first came here, I read one of his books. At the time I was a member of an online bookgroup and one of the phrases thrown around there when talking about a book one didn't like was to throw it against the wall. I went one step further. The Montalban I was reading annoyed me so much that I threw it out the window.
This one was no better. I read it all the way through because I hoped to find the good that everyone else saw. But I didn't find it. I found a lot of vulgarity, coarse language, half baked social theory, half baked philosophy (instead of plot or character development) and cardboard characters. Evidently the plot never did grab me, nor did the people. I didn't even enjoy being taken around Barcelona, a city I love. Either he made up place names or those names went out when the Catalan language came back in, but there were few places I could identify. But the topping on the cake was the gratuitous and disgusting piece of violence at the very end. I almost threw up. One of the idiot themes throughout the book was Carvalho (our hero) burning his books, one by one, to light his fire. I don't burn books -- not even books this bad. But I don't keep or recommend them either.
Manuel Vasquez Montalban was a highly regarded and apparently much loved journalist and writer of noir detective novels. And it wasn't just the Catalans who thought highly of him. Andrea Camilleri thought so highly of Vasquez Montalban that he named his detective after him.
Why this is, I don't know. When I first came here, I read one of his books. At the time I was a member of an online bookgroup and one of the phrases thrown around there when talking about a book one didn't like was to throw it against the wall. I went one step further. The Montalban I was reading annoyed me so much that I threw it out the window.
This one was no better. I read it all the way through because I hoped to find the good that everyone else saw. But I didn't find it. I found a lot of vulgarity, coarse language, half baked social theory, half baked philosophy (instead of plot or character development) and cardboard characters. Evidently the plot never did grab me, nor did the people. I didn't even enjoy being taken around Barcelona, a city I love. Either he made up place names or those names went out when the Catalan language came back in, but there were few places I could identify. But the topping on the cake was the gratuitous and disgusting piece of violence at the very end. I almost threw up. One of the idiot themes throughout the book was Carvalho (our hero) burning his books, one by one, to light his fire. I don't burn books -- not even books this bad. But I don't keep or recommend them either.
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