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So there is no one to whom I can speak the words that most need to be spoken, about the events which most closely concern our family and what has happened to us; I have to keep them bottled up inside me and there are times when they threaten to choke me.
Valentino is the spoiled child of doting parents who have no doubt he will be 'a man of consequence'. His sisters, however, see him for what he truly lazy, apathetic, self-absorbed and far more interested in partying than applying himself to his studies at medical school. His parents' dreams begin to unravel when, out of the blue, Valentino becomes engaged to the wealthy yet strikingly ugly Maddalena. The family is scandalised by his choice of bride 鈥� and suspicious of his motives.
In Valentino, class, social expectations, wealth and marriage come under Natalia Ginzburg's forensic scrutiny, her unflinching moral realism and her keen psychological insight resulting in a work of quiet devastation.
Valentino is the spoiled child of doting parents who have no doubt he will be 'a man of consequence'. His sisters, however, see him for what he truly lazy, apathetic, self-absorbed and far more interested in partying than applying himself to his studies at medical school. His parents' dreams begin to unravel when, out of the blue, Valentino becomes engaged to the wealthy yet strikingly ugly Maddalena. The family is scandalised by his choice of bride 鈥� and suspicious of his motives.
In Valentino, class, social expectations, wealth and marriage come under Natalia Ginzburg's forensic scrutiny, her unflinching moral realism and her keen psychological insight resulting in a work of quiet devastation.
201 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1957
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Natalia Ginzburg
121听books1,438听followersNatalia Ginzburg (n茅e Levi) was an Italian author whose work explored family relationships, politics during and after the Fascist years and World War II, and philosophy. She wrote novels, short stories and essays, for which she received the Strega Prize and Bagutta Prize. Most of her works were also translated into English and published in the United Kingdom and United States. An activist, for a time in the 1930s she belonged to the Italian Communist Party. In 1983 she was elected to Parliament from Rome as an Independent.
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丕賲爻丕賱 禺蹖賱蹖 丕夭 丕丿亘蹖丕鬲 丕蹖鬲丕賱蹖丕 禺賵賳丿賲 賵 诏蹖賳夭亘賵乇诏 賴賲 丕夭 賳賵蹖爻賳丿诏丕賳 夭賳蹖 賴爻鬲 讴賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳鈥屬囏ж� 亘乇丕賲 噩匕丕亘賴...
August 11, 2015
賵賯鬲蹖 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 讴乇丿賲 賴蹖趩 丌卮賳丕蹖蹖 亘丕 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賳丿丕卮鬲賲 賵 鬲賳賴丕 蹖讴 讴賳噩讴丕賵蹖 爻丕丿賴 亘丕毓孬 禺賵賳丿賳 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 賳賴 趩賳丿丕賳 丨噩蹖賲 卮丿. 亘丕蹖丿 丕賯乇丕乇 讴賳賲 讴賴 亘毓丿 丕夭 禺賵賳丿賳 "丕鬲丕賯蹖 丕夭 丌賳 禺賵丿" 賳賵卮鬲賴 蹖 賵蹖乇噩蹖賳蹖丕 賵賵賱賮 丿蹖丿賲 賳爻亘鬲 亘賴 夭賳丕賳 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賲鬲賮丕賵鬲 卮丿賴 賵 亘丕 禺賵賳丿賳 丌孬丕乇卮賵賳 卮丕蹖丿 丿賳亘丕賱 趩蹖夭賴丕蹖蹖 賲鬲賮丕賵鬲 丕夭 丌孬丕乇 賲乇丿丕賳 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賴爻鬲賲. 卮丕蹖丿 丕蹖賳 讴賴 丕蹖賳 丕孬乇 趩賴 賯丿乇 噩丕賲毓賴 賵 賲蹖 鬲賵賳賴 丕夭 賴乇 噩賳爻蹖鬲蹖 賲禺丕胤亘 噩匕亘 讴賳賴
趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 鬲賵 賳孬乇 诏蹖賳夭亘賵乇诏 禺蹖賱蹖 亘賴 趩卮賲 賲蹖丕丿 倬乇賴蹖夭 丕夭 鬲賵氐蹖賮 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴丕 賵 氐丨賳賴 賴丕爻鬲. 毓丕賲賱蹖 讴賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 乇賵 噩賱賵 賲蹖 亘乇賴 丨賵丕丿孬 賵 丕鬲賮丕賯丕鬲 賴爻鬲賳. 賴賲蹖賳 禺賵丿卮 亘賴 賳馗乇賲 蹖賴 賳賵毓 爻乇毓鬲 亘賴 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 賲蹖 亘禺卮賴 賵 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 乇賵 禺賵卮禺賵丕賳 賵 乇賵丕賳 賲蹖讴賳賴
賲蹖卮賴 诏賮鬲 賳丕鬲丕賱蹖丕 诏蹖賳夭亘賵乇诏 丌孬丕乇 夭賳丕賳賴 賲蹖 賳賵蹖爻賴: 丕讴孬乇丕 夭賳丕賳 賴爻鬲賳丿 讴賴 乇賵丕蹖鬲诏乇賳丿 賵 丕夭 賲卮讴賱丕鬲蹖 丨乇賮 賲蹖 夭賳賳丿 讴賴 卮丕蹖丿 丿賱賲卮睾賵賱蹖 賴丕蹖 賴乇 夭賳蹖 亘丕卮賴 賵賱蹖 丕賵賳 賯丿乇 毓丕丿蹖 賵 鬲讴乇丕乇蹖 賵 乇賵夭賲乇賴 卮丿賴 讴賴 丕夭 賯丕賱亘 睾氐賴 禺丕乇噩 卮丿賴 賵 卮讴賱 蹖讴 乇賵丕賱 毓丕丿蹖 丕夭 夭賳丿诏蹖 亘賴 禺賵丿卮 诏乇賮鬲賴. 丿乇丌賲丿 賲毓賲賵賱蹖貙 賯蹖丕賮賴 蹖 賲毓賲賵賱蹖 鬲乇貙 鬲乇爻 丕夭 鬲賳賴丕 賲賵賳丿賳 鬲丕 丌禺乇 毓賲乇 賵 爻乇亘丕乇 丿蹖诏乇丕賳 卮丿賳貙 丕夭丿賵丕噩 賵 诏丕賴丕 丨鬲蹖 賲噩亘賵乇 卮丿賳 亘賴 鬲賳 丿丕丿賳 亘賴 丕夭丿賵丕噩 趩賵賳 趩丕乇賴 丿蹖诏賴 丕蹖 賳蹖爻鬲 賵 賴賲賴 蹖 爻禺鬲蹖 賴丕蹖 夭賳丿诏蹖 賲卮鬲乇讴 賵 丿乇讴 賳讴乇丿賳 賴丕蹖 賲鬲賯丕亘賱 亘禺卮蹖 丕夭 賲賵丕乇丿蹖賴 讴賴 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 鬲賵 爻賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘賴卮賵賳 倬乇丿丕禺鬲賴
亘賴 毓賳賵丕賳 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 丕蹖 賴賲噩賳爻 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴貙 賵丕賯毓賳 丿蹖丿卮 乇賵 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賲. 丕蹖賳 讴賴 爻毓蹖 賳賲蹖讴賳賴 丕孬乇卮 乇賵 倬蹖趩蹖丿賴 亘賴 賳馗乇 亘蹖丕乇賴貙 丨乇賮丕蹖 亘夭乇诏 亘夭賳賴. 賲賳 趩蹖夭蹖 丕夭 鬲馗丕賴乇 賳丿蹖丿賲. 爻乇丕爻乇 爻丕丿诏蹖 賵 氐賲蹖賲蹖鬲 亘賵丿. 卮丕蹖丿 賴賲蹖賳 禺氐賱鬲 賴丕蹖 诏蹖賳夭亘賵乇诏 亘賵丿 讴賴 亘丕毓孬 卮丿 賮讴乇 讴賳賲 丕孬乇蹖 爻丕丿賴 賲蹖禺賵賳賲 賵 爻賴 爻鬲丕乇賴 鬲賲丕賲 賵 讴賲丕賱 鬲賯丿蹖賲卮 讴賳賲 賴乇 趩賳丿 丨乇賮 賴丕蹖 卮蹖乇蹖賳蹖 丿丕卮鬲
趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 鬲賵 賳孬乇 诏蹖賳夭亘賵乇诏 禺蹖賱蹖 亘賴 趩卮賲 賲蹖丕丿 倬乇賴蹖夭 丕夭 鬲賵氐蹖賮 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴丕 賵 氐丨賳賴 賴丕爻鬲. 毓丕賲賱蹖 讴賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 乇賵 噩賱賵 賲蹖 亘乇賴 丨賵丕丿孬 賵 丕鬲賮丕賯丕鬲 賴爻鬲賳. 賴賲蹖賳 禺賵丿卮 亘賴 賳馗乇賲 蹖賴 賳賵毓 爻乇毓鬲 亘賴 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 賲蹖 亘禺卮賴 賵 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 乇賵 禺賵卮禺賵丕賳 賵 乇賵丕賳 賲蹖讴賳賴
賲蹖卮賴 诏賮鬲 賳丕鬲丕賱蹖丕 诏蹖賳夭亘賵乇诏 丌孬丕乇 夭賳丕賳賴 賲蹖 賳賵蹖爻賴: 丕讴孬乇丕 夭賳丕賳 賴爻鬲賳丿 讴賴 乇賵丕蹖鬲诏乇賳丿 賵 丕夭 賲卮讴賱丕鬲蹖 丨乇賮 賲蹖 夭賳賳丿 讴賴 卮丕蹖丿 丿賱賲卮睾賵賱蹖 賴丕蹖 賴乇 夭賳蹖 亘丕卮賴 賵賱蹖 丕賵賳 賯丿乇 毓丕丿蹖 賵 鬲讴乇丕乇蹖 賵 乇賵夭賲乇賴 卮丿賴 讴賴 丕夭 賯丕賱亘 睾氐賴 禺丕乇噩 卮丿賴 賵 卮讴賱 蹖讴 乇賵丕賱 毓丕丿蹖 丕夭 夭賳丿诏蹖 亘賴 禺賵丿卮 诏乇賮鬲賴. 丿乇丌賲丿 賲毓賲賵賱蹖貙 賯蹖丕賮賴 蹖 賲毓賲賵賱蹖 鬲乇貙 鬲乇爻 丕夭 鬲賳賴丕 賲賵賳丿賳 鬲丕 丌禺乇 毓賲乇 賵 爻乇亘丕乇 丿蹖诏乇丕賳 卮丿賳貙 丕夭丿賵丕噩 賵 诏丕賴丕 丨鬲蹖 賲噩亘賵乇 卮丿賳 亘賴 鬲賳 丿丕丿賳 亘賴 丕夭丿賵丕噩 趩賵賳 趩丕乇賴 丿蹖诏賴 丕蹖 賳蹖爻鬲 賵 賴賲賴 蹖 爻禺鬲蹖 賴丕蹖 夭賳丿诏蹖 賲卮鬲乇讴 賵 丿乇讴 賳讴乇丿賳 賴丕蹖 賲鬲賯丕亘賱 亘禺卮蹖 丕夭 賲賵丕乇丿蹖賴 讴賴 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 鬲賵 爻賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘賴卮賵賳 倬乇丿丕禺鬲賴
亘賴 毓賳賵丕賳 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 丕蹖 賴賲噩賳爻 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴貙 賵丕賯毓賳 丿蹖丿卮 乇賵 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賲. 丕蹖賳 讴賴 爻毓蹖 賳賲蹖讴賳賴 丕孬乇卮 乇賵 倬蹖趩蹖丿賴 亘賴 賳馗乇 亘蹖丕乇賴貙 丨乇賮丕蹖 亘夭乇诏 亘夭賳賴. 賲賳 趩蹖夭蹖 丕夭 鬲馗丕賴乇 賳丿蹖丿賲. 爻乇丕爻乇 爻丕丿诏蹖 賵 氐賲蹖賲蹖鬲 亘賵丿. 卮丕蹖丿 賴賲蹖賳 禺氐賱鬲 賴丕蹖 诏蹖賳夭亘賵乇诏 亘賵丿 讴賴 亘丕毓孬 卮丿 賮讴乇 讴賳賲 丕孬乇蹖 爻丕丿賴 賲蹖禺賵賳賲 賵 爻賴 爻鬲丕乇賴 鬲賲丕賲 賵 讴賲丕賱 鬲賯丿蹖賲卮 讴賳賲 賴乇 趩賳丿 丨乇賮 賴丕蹖 卮蹖乇蹖賳蹖 丿丕卮鬲
January 23, 2024
賵丕賯毓丕 禺蹖賱蹖 賯卮賳诏 亘賵丿.
丨蹖賮賴 讴賴 夭蹖丕丿 卮賳丕禺鬲賴 卮丿賴 賳蹖爻鬲
丨蹖賮賴 讴賴 夭蹖丕丿 卮賳丕禺鬲賴 卮丿賴 賳蹖爻鬲
February 5, 2024
Valentino leads the reader along, thinking you are reading a straight forward story, until you arrive at the point of realising that your reactions are judgements and the book holds up a mirror to our own conditioning. And that is how it feels reading it in 2024. I can鈥檛 even imagine the storm it likely raised when published in 1957.
Little Sense or Sensibility
Valentino is a short novella narrated by Caterina, who is training to become a teacher. She lives with her father, a retired schoolteacher, her mother, who used to give piano lessons and her brother, Valentino who does very little, but whose medicine studies and equipment cost a lot.
Valentino spends his time playing with a kitten, making toys out of scraps of material, dressing up and admiring himself. A string of engagements to teenagers raise false hopes and always end the same way 鈥� broken. So when he announces he will be married within the month, naturally the family expect the pattern to continue.
What a Wife Can Be or Not to Be
We learn of all the family members reactions to this new fianc茅e, with the exception of the father.
A Man of Consequence, The Weight of Expectation
Valentino is oblivious to the reactions and judgements of his family and continues to act and communicate as he always has, holding nothing back, expecting everyone to be happy for him.
Is he fearless? A truth teller who doesn鈥檛 hide things or worry about what others think of him? Is he a narcissist? He is a wonderful character because he is like the mystery at the centre of the story. Who don鈥檛 quite know who he is because he isn鈥檛 acting as everyone including the reader might expect him to.
His father lost for words, does not understand that what he is witnessing is the incarnation of his desire, his son is indeed becoming a man of consequence, just not in the way he had expected.
Valentino is captivated by his wife, by her look, her intelligence, her culture. She showers him in gifts, he has upended social convention, insulted the patriarchy and all who prop it up.
Out of Place
Once they are married, it is his family that feels out of place, ill at ease. Valentino is easily able to be among his wife鈥檚 friends and family as well as his own. He does not feel undeserving or unworthy of their company or his newfound social status. Neither is he aware of the dilemmas facing his family.
It is best not to share too much of the storyline, but to discover it yourself, because every page is a wonderful discovery, of thought provoking insights into the human condition and the reaction of those around us when one defies convention and how they too can be displaced when set down inside an unfamiliar environment.
When Caterina finishes her diploma and gets a job, we observe how Maddalena鈥檚 offer to house and feed her, though on the surface seems attractive, acts to disempower her, denying her independence and supporting a selfish desire. Through the unconventional marriage, we see the ridiculousness of gender conditioning all the more clearly.
I thought it was absolutely brilliant, the way Ginzburg has created these two characters, upending societal norms and inverting typical behaviours.
Highly recommended.
Little Sense or Sensibility
Valentino is a short novella narrated by Caterina, who is training to become a teacher. She lives with her father, a retired schoolteacher, her mother, who used to give piano lessons and her brother, Valentino who does very little, but whose medicine studies and equipment cost a lot.
we had to help my sister who was married to a commercial traveller and had three children and a pitifully inadequate income, and we also had to support my student brother who my father believed was destined to become a man of consequence. There was little enough reason to believe this, but he believed it all the same and had done ever since Valentino was a small boy and perhaps found it difficult to break the habit.
Valentino spends his time playing with a kitten, making toys out of scraps of material, dressing up and admiring himself. A string of engagements to teenagers raise false hopes and always end the same way 鈥� broken. So when he announces he will be married within the month, naturally the family expect the pattern to continue.
What a Wife Can Be or Not to Be
So when he turned up with his new fianc茅e we were amazed to the point of speechlessness. She was quite unlike anything we had ever imagined.
We learn of all the family members reactions to this new fianc茅e, with the exception of the father.
he was about to launch into a long speech about what was the main consideration but my mother interrupted him. My mother always interrupted his speeches, leaving him choking on a half-finished sentence, puffing with frustration.
A Man of Consequence, The Weight of Expectation
Valentino is oblivious to the reactions and judgements of his family and continues to act and communicate as he always has, holding nothing back, expecting everyone to be happy for him.
Is he fearless? A truth teller who doesn鈥檛 hide things or worry about what others think of him? Is he a narcissist? He is a wonderful character because he is like the mystery at the centre of the story. Who don鈥檛 quite know who he is because he isn鈥檛 acting as everyone including the reader might expect him to.
His father lost for words, does not understand that what he is witnessing is the incarnation of his desire, his son is indeed becoming a man of consequence, just not in the way he had expected.
Valentino is captivated by his wife, by her look, her intelligence, her culture. She showers him in gifts, he has upended social convention, insulted the patriarchy and all who prop it up.
My father said he would go to have a talk with Valentino鈥檚 fianc茅e, but my mother was opposed to this, partly because my father had a weak heart and was supposed to avoid any excitement, partly because she thought his arguments would be completely ineffectual. My father never said anything sensible; perhaps what he meant to say was sensible enough, but he never managed to express what he meant, getting bogged down in empty words, digressions and childhood memories, stumbling and gesticulating. So at home he was never allowed to finish what he was saying because we were all too impatient, and he would hark back wistfully to his teaching days when he could talk as much as he wanted and nobody humiliated him.
Out of Place
Once they are married, it is his family that feels out of place, ill at ease. Valentino is easily able to be among his wife鈥檚 friends and family as well as his own. He does not feel undeserving or unworthy of their company or his newfound social status. Neither is he aware of the dilemmas facing his family.
It is best not to share too much of the storyline, but to discover it yourself, because every page is a wonderful discovery, of thought provoking insights into the human condition and the reaction of those around us when one defies convention and how they too can be displaced when set down inside an unfamiliar environment.
When Caterina finishes her diploma and gets a job, we observe how Maddalena鈥檚 offer to house and feed her, though on the surface seems attractive, acts to disempower her, denying her independence and supporting a selfish desire. Through the unconventional marriage, we see the ridiculousness of gender conditioning all the more clearly.
I thought it was absolutely brilliant, the way Ginzburg has created these two characters, upending societal norms and inverting typical behaviours.
Highly recommended.
April 6, 2024
賲賳 丿蹖诏賴 讴賲鈥屭┵� 丿丕乇賲 毓丕卮賯 丕蹖賳 夭賳 賲蹖卮賲. 丕蹖賳 丌丿賲 亘乇 禺賱丕賮 夭亘丕賳 爻丕丿賴鈥屰� 賯氐賴鈥屬囏ж簇� 亘乇禺賵乇丿賴丕蹖 毓賲蹖賯蹖 亘丕 夭賳丿诏蹖 丿丕卮鬲賴.
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氐賮丨賴鈥屰� 鄣鄞:
亘丕 賯丿賲鈥屬囏й� 讴賵鬲丕賴 亘賴 胤乇賮 丕鬲丕賯賲 乇賮鬲賲貙 賴賳賵夭 讴賱丕賮 讴丕賲賵丕 丿乇 丿爻鬲賲 亘賵丿鈥�. 丿乇 蹖讴 賱丨馗賴貙 亘丕夭 讴乇丿賳 讴賱丕賮貙 丕夭 倬賱賴 亘丕賱丕 乇賮鬲賳貙 丿乇 丌賵乇丿賳 賱亘丕爻 賵 賯乇丕乇 丿丕丿賳 丌賳 乇賵蹖 氐賳丿賱蹖 賵 亘賴 亘爻鬲乇 乇賮鬲賳貙 亘賴 賳馗乇賲 讴丕乇 亘爻蹖丕乇 丿卮賵丕乇蹖 丌賲丿.
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氐賮丨賴鈥屰� 鄣鄞:
亘丕 賯丿賲鈥屬囏й� 讴賵鬲丕賴 亘賴 胤乇賮 丕鬲丕賯賲 乇賮鬲賲貙 賴賳賵夭 讴賱丕賮 讴丕賲賵丕 丿乇 丿爻鬲賲 亘賵丿鈥�. 丿乇 蹖讴 賱丨馗賴貙 亘丕夭 讴乇丿賳 讴賱丕賮貙 丕夭 倬賱賴 亘丕賱丕 乇賮鬲賳貙 丿乇 丌賵乇丿賳 賱亘丕爻 賵 賯乇丕乇 丿丕丿賳 丌賳 乇賵蹖 氐賳丿賱蹖 賵 亘賴 亘爻鬲乇 乇賮鬲賳貙 亘賴 賳馗乇賲 讴丕乇 亘爻蹖丕乇 丿卮賵丕乇蹖 丌賲丿.
October 7, 2023
This is the third Ginzburg I've read now as every time I finish one I order another. They're just brilliantly endearing, simple tales of ordinary provincial life in Italy. Very addictive reading.
In Valentino, the title character is a lazy student of medicine, the golden child of three siblings and destined for a 'man of consequence' according to his father, despite being devoid of any ambition himself.
After a string of fianc茅es, he one day arrives with his final choice. Named Maddalena, she is different than the others, but perhaps for the wrong reasons - described as ugly with a shiny nose and moustache. She may be ugly, but she is ugly and rich.
They marry, and life goes on. But as is common with a Ginzburg story, it's never as you'd expect.
Told by Caterina, one of the siblings; Valentino is a heartbreaking tale of familial dysfunctionality, grief, suicide, sexuality, marriage and place.
In Valentino, the title character is a lazy student of medicine, the golden child of three siblings and destined for a 'man of consequence' according to his father, despite being devoid of any ambition himself.
After a string of fianc茅es, he one day arrives with his final choice. Named Maddalena, she is different than the others, but perhaps for the wrong reasons - described as ugly with a shiny nose and moustache. She may be ugly, but she is ugly and rich.
They marry, and life goes on. But as is common with a Ginzburg story, it's never as you'd expect.
Told by Caterina, one of the siblings; Valentino is a heartbreaking tale of familial dysfunctionality, grief, suicide, sexuality, marriage and place.
May 11, 2021
Mha agradat molt i a m茅s 茅s curtet cosa que em va perfecte perqu猫 tinc molta feina馃槚
Us el recomano molt! Perdoneu i tmb afegeixo que t茅 un ep铆leg molt interessant i que ganotes de llegir altres llibres seus馃グ
Us el recomano molt! Perdoneu i tmb afegeixo que t茅 un ep铆leg molt interessant i que ganotes de llegir altres llibres seus馃グ
August 14, 2024
Una buena tragedia de las que le gustan a Natalia Ginzburg.
鈥溍塻a es la raz贸n por la que no tengo a nadie con quien hablar de verdad: hablar de verdad, de la verdad de toda nuestra historia tal y como sucedi贸, y me la quedo dentro y a veces me parece que me ahogo.鈥�
鈥溍塻a es la raz贸n por la que no tengo a nadie con quien hablar de verdad: hablar de verdad, de la verdad de toda nuestra historia tal y como sucedi贸, y me la quedo dentro y a veces me parece que me ahogo.鈥�
April 27, 2025
芦Lo sigo con la mirada cuando baja a la calle y lo acompa帽o hasta la esquina, y me alegro de que siga siendo tan guapo, con su peque帽a frente cubierta de rizos y su espalda fuerte. Me alegro de su caminar, todav铆a tan alegre, tan libre y triunfante: me alegra su caminar, vaya donde vaya禄.
La perfecci贸n de las novelas cortas, tan sencilla y tan profunda. Hay algo en los nombres italianos que me fascina y que me hace querer vivir en un pueblecito durante los a帽os 40.
La perfecci贸n de las novelas cortas, tan sencilla y tan profunda. Hay algo en los nombres italianos que me fascina y que me hace querer vivir en un pueblecito durante los a帽os 40.
December 12, 2014
丕賵賱蹖賳 丿蹖丿丕乇 亘丕 賳丕鬲丕賱蹖丕 诏蹖賳夭亘賵乇诏 賴賲 趩丕賱卮 賴丕蹖 禺賵丿卮 乇丕 丿丕卮鬲. 賯賱賲卮 亘乇禺賱丕賮 鬲氐賵乇賲 禺蹖賱蹖 倬蹖趩蹖丿賴 賳亘賵丿 賵 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賴丕 馗丕賴乇蹖 爻丕丿賴 丿丕卮鬲賳丿 讴賴 賲蹖卮丿 乇丿倬丕蹖 賱丕蹖賴 賴丕蹖 毓賲蹖賯 鬲乇 乇丕 丿乇丌賳賴丕 鬲卮禺蹖氐 丿丕丿.丕夭 爻賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 讴鬲丕亘貙丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賯賵爻 丌禺乇蹖賳 賵 诏蹖乇丕鬲乇蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘賵丿 亘乇丕蹖賲 讴賴 賲賵賯毓 禺賵丕賳丿賳卮 賴乇丕爻蹖 賳丕禺賵丿丌诏丕賴 丕夭 丌賳 賴賲賴 賵囟賵丨 丿乇 噩丕賳賲 賲蹖 賳卮爻鬲. 賵 丕賱亘鬲賴 丕蹖賳 賳讴鬲賴 賴賲 亘乇丕蹖賲 禺蹖賱蹖 噩丕賱亘 亘賵丿 讴賴 噩丕賲毓賴 賲匕賴亘蹖 丕蹖鬲丕賱蹖丕蹖蹖 趩賯丿乇 丕夭 賳馗乇 乇賮鬲丕乇賴丕 賵 賲丨丿賵丿蹖鬲賴丕蹖 賮讴乇蹖 卮亘蹖賴 噩丕賲毓賴 賲匕賴亘蹖 丕蹖乇丕賳蹖 丕爻鬲. 賵 丕诏乇 丕爻丕賲蹖 賲匕賴亘蹖 乇丕 亘丕 賴賲 噩丕蹖诏夭蹖賳 賲蹖 讴乇丿蹖 乇賮鬲丕乇賴丕蹖 丿賵 噩丕賲毓賴 丕夭 賴賲 賯丕亘賱 鬲賲蹖蹖夭 賳亘賵丿!
丕蹖賳 賴賲 賱蹖賳讴 蹖讴 乇蹖賵蹖賵 賲賳丕爻亘 亘乇丕蹖 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘
亘蹖爻鬲 賵 蹖讴賲 丌匕乇 93
September 27, 2024
me gusta la intensidad del relato, m谩s propia de un cuento que de una nouvelle. tambi茅n me gusta eso que hace ginzburg de no ense帽ar absolutamente todo de los personajes, aquello que trasluce pero no llega a mostrar del todo y que los hace m谩s complejos.
November 23, 2021
丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 卮丕賲賱 爻賴 鬲丕 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 讴賵鬲丕賴賴 讴賴 賴賲诏蹖 禺蹖賱蹖 爻丕丿賴 乇賵丕蹖鬲 賲蹖卮賳 賵 賯氐賴鈥屰� 爻丕丿賴鈥屰� 噩匕丕亘蹖 賴賲 丿丕乇賳.
April 28, 2021
M'ha encantat! 脡s molt breu, per貌 deixa petjada! Ve amb un ep铆leg de Jenn D铆az que m'ha agradat per l'an脿lisi uqe en fa en relaci贸 a l'autora i les altres obres. D铆az diu: "Ginzburg parla d'all貌 del qual en realitat no parla. La guerra, l'orfandat, el desarrelament, l'homosexualitat". I 茅s veritat, perqu猫 quan acabes el llibre t'adones de tot el que has pogut llegir sense que Ginzburg te n'hagi dit res. "I tot i aix铆, podr铆em dir que 茅s una hist貌ria profunda, plena de detalls i de gris" (D铆az).
"Vaig pujar a poc a poc a la meva habitaci贸. Duia la llana que havia de cabdellar, i tot d'una em semblava molt cansat, cabdellar la llana, i tamb茅 aixecar els peus per pujar l'escala, i haver-me de despullar, i plegar la roba sobre la cadira i posar-me al llit. Volia cridar la minyona i dir-li que tenia mal de cap i que no baixaria a sopar: per貌 no volia veure la minyona, no volia veure la seva cabellera roja i recordar aquell dia."
"Vaig pujar a poc a poc a la meva habitaci贸. Duia la llana que havia de cabdellar, i tot d'una em semblava molt cansat, cabdellar la llana, i tamb茅 aixecar els peus per pujar l'escala, i haver-me de despullar, i plegar la roba sobre la cadira i posar-me al llit. Volia cridar la minyona i dir-li que tenia mal de cap i que no baixaria a sopar: per貌 no volia veure la minyona, no volia veure la seva cabellera roja i recordar aquell dia."
April 1, 2021
Natalia Ginzburg scrive in un modo talmente dolce che mi piace sempre qualsiasi cosa abbia scritto.
February 10, 2025
讛住驻专 讛讝讛 诪讗讙讚 讗专讘注 谞讜讘诇讜转 砖诇 谞讟诇讬讛 讙讬谞爪讘讜专讙. 讛住驻专 驻讜专住诐 讘-2001. 讘讬谞转讬讬诐 讛讜爪讬讗讛 "讛住驻专讬讬讛 讛讞讚砖讛" 讗转 讗讞转 讛谞讜讘诇讜转 讘转讜专 住驻专讜谉 讛注讜诪讚 讘驻谞讬 注爪诪讜 讜诪讗讜讞专 讬讜转专 (讻谞专讗讛 讘诪住讙专转 砖讗讬驻转诐 诇讗专讙讜谉 诪讞讚砖 砖诇 "讻诇 讻转讘讬" 住讜驻专讬诐 谞讘讞专讬诐 转讞转 讛讜爪讗转诐) 驻讜爪诇讜 讛谞讜讘诇讜转 讘讬谉 住驻专讬诐 讞讚砖讬诐, 讛讻讜诇诇讬诐 讻诇 讗讞讚 诪讛诐 注专讬讻讛 诪讞讜讚砖转 讜注讜讚 住讬驻讜专讬诐 拽爪专讬诐 谞诇讜讜讬诐. 讗谞讬 诪爪讗转讬 讗转 讛住驻专 讛讝讛 诪讜砖诇讱 讘专讞讜讘 讗讘诇 讘诪爪讘 诪爪讜讬谉 (诇诪注讟 爪讛讘讛讘讜转 拽诇讛, 讗讘诇 讝讜 讘注讬讛 诪讜讻专转 讙诐 讘住驻专讬诐 砖诇讛诐 讛砖诪讜专讬诐 讘讘讬转讬 鈥� 讞讘诇 砖讗讬谞诐 诪砖拽讬注讬诐 讙诐 讘讗讬讻讜转 讛谞讬讬专). 讬砖 讻诪讛 讟注讬讜转 注专讬讻讛 讘住驻专 讗讘诇 讘住讱 讛讻诇 讛转专讙讜诐 诪爪讜讬谉. 诪讘讬拽讜专讜转 砖拽专讗转讬 讛住讬驻讜专讬诐 砖讛讜住讬驻讜 讗讬谞诐 讘讗讬讻讜转 砖诇 讛谞讜讘诇讜转. 诇讻谉 讙诐 讛拽讜讘抓 讛讝讛 讻谞专讗讛 讗讬谞讜 讞住专 讜讗驻讬诇讜 诪爪讟讬讬谉 讘诪讬爪讜讬 砖诇 讻转讬讘讛 谞讘讞专转 讜诪注讜诇讛.
讗诇讜 讗讬谞谉 讬爪讬专讜转 专注讬讜谞讬讜转 讗诇讗 讘注讬拽专 讞讙讬讙讛 砖诇 诪住驻专转 住讬驻讜专讬诐 诪讜讻砖专转, 砖诇 爪讬讬专转 驻讜讬讬谞讟诇讬住讟讬转 讛诪砖转诪砖转 讘注砖专讜转 诪讬拽专讜 讗讬专讜注讬诐 讜讚诪讜讬讜转 诪砖谞讛 专讘讜转 诪讘诇讬 诇讗讘讚 诇专讙注 讗转 讛拽讜讛专谞讟讬讜转 砖诇 讛转诪讜谞讛 讻讜诇讛. 讛诪砖驻讟讬诐 拽爪专讬诐, 讛讻诇 专讬讗诇讬住讟讬 讗讘诇 诪砖转讜诇诇. 诇讗讞专 讻诇 转讬讗讜专 诪讙讬注 转讬讗讜专 讗讜 讛注专讛 砖讻讗讬诇讜 讙讜专诪讬诐 诇拽讟注 砖讛拽讜专讗 讛讜讘诇 讘讜 诇住讜讘 注诇 注拽讘讬讜, 诪讛 砖诪讬讬爪专 讚诪讜讬讜转 讘注诇讜转 谞驻砖 讬讬讞讜讚讬转, 注拽砖谞讬转 讜诪专讚谞讬转 讜讗讜讜讬专讛 砖诇 住专拽讝诐 诪专讞祝. 诇诪专讜转 讛注讜砖专 讛诪住讞专专 砖诇 讚诪讜讬讜转 讜讗讬专讜注讬诐, 讛拽专讬讗讛 (讜拽讜专讗 讗讬讟讬 讻诪讜谞讬 诇讗 讬讻讜诇 诇讛讬诪谞注 诪诇砖讬诐 诇讻讱 诇讘) 砖讜讟驻转 讘拽爪讘 诪住讞专专. 诇注讬转讬诐 诪转拽讘诇转 转讞讜砖讛 砖讙讬谞爪讘讜专讙 讛讬讗 住讜驻专转 砖诇 讟专讬拽 讗讞讚, 砖诇 爪讜专转 讻转讬讘讛 注诇讬讛 讛讬讗 讞讜讝专转 砖讜讘 讜砖讜讘. 讗讘诇 讛讬讗 注讜砖讛 讝讗转 讘讻讬砖专讜谉 讻讛 专讘 讻讱 砖讗讬谞讱 诪讜讗住 讘住讬驻讜专 讗祝 诇讗 诇专讙注.
讛诪砖讜转祝 诇讻诇 讛谞讜讘诇讜转 讛讜讗 砖讛谉 注讜住拽讜转 讘诪砖驻讞讛. 讘专讜讘谉 诪砖驻讞讛 砖讗讬谞讛 "谞讜专诪诇讬转" 讗讘诇 谞讜专诪诇讬转 讘专讘-讙讜谞讬讜转 砖诪讜爪讗讬诐 讘讛. 讛诪砖驻讞讜转 讗讬谞谉 讘讚讬讜拽 诪砖驻讞讜转 诪转驻拽讚讜转. 讛谉 讬讜转专 讗讜住祝 讚诪讬讜转 讛讞讙讜转 讗讞转 住讘讬讘 专注讜转讛, 诇讗 诪转拽砖专讜转 讜诇注讬转讬诐 诪转谞讙砖讜转 讘讞讜住专 讛讘谞讛. 讛谞讜讘诇讛 讛专讗砖讜谞讛, "讜诇谞讟讬谞讜", 讛讬讗 住讬驻讜专 谞讜讙讛, 讛讻转讜讘 谞讛讚专 讜讛讜讗 注讜讚 讬讞住讬转 住讟谞讚专讟讬. 讛谞讜讘诇讛 讛砖谞讬讬讛 "诪讝诇 拽砖转" 讛讬讗 讛讗专讜讻讛 讘讬讜转专. 讙诐 讻讗谉 注诇讬诇讛 驻砖讜讟讛 诇讻讗讜专讛, 讗讘诇 讻讗谉 讘讜诇讟 讻讘专 讛注讜砖专 讘驻专讟讬诐 诪诪谞讜 诪转讙讘砖转 讚诪讜转讛 砖诇 讗诐 讛诪砖驻讞讛 讛谞诇注讙转 讜讛诪专砖讬诪讛, 讛注爪讜讘讛 讜讛诪讙讜讻讞转 讻讗讞讚. 讛谞讜讘诇讛 讛砖诇讬砖讬转 "诪砖驻讞讛" 讛讬讗 讛讗拽住驻专讬诪谞讟诇讬转 讘讬讜转专. 讛砖驻注 讛诪住讞专专 砖诇 讚诪讜讬讜转 讜讗讬专讜注讬诐 诪讙讬注 讻讗谉 诇砖讬讗 注讚 讻讬 谞讚诪讛 (讘爪讚拽) 砖讬砖 讻讗谉 专拽 专注讬讜谉 爪讜专谞讬 鈥� 砖驻注 讛驻专讟讬诐 讜讛转驻谞讬讜转 诪讻讜讜谉 诇讛注讘讬专 讗转 讛专注讬讜谉 讻讬 诪讜砖讙 讛诪砖驻讞讛 讻讗谉 讛讜讗 讚讬谞诪讬 讜诪转注转注 讘讬讜转专 讜讞住专 讙专注讬谉. 诇讻谉 讝讛讜 讙诐 讛住讬驻讜专 讛诪讬讬讙注 讘讬讜转专. 谞讚诪讛 讻讬 讙讬谞爪讘讜专讙 讬讻诇讛 诇拽爪专讜 讻讚讬 讞爪讬 讗讜 诇讛讗专讬讻讜 驻讬 砖谞讬讬诐, 讘讗讜转讛 诪讬讚讛. 诇诪专讜转 砖讘砖诇讘 诪住讜讬诐 诪转讞砖拽 诇讱 诇讛讙讬讚 诇谞讟诇讬讛 "讘住讚专 讛讘谞转讬," 讘讻诇 讝讗转 讘住讬讜诐 讛拽专讬讗讛 讗转讛 谞讛谞讛 诪转讞讜砖转 讛住讞专讞讜专转 讻诪讜 讬诇讚 砖讬专讚 诪拽专讜住诇讛. 讛谞讜讘诇讛 讛讗讞专讜谞讛 诪住驻专转 注诇 砖谞讜转讬讛 讛讗讞专讜谞讜转 砖诇 讗诇诪谞讛 诪讝讚拽谞转 鈥� 讜砖讜讘 讗讜转讜 诪讞讜诇 谞讜讙注-诇讗-谞讜讙注 砖诇 讚诪讜讬讜转 诪专讜讘讜转, 讜砖驻注 讗讬专讜注讬诐 砖讙讬谞讘讜专讙 诪转讝诪谞转 讘砖诇讬讟讛 砖诇 诇讛讟讜讟谉.
讗诇讜 讗讬谞谉 讬爪讬专讜转 专注讬讜谞讬讜转 讗诇讗 讘注讬拽专 讞讙讬讙讛 砖诇 诪住驻专转 住讬驻讜专讬诐 诪讜讻砖专转, 砖诇 爪讬讬专转 驻讜讬讬谞讟诇讬住讟讬转 讛诪砖转诪砖转 讘注砖专讜转 诪讬拽专讜 讗讬专讜注讬诐 讜讚诪讜讬讜转 诪砖谞讛 专讘讜转 诪讘诇讬 诇讗讘讚 诇专讙注 讗转 讛拽讜讛专谞讟讬讜转 砖诇 讛转诪讜谞讛 讻讜诇讛. 讛诪砖驻讟讬诐 拽爪专讬诐, 讛讻诇 专讬讗诇讬住讟讬 讗讘诇 诪砖转讜诇诇. 诇讗讞专 讻诇 转讬讗讜专 诪讙讬注 转讬讗讜专 讗讜 讛注专讛 砖讻讗讬诇讜 讙讜专诪讬诐 诇拽讟注 砖讛拽讜专讗 讛讜讘诇 讘讜 诇住讜讘 注诇 注拽讘讬讜, 诪讛 砖诪讬讬爪专 讚诪讜讬讜转 讘注诇讜转 谞驻砖 讬讬讞讜讚讬转, 注拽砖谞讬转 讜诪专讚谞讬转 讜讗讜讜讬专讛 砖诇 住专拽讝诐 诪专讞祝. 诇诪专讜转 讛注讜砖专 讛诪住讞专专 砖诇 讚诪讜讬讜转 讜讗讬专讜注讬诐, 讛拽专讬讗讛 (讜拽讜专讗 讗讬讟讬 讻诪讜谞讬 诇讗 讬讻讜诇 诇讛讬诪谞注 诪诇砖讬诐 诇讻讱 诇讘) 砖讜讟驻转 讘拽爪讘 诪住讞专专. 诇注讬转讬诐 诪转拽讘诇转 转讞讜砖讛 砖讙讬谞爪讘讜专讙 讛讬讗 住讜驻专转 砖诇 讟专讬拽 讗讞讚, 砖诇 爪讜专转 讻转讬讘讛 注诇讬讛 讛讬讗 讞讜讝专转 砖讜讘 讜砖讜讘. 讗讘诇 讛讬讗 注讜砖讛 讝讗转 讘讻讬砖专讜谉 讻讛 专讘 讻讱 砖讗讬谞讱 诪讜讗住 讘住讬驻讜专 讗祝 诇讗 诇专讙注.
讛诪砖讜转祝 诇讻诇 讛谞讜讘诇讜转 讛讜讗 砖讛谉 注讜住拽讜转 讘诪砖驻讞讛. 讘专讜讘谉 诪砖驻讞讛 砖讗讬谞讛 "谞讜专诪诇讬转" 讗讘诇 谞讜专诪诇讬转 讘专讘-讙讜谞讬讜转 砖诪讜爪讗讬诐 讘讛. 讛诪砖驻讞讜转 讗讬谞谉 讘讚讬讜拽 诪砖驻讞讜转 诪转驻拽讚讜转. 讛谉 讬讜转专 讗讜住祝 讚诪讬讜转 讛讞讙讜转 讗讞转 住讘讬讘 专注讜转讛, 诇讗 诪转拽砖专讜转 讜诇注讬转讬诐 诪转谞讙砖讜转 讘讞讜住专 讛讘谞讛. 讛谞讜讘诇讛 讛专讗砖讜谞讛, "讜诇谞讟讬谞讜", 讛讬讗 住讬驻讜专 谞讜讙讛, 讛讻转讜讘 谞讛讚专 讜讛讜讗 注讜讚 讬讞住讬转 住讟谞讚专讟讬. 讛谞讜讘诇讛 讛砖谞讬讬讛 "诪讝诇 拽砖转" 讛讬讗 讛讗专讜讻讛 讘讬讜转专. 讙诐 讻讗谉 注诇讬诇讛 驻砖讜讟讛 诇讻讗讜专讛, 讗讘诇 讻讗谉 讘讜诇讟 讻讘专 讛注讜砖专 讘驻专讟讬诐 诪诪谞讜 诪转讙讘砖转 讚诪讜转讛 砖诇 讗诐 讛诪砖驻讞讛 讛谞诇注讙转 讜讛诪专砖讬诪讛, 讛注爪讜讘讛 讜讛诪讙讜讻讞转 讻讗讞讚. 讛谞讜讘诇讛 讛砖诇讬砖讬转 "诪砖驻讞讛" 讛讬讗 讛讗拽住驻专讬诪谞讟诇讬转 讘讬讜转专. 讛砖驻注 讛诪住讞专专 砖诇 讚诪讜讬讜转 讜讗讬专讜注讬诐 诪讙讬注 讻讗谉 诇砖讬讗 注讚 讻讬 谞讚诪讛 (讘爪讚拽) 砖讬砖 讻讗谉 专拽 专注讬讜谉 爪讜专谞讬 鈥� 砖驻注 讛驻专讟讬诐 讜讛转驻谞讬讜转 诪讻讜讜谉 诇讛注讘讬专 讗转 讛专注讬讜谉 讻讬 诪讜砖讙 讛诪砖驻讞讛 讻讗谉 讛讜讗 讚讬谞诪讬 讜诪转注转注 讘讬讜转专 讜讞住专 讙专注讬谉. 诇讻谉 讝讛讜 讙诐 讛住讬驻讜专 讛诪讬讬讙注 讘讬讜转专. 谞讚诪讛 讻讬 讙讬谞爪讘讜专讙 讬讻诇讛 诇拽爪专讜 讻讚讬 讞爪讬 讗讜 诇讛讗专讬讻讜 驻讬 砖谞讬讬诐, 讘讗讜转讛 诪讬讚讛. 诇诪专讜转 砖讘砖诇讘 诪住讜讬诐 诪转讞砖拽 诇讱 诇讛讙讬讚 诇谞讟诇讬讛 "讘住讚专 讛讘谞转讬," 讘讻诇 讝讗转 讘住讬讜诐 讛拽专讬讗讛 讗转讛 谞讛谞讛 诪转讞讜砖转 讛住讞专讞讜专转 讻诪讜 讬诇讚 砖讬专讚 诪拽专讜住诇讛. 讛谞讜讘诇讛 讛讗讞专讜谞讛 诪住驻专转 注诇 砖谞讜转讬讛 讛讗讞专讜谞讜转 砖诇 讗诇诪谞讛 诪讝讚拽谞转 鈥� 讜砖讜讘 讗讜转讜 诪讞讜诇 谞讜讙注-诇讗-谞讜讙注 砖诇 讚诪讜讬讜转 诪专讜讘讜转, 讜砖驻注 讗讬专讜注讬诐 砖讙讬谞讘讜专讙 诪转讝诪谞转 讘砖诇讬讟讛 砖诇 诇讛讟讜讟谉.
April 9, 2015
住驻专 讛诪专讻讝 讗专讘注 谞讜讘诇讜转 驻专讬 注讟讛 砖诇 讛诪讞讘专转. 讛谞讜讘诇讜转 谞讻转讘讜 讘讬谉 讛砖谞讬诐 1951 鈥� 1977 讜诪专讻讝谉 讘讞讬讬 讛诪砖驻讞讛 讜讘诪注专讻讜转 讛讬讞住讬诐 砖诇 讘谞讬 讛诪砖驻讞讛 诪讝讜讜讬讜转 砖讜谞讜转.
讛住驻专 谞拽专讗 注诇 砖诐 讛谞讜讘诇讛 讛专讗砖讜谞讛 砖讘讜.
"讜诇谞讟讬谞讜" 鈥� 讜诇谞讟讬谞讜 讛讜讗 讬诇讚 讛讞诇讜诪讜转 砖诇 讛诪砖驻讞讛. 讛讗讘 转诪讬讚 转诇讛 讘讜 转拽讜讜转 讙讚讜诇讜转 讜诇讻谉 讛诪砖驻讞讛 讻讜诇讛 谞专转诪讛 讜讛砖拽讬注讛 讘讜 讗转 诪诇讜讗 讛诪砖讗讘讬诐 讛讻住驻讬讬诐 注诇 诪谞转 砖讬讛讬讛 专讜驻讗. 讛讗讘 讞砖讘 砖讛讛砖拽注讛 转讞讝讬专 讗转 注爪诪讛.
讛谞讜讘诇讛 诪住讜驻专转 诪驻讬 讗讞讜转讜 砖诇 讜诇谞讟讬谞讜 拽转专讬谞讛, 讛诪转讗专转 讗转 讛谞驻讬诇讛 砖诇 讗讞专讬 讛爪驻讬讛. 讗讘诇 讝讛 讬讜转专 诪讻讱, 讘转讬讗讜专 讞讬讬 讛讬讜诪讬讜诐 讛讬讗 诪爪诇讬讞讛 诇讝注讝注 讗转 讛拽讜专讗 注讚 注诪拽讬 谞砖诪转讜 注诐 讙讬诇讜讬讬诐 诪专注讬砖讬诐 讛谞讜讞转讬诐 讻讱 讘诇讬 讛讻谞讛.
"诪讝诇 拽砖转" 鈥� 讛谞讜讘诇讛 讛讗专讜讻讛 讘讬讜转专 讘住驻专. 诪转讗专转 诪驻讬 讛讘转 讛拽讟谞讛 讗转 住讬驻讜专 拽讜专讜转讬讛 砖诇 诪砖驻讞讛, 讘讛 讛讗诐 讚讜诪讬谞谞讟讬转 讞讜诇诪转 注诇 讞讬讬诐 讗讞专讬诐 讘注讬专 讛讙讚讜诇讛.
转讬讗讜专 讞讬讬 讛诪砖驻讞讛 注"讬 讛讘转 讛拽讟谞讛 谞注砖讬诐 诪诪专讞拽 砖诪讜讘讬诇 诇转讜讘谞讜转 注诪讜拽讜转 注诇 诪注专讻转 讛讬讞住讬诐 讘讬谉 讛讚诪讜讬讜转 讛砖讜谞讜转. 讛诪专讞拽 讙诐 诪讗驻砖专 诇讛讘讞讬谉 讘讚讬住讜谞谞住 砖诇 讛讗诐 转讜讱 拽讬诇讜祝 讛砖讻讘讜转 讛注讜讟驻讜转 讗转 讛诪爪讬讗讜转 讘讛 讛讬讗 讞讬讬讛. 讙讬谞爪讘讜专讙 讘讗讜诪谞讜转 诪讜讘讬诇讛 讗转 讛拽讜专讗 诇砖讬讗, 讜诪讘诇讬 砖讛讜讗 讬讘讞讬谉 讛爪诇讞转 诪转讛驻讻转 讜讛注讜诇诐 讞专讘.
讻诪讜 讘谞讜讘诇讛 讛专讗砖讜谞讛, 讛讜讬专讟讜讗讜讝讬讜转 砖诇 讙讬谞爪讘讜专讙 谞讜讘注转 诪讛讬讻讜诇转 砖诇讛 诇转讗专 讗转 讛讘谞讗诇讬 讜讘讜 讘讝诪谉 诇讝注讝注 讗转 讛拽讜专讗 注讚 注诪拽讬 谞砖诪转讜 讘爪讬专讜祝 讗讬专讜注讬诐 , 砖注诇 驻谞讬讜 谞专讗讬诐 讞住专讬 讞砖讬讘讜转.
"诪砖驻讞讛" 鈥� 谞讜讘诇讛 讛诪转讗专转 讗转 诪讗讘拽诐 砖诇 谞讬谞讟讛 讜拽专诪讬谞讛 诇砖诪专 讗转 讛转讗 讛诪砖驻讞转讬 砖诇讛诐 注诇 专拽注 讗讬专讜注讬诐 诪注讘专讜 砖诇 拽专诪讬谞讛 讜诪讛讛讜讜讛 砖诇 讘谞讬 讛讝讜讙.
讛谞讜讘诇讛 驻讜专住转 诪注专讻转 讬讞住讬诐 诪讜专讻讘转 注诐 讚诪讜讬讜转 诪讛注讘专 (讗讬讜讜谞讛) 讜注诐 讘谞讬 诪砖驻讞转诐 砖诇 讘谞讬 讛讝讜讙. 诇讟注诪讬 讛谞讜讘诇讛 驻讞讜转 诪讜爪诇讞转 诪讛砖转讬讬诐 讛拽讜讚诪讜转, 讙诐 讘讙诇诇 砖讙讬谞爪讘讜专讙 诪转驻专住转 讜谞讻谞住转 诇讞讬讬讛谉 砖诇 讛讚诪讜讬讜转 讛住讜讘讘讜转 讗转 讛讚诪讜讬讜转 讛专讗砖讬讜转 讘住讬驻讜专.
讛讬讗 诇讗 诪住转驻拽转 讘转讬讗讜专 诪注专讻转 讛讬讞住讬诐 讘讬谉 讘谞讬 讛讝讜讙, 讜讘讬谉 讛讚诪讜讬讜转 讛讞讜诇驻讜转 讘讞讬讬讛谉 讛注讻砖讜讜讬讬诐 讗诇讗 讙诐 谞讻谞住转 诇转讬讗讜专 砖诇 诪注专讻讜转 讛讬讞住讬诐 讛诪诇讜讜转 讗转 讗讜转谉 讚诪讜讬讜转, 讚讘专 砖讬讜爪专 诇诪注砖讛 转讞讜砖转 注讜诪住 讜诪讬讜转专讜转 讘诇转讬 诪讜爪讚拽转 讘谞讜讘诇讛 讻诇 讻讱 拽爪专讛.
"讘讜专讙谞讜转" 鈥撟犠曌懽溩� 讛驻讜专住转 讗转 讞讬讬讛诐 砖诇 讘谞讬 诪砖驻讞讛 讗讞转 讛讞讬讬诐 讻讜诇诐 讘拽讜诪驻诇拽住 讚讬专讜转 讛砖讬讬讱 诇驻讬讬讟专讜, 讛诪讛讜讜讛 讚诪讜转 讗讘 讛诪专讻讝转 住讘讬讘讛 讗转 讛诪砖驻讞讛.
讘诪讛诇讱 讛谞讜讘诇讛 诇讗讟 诇讗讟 讛讜诇讻转 讜诪转驻讜专专转 讗砖诇讬讬转 讛讗讞讚讜转 , 转讜讱 砖讛讚诪讜讬讜转 驻讜谞讜转 诇讚专讻谉 讘讞讬讬诐 讜诪转谞转拽讜转 诪诪专讻讝 讛讻讜讘讚 讛诪砖驻讞转讬.
讘讻诇 讛谞讜讘诇讜转 讘住驻专 讛讝讛 讬砖 诪砖讛讜 诪讗讜讚 注爪讜讘, 诪讗讜讚 谞讜讙注 诇诇讘. 诇注讬转讬诐 讛拽讜专讗 诪专讙讬砖 转讜讙讛 诇谞讜讻讞 讛诪砖讙讬诐 讘讛讞诇讟讜转 砖诇 讛讚诪讜讬讜转 讛诪专讻讝讬讜转, 诪砖讙讬诐 砖讛讬讛 谞讬转谉 诇诪谞讜注 讘诪讛诇讱 讛讗讬专讜注讬诐 诇讜 专拽 讛讬讜 诪拽讚讬砖讬诐 讗转 转砖讜诪转 讛诇讘 讛专讗讜讬讛.
诪讜诪诇抓 讘讞讜诐, 讗讘诇 诪爪专讬讱 住讘诇谞讜转 讜讛专讘讛 住讬诪驻讟讬讛.
讛住驻专 谞拽专讗 注诇 砖诐 讛谞讜讘诇讛 讛专讗砖讜谞讛 砖讘讜.
"讜诇谞讟讬谞讜" 鈥� 讜诇谞讟讬谞讜 讛讜讗 讬诇讚 讛讞诇讜诪讜转 砖诇 讛诪砖驻讞讛. 讛讗讘 转诪讬讚 转诇讛 讘讜 转拽讜讜转 讙讚讜诇讜转 讜诇讻谉 讛诪砖驻讞讛 讻讜诇讛 谞专转诪讛 讜讛砖拽讬注讛 讘讜 讗转 诪诇讜讗 讛诪砖讗讘讬诐 讛讻住驻讬讬诐 注诇 诪谞转 砖讬讛讬讛 专讜驻讗. 讛讗讘 讞砖讘 砖讛讛砖拽注讛 转讞讝讬专 讗转 注爪诪讛.
讛谞讜讘诇讛 诪住讜驻专转 诪驻讬 讗讞讜转讜 砖诇 讜诇谞讟讬谞讜 拽转专讬谞讛, 讛诪转讗专转 讗转 讛谞驻讬诇讛 砖诇 讗讞专讬 讛爪驻讬讛. 讗讘诇 讝讛 讬讜转专 诪讻讱, 讘转讬讗讜专 讞讬讬 讛讬讜诪讬讜诐 讛讬讗 诪爪诇讬讞讛 诇讝注讝注 讗转 讛拽讜专讗 注讚 注诪拽讬 谞砖诪转讜 注诐 讙讬诇讜讬讬诐 诪专注讬砖讬诐 讛谞讜讞转讬诐 讻讱 讘诇讬 讛讻谞讛.
"诪讝诇 拽砖转" 鈥� 讛谞讜讘诇讛 讛讗专讜讻讛 讘讬讜转专 讘住驻专. 诪转讗专转 诪驻讬 讛讘转 讛拽讟谞讛 讗转 住讬驻讜专 拽讜专讜转讬讛 砖诇 诪砖驻讞讛, 讘讛 讛讗诐 讚讜诪讬谞谞讟讬转 讞讜诇诪转 注诇 讞讬讬诐 讗讞专讬诐 讘注讬专 讛讙讚讜诇讛.
转讬讗讜专 讞讬讬 讛诪砖驻讞讛 注"讬 讛讘转 讛拽讟谞讛 谞注砖讬诐 诪诪专讞拽 砖诪讜讘讬诇 诇转讜讘谞讜转 注诪讜拽讜转 注诇 诪注专讻转 讛讬讞住讬诐 讘讬谉 讛讚诪讜讬讜转 讛砖讜谞讜转. 讛诪专讞拽 讙诐 诪讗驻砖专 诇讛讘讞讬谉 讘讚讬住讜谞谞住 砖诇 讛讗诐 转讜讱 拽讬诇讜祝 讛砖讻讘讜转 讛注讜讟驻讜转 讗转 讛诪爪讬讗讜转 讘讛 讛讬讗 讞讬讬讛. 讙讬谞爪讘讜专讙 讘讗讜诪谞讜转 诪讜讘讬诇讛 讗转 讛拽讜专讗 诇砖讬讗, 讜诪讘诇讬 砖讛讜讗 讬讘讞讬谉 讛爪诇讞转 诪转讛驻讻转 讜讛注讜诇诐 讞专讘.
讻诪讜 讘谞讜讘诇讛 讛专讗砖讜谞讛, 讛讜讬专讟讜讗讜讝讬讜转 砖诇 讙讬谞爪讘讜专讙 谞讜讘注转 诪讛讬讻讜诇转 砖诇讛 诇转讗专 讗转 讛讘谞讗诇讬 讜讘讜 讘讝诪谉 诇讝注讝注 讗转 讛拽讜专讗 注讚 注诪拽讬 谞砖诪转讜 讘爪讬专讜祝 讗讬专讜注讬诐 , 砖注诇 驻谞讬讜 谞专讗讬诐 讞住专讬 讞砖讬讘讜转.
"诪砖驻讞讛" 鈥� 谞讜讘诇讛 讛诪转讗专转 讗转 诪讗讘拽诐 砖诇 谞讬谞讟讛 讜拽专诪讬谞讛 诇砖诪专 讗转 讛转讗 讛诪砖驻讞转讬 砖诇讛诐 注诇 专拽注 讗讬专讜注讬诐 诪注讘专讜 砖诇 拽专诪讬谞讛 讜诪讛讛讜讜讛 砖诇 讘谞讬 讛讝讜讙.
讛谞讜讘诇讛 驻讜专住转 诪注专讻转 讬讞住讬诐 诪讜专讻讘转 注诐 讚诪讜讬讜转 诪讛注讘专 (讗讬讜讜谞讛) 讜注诐 讘谞讬 诪砖驻讞转诐 砖诇 讘谞讬 讛讝讜讙. 诇讟注诪讬 讛谞讜讘诇讛 驻讞讜转 诪讜爪诇讞转 诪讛砖转讬讬诐 讛拽讜讚诪讜转, 讙诐 讘讙诇诇 砖讙讬谞爪讘讜专讙 诪转驻专住转 讜谞讻谞住转 诇讞讬讬讛谉 砖诇 讛讚诪讜讬讜转 讛住讜讘讘讜转 讗转 讛讚诪讜讬讜转 讛专讗砖讬讜转 讘住讬驻讜专.
讛讬讗 诇讗 诪住转驻拽转 讘转讬讗讜专 诪注专讻转 讛讬讞住讬诐 讘讬谉 讘谞讬 讛讝讜讙, 讜讘讬谉 讛讚诪讜讬讜转 讛讞讜诇驻讜转 讘讞讬讬讛谉 讛注讻砖讜讜讬讬诐 讗诇讗 讙诐 谞讻谞住转 诇转讬讗讜专 砖诇 诪注专讻讜转 讛讬讞住讬诐 讛诪诇讜讜转 讗转 讗讜转谉 讚诪讜讬讜转, 讚讘专 砖讬讜爪专 诇诪注砖讛 转讞讜砖转 注讜诪住 讜诪讬讜转专讜转 讘诇转讬 诪讜爪讚拽转 讘谞讜讘诇讛 讻诇 讻讱 拽爪专讛.
"讘讜专讙谞讜转" 鈥撟犠曌懽溩� 讛驻讜专住转 讗转 讞讬讬讛诐 砖诇 讘谞讬 诪砖驻讞讛 讗讞转 讛讞讬讬诐 讻讜诇诐 讘拽讜诪驻诇拽住 讚讬专讜转 讛砖讬讬讱 诇驻讬讬讟专讜, 讛诪讛讜讜讛 讚诪讜转 讗讘 讛诪专讻讝转 住讘讬讘讛 讗转 讛诪砖驻讞讛.
讘诪讛诇讱 讛谞讜讘诇讛 诇讗讟 诇讗讟 讛讜诇讻转 讜诪转驻讜专专转 讗砖诇讬讬转 讛讗讞讚讜转 , 转讜讱 砖讛讚诪讜讬讜转 驻讜谞讜转 诇讚专讻谉 讘讞讬讬诐 讜诪转谞转拽讜转 诪诪专讻讝 讛讻讜讘讚 讛诪砖驻讞转讬.
讘讻诇 讛谞讜讘诇讜转 讘住驻专 讛讝讛 讬砖 诪砖讛讜 诪讗讜讚 注爪讜讘, 诪讗讜讚 谞讜讙注 诇诇讘. 诇注讬转讬诐 讛拽讜专讗 诪专讙讬砖 转讜讙讛 诇谞讜讻讞 讛诪砖讙讬诐 讘讛讞诇讟讜转 砖诇 讛讚诪讜讬讜转 讛诪专讻讝讬讜转, 诪砖讙讬诐 砖讛讬讛 谞讬转谉 诇诪谞讜注 讘诪讛诇讱 讛讗讬专讜注讬诐 诇讜 专拽 讛讬讜 诪拽讚讬砖讬诐 讗转 转砖讜诪转 讛诇讘 讛专讗讜讬讛.
诪讜诪诇抓 讘讞讜诐, 讗讘诇 诪爪专讬讱 住讘诇谞讜转 讜讛专讘讛 住讬诪驻讟讬讛.
June 30, 2015
乇賵丕蹖鬲 丕賳爻丕賳賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 丿乇 噩丕蹖 丕卮鬲亘丕賴蹖 賴爻鬲賳丿 賵 蹖丕 賱丕丕賯賱 禺賵丿 賲蹖倬賳丿丕乇賳丿 讴賴 丿乇 噩丕蹖 睾賱胤蹖 賴爻鬲賳丿 .鬲賱丕卮 賳丕賮乇噩丕賲 丌賳賴丕 亘乇丕蹖 乇爻蹖丿賳 亘賴 夭賳丿诏爻 乇賵蹖丕蹖蹖 禺賵丿 诏丕賴蹖 賴賲丿賱蹖 賵 诏丕賴蹖 爻乇夭賳卮 亘賴 賴賲乇丕賴 丿丕乇丿 丕賲丕 丿乇 賳賴丕蹖鬲 讴丕乇讴鬲乇賴丕 亘乇丕蹖 賲丕 亘爻蹖丕乇 丌卮賳丕爻鬲 賳賴 鬲賳賴丕 丿乇 讴賳丕乇賲丕賳 夭賳丿诏蹖 賲蹖讴賳賳丿 亘賱讴賴 亘禺卮蹖 丕夭 賵噩賵丿賲丕賳 賴爻鬲賳丿. 诏蹖賳夭亘賵乇诏 亘丕 乇賵丕蹖鬲蹖 蹖讴 丿爻鬲 賵 丿賯蹖賯 賲丕 乇丕 賴賲乇丕賴 禺賵丿 賲蹖讴賳丿 賴乇 趩賳丿 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丌禺乇 亘賴 丕胤丕賱賴 蹖 讴賱丕賲 賲亘鬲賱丕爻鬲 .
June 3, 2023
dramatic and amazing! natalia ginzburg slays again! 4.5!
October 18, 2024
i literally finished this in like 2 hours, it was so good. this was my first book by ginzberg and it DEFINITELY won鈥檛 be my last. super excited to explore her other works.
the imagery was so beautiful. it reminded me a lot of leo tolstoy and elisa shua dusapin鈥檚 writing styles. the main character also reminded me of jane eyre鈥攍ike her moral principles and selflessness.
chef鈥檚 kiss. this book is definitely on my top 20 list for sure!!!
the imagery was so beautiful. it reminded me a lot of leo tolstoy and elisa shua dusapin鈥檚 writing styles. the main character also reminded me of jane eyre鈥攍ike her moral principles and selflessness.
chef鈥檚 kiss. this book is definitely on my top 20 list for sure!!!
July 30, 2023
A sexy summer read. A great foreword from Alexander Chee.
December 18, 2022
Puntuaci贸: 3'5/5 猸�
Fragment: 芦De manera que no tinc ning煤 a qui poder dir les paraules de veritat: les paraules de veritat, de com va anar tota la nostra hist貌ria: i me les quedo a dins, i de vegades em sembla que m'escanyen.禄
翱辫颈苍颈贸:
鈥淰alentino鈥� 茅s una novel路la breu, per貌 que amaga una gran hist貌ria entre les seves p脿gines. 脡s un llibre perfecte per llegir d'una tirada, per llegir un diumenge com avui o durant un viatge curt. Amb una prosa senzilla i molt cuidada, Ginzburg ens endinsa dins la vida d'aquests personatges, i, per incre茂ble que soni, no se centra en una etapa, sin贸 al llarg de gaireb茅 tota una vida. A m茅s, una vegada acabat, me va encantar la manera de narrar que t茅 l'autora, de dir tot el que diu sense dir-ho, 茅s una meravella.
Vull destacar l'ep铆leg tan bo que en fa Jenn D铆az, t茅 molta ra贸 en el que diu: 鈥淣atalia Ginzburg 茅s breu, molt breu. No li cal gran cosa per poder dibuixar la psicologia de tots els personatges, per trobar-ne els detalls m茅s m铆nims i per establir entre ells, els protagonistes, i nosaltres, els lectors, un vincle ferm. Ho fa amb eleg脿ncia i amb molta, molta subtilesa.鈥�
鈥淰alentio鈥� ha estat la porta d'entrada a aquesta gran autora. Ja tenc un altre llibre seu esperant a les estanteries. I voltros, l'heu llegit? Quin llibre me recomanau per seguir descobrint-la?
Fragment: 芦De manera que no tinc ning煤 a qui poder dir les paraules de veritat: les paraules de veritat, de com va anar tota la nostra hist貌ria: i me les quedo a dins, i de vegades em sembla que m'escanyen.禄
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鈥淰alentino鈥� 茅s una novel路la breu, per貌 que amaga una gran hist貌ria entre les seves p脿gines. 脡s un llibre perfecte per llegir d'una tirada, per llegir un diumenge com avui o durant un viatge curt. Amb una prosa senzilla i molt cuidada, Ginzburg ens endinsa dins la vida d'aquests personatges, i, per incre茂ble que soni, no se centra en una etapa, sin贸 al llarg de gaireb茅 tota una vida. A m茅s, una vegada acabat, me va encantar la manera de narrar que t茅 l'autora, de dir tot el que diu sense dir-ho, 茅s una meravella.
Vull destacar l'ep铆leg tan bo que en fa Jenn D铆az, t茅 molta ra贸 en el que diu: 鈥淣atalia Ginzburg 茅s breu, molt breu. No li cal gran cosa per poder dibuixar la psicologia de tots els personatges, per trobar-ne els detalls m茅s m铆nims i per establir entre ells, els protagonistes, i nosaltres, els lectors, un vincle ferm. Ho fa amb eleg脿ncia i amb molta, molta subtilesa.鈥�
鈥淰alentio鈥� ha estat la porta d'entrada a aquesta gran autora. Ja tenc un altre llibre seu esperant a les estanteries. I voltros, l'heu llegit? Quin llibre me recomanau per seguir descobrint-la?
April 23, 2024
she gagged me a bit
January 11, 2024
This ran deeper than the surface of the story but damn, Ginzburg is such a storyteller.
This was such an entertaining read but also when reflected - will leave you going through the notions that seemed subtle but was thrown from the very start of the story.
For such a short and straightforward read, Valentino has many things to unpack. Not only on the society's disparations and expectations to women but also to men and how they forgive them easily for certain things that has led them to be blinded from what was deeper; inside of a person.
Its funny, how when the story ended, I went through the pages again and gasped. Ginzburg is such an amazing storyteller. The story seemed simple, following the POV of Valentino's sister, and her views of him, his marriage, his life and hers that had intertwined as well with her sister-in-law that was not accepted by their parents. Valentino, spoilt and vain marrying to a wealthy but seemingly 'ugly' woman had led the society to view their relationship as such.
Ginzburg's writing will always leave you gobsmacked at the end. When you see tell-tale signs of what's about to happen and can't pinpoint exactly when it will happen, but when it finally blew up? Its really like reading a telenovela of sorts - but in a form that criticizes the society in such a subtle way that you'll have to dig deeper to look at the roots of the problem.
In some ways, Ginzburg has portrayed a concept of almost fluid, in the gender roles that has been implied in this book, of Valentino and his wife and how the roles were reversed - in due to what will happen at the end. The malfunction of the family roles at the time, the class system as well as how Ginzburg had brilliantly and quietly panned out the story was one that I was definitely in awe off.
In short, Valentino is an intriguing story, one that you might not expect what will happen but for some, can be foreseen. Can't wait to read more of Ginzburg's works!
This was such an entertaining read but also when reflected - will leave you going through the notions that seemed subtle but was thrown from the very start of the story.
"Valentino seemed devoid of any ambition to become a man of consequence; in the house, he usually spent his time playing with a kitten or making toys for the caretaker's children out of scraps of old material stuffed with sawdust, fashioning cats and dogs and monsters too, with big heads and long, lumpy bodies.
For such a short and straightforward read, Valentino has many things to unpack. Not only on the society's disparations and expectations to women but also to men and how they forgive them easily for certain things that has led them to be blinded from what was deeper; inside of a person.
Its funny, how when the story ended, I went through the pages again and gasped. Ginzburg is such an amazing storyteller. The story seemed simple, following the POV of Valentino's sister, and her views of him, his marriage, his life and hers that had intertwined as well with her sister-in-law that was not accepted by their parents. Valentino, spoilt and vain marrying to a wealthy but seemingly 'ugly' woman had led the society to view their relationship as such.
Ginzburg's writing will always leave you gobsmacked at the end. When you see tell-tale signs of what's about to happen and can't pinpoint exactly when it will happen, but when it finally blew up? Its really like reading a telenovela of sorts - but in a form that criticizes the society in such a subtle way that you'll have to dig deeper to look at the roots of the problem.
In some ways, Ginzburg has portrayed a concept of almost fluid, in the gender roles that has been implied in this book, of Valentino and his wife and how the roles were reversed - in due to what will happen at the end. The malfunction of the family roles at the time, the class system as well as how Ginzburg had brilliantly and quietly panned out the story was one that I was definitely in awe off.
In short, Valentino is an intriguing story, one that you might not expect what will happen but for some, can be foreseen. Can't wait to read more of Ginzburg's works!
February 4, 2025
dit korte verhaal kwam heel levenloos over maar ik weet 99% zeker dat het door de vertaling komt
September 5, 2023
Another Natalia Ginzburg novella getting 5 stars?? who鈥檚 shocked??
March 11, 2024
Two hour read: a little dollop of perfection.
December 10, 2024
Again, I see what Ferrante, Starnone, Di Pietrantonio etc are trying to do, but you can鈥檛 imitate perfection.
This was my first Natalia Ginzburg and I fell in love like I did with Alba De C茅spedes.
It鈥檚 another quiet, mundane, incredibly Italian story and it鈥檚 written wonderfully. It even made me laugh in a couple of moments, it made me feel a lot and it was so vivid!
Life in Italy is super boring so all these books talk about really boring, mundane stuff 鈥� yet I found this really creative, innovative, and I connected so much to it emotionally.
Let me go and read more of her stories! 馃挏
This was my first Natalia Ginzburg and I fell in love like I did with Alba De C茅spedes.
It鈥檚 another quiet, mundane, incredibly Italian story and it鈥檚 written wonderfully. It even made me laugh in a couple of moments, it made me feel a lot and it was so vivid!
Life in Italy is super boring so all these books talk about really boring, mundane stuff 鈥� yet I found this really creative, innovative, and I connected so much to it emotionally.
Let me go and read more of her stories! 馃挏
October 28, 2023
Another lovely little novella from Natalia Ginzburg, who at this point can practically do no wrong in my eyes. Valentino tells the story of the titular character, spoiled by his family who believe he will one day become 鈥渁 man of consequence, their lives are shaken when he takes an unexpected bride.
As always, Ginzburg is a master of the mundane, expertly capturing the simple details of an ordinary life, therefore perfectly capturing the broader themes of a society that these lives are created under. She does this so consistently throughout all of her books, and makes it seem like the easiest thing in the world every time. This book is similarly full of clear and incisive observations, well crafted characters and a story with such a strong sense of reality that it becomes mercilessly engaging. Its ending isn鈥檛 quite as incisive as some of her other novellas, which is the kind of ending I personally prefer, but I can鈥檛 say it鈥檚 not perfect for the story told here.
There鈥檚 not too much more to say about this little volume, but that鈥檚 really only due to its length. It鈥檚 also maybe not quite as wonderful as some of her other novellas such as 鈥楾he Road to the City鈥� or 鈥楾he Dry Heart鈥�, again for this reason, with 鈥榁alentino鈥� maybe being only around half their length. This was definitely a fun little novella for me as a big fan of Ginzburg already, but not necessarily the most exciting introduction to her work for someone only just beginning with it. There are better Ginzburg鈥檚, but that doesn鈥檛 make 鈥榁alentino鈥� bad by any stretch. Nonetheless, I don鈥檛 really have a bad word to say about it. Not one.
As always, Ginzburg is a master of the mundane, expertly capturing the simple details of an ordinary life, therefore perfectly capturing the broader themes of a society that these lives are created under. She does this so consistently throughout all of her books, and makes it seem like the easiest thing in the world every time. This book is similarly full of clear and incisive observations, well crafted characters and a story with such a strong sense of reality that it becomes mercilessly engaging. Its ending isn鈥檛 quite as incisive as some of her other novellas, which is the kind of ending I personally prefer, but I can鈥檛 say it鈥檚 not perfect for the story told here.
There鈥檚 not too much more to say about this little volume, but that鈥檚 really only due to its length. It鈥檚 also maybe not quite as wonderful as some of her other novellas such as 鈥楾he Road to the City鈥� or 鈥楾he Dry Heart鈥�, again for this reason, with 鈥榁alentino鈥� maybe being only around half their length. This was definitely a fun little novella for me as a big fan of Ginzburg already, but not necessarily the most exciting introduction to her work for someone only just beginning with it. There are better Ginzburg鈥檚, but that doesn鈥檛 make 鈥榁alentino鈥� bad by any stretch. Nonetheless, I don鈥檛 really have a bad word to say about it. Not one.
May 16, 2021
脡s una hist貌ria maca per貌 m'he quedat una mica igual, potser perqu猫 me la vaig acabar estant borratxa? En fi, tinc la sensaci贸 que acaba igual que comen莽a per貌 amb una mica de vida pel mig. Suposo que ja 茅s aix貌, la vida. I m'agrada com explica les coses, la Caterina.
En realitat 茅s una hist貌ria d'amors que fan mal; com tots els amors. Per貌 m'agrada que les dones al final no es quedin perqu猫 s铆: una se'n va perqu猫 al final no la volen i ella en realitat tampoc el volia, aix铆 que. I l'altra finalment deixa en Valentino i es munta una vida per a ella sense ell, com ha de ser. Potser, al cap i a la fi, no 茅s una hist貌ria d'amors, 茅s una hist貌ria d'aprendre a viure per a una mateixa i saber deixar el que no et conv茅. Perqu猫 al final la vida s贸n quatre dies i dos tenim la regla. Aix铆 que, a viure! A mirar cels i olorar flors i estar amb gent que estimes i t'estima i a prendre el sol (i a aprendre a estar amb n煤vols, tamb茅) i escriure i llegir coses maques i patinar i ser espor脿dica i tocar el baix molt fort perqu猫 el ventre vibri de vida i moltes tantes altres coses.
En realitat 茅s una hist貌ria d'amors que fan mal; com tots els amors. Per貌 m'agrada que les dones al final no es quedin perqu猫 s铆: una se'n va perqu猫 al final no la volen i ella en realitat tampoc el volia, aix铆 que. I l'altra finalment deixa en Valentino i es munta una vida per a ella sense ell, com ha de ser. Potser, al cap i a la fi, no 茅s una hist貌ria d'amors, 茅s una hist貌ria d'aprendre a viure per a una mateixa i saber deixar el que no et conv茅. Perqu猫 al final la vida s贸n quatre dies i dos tenim la regla. Aix铆 que, a viure! A mirar cels i olorar flors i estar amb gent que estimes i t'estima i a prendre el sol (i a aprendre a estar amb n煤vols, tamb茅) i escriure i llegir coses maques i patinar i ser espor脿dica i tocar el baix molt fort perqu猫 el ventre vibri de vida i moltes tantes altres coses.
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