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螚 螘位苇谓伪 尉苇蟻蔚喂
螠喂伪 渭畏蟿苇蟻伪 魏伪喂 渭喂伪 魏蠈蟻畏. 螚 渭畏蟿苇蟻伪 伪谓委伪蟿伪 维蟻蟻蠅蟽蟿畏 魏伪喂 畏 魏蠈蟻畏 谓蔚魏蟻萎. 螝伪喂 慰 谓慰蔚蟻蠈蟼 未喂维位慰纬慰蟼 伪谓维渭蔚蟽维 蟿慰蠀蟼. 螠喂伪 维蟽蟿慰蟻纬畏 蟽蠂苇蟽畏 蟺慰蠀 魏蟻蠉尾蔚喂 渭苇蟽伪 蟿畏蟼 蔚纬蠅喂蟽渭蠈, 蟺蔚委蟽渭伪, 伪位伪味慰谓蔚委伪, 渭蟺蠈位喂魏慰 未畏位畏蟿萎蟻喂慰, 伪位位维 魏伪喂 伪蟺蟻蠈蟽渭蔚谓畏 伪纬维蟺畏, 蠈蟿伪谓 畏 蔚尉喂位苇蠅蟽畏 蔚委谓伪喂 蟺喂伪 伪未蠉谓伪蟿畏. 螠喂伪 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 纬喂伪 蟿畏 渭畏蟿蟻蠈蟿畏蟿伪, 蟺慰蠀 维位位蔚蟼 蠁慰蟻苇蟼 渭慰喂维味蔚喂 渭蔚 蔚蠀位慰纬委伪 魏伪喂 维位位蔚蟼 蠁慰蟻苇蟼 蟺苇蠁蟿蔚喂 蟺维谓蠅 渭伪蟼 蟽伪谓 魏伪蟿维蟻伪.
螌位慰喂 蟺喂蟽蟿蔚蠉慰蠀谓 蠈蟿喂 畏 巍委蟿伪 伪蠀蟿慰魏蟿蠈谓畏蟽蔚. 螌位慰喂, 蔚魏蟿蠈蟼 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 螘位苇谓伪, 蟿畏 渭畏蟿苇蟻伪 蟿畏蟼. 螘蟺蔚喂未萎 畏 螘位苇谓伪 尉苇蟻蔚喂. 螆谓伪 未蠉蟽魏慰位慰 蟿伪尉委未喂 蟺蟻慰蟼 蟿畏谓 蟺蟻蠅蟿蔚蠉慰蠀蟽伪, 苇谓伪 蟺伪位喂蠈 蠂蟻苇慰蟼 魏伪喂 渭喂伪 伪蟺慰魏伪位蠀蟺蟿喂魏萎 蟽蠀味萎蟿畏蟽畏 蟽蠀谓胃苇蟿慰蠀谓 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟿慰 蟽蟺伪蟻伪魏蟿喂魏蠈 渭蠀胃喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏渭伪 蟺慰蠀 伪蟺慰魏伪位蠉蟺蟿蔚喂 蟿慰谓 魏蟻蠀渭渭苇谓慰 伪蠀蟿伪蟻蠂喂蟽渭蠈 魏维胃蔚 蠀蟺慰魏蟻喂蟿喂魏萎蟼 魏慰喂谓蠅谓委伪蟼.
螌位慰喂 蟺喂蟽蟿蔚蠉慰蠀谓 蠈蟿喂 畏 巍委蟿伪 伪蠀蟿慰魏蟿蠈谓畏蟽蔚. 螌位慰喂, 蔚魏蟿蠈蟼 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 螘位苇谓伪, 蟿畏 渭畏蟿苇蟻伪 蟿畏蟼. 螘蟺蔚喂未萎 畏 螘位苇谓伪 尉苇蟻蔚喂. 螆谓伪 未蠉蟽魏慰位慰 蟿伪尉委未喂 蟺蟻慰蟼 蟿畏谓 蟺蟻蠅蟿蔚蠉慰蠀蟽伪, 苇谓伪 蟺伪位喂蠈 蠂蟻苇慰蟼 魏伪喂 渭喂伪 伪蟺慰魏伪位蠀蟺蟿喂魏萎 蟽蠀味萎蟿畏蟽畏 蟽蠀谓胃苇蟿慰蠀谓 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟿慰 蟽蟺伪蟻伪魏蟿喂魏蠈 渭蠀胃喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏渭伪 蟺慰蠀 伪蟺慰魏伪位蠉蟺蟿蔚喂 蟿慰谓 魏蟻蠀渭渭苇谓慰 伪蠀蟿伪蟻蠂喂蟽渭蠈 魏维胃蔚 蠀蟺慰魏蟻喂蟿喂魏萎蟼 魏慰喂谓蠅谓委伪蟼.
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First published January 1, 2007
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Claudia Pi帽eiro
51听books1,919听followersClaudia Pi帽eiro is an Argentine novelist and screenwriter, best known for her crime and mystery novels, most of which became best sellers in Argentina. She was born in Burzaco, Buenos Aires province.
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November 7, 2023
Caregivers are often the unsung heroes of society, spending their time keeping the vulnerable alive and very rarely getting much credit. These jobs are often difficult and underpaid, but many caregivers receive no compensation such as those caring for elderly parents or mothers. Elena Knows by international superstar crime writer, from Argentina, is a book that shook me to the core and became an impassioned ode to understanding and supporting these caregivers and those with disabilities. This book is wonderfully translated by , a translator who I鈥檝e been consistently awed by. Set up like a dark crime story, this short but overwhelmingly powerful novel follows Elena, a woman suffering severely debilitating Parkinson鈥檚, over the course of one day as she attempts to uncover a killer behind her daughter鈥檚 tragic death. Ruled a suicide by police when she is found hung from a churchbell, Elena believes she insights into her daughter that seem to point towards foul play. The problem is, she can only move during in short blocks of time following her 4-a-day medicine schedule and society鈥檚 tendency for abelism and ageism means her pleas are often ignored. Brutally honest and upfront, this book is a direct punch wrapped up in a taut crime narrative that explodes into a whirlwind of social investigations on aspects of society that take away bodily agency from women and dehumanize those with disabilities.
鈥�Her time is measured in pills.鈥�
There is a ferocity to this novel that really keeps the reader going. While not much actually happens鈥擡lena travels across the city to someone鈥檚 home as well as intermittent flashbacks to her tumultuous relationship with her daughter Rita and the aftermath of Rita鈥檚 body being discovered鈥攖he structure of the book keeps the tension high as it slowly teases out details. Much like when directors in theater play with the limitations of the stage as an opportunity to create rather than restrict, Pi帽eiro uses Elena鈥檚 physical limitations to tautly structure the novel and as an opportunity for social exploration. The three sections are divided around Elena鈥檚 pill times as she is only mobile for short intervals following her pills, filling each section with tension as Elena hopes she can make it to a resting spot for her next pill before her legs stop listening to her.
We begin to notice the lack of accommodations for those with mobility restrictions and the slow-yet-intense pace of the book highlights just how difficult everyday life can be for some. 鈥�They want you to get exhausted and give up,鈥� a doctor tells Elena as she is dealing with the labyrinth of medical paperwork in order to afford the prescriptions she needs, 鈥�don鈥檛 let them win.鈥� Being sidelined and outcast from everyday society becomes much of a burden on Elena, as well as on Rita who is her full-time caregiver in addition to a job at a local school. While Elena often comes across as brash and rather rude, it becomes clear much of this is self-defense in a world all too ready to brush her aside. After finally getting government insurance for the pills she needs to live, she breaks down and cries. When asked why she responds 鈥�because they were kind.鈥� Kindness and understanding, it seems, is a rarity and to be shown even a little is monumental for Elena.
These limitations also confine the reader primarily in Elena鈥檚 mind, much like she is, which we find to be a rich but tormented interior life with private speech and a constant need to know step by step how to do any action due to the extreme difficulties she has in doing them. 鈥�Elena knows鈥� almost becomes a mantra as she recites what she knows over and over again. The title, however, is ironic, as this book becomes more about what, specifically, Elena does not know, and what she as yet doesn鈥檛 even know she doesn鈥檛 know.
鈥�She trudges on, one foot in front of the other, despite the fact that no one can restore the king to his throne, or restore life to her daughter, or restore her daughter to her.鈥�
As the crime intrigue progresses, and the plot is very textured and well-crafted making the reader understand why Pi帽eiro has been so well regarded as a crime writer, social insights slowly seep in adding more pieces to the puzzle that is bodily control and agency. 鈥�Our bodies do not belong to us,鈥� Father Juan declares, the priest who discovers Rita鈥檚 body and decides to hold mass anyways with her swinging in the rafters so as not to disrupt his schedule (which reminds me of the story in which men tie a dead body to the dock instead of reporting it so they can enjoy their fishing weekend first). 鈥�Our bodies belong to God鈥� he adds, reminding Elena that he condemns Rita鈥檚 suicide. This sort of lesson becomes one element in the way people are taught to submit and reject their own agency over their body and choices. 鈥�The church condemns,鈥� Father Juan continues as he direct scorn at Elena, 鈥�any wrongful use of the body that does not belong to us, whatever name you want to give the action, suicide, abortion, euthanasia.鈥� When she adds Parkinson鈥檚 to this list he chastises her, ignoring that an illness could possibly be in control and directing a body against its will. Elena, in his opinion, is less entitled to her own body than the disease. This becomes just one of many ways Pi帽eiro demonstrates the church having a hold over society.
The rights to bodily autonomy become even more pronounced in the jaw-dropping final section of this novel. Claudia Pi帽eiro has been a prominent activist for abortion rights in Argentina, which did not legalize until December of 2020, and Elena Knows becomes a powerful look at the lives of those denied options facing a pregnancy not only against their will but from an act of violence and degredation. Dr. has written extensively on bodily control of women, particularly in her book where she examines how misogyny is used to police women鈥檚 bodies and also demonize any who reject a patriarchal control:
Elena Knows tackles a situation very much like this and dives into the emotional and physical labor a woman must endure in these situations. The notion of a woman鈥檚 body being something anyone else can utilize for their own purposes is so grossly normalized in society that even Elena doesn鈥檛 notice she is demanding just that of a character when asking her to be her body since her own can move about easily. 鈥�She is meant to care for the child, afterward, in a self-effacing manner (and far in excess of the expectations placed on her male counterparts),鈥� Manne explains, 鈥�but even if her humanity is not in doubt, it is perceived as owed to others.鈥� This idea that a body is owed to others and not belonging to oneself permeates this novel, from Parkinson鈥檚 affecting Elena at all times to the mother who 诲颈诲苍鈥檛 wish to be a mother having serious mental health struggles after being physically forced to raise a child she does not want.
This idea is juxtaposed with the plight of Rita, who has to spend all her time caring for Elena. She does it because she loves her mother, even despite their frequent arguments and annoyances with each other, but the mental toll it takes is severe. There is not enough money for her to seek any outside assistance and here we also see how our own agency to our bodies and our lives is affected by our financial status. Elena Knows looks at all the ways outside influences are vying for possession of bodies and the costs of being the victim in these situations.
While this book was not what I expected going into it, Elena Knows has a twist that completely floored me and is more shocking than many whodunnits can accomplish. This is a bold and brave book that takes a searing look into the struggles of those who must be subjected to outside control. Caregivers, people with disabilities, and women in general face these difficulties that society likes to sweep under the rug and not talk about. Claudia Pi帽eiro lifts up the rug and blows the dust in our faces, making us take a long hard look at society and reflect on the ways we can better accommodate everyone and make society more humane. An absolute stunner, bleak and brutal but so necessary.
4.5/5
鈥�Her time is measured in pills.鈥�
There is a ferocity to this novel that really keeps the reader going. While not much actually happens鈥擡lena travels across the city to someone鈥檚 home as well as intermittent flashbacks to her tumultuous relationship with her daughter Rita and the aftermath of Rita鈥檚 body being discovered鈥攖he structure of the book keeps the tension high as it slowly teases out details. Much like when directors in theater play with the limitations of the stage as an opportunity to create rather than restrict, Pi帽eiro uses Elena鈥檚 physical limitations to tautly structure the novel and as an opportunity for social exploration. The three sections are divided around Elena鈥檚 pill times as she is only mobile for short intervals following her pills, filling each section with tension as Elena hopes she can make it to a resting spot for her next pill before her legs stop listening to her.
We begin to notice the lack of accommodations for those with mobility restrictions and the slow-yet-intense pace of the book highlights just how difficult everyday life can be for some. 鈥�They want you to get exhausted and give up,鈥� a doctor tells Elena as she is dealing with the labyrinth of medical paperwork in order to afford the prescriptions she needs, 鈥�don鈥檛 let them win.鈥� Being sidelined and outcast from everyday society becomes much of a burden on Elena, as well as on Rita who is her full-time caregiver in addition to a job at a local school. While Elena often comes across as brash and rather rude, it becomes clear much of this is self-defense in a world all too ready to brush her aside. After finally getting government insurance for the pills she needs to live, she breaks down and cries. When asked why she responds 鈥�because they were kind.鈥� Kindness and understanding, it seems, is a rarity and to be shown even a little is monumental for Elena.
These limitations also confine the reader primarily in Elena鈥檚 mind, much like she is, which we find to be a rich but tormented interior life with private speech and a constant need to know step by step how to do any action due to the extreme difficulties she has in doing them. 鈥�Elena knows鈥� almost becomes a mantra as she recites what she knows over and over again. The title, however, is ironic, as this book becomes more about what, specifically, Elena does not know, and what she as yet doesn鈥檛 even know she doesn鈥檛 know.
鈥�She trudges on, one foot in front of the other, despite the fact that no one can restore the king to his throne, or restore life to her daughter, or restore her daughter to her.鈥�
As the crime intrigue progresses, and the plot is very textured and well-crafted making the reader understand why Pi帽eiro has been so well regarded as a crime writer, social insights slowly seep in adding more pieces to the puzzle that is bodily control and agency. 鈥�Our bodies do not belong to us,鈥� Father Juan declares, the priest who discovers Rita鈥檚 body and decides to hold mass anyways with her swinging in the rafters so as not to disrupt his schedule (which reminds me of the story in which men tie a dead body to the dock instead of reporting it so they can enjoy their fishing weekend first). 鈥�Our bodies belong to God鈥� he adds, reminding Elena that he condemns Rita鈥檚 suicide. This sort of lesson becomes one element in the way people are taught to submit and reject their own agency over their body and choices. 鈥�The church condemns,鈥� Father Juan continues as he direct scorn at Elena, 鈥�any wrongful use of the body that does not belong to us, whatever name you want to give the action, suicide, abortion, euthanasia.鈥� When she adds Parkinson鈥檚 to this list he chastises her, ignoring that an illness could possibly be in control and directing a body against its will. Elena, in his opinion, is less entitled to her own body than the disease. This becomes just one of many ways Pi帽eiro demonstrates the church having a hold over society.
The rights to bodily autonomy become even more pronounced in the jaw-dropping final section of this novel. Claudia Pi帽eiro has been a prominent activist for abortion rights in Argentina, which did not legalize until December of 2020, and Elena Knows becomes a powerful look at the lives of those denied options facing a pregnancy not only against their will but from an act of violence and degredation. Dr. has written extensively on bodily control of women, particularly in her book where she examines how misogyny is used to police women鈥檚 bodies and also demonize any who reject a patriarchal control:
鈥�[T]here is a prevalent sense of entitlement on the part of privileged men to regulate, control, and rule over the bodies of girls and women鈥攃isgender and trans alike. And as a direct result of this, those subject to such misogynistic policing are often impugned as moral monsters, even though 迟丑别测鈥檙别 the ones being made to suffer horribly.鈥�
Elena Knows tackles a situation very much like this and dives into the emotional and physical labor a woman must endure in these situations. The notion of a woman鈥檚 body being something anyone else can utilize for their own purposes is so grossly normalized in society that even Elena doesn鈥檛 notice she is demanding just that of a character when asking her to be her body since her own can move about easily. 鈥�She is meant to care for the child, afterward, in a self-effacing manner (and far in excess of the expectations placed on her male counterparts),鈥� Manne explains, 鈥�but even if her humanity is not in doubt, it is perceived as owed to others.鈥� This idea that a body is owed to others and not belonging to oneself permeates this novel, from Parkinson鈥檚 affecting Elena at all times to the mother who 诲颈诲苍鈥檛 wish to be a mother having serious mental health struggles after being physically forced to raise a child she does not want.
This idea is juxtaposed with the plight of Rita, who has to spend all her time caring for Elena. She does it because she loves her mother, even despite their frequent arguments and annoyances with each other, but the mental toll it takes is severe. There is not enough money for her to seek any outside assistance and here we also see how our own agency to our bodies and our lives is affected by our financial status. Elena Knows looks at all the ways outside influences are vying for possession of bodies and the costs of being the victim in these situations.
While this book was not what I expected going into it, Elena Knows has a twist that completely floored me and is more shocking than many whodunnits can accomplish. This is a bold and brave book that takes a searing look into the struggles of those who must be subjected to outside control. Caregivers, people with disabilities, and women in general face these difficulties that society likes to sweep under the rug and not talk about. Claudia Pi帽eiro lifts up the rug and blows the dust in our faces, making us take a long hard look at society and reflect on the ways we can better accommodate everyone and make society more humane. An absolute stunner, bleak and brutal but so necessary.
4.5/5
April 29, 2023
wow.
this was the least enjoyable read ever. but it was brilliant.
the exploration of what we owe to each other, and especially of what women owe, what it means to be a mother and a daughter and if we have any choice in being either, was excellent and 鈥� to my experience 鈥� one of a kind.
wrenching and disturbing and sad and clever and just very, very good.
bottom line: the best thing a book can be is short literary fiction.
this was the least enjoyable read ever. but it was brilliant.
the exploration of what we owe to each other, and especially of what women owe, what it means to be a mother and a daughter and if we have any choice in being either, was excellent and 鈥� to my experience 鈥� one of a kind.
wrenching and disturbing and sad and clever and just very, very good.
bottom line: the best thing a book can be is short literary fiction.
May 9, 2022
4.5*
Shortlisted for Booker International Prize 2022
Elena Know is my favourite among the 3.5 out 6 shortlisted books that I鈥檝e read. What makes this novel so special? Its deepness in contrast with its shallo 1st appearance.
If you read the blurb, the novel might appear as a murder mystery. Elena tries to find who killed her daughter. However, the book is so much more. Elena is suffering fromadvanced Parkinson and every day is a struggle for her. The novel begins with her waiting for a pill to become affective in order to allow her to move. She carefully planned a trip to a woman鈥檚 house who should be able to help Elena find the truth about her daughter, Rita. The novel consists of the carefully planned and difficult journey and of flashbacks. We are slowly revealed details about Elena鈥檚 and Rita鈥檚 past and about the unknown woman鈥檚 connection with them.
It is a harrowing, honest novel about the burden of coping with an incapacitating disease, which is felt by both the sufferer and the caregiver. It also explores aging, the influence of church on society and women鈥檚 freedom of choice. There are other themes discussed but they might be considered spoilers so I will stop here.
Elena Knows is short but very well written and it stabs you directly in the heart.
Shortlisted for Booker International Prize 2022
Elena Know is my favourite among the 3.5 out 6 shortlisted books that I鈥檝e read. What makes this novel so special? Its deepness in contrast with its shallo 1st appearance.
If you read the blurb, the novel might appear as a murder mystery. Elena tries to find who killed her daughter. However, the book is so much more. Elena is suffering fromadvanced Parkinson and every day is a struggle for her. The novel begins with her waiting for a pill to become affective in order to allow her to move. She carefully planned a trip to a woman鈥檚 house who should be able to help Elena find the truth about her daughter, Rita. The novel consists of the carefully planned and difficult journey and of flashbacks. We are slowly revealed details about Elena鈥檚 and Rita鈥檚 past and about the unknown woman鈥檚 connection with them.
It is a harrowing, honest novel about the burden of coping with an incapacitating disease, which is felt by both the sufferer and the caregiver. It also explores aging, the influence of church on society and women鈥檚 freedom of choice. There are other themes discussed but they might be considered spoilers so I will stop here.
Elena Knows is short but very well written and it stabs you directly in the heart.
October 16, 2022
Elena Knows is the first work by Claudia Pi帽eiro to be published by Charco Press. Pi帽eiro is a well regarded writer of crime fiction in her native Argentina and prior English translations of her work were marketed as such. But what鈥檚 so intriguing about Pi帽eiro is that crime fiction is just an outer layer - a MacGuffin of sorts - a vehicle through which Pi帽eiro tells a compelling story, often grounded in her work as an activist. Elena Knows is no different. This work explores disability, aging, memory, religiosity, suicide, and, ultimately, abortion with an admirable mixture of sensitivity and conviction. The entire work is less than 200 pages and enfolds in a single day while the prematurely aged Elena, suffering from advanced Parkinson鈥檚, haltingly traverses outer Buenos Aires in an effort to solve the mystery of her daughter鈥檚 death. Flashbacks and memories are seamlessly woven into the present. At its heart, the novel shows how dogma is used as a weapon to control others, yet disregarded by those wielding it when their own tragedy strikes. It is a subject that was of particular salience when this was first published in Argentina and is now tragically of utmost importance in the United States. Nicely translated by Frances Riddle.
July 11, 2022
This book snuck up on me like one of those stealth aircraft at the local air show! I鈥檓 not sure what I was expecting, but Claudia Pi帽eiro knocked me for a loop. On the surface, it seemed like a relatively simple novel. Elena suffers from Parksinson鈥檚 disease. Every day is a struggle. The medication just barely allows her to get by on her own. Her daughter, Rita, has recently committed suicide, but Elena refuses to believe that it was anything short of murder. She is on a mission to prove this on her own, as the police have nothing further to say in the matter. When she decides to call in an old debt, she must cross town by foot, by subway and by cab. The minute details of her undertaking are excruciating and wholly believable. I鈥檝e known people both past and present that have been victims of this debilitating illness and it was not difficult at all to imagine Elena鈥檚 journey.
鈥淲hat鈥檚 left of you when your arm can鈥檛 even put on a jacket and your leg can鈥檛 even take a step and your neck can鈥檛 straighten up enough to let you show your face to the world, what鈥檚 left? Are you your brain, which keeps sending out orders that won鈥檛 be followed? Or are you the thought itself, something that can鈥檛 be seen or touched beyond that furrowed organ guarded inside the cranium like a trove?鈥�
As Elena makes her way across town we catch glimpses of the past. We learn about her life with Rita. We see what a strain such an illness can become on not just the patient but the caregiver as well. Mother-daughter relationships are never a breeze and no less so under such circumstances. What does it mean to be a parent once you have lost your child? We learn more about this debt that Elena is going to collect. Along the way, I felt that this was a cautionary tale. Never, ever should we assume that we know what anyone else is going through. Unless perhaps we walk along in their shoes for a time - much as we did with Elena on this day. We must defend our personal freedoms 鈥� they are not to be given away carelessly or taken from us so thoughtlessly. I can鈥檛 say anything more other than I believe this was brilliantly written! Please read this book!
鈥淸They] were united by their convictions more than anything else, that way they both had of stating the most broad, arbitrary, clich茅d notions as absolute truths. Convictions about how another person should experience something they themselves had never experienced, how people should walk through life along the roads they鈥檇 walked down and the ones they hadn鈥檛, issuing decrees about what should and shouldn鈥檛 be done.鈥�
鈥淲hat鈥檚 left of you when your arm can鈥檛 even put on a jacket and your leg can鈥檛 even take a step and your neck can鈥檛 straighten up enough to let you show your face to the world, what鈥檚 left? Are you your brain, which keeps sending out orders that won鈥檛 be followed? Or are you the thought itself, something that can鈥檛 be seen or touched beyond that furrowed organ guarded inside the cranium like a trove?鈥�
As Elena makes her way across town we catch glimpses of the past. We learn about her life with Rita. We see what a strain such an illness can become on not just the patient but the caregiver as well. Mother-daughter relationships are never a breeze and no less so under such circumstances. What does it mean to be a parent once you have lost your child? We learn more about this debt that Elena is going to collect. Along the way, I felt that this was a cautionary tale. Never, ever should we assume that we know what anyone else is going through. Unless perhaps we walk along in their shoes for a time - much as we did with Elena on this day. We must defend our personal freedoms 鈥� they are not to be given away carelessly or taken from us so thoughtlessly. I can鈥檛 say anything more other than I believe this was brilliantly written! Please read this book!
鈥淸They] were united by their convictions more than anything else, that way they both had of stating the most broad, arbitrary, clich茅d notions as absolute truths. Convictions about how another person should experience something they themselves had never experienced, how people should walk through life along the roads they鈥檇 walked down and the ones they hadn鈥檛, issuing decrees about what should and shouldn鈥檛 be done.鈥�
July 17, 2024
鈥楢 memory for details, Elena knows, is only for the brave, and being cowardly or brave is not something one can choose.鈥�
Elena Knows by Claudia Pi帽eiro is a beautifully crafted novel that I found utterly absorbing. Pi帽eiro's storytelling is exceptional, effortlessly blending a gripping mystery with profound reflections on aging, disability, and autonomy. The protagonist, Elena, is wonderfully complex, a stubborn, determined woman who refuses to accept the official version of her daughter Rita's death. As we follow Elena on her journey to uncover the truth, Pi帽eiro masterfully reveals layers of character and emotion, making the narrative both poignant and thought provoking.
The book's structure, unfolding in real time over the course of a single day, adds a sense of urgency and intimacy that keeps you hooked from start to finish. Pi帽eiro's writing is elegant yet accessible, and she deftly explores themes of faith, family, and justice without it ever feeling heavy handed.
Elena Knows is a short read, but it packs a powerful punch, leaving you contemplating its themes long after you've turned the last page. It's a must read for anyone who enjoys a mix of mystery and literary fiction.
I Highly Recommend.
4.5
Elena Knows by Claudia Pi帽eiro is a beautifully crafted novel that I found utterly absorbing. Pi帽eiro's storytelling is exceptional, effortlessly blending a gripping mystery with profound reflections on aging, disability, and autonomy. The protagonist, Elena, is wonderfully complex, a stubborn, determined woman who refuses to accept the official version of her daughter Rita's death. As we follow Elena on her journey to uncover the truth, Pi帽eiro masterfully reveals layers of character and emotion, making the narrative both poignant and thought provoking.
The book's structure, unfolding in real time over the course of a single day, adds a sense of urgency and intimacy that keeps you hooked from start to finish. Pi帽eiro's writing is elegant yet accessible, and she deftly explores themes of faith, family, and justice without it ever feeling heavy handed.
Elena Knows is a short read, but it packs a powerful punch, leaving you contemplating its themes long after you've turned the last page. It's a must read for anyone who enjoys a mix of mystery and literary fiction.
I Highly Recommend.
4.5
June 2, 2025
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December 12, 2023
鈥淓lena Knows鈥�, by Claudia Pineiro was short-listed for the International Booker Prize 2022. Frances Riddle is the translator of this Argentinian story.
From the start, I was consumed by this story. The issues raised by Pineiro in this story are women鈥檚 rights, especially abortion; furthermore, motherhood is studied, especially mother-daughter relationships, along with the challenges of the ill and aging body. The bureaucracy involved to get Elena the care that she required is heart-wrenching.
Elena has Parkinson鈥檚 disease. The reader is educated on the horrors of the disease. Elena鈥檚 life revolves around her three pills a day. The story is structured about her medication: Morning, Midday, and Afternoon. These pills are the only thing that can make her body move. I was anxious waiting for her medication to take effect. Elena is on a mission: her daughter Rita died under suspicious conditions at her Catholic Church (she was found hung in the church belfry). Elena KNOWS that Rita would never go into the church when it鈥檚 raining. There鈥檚 no way she went there of her own free will. Her opinions falls on deaf ears. Her dialogues with the local priest made me so angry. When Elena informs the Priest that she KNOWS that Rita 诲颈诲苍鈥檛 go into the church on a rainy day, the priest declares Elena of the 鈥渟ins of pride and arrogance, to think that you know everything, even when the facts show something else.鈥�
Pineiro shows the duplicity of the catholic church. The doctrine of the church worms it鈥檚 way into people鈥檚 minds. Elena notes that Rita and her middle-aged boyfriend seem to rigidly accept the church鈥檚 doctrines to the extent of imposing the doctrines on strangers. Pineiro writes Rita and Roberto are 鈥渦nited by their convictions about how another person should experience something they themselves had never experienced鈥�. In fact, one theme is about not really knowing what you would do under a particular situation until it happens to you directly. 鈥淭he Church condemns any wrongful use of the body that does not belong to us, whatever name you want to give the action, suicide, abortion, euthanasia鈥�.
Yes, Elena had a difficult relationship with her daughter Rita. Rita is her main caretaker. What they say to each other is painful. When Rita dies, Elena is hellbent on proving that Rita did not kill herself. She tells anyone who will listen that Elena loved Rita and Rita loved her. It may not have appeared that way, but they did love each other.
The story is one day in the life of Elena as she travels to see a woman who came into Rita鈥檚 and Elena鈥檚 life 20 years ago. Elena thinks this woman, Isabel, can help Elena in sleuthing Rita鈥檚 death. Elena begins the story righteous in her beliefs. Through her day, we learn the backstory to Rita and Elena鈥檚 life.
A bit of history on Pineiro, she was part of the activism that changed the abortion law in Argentina. In 2021 abortion became legal for the first time since 1886. She mostly known as a crime writer. She also was instrumental in the movement against femicide.
Translator Frances Riddle has translated many Spanish authors including Isabel Allende, Claudia Pineiro, Leila Guerriero, Maria Femanda Ampero and Sara Gallaro. She鈥檚 originally from Houston, Texas and lives in Buenos Aires.
I was very moved by this story.
From the start, I was consumed by this story. The issues raised by Pineiro in this story are women鈥檚 rights, especially abortion; furthermore, motherhood is studied, especially mother-daughter relationships, along with the challenges of the ill and aging body. The bureaucracy involved to get Elena the care that she required is heart-wrenching.
Elena has Parkinson鈥檚 disease. The reader is educated on the horrors of the disease. Elena鈥檚 life revolves around her three pills a day. The story is structured about her medication: Morning, Midday, and Afternoon. These pills are the only thing that can make her body move. I was anxious waiting for her medication to take effect. Elena is on a mission: her daughter Rita died under suspicious conditions at her Catholic Church (she was found hung in the church belfry). Elena KNOWS that Rita would never go into the church when it鈥檚 raining. There鈥檚 no way she went there of her own free will. Her opinions falls on deaf ears. Her dialogues with the local priest made me so angry. When Elena informs the Priest that she KNOWS that Rita 诲颈诲苍鈥檛 go into the church on a rainy day, the priest declares Elena of the 鈥渟ins of pride and arrogance, to think that you know everything, even when the facts show something else.鈥�
Pineiro shows the duplicity of the catholic church. The doctrine of the church worms it鈥檚 way into people鈥檚 minds. Elena notes that Rita and her middle-aged boyfriend seem to rigidly accept the church鈥檚 doctrines to the extent of imposing the doctrines on strangers. Pineiro writes Rita and Roberto are 鈥渦nited by their convictions about how another person should experience something they themselves had never experienced鈥�. In fact, one theme is about not really knowing what you would do under a particular situation until it happens to you directly. 鈥淭he Church condemns any wrongful use of the body that does not belong to us, whatever name you want to give the action, suicide, abortion, euthanasia鈥�.
Yes, Elena had a difficult relationship with her daughter Rita. Rita is her main caretaker. What they say to each other is painful. When Rita dies, Elena is hellbent on proving that Rita did not kill herself. She tells anyone who will listen that Elena loved Rita and Rita loved her. It may not have appeared that way, but they did love each other.
The story is one day in the life of Elena as she travels to see a woman who came into Rita鈥檚 and Elena鈥檚 life 20 years ago. Elena thinks this woman, Isabel, can help Elena in sleuthing Rita鈥檚 death. Elena begins the story righteous in her beliefs. Through her day, we learn the backstory to Rita and Elena鈥檚 life.
A bit of history on Pineiro, she was part of the activism that changed the abortion law in Argentina. In 2021 abortion became legal for the first time since 1886. She mostly known as a crime writer. She also was instrumental in the movement against femicide.
Translator Frances Riddle has translated many Spanish authors including Isabel Allende, Claudia Pineiro, Leila Guerriero, Maria Femanda Ampero and Sara Gallaro. She鈥檚 originally from Houston, Texas and lives in Buenos Aires.
I was very moved by this story.
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February 7, 2023A curious thing happened at my bookgroup while we were discussing Elena Knows.
The thing is, we meet in a public place, and because there was a spare chair in the circle, somebody sat in it.
The 'somebody' became loudly incredulous when he realised that we had gathered there to discuss a 'story' about people who don't exist but have simply been invented by an author. That we should choose to talk about things that are 'only made up' was beyond his comprehension.
We are polite people so we explained that we discuss such 'stories' about invented characters regularly, and that if he is patient and listens to the discussion, he might see how useful not only for understanding other people but also for understanding ourselves such 'made-up stories' can be.
He wasn't patient though, and he kept cutting people off and changing the subject as if he were somehow the facilitator. But we were united in wanting to keep our discussion on track and managed to steer it around his interruptions, albeit with an increasing sense of frustration.
Then the discussion turned to the episode in Elena Knows where an abortion clinic is mentioned. Well, it was as if a trigger switch had been flipped. The man in the spare chair exploded into a long incoherent rant about abortion, and about how his girlfriend had wanted one but 'he knew' she must carry the baby until birth, and how right that was, and something about another girlfriend and another baby, and basically the entire story of his parenting life and his pro-life beliefs. He even threw in a mention of Ronald Reagan, insisting he was the 'wisest' man in the world.
Our calm discussion had been hijacked completely and we might have given up and gone home but for one soft-spoken person who surprised us all by telling the man in the spare chair that she found him annoying, rude and intrusive, and she wished he'd leave.
He didn't leave but he became quite subdued after that. And while we went on to discuss further aspects of one of the main themes in Elena Knows, the Parkinson's theme, and spoke about the dilemma of being a carer for a parent with the disease, we all seemed of one mind in avoiding any further mention of the other important theme, abortion.
That was a pity as the two themes, abortion and Parkinson's, are intertwined in the book鈥攖he burden of carrying another body and the right to refuse if the burden is too much for us, seems to have been what motivated the writing of Elena Knows.
We did talk about the meaning of the title however, and we mentioned the irony of the fact that while the phrase 'Elena knows' rhythms the narrative, Elena learns during the course of the story that she 'doesn't know' as much about everything as she thought she did.
I think that message was probably lost on our certainty-filled spare-chair man. But who can say, perhaps something of Claudia Pi帽iero's insightful fictional take on real-life issues may make him question some of the things he takes so readily for granted.
The thing is, we meet in a public place, and because there was a spare chair in the circle, somebody sat in it.
The 'somebody' became loudly incredulous when he realised that we had gathered there to discuss a 'story' about people who don't exist but have simply been invented by an author. That we should choose to talk about things that are 'only made up' was beyond his comprehension.
We are polite people so we explained that we discuss such 'stories' about invented characters regularly, and that if he is patient and listens to the discussion, he might see how useful not only for understanding other people but also for understanding ourselves such 'made-up stories' can be.
He wasn't patient though, and he kept cutting people off and changing the subject as if he were somehow the facilitator. But we were united in wanting to keep our discussion on track and managed to steer it around his interruptions, albeit with an increasing sense of frustration.
Then the discussion turned to the episode in Elena Knows where an abortion clinic is mentioned. Well, it was as if a trigger switch had been flipped. The man in the spare chair exploded into a long incoherent rant about abortion, and about how his girlfriend had wanted one but 'he knew' she must carry the baby until birth, and how right that was, and something about another girlfriend and another baby, and basically the entire story of his parenting life and his pro-life beliefs. He even threw in a mention of Ronald Reagan, insisting he was the 'wisest' man in the world.
Our calm discussion had been hijacked completely and we might have given up and gone home but for one soft-spoken person who surprised us all by telling the man in the spare chair that she found him annoying, rude and intrusive, and she wished he'd leave.
He didn't leave but he became quite subdued after that. And while we went on to discuss further aspects of one of the main themes in Elena Knows, the Parkinson's theme, and spoke about the dilemma of being a carer for a parent with the disease, we all seemed of one mind in avoiding any further mention of the other important theme, abortion.
That was a pity as the two themes, abortion and Parkinson's, are intertwined in the book鈥攖he burden of carrying another body and the right to refuse if the burden is too much for us, seems to have been what motivated the writing of Elena Knows.
We did talk about the meaning of the title however, and we mentioned the irony of the fact that while the phrase 'Elena knows' rhythms the narrative, Elena learns during the course of the story that she 'doesn't know' as much about everything as she thought she did.
I think that message was probably lost on our certainty-filled spare-chair man. But who can say, perhaps something of Claudia Pi帽iero's insightful fictional take on real-life issues may make him question some of the things he takes so readily for granted.
November 7, 2023
Very pleased to see that this book was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2022! Also there is a Netflix movie adoption coming up this November!
After two rather sluggish parts, the third section of the book was absolutely brilliant and tackled themes like abortion, euthanasia and the influence of the church on society
They could鈥檝e told you a dozen times what it feels like to have Parkinson鈥檚, in precise, graphic words, sparing no details, but you only knew the truth once the disease was inside your body. You can imagine the pain, the guilt, the shame, the humiliation. But you only know something once you鈥檝e experienced it in your life, life is our greatest test.
For anyone interested the digital launch event recording with the author and translator can be found here:
Narrator Elena (who reminded me quite bit in stubbornness and demeanor to the main character of by ) struggling with Parkinson, is on a quest to find out the reason behind the death of her daughter.
The first two parts of the book, structured around pills that make her illness a little bit more manageable, are quite slow in pace but give a lot of flashbacks and insights into the relationship between mother and daughter throughout the last 20 years.
But boy, did in part three just pull the carpet right under my feet with one of the most intense dialogs between two women I remember to have read! The themes of the novel seemingly effortlessly fall in place and the emotional impact is comparable to the best that manages.
is highly recommended, and truly breaks out of any crime writing mould one could imagine the author to occupy, as my two Nobel laureate comparisons hopefully should make clear.
Quotes:
But Elena is not astray. Elena knows. She waits. With her bowed head and her shuffling feet, without seeing the road or what it will bring. She doesn鈥檛 go astray, even if she sometimes wanders.
As if her religion were based more in the rituals, in the folklore and traditions, than in the dogma or faith. Rita, in her way, had God, a God of her own who she put together like a puzzle with her own rules. Her God and her dogma. Elena 诲颈诲苍鈥檛.
And even though Elena showed no concern for the roughness of her heels, Mim铆 said, I鈥檓 going to send you some calendula cream with Roberto. It鈥檒l just go to waste, Elena thought, because she wasn鈥檛 willing to add any more chores to the unending list of daily challenges: walking, eating, going to the bathroom, lying down, standing up, sitting in a chair, getting up from a chair, taking a pill that won鈥檛 go down her throat because her head can鈥檛 tip back, drinking from a straw, breathing. No, she definitely wasn鈥檛 going to put calendula cream on her heels.
Sometimes it鈥檚 easier to shout than to cry.
After two rather sluggish parts, the third section of the book was absolutely brilliant and tackled themes like abortion, euthanasia and the influence of the church on society
They could鈥檝e told you a dozen times what it feels like to have Parkinson鈥檚, in precise, graphic words, sparing no details, but you only knew the truth once the disease was inside your body. You can imagine the pain, the guilt, the shame, the humiliation. But you only know something once you鈥檝e experienced it in your life, life is our greatest test.
For anyone interested the digital launch event recording with the author and translator can be found here:
Narrator Elena (who reminded me quite bit in stubbornness and demeanor to the main character of by ) struggling with Parkinson, is on a quest to find out the reason behind the death of her daughter.
The first two parts of the book, structured around pills that make her illness a little bit more manageable, are quite slow in pace but give a lot of flashbacks and insights into the relationship between mother and daughter throughout the last 20 years.
But boy, did in part three just pull the carpet right under my feet with one of the most intense dialogs between two women I remember to have read! The themes of the novel seemingly effortlessly fall in place and the emotional impact is comparable to the best that manages.
is highly recommended, and truly breaks out of any crime writing mould one could imagine the author to occupy, as my two Nobel laureate comparisons hopefully should make clear.
Quotes:
But Elena is not astray. Elena knows. She waits. With her bowed head and her shuffling feet, without seeing the road or what it will bring. She doesn鈥檛 go astray, even if she sometimes wanders.
As if her religion were based more in the rituals, in the folklore and traditions, than in the dogma or faith. Rita, in her way, had God, a God of her own who she put together like a puzzle with her own rules. Her God and her dogma. Elena 诲颈诲苍鈥檛.
And even though Elena showed no concern for the roughness of her heels, Mim铆 said, I鈥檓 going to send you some calendula cream with Roberto. It鈥檒l just go to waste, Elena thought, because she wasn鈥檛 willing to add any more chores to the unending list of daily challenges: walking, eating, going to the bathroom, lying down, standing up, sitting in a chair, getting up from a chair, taking a pill that won鈥檛 go down her throat because her head can鈥檛 tip back, drinking from a straw, breathing. No, she definitely wasn鈥檛 going to put calendula cream on her heels.
Sometimes it鈥檚 easier to shout than to cry.
April 7, 2022
I can't think of another novel that has so deeply and intimately drawn me into the experience of someone living with a debilitating illness. Elena is in a late stage of Parkinson's disease where every physical action is timed around when her pills can be taken as these allow her a limited amount of movement. In the interim periods her body refuses to respond to messages from her brain and, even with the pills, normal actions which we take for granted are an enormous struggle. This is especially problematic as Elena is determined to visit someone on this day to call in an old debt. Her daughter Rita was recently found hanging in the belfry of a church. Elena doesn't accept the police's conclusion that it was a suicide and is determined to uncover the mystery behind her daughter's death. We follow her journey as she discovers the truth behind this tragic event and, in the process, get a profound insight into the challenges of her daily existence. However, this isn't a story that's as miserable as it sounds. Elena isn't the nicest person - often with good reason. She's irascible, extremely rude to some people and has a keen sense of irony. So following her thoughts and reflections is often a darkly funny and entertaining experience, but it's also very moving and enlightening. All these elements make this a riveting, revelatory and brilliantly imaginative story.
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April 20, 2022
Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2022
Have I ever 鈥�? Actually, have you ever been deeply affected 鈥� physically 鈥� by a novel, to the point of mentally associating it with a very bodily feeling? Because 鈥� truth be told 鈥� I finished reading this novel many days ago, and the very thought of it is still very instantly-instinctively and automatically supplanted by a weighty, anxiety-ridden feeling seemingly integrated in my body. As if my own body has assimilated the awful, stressful, and painful awareness of its hypothetical 鈥� or impending 鈥� dysfunctionality. Kudos to Pi帽eiro 鈥� because I had never actually envisaged the factual possibility of this ever happening through the act of reading.
Elena Knows is an exceptionally moving and impactful novel that solicits an urgent reconsideration of the human body and the moral precepts that circumscribe our understanding of human agency vis-脿-vis the body itself. It persistently and palpably calls for a more self-conscious and self-aware interaction with the body, of one鈥檚 body and its interactions with and response to 辞迟丑别谤蝉鈥� bodies; of the judgemental and unreasonable, preconceived ideas that people carry along with them as they navigate through the world. Pi帽eiro鈥檚 reframing of the body and all the contexts and environments in which its actioning is called forth reveals the essential fragility of the human body, exacerbated by the sum of exclusionary judgements which make for a destructive mentality and (self-)annihilating socio-political landscape.
Elena knows; she thinks she knows that her daughter Rita, found hanging from the church belfry, could not possibly have committed suicide. Because it was raining, and her daughter never dared go near the church when it was raining. (She thinks) she knows, therefore, that the police must conduct a full-scale inquiry into all possible situations that might have led to her demise. While (half-)consciously 鈥� because she is herself a human being with blind spots 鈥� avoiding and evading the possibility that circumstances leading to Rita鈥檚 death might have been of an order she is not able to face, Elena takes it upon herself to do the impossible, if she has to, in order that she might learn the truth. What she needs, for her to be (pro)active in her investigation, is a functioning body. Which is why she goes in search of Isabel, who might be able to 鈥榣end鈥� her the body she herself lacks. Of course, little did Elena know what the day鈥檚 laborious trip had in store for her: the crumbling of those very certainties that led her to undertake the trip in the first place.
In this novel, body-movement and mind-perception play an important role. Elena鈥檚 severe Parkinson鈥檚 鈥� that 鈥榝ucking whore illness鈥� 鈥� delimits and restricts her capacity for movement and range of vision (indicatively alluding to the likewise limited range of human perception). Hers is the body 鈥� with its 鈥榚xpressionless eyes鈥� 鈥� the reader is made to embody throughout Elena鈥檚 narration, in this way experiencing a day-in-the-life (but also a day defining a life) punctuated by the intake of the pills, Elena鈥檚 only means of securing for herself a limited measure of mobility, in the absence of which paralysis readily takes over. The experiential reality of this 鈥� as we are led to feel more than perceive 鈥� is humiliating, physically painful, depressing. Because human beings depend on their body. Without it, they simply cannot be. And taking on Elena鈥檚 illness, as it were, for the duration of the narrative means having to endure Rita鈥檚 austere and hurtful tirades, her explicit and extended account 鈥� perhaps motivated by grief, tiredness, frustration 鈥� of all the particularities that make Elena鈥檚 condition hateful and disgusting for those around her: saliva, smell, slowness. That Elena should refuse to be pitied, and manifests a sober acceptance which also defies self-pity, works to counter the mortifying sentiment foregrounded by Rita (as representative of external, unsympathetic perception).
And yet, through the very crisp articulateness of her gaze and her condition, the body is brutally divested of its religious, metaphysical, or mystical dimension. There is indeed a symptomatic overlapping and layering of the narrative鈥檚 conversely profane understanding of the body. From Elena鈥檚 illness 鈥� presented as debilitating for the body of the person inhabiting it 鈥� to her daughter鈥檚 body: a 鈥榖ody that no longer holds the person it was, a body that no longer belongs to anyone, like an empty bag, incomplete, a pod without seeds.鈥� Also, to the body carried within one鈥檚 body 鈥� motherhood 鈥� considered, for some, as a curse: 鈥楢nother person鈥檚 body, sometimes, can be terrifying.鈥� Elena鈥檚 for Rita. Isabel鈥檚 husband 鈥� his body 鈥� for her, and the child she did not desire, at all.
In this way, crime and morality enter a convoluted space of complex intertwining. What could the real crime in this novel be, in the absence of one? Is it not, perhaps, that Father Juan 鈥� in the name of Christian morals 鈥� denominates Rita鈥檚 alleged suicide as a sin, and those unable to accept the harsh finality of death foolish? Is it not that Rita 鈥� herself defined by strict moral precepts, herself without child 鈥� insists on Isabel having her child, notwithstanding the latter鈥檚 certainty on wanting to proceed with abortion, and notwithstanding Rita鈥檚 complete ignorance on the matter of Isabel鈥檚 circumstances?
Through a compounded deconstruction of both crime and morality, Elena Knows points to the limitations of human perception (thinking that one does know, while, really, not knowing much at all) and human endurance. The implication being that a person can be brought to go against what seems to most define their personality, thus revealing the Emptiness underneath, in its crude and indelible concreteness. And, ultimately, the essential aloneness of the human condition.
The crime, therefore, is not to be sought where one would expect to find it. It is, more so, a displaced crime; much like the possibility of knowledge itself. Because 鈥� surely 鈥� Elena did not seek Isabel for her one certainly 鈥� the Certainty of certainties 鈥� to be no more. In fact, the question 鈥榃hy did you come here?鈥� dominates the latter part of the narrative, and Elena must go from knowing to questioning all that she thinks she knows. (fragmentary) Perception might just be all there is.
4.5 stars. An important, powerful novel from Argentinian author Claudia Pi帽eiro.
Elena Knows could be said to embody a Joycean journey in miniature: the diminished epic of a maimed and degenerate body, in its search for knowledge and truth.
Have I ever 鈥�? Actually, have you ever been deeply affected 鈥� physically 鈥� by a novel, to the point of mentally associating it with a very bodily feeling? Because 鈥� truth be told 鈥� I finished reading this novel many days ago, and the very thought of it is still very instantly-instinctively and automatically supplanted by a weighty, anxiety-ridden feeling seemingly integrated in my body. As if my own body has assimilated the awful, stressful, and painful awareness of its hypothetical 鈥� or impending 鈥� dysfunctionality. Kudos to Pi帽eiro 鈥� because I had never actually envisaged the factual possibility of this ever happening through the act of reading.
Elena Knows is an exceptionally moving and impactful novel that solicits an urgent reconsideration of the human body and the moral precepts that circumscribe our understanding of human agency vis-脿-vis the body itself. It persistently and palpably calls for a more self-conscious and self-aware interaction with the body, of one鈥檚 body and its interactions with and response to 辞迟丑别谤蝉鈥� bodies; of the judgemental and unreasonable, preconceived ideas that people carry along with them as they navigate through the world. Pi帽eiro鈥檚 reframing of the body and all the contexts and environments in which its actioning is called forth reveals the essential fragility of the human body, exacerbated by the sum of exclusionary judgements which make for a destructive mentality and (self-)annihilating socio-political landscape.
Elena knows; she thinks she knows that her daughter Rita, found hanging from the church belfry, could not possibly have committed suicide. Because it was raining, and her daughter never dared go near the church when it was raining. (She thinks) she knows, therefore, that the police must conduct a full-scale inquiry into all possible situations that might have led to her demise. While (half-)consciously 鈥� because she is herself a human being with blind spots 鈥� avoiding and evading the possibility that circumstances leading to Rita鈥檚 death might have been of an order she is not able to face, Elena takes it upon herself to do the impossible, if she has to, in order that she might learn the truth. What she needs, for her to be (pro)active in her investigation, is a functioning body. Which is why she goes in search of Isabel, who might be able to 鈥榣end鈥� her the body she herself lacks. Of course, little did Elena know what the day鈥檚 laborious trip had in store for her: the crumbling of those very certainties that led her to undertake the trip in the first place.
In this novel, body-movement and mind-perception play an important role. Elena鈥檚 severe Parkinson鈥檚 鈥� that 鈥榝ucking whore illness鈥� 鈥� delimits and restricts her capacity for movement and range of vision (indicatively alluding to the likewise limited range of human perception). Hers is the body 鈥� with its 鈥榚xpressionless eyes鈥� 鈥� the reader is made to embody throughout Elena鈥檚 narration, in this way experiencing a day-in-the-life (but also a day defining a life) punctuated by the intake of the pills, Elena鈥檚 only means of securing for herself a limited measure of mobility, in the absence of which paralysis readily takes over. The experiential reality of this 鈥� as we are led to feel more than perceive 鈥� is humiliating, physically painful, depressing. Because human beings depend on their body. Without it, they simply cannot be. And taking on Elena鈥檚 illness, as it were, for the duration of the narrative means having to endure Rita鈥檚 austere and hurtful tirades, her explicit and extended account 鈥� perhaps motivated by grief, tiredness, frustration 鈥� of all the particularities that make Elena鈥檚 condition hateful and disgusting for those around her: saliva, smell, slowness. That Elena should refuse to be pitied, and manifests a sober acceptance which also defies self-pity, works to counter the mortifying sentiment foregrounded by Rita (as representative of external, unsympathetic perception).
And yet, through the very crisp articulateness of her gaze and her condition, the body is brutally divested of its religious, metaphysical, or mystical dimension. There is indeed a symptomatic overlapping and layering of the narrative鈥檚 conversely profane understanding of the body. From Elena鈥檚 illness 鈥� presented as debilitating for the body of the person inhabiting it 鈥� to her daughter鈥檚 body: a 鈥榖ody that no longer holds the person it was, a body that no longer belongs to anyone, like an empty bag, incomplete, a pod without seeds.鈥� Also, to the body carried within one鈥檚 body 鈥� motherhood 鈥� considered, for some, as a curse: 鈥楢nother person鈥檚 body, sometimes, can be terrifying.鈥� Elena鈥檚 for Rita. Isabel鈥檚 husband 鈥� his body 鈥� for her, and the child she did not desire, at all.
In this way, crime and morality enter a convoluted space of complex intertwining. What could the real crime in this novel be, in the absence of one? Is it not, perhaps, that Father Juan 鈥� in the name of Christian morals 鈥� denominates Rita鈥檚 alleged suicide as a sin, and those unable to accept the harsh finality of death foolish? Is it not that Rita 鈥� herself defined by strict moral precepts, herself without child 鈥� insists on Isabel having her child, notwithstanding the latter鈥檚 certainty on wanting to proceed with abortion, and notwithstanding Rita鈥檚 complete ignorance on the matter of Isabel鈥檚 circumstances?
Through a compounded deconstruction of both crime and morality, Elena Knows points to the limitations of human perception (thinking that one does know, while, really, not knowing much at all) and human endurance. The implication being that a person can be brought to go against what seems to most define their personality, thus revealing the Emptiness underneath, in its crude and indelible concreteness. And, ultimately, the essential aloneness of the human condition.
鈥楴ever isn鈥檛 a word that applies to our species, there are so many things that we think we鈥檇 never do and yet, when put in the situation, we do them.鈥�
鈥楢nd on that day we will finally realise that we are all alone, forced to face ourselves, with no lies left to cling to.鈥�
The crime, therefore, is not to be sought where one would expect to find it. It is, more so, a displaced crime; much like the possibility of knowledge itself. Because 鈥� surely 鈥� Elena did not seek Isabel for her one certainly 鈥� the Certainty of certainties 鈥� to be no more. In fact, the question 鈥榃hy did you come here?鈥� dominates the latter part of the narrative, and Elena must go from knowing to questioning all that she thinks she knows. (fragmentary) Perception might just be all there is.
4.5 stars. An important, powerful novel from Argentinian author Claudia Pi帽eiro.
Elena Knows could be said to embody a Joycean journey in miniature: the diminished epic of a maimed and degenerate body, in its search for knowledge and truth.
March 2, 2024
卮賰乇丕 賱賱氐丿賷賯 兀爻丕賲丞 毓賱賶 鬲乇卮賷丨 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賵卮賰乇丕 賱兀氐丿賯丕亍 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 毓賱賶 賴匕賴 丕賱賲卮丕乇賰丞 丕賱禺賮賷賮丞 賵丕賱亘丕卅爻丞 賮賷 匕丕鬲 丕賱賵賯鬲 ( 賳賵毓賷 丕賱賲賮囟賱 亘賱丕 賲賳丕夭毓 馃槄 )
"廿賷賱賷賳丕 鬲毓乇賮"
" 賱丕 兀丨丿 賷毓乇賮 賲丕 鬲毓乇賮賴 賴賷 毓賳 丕亘賳鬲賴丕貨 兀賵 賴賰匕丕 鬲毓鬲賯丿 "廿賷賱賷賳丕"貙 賱兀賳賴丕 賵丕賱丿鬲賴丕貙 兀賵 賰丕賳鬲 賵丕賱丿鬲賴丕. 鬲毓鬲賯丿 "廿賷賱賷賳丕" 兀賳 丕賱兀賲賵賲丞 鬲兀鬲賷 賲毓 兀卮賷丕亍 賲毓賷賳丞貨 丕賱兀賲 鬲毓乇賮 胤賮賱賴丕貙 丕賱兀賲 鬲毓乇賮賴貙 丕賱兀賲 鬲丨亘賴. 賴賰匕丕 賷賯賵賱賵賳貙 賴賰匕丕 賴賵 丕賱兀賲 "
""廿賷賱賷賳丕" 鬲毓乇賮 兀賳 賰賵賳賴丕 兀賲賸丕 賱丕 賷鬲睾賷乇 亘爻亘亘 兀賷 賲乇囟貙 丨鬲賶 賱賵 賲賳毓賰 賲賳 丕乇鬲丿丕亍 丕賱爻鬲乇丞貙 兀賵 噩賲賻賾丿 賯丿賲賷賰 賵賱賲 鬲鬲賲賰賳 賲賳 丕賱丨乇賰丞貙 兀賵 兀噩亘乇賰 毓賱賶 丕賱毓賷卮 賵乇兀爻賰 賲賳丨賳賺 賱兀爻賮賱. 賱賰賳 賴賱 賲賳 丕賱賲賲賰賳 賱賲賵鬲 "乇賷鬲丕" 兀賳 賷賰賵賳 賯丿 兀禺匕 噩爻丿 丕亘賳鬲賴丕貙 賵兀禺匕 賲毓賴 兀賷囟賸丕 丕賱賰賱賲丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲氐賮 "廿賷賱賷賳丕" 兀賲賸丕責"
賳鬲毓乇賮 毓賱賶 廿賱賷賳丕 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 乇丨賱鬲賴丕 賱賱亘丨孬 毓賳 丕賱丨賯賷賯賷丞 賵賲丨丕賵賱鬲賴丕 賱賱賵氐賵賱 賱賲爻丕毓丿丞 賱賱鬲毓乇賮 毓賱賶 賯丕鬲賱 廿亘賳鬲賴丕 賮賴賷 賱丕 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 鬲氐丿賷賯 賮賰乇丞 丕賳鬲丨丕乇 丕亘賳鬲賴丕 . 禺丕氐丞 賮賷 馗賱 丕賱馗乇賵賮 丕賱鬲賷 賵噩丿賵丕 亘賴丕 噩孬鬲賴丕 賲毓賱賯丞 賮賷 亘乇噩 丕賱噩乇爻 賮賷 丕賱賰賳賷爻丞 賮賷 賷賵賲 賲賲胤乇 賮賴賷 鬲毓賱賲 噩賷丿丕 丕賳 廿亘賳鬲賴丕 鬲禺丕賮 賲賳 丕賱亘乇賯 賲賳 胤賮賵賱鬲賴丕 賵鬲毓賱賲 兀賳 丕賱氐賱賷亘 毓賱賶 賯賲丞 丕賱賰賳賷爻丞 賷噩匕亘賴 賰賲丕 賯丕賱 賱賴丕 賵丕賱丿賴丕 賮賷 胤賮賵賱鬲賴丕 毓賳 丕賱氐賱賷亘 兀賳賴 "廿賳賴 賲丕賳毓 丕賱氐賵丕毓賯 賮賷 丕賱賲丿賷賳丞" 賵賴匕丕 丕賱鬲毓賱賷賯 賲賳毓賴丕 賲賳 丕賱廿賯鬲乇丕亘 賲賳 丕賱賰賳賷爻丞 賮賷 丕賱兀賷丕賲 丕賱賲賲胤乇丞. 賱匕丕 鬲乇賮囟 廿賷賱賷賳丕 鬲賲丕賲丕 賮賰乇丞 廿賳鬲丨丕乇 廿亘賳鬲賴丕 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱賲賰丕賳 賵賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱胤賯爻 賱匕丕 賮賴賷 賲氐賲賲丞 丕賳 賴賳丕賰 賲賳 兀噩亘乇 廿亘賳鬲賴丕 毓賱賶 丕賱氐毓賵丿 賴賳丕賰 賵賯鬲賱賴丕 .
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"廿賷賱賷賳丕" 鬲毓乇賮 兀賳 丕亘賳鬲賴丕 賯購鬲賱鬲. 廿賳賴丕 賱丕 鬲毓乇賮 賲賳 賮毓賱賴丕 兀賵 賱賲丕匕丕. 賱丕 賷賲賰賳賴丕 賲毓乇賮丞 丕賱丿丕賮毓. 賵賱丕 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 乇丐賷鬲賴貙 賮賴賱 毓賱賷賴丕 兀賳 鬲鬲賯亘賱 丕賱兀賲乇 毓賳丿賲丕 賷賯賵賱 丕賱胤亘賷亘 丕賱卮乇毓賷 賵丕賱賲丨賯賯 "兀賮賷賷丕賳賷匕丕" 賵"乇賵亘乇鬲賵 兀賱賲丕丿丕" 廿賳賴 丕賳鬲丨丕乇責 丕賱噩賲賷毓 賷賯賵賱賵賳 匕賱賰 賱兀賳賮爻賴賲 爻乇賸丕. 賱賰賳賴丕 賰丕賳鬲 鬲賲胤乇. 廿賳賴丕 丕賱兀賲貙 賵賰丕賳鬲 丕賱爻賲丕亍 鬲賲胤乇. 賴匕丕 賷睾賷乇 賰賱 卮賷亍. 賱賰賳賴丕 賱丕 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 廿孬亘丕鬲 匕賱賰 亘賲賮乇丿賴丕. 賱賳 鬲賰賵賳 賯丕丿乇丞 毓賱賶 匕賱賰 亘賳賮爻賴丕 賱兀賳賴丕 賱丕 鬲賲鬲賱賰 噩爻丿賸丕 爻賱賷賲賸丕."
賳鬲毓乇賮 禺賱丕賱 賯賷丕賲賴丕 賱賴匕賴 丕賱乇丨賱丞 賱賯胤丕鬲 賲賳 賲丕囟賷賴丕 賵毓賱丕賯鬲賴丕 亘廿亘賳鬲賴丕 乇賷鬲丕 .賰賲丕 賳鬲毓乇賮 毓賱賶 丨賷丕鬲賴丕 賵賲毓丕賳丕鬲賴丕 賲毓 賲乇囟 丕賱亘丕乇賰賳爻賵賳 " 丕賱卮賱賱 丕賱乇毓丕卮". 賳毓賷卮 賲毓 廿賷賱賷賳丕 鬲賮丕氐賷賱 賷賵賲 賲賳 丨賷丕鬲賴丕 賵賴賵 賳亘匕丞 毓賳 賲毓丕鬲丕鬲賴丕 丕賱賷賵賲賷丞 賵 毓噩夭賴丕 毓賳 丕賱鬲丨賰賲 賮賷 噩爻丿賴丕.
" 賲丕匕丕 鬲賮毓賱 廿匕丕 賰丕賳 噩爻丿賰 賱丕 賷胤賷毓賰 責
賲丕匕丕 賷鬲亘賯賷 賲賳賰 毓賳丿賲丕 賷鬲毓匕乇 毓賱賶 匕乇丕毓賰 丕乇鬲丿丕亍 爻鬲乇丞 賵賱丕 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 賯丿賲賰 丨鬲賶 兀賳 鬲禺胤賵 禺胤賵丞 賵賱丕 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 乇賯亘鬲賰 兀賳 鬲爻鬲賯賷賲 亘賲丕 賷賰賮賷 賱賱爻賲丕丨 賱賰 亘廿馗賴丕乇 賵噩賴賰 賱賱毓丕賱賲 責 賲丕匕丕 賷鬲亘賯賶 賲賳賰 責
賴賱 爻鬲氐亘丨 兀賳鬲 毓賯賱賰 丕賱匕賷 賷爻鬲賲乇 賮賷 廿乇爻丕賱 丕賱兀賵丕賲乇 丕賱鬲賷 賱賳 賷鬲賲 鬲賳賮賷匕賴丕貙 兀賲 兀賳賰 丕賱賮賰乇丞 賳賮爻賴丕貙 卮賷亍 賱丕 賷賲賰賳 乇丐賷鬲賴 兀賵 賱賲爻賴 賷禺鬲賮賷 賵乇丕亍 匕賱賰 丕賱毓囟賵 丕賱賲噩毓丿 丕賱賲丨賲賷貙 賲丿賮賵賳賸丕 丿丕禺賱 丕賱噩賲噩賲丞"
毓賱丕賯丞 乇賷鬲丕 賲毓 賵丕賱丿鬲賴丕 毓賱丕賯丞 賲毓賯丿丞 . 爻賷丨賰賲 丕賱亘毓囟 毓賱賶 賰賱賷賴賲丕貙 爻賷賰乇賴賲 丕賱亘毓囟 貙 乇亘賲丕 鬲氐賷亘 丕賱亘毓囟 亘丕賱睾囟亘 丕賵 丕賱丕卮賲卅夭丕夭 貙 賱賰賳 丿賯賯 丕賱賳馗乇 賯賱賷賱丕 貙 丕賳馗乇 賵乇丕亍 丕賱賰賱賲丕鬲 賵丕賱賳馗乇丕鬲 賵丕賱鬲毓亘賷乇丕鬲 貙 丕賳馗乇 賵乇丕亍 丕賱氐乇丕毓丕鬲 賵丕賱兀丨丕丿賷孬 丕賱賱丕夭毓丞 爻鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 丕賳 鬲乇賶 丕賱丨亘 賵丕賱乇毓丕賷丞 賱賰賳 丕丨賷丕賳丕 賷馗賴乇 丕賱丨亘 亘胤乇賯 睾乇賷亘丞 . 賱賰賱 丨亘 胤乇賷賯鬲賴 賵卮賰賱賴 丕賱禺丕氐 .
" 兀丨亘鬲 丕亘賳鬲賴丕 賵賱丕 鬲夭丕賱 鬲丨亘賴丕 乇睾賲 兀賳賴丕 賱賲 鬲賯賱 賱賴丕 匕賱賰 賲胤賱賯賸丕貙 乇睾賲 兀賳賴賲丕 賰丕賳鬲丕 鬲鬲毓丕乇賰丕賳 賵鬲亘鬲毓丿丕賳 毓賳 亘毓囟賴賲丕貙 乇睾賲 兀賳 賰賱丕賲賴賲丕 賲毓賸丕 賰丕賳 賲孬賱 囟乇亘丕鬲 丕賱爻賵胤貙 丨鬲賶 賱賵 賱賲 鬲毓丕賳賯 丕亘賳鬲賴丕 兀賵 鬲賯亘賱賴丕貙 賮賯丿 卮毓乇鬲 亘丨亘 丕賱兀賲".
毓賱丕賯鬲賴賲 亘亘毓囟 氐毓亘丞 賵賯丿 賷鬲賴賲 丕賱亘毓囟 乇賷鬲丕 賮賷 亘毓囟 丕賱丕丨賷丕賳 亘丕賱噩賮丕亍 鬲噩丕賴 賵丕賱丿鬲賴丕 . 賳毓賲 賯丕賱鬲 賱賴丕 賵毓賳賴丕 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱賰賱賲丕鬲 賵丕賱鬲毓亘賷乇丕鬲 丕賱爻賷卅丞 "兀丨賷丕賳丕 賷賰賵賳 丕賱氐乇丕禺 兀爻賴賱 賲賳 丕賱亘賰丕亍 "
賱賰賳 賴賳丕賰 兀卮賷丕亍 賱丕 鬲毓乇賮賴丕 . 丕賵賱丕 : 胤亘賷毓丞 丕賱毓賱丕賯丞 亘賷賳賴賲 賵胤亘賷毓丞 毓賱丕賯丞 丕賲賴丕 亘賴丕 .賰賱丕賴賲丕 賱賲 賷毓鬲丕丿 毓賱賶 廿丨鬲囟丕賳 丕賱丌禺乇 丕賵 賲亘丕丿賱丞 賰賱賲丕鬲 丕賱丨亘 賵丕賱丨賳丕賳貙 賱賲 鬲毓鬲丕丿 乇賷鬲丕 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賴丕 毓賱賶 匕賱賰 貙 賱賲 鬲賯丿賲 賱賴丕 賵丕賱丿鬲賴丕 賴匕丕 貙 賱賲 鬲毓賱賲賴丕 丕賱鬲毓亘賷乇 毓賳 丕賱賲卮丕毓乇 亘賷賳賴賲丕 . 毓賳丿賲丕 賷賰賵賳 丕賱丕賳鬲賯丕丿 賲丨賵乇 丕賱毓賱丕賯丞 鬲禺鬲賱賮 兀卮賷丕亍 賰孬賷乇丞 .
孬丕賳賷丕 賴賱 噩乇亘鬲 兀賳 鬲丨賷丕 賲賰丕賳賴丕 責 賱賷爻 賮賯胤 賲賰丕賳賴丕 亘賱 鬲丨賷丕 丨賷丕鬲賴丕 亘丕賱賰丕賲賱 賵亘卮禺氐賷鬲賴丕 賵兀賮賰丕乇賴丕 賵胤丕賯鬲賴丕 丕賱噩爻丿賷丞 賵丕賱賳賮爻賷丞.
丕賱賲乇賷囟 賷毓丕賳賷 賲毓丕賳丕丞 乇賴賷亘丞 賱賰賳賴 賱丕 賷毓丕賳賷 賵丨丿賴 賮賲賯丿賲 丕賱乇毓丕賷丞 賱賴 賷毓丕賳賷 賴賵 兀賷囟丕 .. 賱賷爻 賲賳 丕賱爻賴賱 丕賳 鬲噩丿 卮禺氐 鬲丨亘賴 賷禺亘賵 兀賲丕賲賰貙 賷鬲賵賯賮 毓賳 賰賵賳賴 賴賵 丕賱卮禺氐 丕賱匕賷 兀毓鬲丿鬲 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賲毓賴 . 兀氐亘丨 卮亘丨丕賸 賱賴 .. 毓賱賶 賯賷丿 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賳毓賲 賱賰賳賴 賱賲 賷毓賵丿 賳賮爻 丕賱卮禺氐 ... 賱賷爻 賲賳 丕賱爻賴賱 丕賱鬲毓丕賲賱 賲毓 丕賱囟睾胤 丕賱噩爻丿賶 賵丕賱賳賮爻賷 賵丕賱毓氐亘賷 ..賷鬲丨賵賱 丕賱賲乇賷囟 賱胤賮賱 賰賲丕 賷賯賵賱賵賳 賱賰賳 賴賳丕賰 賮乇賯 賰亘賷乇 賮丕賱胤賮賱 鬲乇丕賴 賷鬲胤賵乇 賵賷賰亘乇 兀賲丕賲 毓賷賳賷賰 賱賰賳 丕賱賲乇賷囟 賷禺亘賵 賵賷囟毓賮 貙 毓賳丿賲丕 鬲賯賵賲 亘廿胤毓丕賲 胤賮賱 賲孬賱丕 鬲乇鬲爻賲 廿亘鬲爻丕賲丞 鬲賱賯丕卅賷丕 毓賱賶 賵噩賴賰 賵鬲乇睾亘 賮賷 賲丿丕毓亘鬲賴 賱賰賳 丕賳 鬲胤毓賲 賵丕賱丿鬲賰 賵鬲乇丕賴丕 賱丕 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 丕賳 鬲賮毓賱 卮賷卅丕 賴賳丕賰 噩夭亍 亘丿丕禺賱賰 賷毓鬲氐乇 兀賱賲丕賸 貙 賱賷爻鬲 毓丿賲 乇睾亘丞 賲賳賰 丕賵 囟賷賯 亘爻亘亘 禺丿賲鬲賴丕 賱賰賳 亘亘爻丕胤丞 賱兀賳賰 賱丕 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 廿爻鬲賷毓丕亘 鬲丿賴賵乇 丨丕賱鬲賴丕 亘賴匕丕 丕賱卮賰賱 賵賮賷 丨丕賱丞 丕賷賱賷賳丕 賵兀賲孬丕賱賴丕 賰孬賷乇賵賳 賱賷爻 賴賳丕賰 兀賷囟丕 兀賲賱 賮賷 丕賱鬲丨爻賳 . 賮丨賷賳賴丕 丕賳鬲 賮賯胤 鬲乇賶 卮禺氐 鬲丨亘賴 賷鬲賱丕卮賶 兀賲丕賲賰貙 賵鬲毓丕賲賱 賰賱 卮禺氐 賲賳丕 賲毓 丕賱兀賱賲 賷禺鬲賱賮 賲賳 卮禺氐 賱丌禺乇 賮賴賳丕賰 賲孬賱丕 賲賳 賷賳賴丕乇 賵賷亘賰賶 賵賴賳丕賰 賲賳 賷氐亘丨 睾丕囟亘丕 賲賳 賰賱 卮卅 賵賴賳丕賰 鬲氐乇賮丕鬲 賵賲卮丕毓乇 兀禺乇賶貙 賱賰賱 賲賳丕 胤乇賷賯鬲賴.
"胤賮賱丞貙 賲丕匕丕 鬲賯賵賱 賷丕 丿賰鬲賵乇責 丕賱兀胤賮丕賱 噩匕丕亘賵賳貙 丕賱兀胤賮丕賱 賱丿賷賴賲 亘卮乇丞 賳丕毓賲丞 亘賷囟丕亍貙 賱毓丕亘賴賲 賳賯賷貙 賷鬲毓賱賲 噩爻丿 丕賱胤賮賱 丕賱噩賱賵爻 賵丕賱賵賯賵賮貙 賵賷賵賲賸丕 賲丕 爻賷鬲毓賱賲 丕賱賲卮賷貙 賵賷丨氐賱 毓賱賶 兀爻賳丕賳 噩丿賷丿丞 亘賷囟丕亍 賵氐丨賷丞. 賲丕 鬲賲乇 亘賴 賵丕賱丿鬲賷 賴賵 毓賰爻 匕賱賰 鬲賲丕賲賸丕. 亘丿賱賸丕 賲賳 兀賳 鬲鬲毓賱賲 丕賱鬲丨賰賲 賮賷 毓囟賱丕鬲賴丕貙 賮廿賳賴丕 爻鬲鬲亘賵賱 賵鬲鬲亘乇夭 賱丕 廿乇丕丿賷賸丕貙 亘丿賱賸丕 賲賳 兀賳 鬲鬲毓賱賲 丕賱丨丿賷孬貙 爻鬲氐亘丨 氐丕賲鬲丞貙 亘丿賱賸丕 賲賳 丕賱賵賯賵賮 賲賮乇賵丿丞 丕賱噩爻賲貙 爻鬲氐亘丨 賲賳丨賳賷丞 兀賰孬乇 賮兀賰孬乇貙 賵賲賴夭賵賲丞 兀賰孬乇 賮兀賰孬乇貙 賵兀賳丕 賲丨賰賵賲 毓賱賷賻賾 兀賳 兀卮丕賴丿賴丕 賵噩爻丿賴丕 賷賲賵鬲 丿賵賳 兀賳 鬲賲賵鬲."
"兀賱賯賽 賳馗乇丞貙 廿匕丕 賰賳鬲 鬲噩乇丐貙 賮賷 毓賷賳賷賴丕 丕賱賲賷鬲鬲賷賳貙 賮賷 賵噩賴賴丕 丕賱禺丕賱賷 賲賳 丕賱鬲毓亘賷乇丕鬲貙 賵丕亘鬲爻丕賲鬲賴丕 丕賱噩賵賮丕亍貙 賴賱 爻鬲胤賱亘 丨賯賸丕 賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賲乇兀丞 丕賱賲爻賰賷賳丞 丕賱賲夭賷丿責
- 賵丕賱丿鬲賰 賯賵賷丞貙 賷噩亘 兀賳 鬲賰賵賳賷 賲賲鬲賳丞 賱匕賱賰.
- 賵賱賰賳 賲丕匕丕 毓賳賷責 賲丕匕丕 鬲胤賱亘 賲賳賷責"
丕賱噩賲賷毓 賷卮毓乇 亘丕賱鬲毓丕胤賮 賵丕賱兀賱賲 賲賳 丕噩賱 丕賱賲乇賷囟 賵賷胤丕賱亘 賲賳 賷賯賵賲 亘乇毓丕賷鬲賴 亘亘匕賱 兀賯氐賷 噩賴賵丿賴 賵廿丨鬲賲丕賱賴 賵丕賱賵賯賵賮 亘噩丕賳亘賴 賱賰賳賴賲 賷賳爻賵賳 丕賳賴 賷丨鬲丕噩 賴賵 丕賱丕禺乇 賱賲賳 賷乇毓丕賴 .賵丕賳 賰賱賲丕 賰丕賳 丕賱賲乇賷囟 賯乇賷亘丕 賲賳賰 賰賱賲丕 賰丕賳 賲賳 丕賱氐毓亘 乇丐賷鬲賴 賷禺亘賵 賵賷鬲毓匕亘 賲賳 賲乇囟賴 丕賲丕賲賰 賵賱丕 賷爻鬲胤賷毓 丕賱賯賷丕賲 亘兀亘爻胤 丕賱兀卮賷丕亍 . 賵鬲卮毓乇 亘丕賱毓噩夭 丕賱卮丿賷丿 賱兀賳賰 賱丕 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 賮毓賱丕 卮卅 賲賳 兀噩賱賴.
兀爻賱賵亘 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賷賲鬲丕夭 亘丕賱爻賱丕爻丞 賵丕賱廿賳爻賷丕亘賷丞 賵噩賲賷賱 賮賷 賳賮爻 丕賱賵賯鬲 賵廿爻鬲胤丕毓鬲 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞 丿賲噩賷 賲毓 丕賱丕丨丿丕孬 亘爻賴賵賱丞 賵亘乇丕毓丞 .
鬲賮賴賲鬲 廿賷賱賷賳丕 賵乇賮囟賴丕 賱鬲賯亘賱 賮賰乇丞 廿賳鬲丨丕乇 廿亘賳鬲賴丕 .賵鬲賯亘賱鬲 乇賷鬲丕 兀賷囟丕 賵廿賳鬲賴丕亍 胤丕賯鬲賴丕 賵賯丿乇鬲賴丕 毓賱賶 丕賱鬲丨賲賱 賵胤乇賷賯鬲賴丕 賮賷 丕賱鬲毓亘賷乇 毓賳 丕賱睾囟亘 賵丕賱乇賮囟 賱賲乇囟 兀賲賴丕 賵鬲丿賴賵乇丕鬲賴 貙 丨鬲賶 廿賷夭丕亘賷賱 丨賷賳 鬲丨丿孬鬲 兀爻鬲胤毓鬲 鬲賮賴賲賴丕 賵丕賱卮毓賵乇 亘賴丕 賵爻賲丕毓賴丕 噩賷丿丕 賵卮毓乇鬲 亘賲毓丕賳丕鬲賴丕 賲賳 氐賮丨丕鬲 賵賰賱賲丕鬲 賯賱賷賱丞 賳賵毓丕 賲丕 .
氐賵乇 丕賱賲乇丕噩毓丞 賲賳 丕賱氐賵乇 丕賱賲賵噩賵丿丞 賮賷 亘丿丕賷丞 賰賱 賮氐賱 賮賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 .
佗侉 / 佟贍 /佗贍佗佗
"廿賷賱賷賳丕 鬲毓乇賮"
" 賱丕 兀丨丿 賷毓乇賮 賲丕 鬲毓乇賮賴 賴賷 毓賳 丕亘賳鬲賴丕貨 兀賵 賴賰匕丕 鬲毓鬲賯丿 "廿賷賱賷賳丕"貙 賱兀賳賴丕 賵丕賱丿鬲賴丕貙 兀賵 賰丕賳鬲 賵丕賱丿鬲賴丕. 鬲毓鬲賯丿 "廿賷賱賷賳丕" 兀賳 丕賱兀賲賵賲丞 鬲兀鬲賷 賲毓 兀卮賷丕亍 賲毓賷賳丞貨 丕賱兀賲 鬲毓乇賮 胤賮賱賴丕貙 丕賱兀賲 鬲毓乇賮賴貙 丕賱兀賲 鬲丨亘賴. 賴賰匕丕 賷賯賵賱賵賳貙 賴賰匕丕 賴賵 丕賱兀賲 "
""廿賷賱賷賳丕" 鬲毓乇賮 兀賳 賰賵賳賴丕 兀賲賸丕 賱丕 賷鬲睾賷乇 亘爻亘亘 兀賷 賲乇囟貙 丨鬲賶 賱賵 賲賳毓賰 賲賳 丕乇鬲丿丕亍 丕賱爻鬲乇丞貙 兀賵 噩賲賻賾丿 賯丿賲賷賰 賵賱賲 鬲鬲賲賰賳 賲賳 丕賱丨乇賰丞貙 兀賵 兀噩亘乇賰 毓賱賶 丕賱毓賷卮 賵乇兀爻賰 賲賳丨賳賺 賱兀爻賮賱. 賱賰賳 賴賱 賲賳 丕賱賲賲賰賳 賱賲賵鬲 "乇賷鬲丕" 兀賳 賷賰賵賳 賯丿 兀禺匕 噩爻丿 丕亘賳鬲賴丕貙 賵兀禺匕 賲毓賴 兀賷囟賸丕 丕賱賰賱賲丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲氐賮 "廿賷賱賷賳丕" 兀賲賸丕責"
賳鬲毓乇賮 毓賱賶 廿賱賷賳丕 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 乇丨賱鬲賴丕 賱賱亘丨孬 毓賳 丕賱丨賯賷賯賷丞 賵賲丨丕賵賱鬲賴丕 賱賱賵氐賵賱 賱賲爻丕毓丿丞 賱賱鬲毓乇賮 毓賱賶 賯丕鬲賱 廿亘賳鬲賴丕 賮賴賷 賱丕 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 鬲氐丿賷賯 賮賰乇丞 丕賳鬲丨丕乇 丕亘賳鬲賴丕 . 禺丕氐丞 賮賷 馗賱 丕賱馗乇賵賮 丕賱鬲賷 賵噩丿賵丕 亘賴丕 噩孬鬲賴丕 賲毓賱賯丞 賮賷 亘乇噩 丕賱噩乇爻 賮賷 丕賱賰賳賷爻丞 賮賷 賷賵賲 賲賲胤乇 賮賴賷 鬲毓賱賲 噩賷丿丕 丕賳 廿亘賳鬲賴丕 鬲禺丕賮 賲賳 丕賱亘乇賯 賲賳 胤賮賵賱鬲賴丕 賵鬲毓賱賲 兀賳 丕賱氐賱賷亘 毓賱賶 賯賲丞 丕賱賰賳賷爻丞 賷噩匕亘賴 賰賲丕 賯丕賱 賱賴丕 賵丕賱丿賴丕 賮賷 胤賮賵賱鬲賴丕 毓賳 丕賱氐賱賷亘 兀賳賴 "廿賳賴 賲丕賳毓 丕賱氐賵丕毓賯 賮賷 丕賱賲丿賷賳丞" 賵賴匕丕 丕賱鬲毓賱賷賯 賲賳毓賴丕 賲賳 丕賱廿賯鬲乇丕亘 賲賳 丕賱賰賳賷爻丞 賮賷 丕賱兀賷丕賲 丕賱賲賲胤乇丞. 賱匕丕 鬲乇賮囟 廿賷賱賷賳丕 鬲賲丕賲丕 賮賰乇丞 廿賳鬲丨丕乇 廿亘賳鬲賴丕 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱賲賰丕賳 賵賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱胤賯爻 賱匕丕 賮賴賷 賲氐賲賲丞 丕賳 賴賳丕賰 賲賳 兀噩亘乇 廿亘賳鬲賴丕 毓賱賶 丕賱氐毓賵丿 賴賳丕賰 賵賯鬲賱賴丕 .
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"廿賷賱賷賳丕" 鬲毓乇賮 兀賳 丕亘賳鬲賴丕 賯購鬲賱鬲. 廿賳賴丕 賱丕 鬲毓乇賮 賲賳 賮毓賱賴丕 兀賵 賱賲丕匕丕. 賱丕 賷賲賰賳賴丕 賲毓乇賮丞 丕賱丿丕賮毓. 賵賱丕 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 乇丐賷鬲賴貙 賮賴賱 毓賱賷賴丕 兀賳 鬲鬲賯亘賱 丕賱兀賲乇 毓賳丿賲丕 賷賯賵賱 丕賱胤亘賷亘 丕賱卮乇毓賷 賵丕賱賲丨賯賯 "兀賮賷賷丕賳賷匕丕" 賵"乇賵亘乇鬲賵 兀賱賲丕丿丕" 廿賳賴 丕賳鬲丨丕乇責 丕賱噩賲賷毓 賷賯賵賱賵賳 匕賱賰 賱兀賳賮爻賴賲 爻乇賸丕. 賱賰賳賴丕 賰丕賳鬲 鬲賲胤乇. 廿賳賴丕 丕賱兀賲貙 賵賰丕賳鬲 丕賱爻賲丕亍 鬲賲胤乇. 賴匕丕 賷睾賷乇 賰賱 卮賷亍. 賱賰賳賴丕 賱丕 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 廿孬亘丕鬲 匕賱賰 亘賲賮乇丿賴丕. 賱賳 鬲賰賵賳 賯丕丿乇丞 毓賱賶 匕賱賰 亘賳賮爻賴丕 賱兀賳賴丕 賱丕 鬲賲鬲賱賰 噩爻丿賸丕 爻賱賷賲賸丕."
賳鬲毓乇賮 禺賱丕賱 賯賷丕賲賴丕 賱賴匕賴 丕賱乇丨賱丞 賱賯胤丕鬲 賲賳 賲丕囟賷賴丕 賵毓賱丕賯鬲賴丕 亘廿亘賳鬲賴丕 乇賷鬲丕 .賰賲丕 賳鬲毓乇賮 毓賱賶 丨賷丕鬲賴丕 賵賲毓丕賳丕鬲賴丕 賲毓 賲乇囟 丕賱亘丕乇賰賳爻賵賳 " 丕賱卮賱賱 丕賱乇毓丕卮". 賳毓賷卮 賲毓 廿賷賱賷賳丕 鬲賮丕氐賷賱 賷賵賲 賲賳 丨賷丕鬲賴丕 賵賴賵 賳亘匕丞 毓賳 賲毓丕鬲丕鬲賴丕 丕賱賷賵賲賷丞 賵 毓噩夭賴丕 毓賳 丕賱鬲丨賰賲 賮賷 噩爻丿賴丕.
" 賲丕匕丕 鬲賮毓賱 廿匕丕 賰丕賳 噩爻丿賰 賱丕 賷胤賷毓賰 責
賲丕匕丕 賷鬲亘賯賷 賲賳賰 毓賳丿賲丕 賷鬲毓匕乇 毓賱賶 匕乇丕毓賰 丕乇鬲丿丕亍 爻鬲乇丞 賵賱丕 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 賯丿賲賰 丨鬲賶 兀賳 鬲禺胤賵 禺胤賵丞 賵賱丕 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 乇賯亘鬲賰 兀賳 鬲爻鬲賯賷賲 亘賲丕 賷賰賮賷 賱賱爻賲丕丨 賱賰 亘廿馗賴丕乇 賵噩賴賰 賱賱毓丕賱賲 責 賲丕匕丕 賷鬲亘賯賶 賲賳賰 責
賴賱 爻鬲氐亘丨 兀賳鬲 毓賯賱賰 丕賱匕賷 賷爻鬲賲乇 賮賷 廿乇爻丕賱 丕賱兀賵丕賲乇 丕賱鬲賷 賱賳 賷鬲賲 鬲賳賮賷匕賴丕貙 兀賲 兀賳賰 丕賱賮賰乇丞 賳賮爻賴丕貙 卮賷亍 賱丕 賷賲賰賳 乇丐賷鬲賴 兀賵 賱賲爻賴 賷禺鬲賮賷 賵乇丕亍 匕賱賰 丕賱毓囟賵 丕賱賲噩毓丿 丕賱賲丨賲賷貙 賲丿賮賵賳賸丕 丿丕禺賱 丕賱噩賲噩賲丞"
毓賱丕賯丞 乇賷鬲丕 賲毓 賵丕賱丿鬲賴丕 毓賱丕賯丞 賲毓賯丿丞 . 爻賷丨賰賲 丕賱亘毓囟 毓賱賶 賰賱賷賴賲丕貙 爻賷賰乇賴賲 丕賱亘毓囟 貙 乇亘賲丕 鬲氐賷亘 丕賱亘毓囟 亘丕賱睾囟亘 丕賵 丕賱丕卮賲卅夭丕夭 貙 賱賰賳 丿賯賯 丕賱賳馗乇 賯賱賷賱丕 貙 丕賳馗乇 賵乇丕亍 丕賱賰賱賲丕鬲 賵丕賱賳馗乇丕鬲 賵丕賱鬲毓亘賷乇丕鬲 貙 丕賳馗乇 賵乇丕亍 丕賱氐乇丕毓丕鬲 賵丕賱兀丨丕丿賷孬 丕賱賱丕夭毓丞 爻鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 丕賳 鬲乇賶 丕賱丨亘 賵丕賱乇毓丕賷丞 賱賰賳 丕丨賷丕賳丕 賷馗賴乇 丕賱丨亘 亘胤乇賯 睾乇賷亘丞 . 賱賰賱 丨亘 胤乇賷賯鬲賴 賵卮賰賱賴 丕賱禺丕氐 .
" 兀丨亘鬲 丕亘賳鬲賴丕 賵賱丕 鬲夭丕賱 鬲丨亘賴丕 乇睾賲 兀賳賴丕 賱賲 鬲賯賱 賱賴丕 匕賱賰 賲胤賱賯賸丕貙 乇睾賲 兀賳賴賲丕 賰丕賳鬲丕 鬲鬲毓丕乇賰丕賳 賵鬲亘鬲毓丿丕賳 毓賳 亘毓囟賴賲丕貙 乇睾賲 兀賳 賰賱丕賲賴賲丕 賲毓賸丕 賰丕賳 賲孬賱 囟乇亘丕鬲 丕賱爻賵胤貙 丨鬲賶 賱賵 賱賲 鬲毓丕賳賯 丕亘賳鬲賴丕 兀賵 鬲賯亘賱賴丕貙 賮賯丿 卮毓乇鬲 亘丨亘 丕賱兀賲".
毓賱丕賯鬲賴賲 亘亘毓囟 氐毓亘丞 賵賯丿 賷鬲賴賲 丕賱亘毓囟 乇賷鬲丕 賮賷 亘毓囟 丕賱丕丨賷丕賳 亘丕賱噩賮丕亍 鬲噩丕賴 賵丕賱丿鬲賴丕 . 賳毓賲 賯丕賱鬲 賱賴丕 賵毓賳賴丕 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱賰賱賲丕鬲 賵丕賱鬲毓亘賷乇丕鬲 丕賱爻賷卅丞 "兀丨賷丕賳丕 賷賰賵賳 丕賱氐乇丕禺 兀爻賴賱 賲賳 丕賱亘賰丕亍 "
賱賰賳 賴賳丕賰 兀卮賷丕亍 賱丕 鬲毓乇賮賴丕 . 丕賵賱丕 : 胤亘賷毓丞 丕賱毓賱丕賯丞 亘賷賳賴賲 賵胤亘賷毓丞 毓賱丕賯丞 丕賲賴丕 亘賴丕 .賰賱丕賴賲丕 賱賲 賷毓鬲丕丿 毓賱賶 廿丨鬲囟丕賳 丕賱丌禺乇 丕賵 賲亘丕丿賱丞 賰賱賲丕鬲 丕賱丨亘 賵丕賱丨賳丕賳貙 賱賲 鬲毓鬲丕丿 乇賷鬲丕 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賴丕 毓賱賶 匕賱賰 貙 賱賲 鬲賯丿賲 賱賴丕 賵丕賱丿鬲賴丕 賴匕丕 貙 賱賲 鬲毓賱賲賴丕 丕賱鬲毓亘賷乇 毓賳 丕賱賲卮丕毓乇 亘賷賳賴賲丕 . 毓賳丿賲丕 賷賰賵賳 丕賱丕賳鬲賯丕丿 賲丨賵乇 丕賱毓賱丕賯丞 鬲禺鬲賱賮 兀卮賷丕亍 賰孬賷乇丞 .
" 鬲鬲噩丕丿賱丕賳 丿丕卅賲賸丕貙 亘毓丿 馗賴乇 賰賱 賷賵賲. 丨賵賱 兀賷 卮賷亍. 賱賲 賷賰賳 丕賱賲賵囟賵毓 丕賱匕賷 鬲鬲噩丕丿賱丕賳 丨賵賱賴 賲賴賲賸丕貙 丕賱賲賴賲 賴賵 丕賱胤乇賷賯丞 丕賱鬲賷 丕禺鬲丕乇鬲賴丕 賰賱鬲丕賴賲丕 賱賱鬲賵丕氐賱. 鬲鬲乇丕賰賲 丕賱丨噩噩 亘毓囟賴丕 賮賵賯 亘毓囟貙 賵丕丨丿丞 賲禺亘兀丞 鬲丨鬲 丕賱兀禺乇賶貙 賲爻鬲毓丿丞 賵噩丕賴夭丞 賱賱賯賮夭 廿賱賶 丕賱兀賲丕賲貙 亘睾囟 丕賱賳馗乇 毓賳 賲丿賶 丕乇鬲亘丕胤賴丕 亘丕賱賲賵囟賵毓 丕賱賲胤乇賵丨. 鬲鬲氐丕乇毓丕賳 賰賲丕 賱賵 兀賳 賰賱 賰賱賲丞 鬲購賯丕賱 毓亘丕乇丞 毓賳 賱爻毓丞 爻賵胤 賲賳 丕賱噩賱丿貙 鬲亘丿兀 廿丨丿丕賴賲丕 賮賷 丕賱囟乇亘貙 孬賲 鬲鬲亘毓賴丕 丕賱兀禺乇賶. 鬲噩乇丨 噩爻丿 丕賱賲賳丕賮爻丞 亘丕賱賰賱賲丕鬲貙 賵賱丕 鬲鬲乇賰 賱賱兀禺乇賶 丕賱賮乇氐丞 賱賰賷 鬲乇賶 賲丕 廿匕丕 賰丕賳鬲 賯丿 兀氐丕亘鬲 賴丿賮賴丕 兀賲 賱丕. 鬲鬲賵賯賮丕賳 賯亘賱 兀賳 賷鬲丨賵賱 丕賱兀賲乇 廿賱賶 賲卮丕噩乇丞 噩爻丿賷丞"
孬丕賳賷丕 賴賱 噩乇亘鬲 兀賳 鬲丨賷丕 賲賰丕賳賴丕 責 賱賷爻 賮賯胤 賲賰丕賳賴丕 亘賱 鬲丨賷丕 丨賷丕鬲賴丕 亘丕賱賰丕賲賱 賵亘卮禺氐賷鬲賴丕 賵兀賮賰丕乇賴丕 賵胤丕賯鬲賴丕 丕賱噩爻丿賷丞 賵丕賱賳賮爻賷丞.
丕賱賲乇賷囟 賷毓丕賳賷 賲毓丕賳丕丞 乇賴賷亘丞 賱賰賳賴 賱丕 賷毓丕賳賷 賵丨丿賴 賮賲賯丿賲 丕賱乇毓丕賷丞 賱賴 賷毓丕賳賷 賴賵 兀賷囟丕 .. 賱賷爻 賲賳 丕賱爻賴賱 丕賳 鬲噩丿 卮禺氐 鬲丨亘賴 賷禺亘賵 兀賲丕賲賰貙 賷鬲賵賯賮 毓賳 賰賵賳賴 賴賵 丕賱卮禺氐 丕賱匕賷 兀毓鬲丿鬲 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賲毓賴 . 兀氐亘丨 卮亘丨丕賸 賱賴 .. 毓賱賶 賯賷丿 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賳毓賲 賱賰賳賴 賱賲 賷毓賵丿 賳賮爻 丕賱卮禺氐 ... 賱賷爻 賲賳 丕賱爻賴賱 丕賱鬲毓丕賲賱 賲毓 丕賱囟睾胤 丕賱噩爻丿賶 賵丕賱賳賮爻賷 賵丕賱毓氐亘賷 ..賷鬲丨賵賱 丕賱賲乇賷囟 賱胤賮賱 賰賲丕 賷賯賵賱賵賳 賱賰賳 賴賳丕賰 賮乇賯 賰亘賷乇 賮丕賱胤賮賱 鬲乇丕賴 賷鬲胤賵乇 賵賷賰亘乇 兀賲丕賲 毓賷賳賷賰 賱賰賳 丕賱賲乇賷囟 賷禺亘賵 賵賷囟毓賮 貙 毓賳丿賲丕 鬲賯賵賲 亘廿胤毓丕賲 胤賮賱 賲孬賱丕 鬲乇鬲爻賲 廿亘鬲爻丕賲丞 鬲賱賯丕卅賷丕 毓賱賶 賵噩賴賰 賵鬲乇睾亘 賮賷 賲丿丕毓亘鬲賴 賱賰賳 丕賳 鬲胤毓賲 賵丕賱丿鬲賰 賵鬲乇丕賴丕 賱丕 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 丕賳 鬲賮毓賱 卮賷卅丕 賴賳丕賰 噩夭亍 亘丿丕禺賱賰 賷毓鬲氐乇 兀賱賲丕賸 貙 賱賷爻鬲 毓丿賲 乇睾亘丞 賲賳賰 丕賵 囟賷賯 亘爻亘亘 禺丿賲鬲賴丕 賱賰賳 亘亘爻丕胤丞 賱兀賳賰 賱丕 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 廿爻鬲賷毓丕亘 鬲丿賴賵乇 丨丕賱鬲賴丕 亘賴匕丕 丕賱卮賰賱 賵賮賷 丨丕賱丞 丕賷賱賷賳丕 賵兀賲孬丕賱賴丕 賰孬賷乇賵賳 賱賷爻 賴賳丕賰 兀賷囟丕 兀賲賱 賮賷 丕賱鬲丨爻賳 . 賮丨賷賳賴丕 丕賳鬲 賮賯胤 鬲乇賶 卮禺氐 鬲丨亘賴 賷鬲賱丕卮賶 兀賲丕賲賰貙 賵鬲毓丕賲賱 賰賱 卮禺氐 賲賳丕 賲毓 丕賱兀賱賲 賷禺鬲賱賮 賲賳 卮禺氐 賱丌禺乇 賮賴賳丕賰 賲孬賱丕 賲賳 賷賳賴丕乇 賵賷亘賰賶 賵賴賳丕賰 賲賳 賷氐亘丨 睾丕囟亘丕 賲賳 賰賱 卮卅 賵賴賳丕賰 鬲氐乇賮丕鬲 賵賲卮丕毓乇 兀禺乇賶貙 賱賰賱 賲賳丕 胤乇賷賯鬲賴.
"胤賮賱丞貙 賲丕匕丕 鬲賯賵賱 賷丕 丿賰鬲賵乇責 丕賱兀胤賮丕賱 噩匕丕亘賵賳貙 丕賱兀胤賮丕賱 賱丿賷賴賲 亘卮乇丞 賳丕毓賲丞 亘賷囟丕亍貙 賱毓丕亘賴賲 賳賯賷貙 賷鬲毓賱賲 噩爻丿 丕賱胤賮賱 丕賱噩賱賵爻 賵丕賱賵賯賵賮貙 賵賷賵賲賸丕 賲丕 爻賷鬲毓賱賲 丕賱賲卮賷貙 賵賷丨氐賱 毓賱賶 兀爻賳丕賳 噩丿賷丿丞 亘賷囟丕亍 賵氐丨賷丞. 賲丕 鬲賲乇 亘賴 賵丕賱丿鬲賷 賴賵 毓賰爻 匕賱賰 鬲賲丕賲賸丕. 亘丿賱賸丕 賲賳 兀賳 鬲鬲毓賱賲 丕賱鬲丨賰賲 賮賷 毓囟賱丕鬲賴丕貙 賮廿賳賴丕 爻鬲鬲亘賵賱 賵鬲鬲亘乇夭 賱丕 廿乇丕丿賷賸丕貙 亘丿賱賸丕 賲賳 兀賳 鬲鬲毓賱賲 丕賱丨丿賷孬貙 爻鬲氐亘丨 氐丕賲鬲丞貙 亘丿賱賸丕 賲賳 丕賱賵賯賵賮 賲賮乇賵丿丞 丕賱噩爻賲貙 爻鬲氐亘丨 賲賳丨賳賷丞 兀賰孬乇 賮兀賰孬乇貙 賵賲賴夭賵賲丞 兀賰孬乇 賮兀賰孬乇貙 賵兀賳丕 賲丨賰賵賲 毓賱賷賻賾 兀賳 兀卮丕賴丿賴丕 賵噩爻丿賴丕 賷賲賵鬲 丿賵賳 兀賳 鬲賲賵鬲."
"兀賱賯賽 賳馗乇丞貙 廿匕丕 賰賳鬲 鬲噩乇丐貙 賮賷 毓賷賳賷賴丕 丕賱賲賷鬲鬲賷賳貙 賮賷 賵噩賴賴丕 丕賱禺丕賱賷 賲賳 丕賱鬲毓亘賷乇丕鬲貙 賵丕亘鬲爻丕賲鬲賴丕 丕賱噩賵賮丕亍貙 賴賱 爻鬲胤賱亘 丨賯賸丕 賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賲乇兀丞 丕賱賲爻賰賷賳丞 丕賱賲夭賷丿責
- 賵丕賱丿鬲賰 賯賵賷丞貙 賷噩亘 兀賳 鬲賰賵賳賷 賲賲鬲賳丞 賱匕賱賰.
- 賵賱賰賳 賲丕匕丕 毓賳賷責 賲丕匕丕 鬲胤賱亘 賲賳賷責"
丕賱噩賲賷毓 賷卮毓乇 亘丕賱鬲毓丕胤賮 賵丕賱兀賱賲 賲賳 丕噩賱 丕賱賲乇賷囟 賵賷胤丕賱亘 賲賳 賷賯賵賲 亘乇毓丕賷鬲賴 亘亘匕賱 兀賯氐賷 噩賴賵丿賴 賵廿丨鬲賲丕賱賴 賵丕賱賵賯賵賮 亘噩丕賳亘賴 賱賰賳賴賲 賷賳爻賵賳 丕賳賴 賷丨鬲丕噩 賴賵 丕賱丕禺乇 賱賲賳 賷乇毓丕賴 .賵丕賳 賰賱賲丕 賰丕賳 丕賱賲乇賷囟 賯乇賷亘丕 賲賳賰 賰賱賲丕 賰丕賳 賲賳 丕賱氐毓亘 乇丐賷鬲賴 賷禺亘賵 賵賷鬲毓匕亘 賲賳 賲乇囟賴 丕賲丕賲賰 賵賱丕 賷爻鬲胤賷毓 丕賱賯賷丕賲 亘兀亘爻胤 丕賱兀卮賷丕亍 . 賵鬲卮毓乇 亘丕賱毓噩夭 丕賱卮丿賷丿 賱兀賳賰 賱丕 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 賮毓賱丕 卮卅 賲賳 兀噩賱賴.
兀爻賱賵亘 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賷賲鬲丕夭 亘丕賱爻賱丕爻丞 賵丕賱廿賳爻賷丕亘賷丞 賵噩賲賷賱 賮賷 賳賮爻 丕賱賵賯鬲 賵廿爻鬲胤丕毓鬲 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞 丿賲噩賷 賲毓 丕賱丕丨丿丕孬 亘爻賴賵賱丞 賵亘乇丕毓丞 .
鬲賮賴賲鬲 廿賷賱賷賳丕 賵乇賮囟賴丕 賱鬲賯亘賱 賮賰乇丞 廿賳鬲丨丕乇 廿亘賳鬲賴丕 .賵鬲賯亘賱鬲 乇賷鬲丕 兀賷囟丕 賵廿賳鬲賴丕亍 胤丕賯鬲賴丕 賵賯丿乇鬲賴丕 毓賱賶 丕賱鬲丨賲賱 賵胤乇賷賯鬲賴丕 賮賷 丕賱鬲毓亘賷乇 毓賳 丕賱睾囟亘 賵丕賱乇賮囟 賱賲乇囟 兀賲賴丕 賵鬲丿賴賵乇丕鬲賴 貙 丨鬲賶 廿賷夭丕亘賷賱 丨賷賳 鬲丨丿孬鬲 兀爻鬲胤毓鬲 鬲賮賴賲賴丕 賵丕賱卮毓賵乇 亘賴丕 賵爻賲丕毓賴丕 噩賷丿丕 賵卮毓乇鬲 亘賲毓丕賳丕鬲賴丕 賲賳 氐賮丨丕鬲 賵賰賱賲丕鬲 賯賱賷賱丞 賳賵毓丕 賲丕 .
氐賵乇 丕賱賲乇丕噩毓丞 賲賳 丕賱氐賵乇 丕賱賲賵噩賵丿丞 賮賷 亘丿丕賷丞 賰賱 賮氐賱 賮賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 .
佗侉 / 佟贍 /佗贍佗佗
June 2, 2024
say mother-daughter relationship and i! am! sold! though not always, this dynamic tends to be tumultuous in nature 鈥� there exists a push and pull between mother and daughter, the protecter and the protected, the 鈥渆xperienced鈥� and the 鈥渘aive,鈥� two sides of the same coin. i can鈥檛 speak on motherhood, but as a daughter, my most complex relationship is probably the one i have with my own mother. it follows no rules, managing to be as exhausting as it is rewarding, and yet, it remains a guiding light when i feel lost.
there is an art to writing this particular relationship. it is so easy to vilify one party (see, emily gilmore), to say with complete conviction that they are in the wrong. but whether internally or externally, it鈥檚 imperative to approach both perspectives, and the relationship as a whole, with context and compassion 鈥� only then can we be better mothers and daughters. and this, i think, is what claudia pi帽eiro does with expertise.
a poignant and heart wrenching depiction of motherhood, elena knows follows elena during the course of one day as she calls in a debt to prove that her daughter, rita, found hanging from the church near their house, did not commit suicide as everyone seems to believe. throughout the book, we get little fragments of elena and rita鈥檚 relationship, rife with disagreement and criticism directed at each other. and yet:
鈥渋f rita could see me now, she thinks, and elena knows what rita would say if she could see her, she knows the lecture by heart but would like to hear it, would like to even hear her scolding and her insults and her anger. she鈥檇 choose rita鈥檚 insults over her absence any day but she knows that it doesn鈥檛 matter what she鈥檇 choose because death has taken away her ability to choose.鈥�
pi帽eiro subverts this typical mother daughter relationship through elena鈥檚 parkinson鈥檚 disease, which turns the daughter into the caregiver and the mother into the patient who needs caring. and with this she explores what it means to be a mother when you had no intention of doing so, upending your life for something you never saw coming 鈥� how devastating and destructive it can be.
and the irony in the title 鈥渆lena knows鈥� is just so brilliantly haunting. because elena 诲颈诲苍鈥檛 know what happened to her daughter, as much as she liked to believe she did, as much as the rain confirmed her suspicions. she knew her daughter, and yet, she 诲颈诲苍鈥檛. not at all.
there is an art to writing this particular relationship. it is so easy to vilify one party (see, emily gilmore), to say with complete conviction that they are in the wrong. but whether internally or externally, it鈥檚 imperative to approach both perspectives, and the relationship as a whole, with context and compassion 鈥� only then can we be better mothers and daughters. and this, i think, is what claudia pi帽eiro does with expertise.
a poignant and heart wrenching depiction of motherhood, elena knows follows elena during the course of one day as she calls in a debt to prove that her daughter, rita, found hanging from the church near their house, did not commit suicide as everyone seems to believe. throughout the book, we get little fragments of elena and rita鈥檚 relationship, rife with disagreement and criticism directed at each other. and yet:
鈥渋f rita could see me now, she thinks, and elena knows what rita would say if she could see her, she knows the lecture by heart but would like to hear it, would like to even hear her scolding and her insults and her anger. she鈥檇 choose rita鈥檚 insults over her absence any day but she knows that it doesn鈥檛 matter what she鈥檇 choose because death has taken away her ability to choose.鈥�
pi帽eiro subverts this typical mother daughter relationship through elena鈥檚 parkinson鈥檚 disease, which turns the daughter into the caregiver and the mother into the patient who needs caring. and with this she explores what it means to be a mother when you had no intention of doing so, upending your life for something you never saw coming 鈥� how devastating and destructive it can be.
and the irony in the title 鈥渆lena knows鈥� is just so brilliantly haunting. because elena 诲颈诲苍鈥檛 know what happened to her daughter, as much as she liked to believe she did, as much as the rain confirmed her suspicions. she knew her daughter, and yet, she 诲颈诲苍鈥檛. not at all.
April 9, 2025
賱賲 兀禺鬲亘乇 丕賱兀賲賵賲丞. 賵毓賳丿賲丕 兀鬲丨丿孬 毓賳賴丕 兀賵 毓賲丕 賷鬲毓賱賯 亘鬲乇亘賷丞 丕賱兀亘賳丕亍貙 兀賰丕丿 兀爻賲毓 丕賱噩賲賱丞 丕賱睾賷乇 賲賳胤賵賯丞 賲賲賳 賷爻賲毓賳賷...
"賰賷賮 賱賰賽 兀賳 鬲鬲丨丿孬賷 毓賳 賲丕 賱賲 鬲禺鬲亘乇賷賴責 兀賳鬲賽 賱丕 鬲毓乇賮賷賳"
賮賴賱 兀賳丕 丨賯賷賯丞 賱丕 兀毓乇賮責
丕禺鬲亘乇鬲 "廿賷賱賷賳丕" 丕賱兀賲賵賲丞. 兀賳噩亘鬲 胤賮賱丞 賲賳 賱丨賲賴丕 賵丿賲賴丕貙 馗賳鬲 兀賳賴丕 鬲毓乇賮賴丕貙 賮賴賱 賰丕賳鬲 丨賯賷賯丞賸 鬲毓乇賮責
亘氐乇丕丨丞 賲丐賱賲丞 鬲賰卮賮 賱賳丕 "賰賱丕賵丿賷丕 亘賷賳賷乇賵" 丕賱賲丐賱賮丞 賵噩賴丕賸 賯亘賷丨丕賸 賱兀賰孬乇 丕賱毓賱丕賯丕鬲 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳賷丞 丨賲賷賲賷丞 "丕賱毓賱丕賯丞 亘賷賳 丕賱兀賲 賵丕賱丕亘賳丕亍". 賵噩賴丕賸 賳禺鬲丕乇 賳丨賳 賰毓丕賱賲 卮乇賯賷 賲鬲丿賷賳 兀賳 賳睾囟 丕賱胤乇賮 毓賳賴 賵賳丿賾毓賷 毓丿賲 賵噩賵丿賴.
賴賱 丕賱丨亘 賮賷 鬲賱賰 丕賱毓賱丕賯丞 賲囟賲賵賳 丿丕卅賲丕賸責 賴賱 丕賱毓胤丕亍 丕賱賱丕 賲丨丿賵丿 賲賯丿賵乇賹 毓賱賷賴 毓賳丿賲丕 鬲賻噩賽丿 毓賱賶 鬲賱賰 丕賱毓賱丕賯丞 賲購鬲睾賷乇 賲乇毓亘 賲孬賱 賲乇囟 廿賷賱賷賳丕貙 鬲賱賰 丕賱賲乇囟 丕賱匕賷 丕爻鬲賳夭賮鬲 賯爻賵丞 兀毓乇丕囟賴 丕亘賳鬲賴丕 丕賱乇丕毓賷丞 賱賴丕 "乇賷鬲丕" 氐丨賷丕賸 賵毓氐亘賷丕賸責 乇賷鬲丕 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賮鬲賯乇 賱賱賯丿乇丞 毓賱賶 丕賱毓胤丕亍 賲賳 丕賱兀氐賱貙 賲孬賱賴丕 賲孬賱 兀賲賴丕 丕賱鬲賷 兀賵乇孬鬲賴丕 丕賱賯爻賵丞 賵噩賮丕亍 丕賱賲卮丕毓乇貙 賴賱 毓賱丕賯丞 丕賱丿賲 亘兀賲賴丕 鬲賱賰 賰丕賮賷丞 賱噩毓賱賴丕 鬲氐亘乇 毓賱賶 丨賽賲賱 乇毓丕賷丞 鬲賱賰 丕賱兀賲 賮賷 賲乇囟賴丕 丕賱賱毓賷賳責
兀鬲匕賰乇 賰賷賮 賳購丨丕賰賲 亘賰賱 賯爻賵丞 賲賳 賴賲 賮賷 賵囟毓 "乇賷鬲丕" 丕賱廿亘賳丞貙 毓賳丿賲丕 賷購馗賴乇賵賳 毓噩夭賴賲 毓賳 丕賱廿爻鬲賲乇丕乇 賮賷 乇毓丕賷丞 兀賲/兀亘 賵丕賯毓賷賳 鬲丨鬲 爻賷胤乇丞 賲乇囟 賱丕 賷乇丨賲. 丕鬲匕賰乇 賰賷賮 賳購胤丕賱亘賴賲 亘賰賱 兀乇賷丨賷丞 亘丕賱氐亘乇貙 賵賳毓丿賴賲 亘賳毓賷賲 賷賳鬲馗乇賴賲 賮賷 丕賱兀禺乇丞 噩夭丕亍 氐亘乇賴賲. 賮丕賱賰賱賲丕鬲 乇禺賷氐丞 賱丕 鬲購賰賱賮 卮賷卅丕賸.
賱賲 兀丨亘 "乇賷鬲丕". 賰乇賴鬲賴丕 賵賰乇賴鬲 賯爻賵鬲賴丕 毓賱賶 賳賮爻賴丕 賵毓賱賶 賰賱 賲賳 丨賵賱賴丕貙 丨鬲賶 毓賱賶 丕賱乇噩賱 丕賱賵丨賷丿 丕賱匕賷 兀丨亘賴丕. 賰乇賴鬲 毓噩夭賴丕 "丕賱賮胤乇賷" 毓賳 丕賱丨亘 賵丕賱毓胤丕亍. 賵賱賰賳 卮毓乇鬲 亘賰賱 賰賱賲丞 禺乇噩鬲 賲賳賴丕 賱丿賶 夭賷丕乇鬲賴丕 丕賱兀禺賷乇丞 賱胤亘賷亘 廿賲賴丕 賵丕賱鬲賷 毓乇賮鬲 賮賷賴丕 兀賳 丕賱兀爻賵兀 亘丕賳鬲馗丕乇賴賲丕 賲毓丕賸. 兀鬲賮賴賲 鬲賲丕賲丕 賷兀爻賴丕 丕賱匕賷 噩毓賱賴丕 鬲賮毓賱 賲丕 賮毓賱鬲賴.
賵亘鬲亘丿賷賱 丕賱兀丿賵丕乇貙 賳乇賶 賳賲賵匕噩丕賸 兀禺乇 賱毓丿賲 丕賱賯丿乇丞 毓賱賶 賲賳丨 丨亘 賷賯丕賱 兀賳賴 "賲囟賲賵賳". 毓噩夭鬲 "廿賷夭丕亘賷賱" 毓賳 丨亘 丕亘賳鬲賴丕貙 賵賯丿 賳亘乇乇 匕賱賰 丕賱毓噩夭 亘丕賱馗乇賵賮 丕賱鬲賷 丨賲賱鬲 賮賷賴丕 鬲賱賰 丕賱胤賮賱丞 毓賱賶 睾賷乇 乇睾亘丞 賲賳賴丕. 賵賱賰賳 賳爻鬲卮毓乇 賲賳 亘賷賳 丕賱爻胤賵乇貙 兀賳 廿賷夭丕亘賷賱 毓丕噩夭丞 賲賳 丕賱兀氐賱 毓賳 丕賱卮毓賵乇 亘毓丕胤賮丞 丕賱兀賲賵賲丞 亘氐乇賮 丕賱賳馗乇 毓賳 丕賱賰賷賮賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 爻鬲鬲丨賯賯 亘賴丕 鬲賱賰 丕賱兀賲賵賲丞.
丨鬲賶 丕賱賷賵賲 賱丕 賷乇賷丿 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 兀賳 賷賮賴賲 兀賳 丕賱兀賲賵賲丞 賱賷爻鬲 匕乇丕毓丕賸 兀賵 兀購匕賳丕賸 鬲購禺賱賯 亘賴賲 賰賱 丕賲乇兀丞. 賵兀賳賴丕 賱賷爻鬲 "賴丿賷丞 賲噩丕賳賷丞" 賷鬲賲 鬲賵夭賷毓賴丕 毓賱賶 賰賱 兀賲 賮賵乇 鬲賱賯賷賴丕 賱胤賮賱賴丕 亘賷賳 匕乇丕毓賷賴丕. 賵賱賲 鬲購賲賳丨 "丕賷夭丕亘賷賱" 亘賰賱 鬲兀賰賷丿 鬲賱賰 丕賱賲賳丨丞.
鬲購氐賳賮 鬲賱賰 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 毓賱賶 丕賳賴丕 鬲賳鬲賲賷 賱賱兀丿亘 丕賱賳爻賵賷貙 賵匕賱賰 賱丿毓賲 賰丕鬲亘鬲賴丕 丕賱丿丕卅賲 賱賯囟賷丞 丨賯 丕賱賲乇兀丞 賮賷 丕賱丕噩賴丕囟.
賵賱賰賳 賱賲 鬲賰賳 賴賳丕 丕賱丨賰丕賷丞 毓賳 賲丿賶 丕丨賯賷丞 丕賱賲乇兀丞 賮賷 丕賱鬲丨賰賲 亘噩爻丿賴丕 毓賱賶 賯丿乇 賲丕 賰丕賳鬲 毓賳 賵噩賴 賯丕爻 賱賱亘卮乇.
賱賲 鬲賰賳 乇賵丕賷丞 鬲賳鬲賲賷 賱兀丿亘 丕賱鬲卮賵賷賯 兀賵 丕賱噩乇賷賲丞 賰賲丕 氐賳賮賴丕 兀禺乇賵賳貙 亘賱 賴賶 毓賳 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 毓賳丿賲丕 賷賵囟毓 鬲丨鬲 馗乇賵賮 賯丕爻賷丞貙 賴賱 爻賷鬲賲爻賰 亘廿賳爻丕賳賷鬲賴貙 兀賲 兀賳 鬲賱賰 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳賷丞 賯賳丕毓 夭丕卅賮 爻乇毓丕賳 賲丕 賷賳賴丕乇 兀賲丕賲 兀賷 丕禺鬲亘丕乇 賲丐賱賲 賵賯丕爻責
"賰賷賮 賱賰賽 兀賳 鬲鬲丨丿孬賷 毓賳 賲丕 賱賲 鬲禺鬲亘乇賷賴責 兀賳鬲賽 賱丕 鬲毓乇賮賷賳"
賮賴賱 兀賳丕 丨賯賷賯丞 賱丕 兀毓乇賮責
丕禺鬲亘乇鬲 "廿賷賱賷賳丕" 丕賱兀賲賵賲丞. 兀賳噩亘鬲 胤賮賱丞 賲賳 賱丨賲賴丕 賵丿賲賴丕貙 馗賳鬲 兀賳賴丕 鬲毓乇賮賴丕貙 賮賴賱 賰丕賳鬲 丨賯賷賯丞賸 鬲毓乇賮責
亘氐乇丕丨丞 賲丐賱賲丞 鬲賰卮賮 賱賳丕 "賰賱丕賵丿賷丕 亘賷賳賷乇賵" 丕賱賲丐賱賮丞 賵噩賴丕賸 賯亘賷丨丕賸 賱兀賰孬乇 丕賱毓賱丕賯丕鬲 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳賷丞 丨賲賷賲賷丞 "丕賱毓賱丕賯丞 亘賷賳 丕賱兀賲 賵丕賱丕亘賳丕亍". 賵噩賴丕賸 賳禺鬲丕乇 賳丨賳 賰毓丕賱賲 卮乇賯賷 賲鬲丿賷賳 兀賳 賳睾囟 丕賱胤乇賮 毓賳賴 賵賳丿賾毓賷 毓丿賲 賵噩賵丿賴.
賴賱 丕賱丨亘 賮賷 鬲賱賰 丕賱毓賱丕賯丞 賲囟賲賵賳 丿丕卅賲丕賸責 賴賱 丕賱毓胤丕亍 丕賱賱丕 賲丨丿賵丿 賲賯丿賵乇賹 毓賱賷賴 毓賳丿賲丕 鬲賻噩賽丿 毓賱賶 鬲賱賰 丕賱毓賱丕賯丞 賲購鬲睾賷乇 賲乇毓亘 賲孬賱 賲乇囟 廿賷賱賷賳丕貙 鬲賱賰 丕賱賲乇囟 丕賱匕賷 丕爻鬲賳夭賮鬲 賯爻賵丞 兀毓乇丕囟賴 丕亘賳鬲賴丕 丕賱乇丕毓賷丞 賱賴丕 "乇賷鬲丕" 氐丨賷丕賸 賵毓氐亘賷丕賸責 乇賷鬲丕 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賮鬲賯乇 賱賱賯丿乇丞 毓賱賶 丕賱毓胤丕亍 賲賳 丕賱兀氐賱貙 賲孬賱賴丕 賲孬賱 兀賲賴丕 丕賱鬲賷 兀賵乇孬鬲賴丕 丕賱賯爻賵丞 賵噩賮丕亍 丕賱賲卮丕毓乇貙 賴賱 毓賱丕賯丞 丕賱丿賲 亘兀賲賴丕 鬲賱賰 賰丕賮賷丞 賱噩毓賱賴丕 鬲氐亘乇 毓賱賶 丨賽賲賱 乇毓丕賷丞 鬲賱賰 丕賱兀賲 賮賷 賲乇囟賴丕 丕賱賱毓賷賳責
兀鬲匕賰乇 賰賷賮 賳購丨丕賰賲 亘賰賱 賯爻賵丞 賲賳 賴賲 賮賷 賵囟毓 "乇賷鬲丕" 丕賱廿亘賳丞貙 毓賳丿賲丕 賷購馗賴乇賵賳 毓噩夭賴賲 毓賳 丕賱廿爻鬲賲乇丕乇 賮賷 乇毓丕賷丞 兀賲/兀亘 賵丕賯毓賷賳 鬲丨鬲 爻賷胤乇丞 賲乇囟 賱丕 賷乇丨賲. 丕鬲匕賰乇 賰賷賮 賳購胤丕賱亘賴賲 亘賰賱 兀乇賷丨賷丞 亘丕賱氐亘乇貙 賵賳毓丿賴賲 亘賳毓賷賲 賷賳鬲馗乇賴賲 賮賷 丕賱兀禺乇丞 噩夭丕亍 氐亘乇賴賲. 賮丕賱賰賱賲丕鬲 乇禺賷氐丞 賱丕 鬲購賰賱賮 卮賷卅丕賸.
賱賲 兀丨亘 "乇賷鬲丕". 賰乇賴鬲賴丕 賵賰乇賴鬲 賯爻賵鬲賴丕 毓賱賶 賳賮爻賴丕 賵毓賱賶 賰賱 賲賳 丨賵賱賴丕貙 丨鬲賶 毓賱賶 丕賱乇噩賱 丕賱賵丨賷丿 丕賱匕賷 兀丨亘賴丕. 賰乇賴鬲 毓噩夭賴丕 "丕賱賮胤乇賷" 毓賳 丕賱丨亘 賵丕賱毓胤丕亍. 賵賱賰賳 卮毓乇鬲 亘賰賱 賰賱賲丞 禺乇噩鬲 賲賳賴丕 賱丿賶 夭賷丕乇鬲賴丕 丕賱兀禺賷乇丞 賱胤亘賷亘 廿賲賴丕 賵丕賱鬲賷 毓乇賮鬲 賮賷賴丕 兀賳 丕賱兀爻賵兀 亘丕賳鬲馗丕乇賴賲丕 賲毓丕賸. 兀鬲賮賴賲 鬲賲丕賲丕 賷兀爻賴丕 丕賱匕賷 噩毓賱賴丕 鬲賮毓賱 賲丕 賮毓賱鬲賴.
賵亘鬲亘丿賷賱 丕賱兀丿賵丕乇貙 賳乇賶 賳賲賵匕噩丕賸 兀禺乇 賱毓丿賲 丕賱賯丿乇丞 毓賱賶 賲賳丨 丨亘 賷賯丕賱 兀賳賴 "賲囟賲賵賳". 毓噩夭鬲 "廿賷夭丕亘賷賱" 毓賳 丨亘 丕亘賳鬲賴丕貙 賵賯丿 賳亘乇乇 匕賱賰 丕賱毓噩夭 亘丕賱馗乇賵賮 丕賱鬲賷 丨賲賱鬲 賮賷賴丕 鬲賱賰 丕賱胤賮賱丞 毓賱賶 睾賷乇 乇睾亘丞 賲賳賴丕. 賵賱賰賳 賳爻鬲卮毓乇 賲賳 亘賷賳 丕賱爻胤賵乇貙 兀賳 廿賷夭丕亘賷賱 毓丕噩夭丞 賲賳 丕賱兀氐賱 毓賳 丕賱卮毓賵乇 亘毓丕胤賮丞 丕賱兀賲賵賲丞 亘氐乇賮 丕賱賳馗乇 毓賳 丕賱賰賷賮賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 爻鬲鬲丨賯賯 亘賴丕 鬲賱賰 丕賱兀賲賵賲丞.
丨鬲賶 丕賱賷賵賲 賱丕 賷乇賷丿 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 兀賳 賷賮賴賲 兀賳 丕賱兀賲賵賲丞 賱賷爻鬲 匕乇丕毓丕賸 兀賵 兀購匕賳丕賸 鬲購禺賱賯 亘賴賲 賰賱 丕賲乇兀丞. 賵兀賳賴丕 賱賷爻鬲 "賴丿賷丞 賲噩丕賳賷丞" 賷鬲賲 鬲賵夭賷毓賴丕 毓賱賶 賰賱 兀賲 賮賵乇 鬲賱賯賷賴丕 賱胤賮賱賴丕 亘賷賳 匕乇丕毓賷賴丕. 賵賱賲 鬲購賲賳丨 "丕賷夭丕亘賷賱" 亘賰賱 鬲兀賰賷丿 鬲賱賰 丕賱賲賳丨丞.
鬲購氐賳賮 鬲賱賰 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 毓賱賶 丕賳賴丕 鬲賳鬲賲賷 賱賱兀丿亘 丕賱賳爻賵賷貙 賵匕賱賰 賱丿毓賲 賰丕鬲亘鬲賴丕 丕賱丿丕卅賲 賱賯囟賷丞 丨賯 丕賱賲乇兀丞 賮賷 丕賱丕噩賴丕囟.
賵賱賰賳 賱賲 鬲賰賳 賴賳丕 丕賱丨賰丕賷丞 毓賳 賲丿賶 丕丨賯賷丞 丕賱賲乇兀丞 賮賷 丕賱鬲丨賰賲 亘噩爻丿賴丕 毓賱賶 賯丿乇 賲丕 賰丕賳鬲 毓賳 賵噩賴 賯丕爻 賱賱亘卮乇.
賱賲 鬲賰賳 乇賵丕賷丞 鬲賳鬲賲賷 賱兀丿亘 丕賱鬲卮賵賷賯 兀賵 丕賱噩乇賷賲丞 賰賲丕 氐賳賮賴丕 兀禺乇賵賳貙 亘賱 賴賶 毓賳 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 毓賳丿賲丕 賷賵囟毓 鬲丨鬲 馗乇賵賮 賯丕爻賷丞貙 賴賱 爻賷鬲賲爻賰 亘廿賳爻丕賳賷鬲賴貙 兀賲 兀賳 鬲賱賰 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳賷丞 賯賳丕毓 夭丕卅賮 爻乇毓丕賳 賲丕 賷賳賴丕乇 兀賲丕賲 兀賷 丕禺鬲亘丕乇 賲丐賱賲 賵賯丕爻責
June 1, 2022
Now Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2022
German: (available since 2009)
The Argentinian journalist and star author lures her readers in with the deceit of a crime novel starring a Miss Marple-like elderly mother-turned-investigator, only to then discuss the personal and societal implications of chronic illness and women's issues - excellent move, Claudia Pi帽eiro (fun fact: Pi帽eiro is the third most translated Argentinian author, after and ). The title-giving Elena - who, like all of us, is under the impression that she has figured all kinds of things out, thus amassing lots of false convictions - is very ill with Parkinson, when her daughter and caregiver Rita is found hanging in the bell tower of the church. Elena is convinced that Rita, a devout Catholic who feared lightning, would never have gone to the tower in the rain to commit the sin of suicide.
So Elena starts to investigate, and her severe illness gives the text its innovative form: Her body can only function from one tablet of medication to the next, and in between, she has trouble looking up, staying concentrated, moving. We, as readers, experience the same restrictions while accompanying her on her trip to Isabel, an enigmatic women Rita and Elena met almost 20 years ago on a faithful day (and only at the very end will we learn what happened and how it relates to Rita's death). In between the (for the sick woman) exhausting journey, flashbacks illustrate how Elena has already tried to alert the people around her to her suspicion that Rita was murdered, and how Elena and Rita have experienced living with Parkinson (the caregiver is also suffering due to the illness of the person they take care of, of course).
The whole plot plays out over one day, and while the text is rather short, the first 2/3 are very slow (which is also an aesthetic decision, as described above), but then the ending packs a real punch. Pi帽eiro tackles some very uncomfortable questions, especially for a religious society and a society that relies on women conforming and being caregivers to children and the elderly without questioning their roles or getting enough help (the latter being, well, pretty much all societies).
A great pick by the Booker judges, although I am still rooting for Fosse as the winner (btw: also reflects the perspective of an elderly person with their body starting to fail them).
You can listen to my interview with , jury president of the International Booker 2022, .
German: (available since 2009)
The Argentinian journalist and star author lures her readers in with the deceit of a crime novel starring a Miss Marple-like elderly mother-turned-investigator, only to then discuss the personal and societal implications of chronic illness and women's issues - excellent move, Claudia Pi帽eiro (fun fact: Pi帽eiro is the third most translated Argentinian author, after and ). The title-giving Elena - who, like all of us, is under the impression that she has figured all kinds of things out, thus amassing lots of false convictions - is very ill with Parkinson, when her daughter and caregiver Rita is found hanging in the bell tower of the church. Elena is convinced that Rita, a devout Catholic who feared lightning, would never have gone to the tower in the rain to commit the sin of suicide.
So Elena starts to investigate, and her severe illness gives the text its innovative form: Her body can only function from one tablet of medication to the next, and in between, she has trouble looking up, staying concentrated, moving. We, as readers, experience the same restrictions while accompanying her on her trip to Isabel, an enigmatic women Rita and Elena met almost 20 years ago on a faithful day (and only at the very end will we learn what happened and how it relates to Rita's death). In between the (for the sick woman) exhausting journey, flashbacks illustrate how Elena has already tried to alert the people around her to her suspicion that Rita was murdered, and how Elena and Rita have experienced living with Parkinson (the caregiver is also suffering due to the illness of the person they take care of, of course).
The whole plot plays out over one day, and while the text is rather short, the first 2/3 are very slow (which is also an aesthetic decision, as described above), but then the ending packs a real punch. Pi帽eiro tackles some very uncomfortable questions, especially for a religious society and a society that relies on women conforming and being caregivers to children and the elderly without questioning their roles or getting enough help (the latter being, well, pretty much all societies).
A great pick by the Booker judges, although I am still rooting for Fosse as the winner (btw: also reflects the perspective of an elderly person with their body starting to fail them).
You can listen to my interview with , jury president of the International Booker 2022, .
June 16, 2022
Shortlisted for the 2022 International Booker Award
Argentinian author Claudia Pinera pushes the boundaries of crime writing in her finely crafted novel Elena Knows. The story centers on the death of Elena's 43-year-old, devoutly religious daughter. Rita, who the police found hanging in the local church belfry. They ruled her death a suicide. However, Elena, 63, who suffers from advanced stages of Parkinson' Disease, does not believe her daughter killed herself. Due to the limitations of her illness, she decides to seek the assistance of a woman, Isabel, whom her daughter helped twenty years ago.
The book, which takes place over one day, chronicles the arduous journey of Elena, who cannot move without the assistance of medications she takes throughout the day. As Elena traverses Buenos Aires, she remembers. Her flashbacks, coupled with her meeting with Isabel, provide the key to what happened to Rita.
On the surface, Elena Knows appears to be a mystery. However, it investigates more than Rita's death. It examines the impact of a chronic brutal illness on the mother-daughter relationship when the daughter becomes the caregiver. It also looks at how religious dogma influences life choices.
The book is short yet moves slowly and painfully like Elena and captures the trauma of having one's life governed by a disease progressively worsening. The writing is taut and captures the ambiance of sorrow and suffering. It is an excellent book, though sad, and I found it difficult to read at times because of the harsh reality it so vividly portrayed. Nevertheless, I felt Elena Knows deserved its Booker nomination.
Thanks to GR Friends Meike and Daniel Schindler for inspiring me to read this novel.
Argentinian author Claudia Pinera pushes the boundaries of crime writing in her finely crafted novel Elena Knows. The story centers on the death of Elena's 43-year-old, devoutly religious daughter. Rita, who the police found hanging in the local church belfry. They ruled her death a suicide. However, Elena, 63, who suffers from advanced stages of Parkinson' Disease, does not believe her daughter killed herself. Due to the limitations of her illness, she decides to seek the assistance of a woman, Isabel, whom her daughter helped twenty years ago.
The book, which takes place over one day, chronicles the arduous journey of Elena, who cannot move without the assistance of medications she takes throughout the day. As Elena traverses Buenos Aires, she remembers. Her flashbacks, coupled with her meeting with Isabel, provide the key to what happened to Rita.
On the surface, Elena Knows appears to be a mystery. However, it investigates more than Rita's death. It examines the impact of a chronic brutal illness on the mother-daughter relationship when the daughter becomes the caregiver. It also looks at how religious dogma influences life choices.
The book is short yet moves slowly and painfully like Elena and captures the trauma of having one's life governed by a disease progressively worsening. The writing is taut and captures the ambiance of sorrow and suffering. It is an excellent book, though sad, and I found it difficult to read at times because of the harsh reality it so vividly portrayed. Nevertheless, I felt Elena Knows deserved its Booker nomination.
Thanks to GR Friends Meike and Daniel Schindler for inspiring me to read this novel.
October 10, 2024
賲丕匕丕 鬲爻賲賶 丕賱兀賲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賮賯丿 丕亘賳鬲賴丕責 賴賱 鬲賮賯丿 兀賲賵賲鬲賴丕 亘賮賯丿丕賳 丕亘賳鬲賴丕責
賴賱 鬲爻鬲賰孬乇 丕賱兀賲 丕賱丨亘 毓賱賶 丕亘賳鬲賴丕責
賵 賱兀賷 賲丿賶 賯丿 鬲鬲賮丕賳賷 丕賱兀亘賳丞 賮賷 乇毓丕賷丞 兀賲賴丕責
賵 賴賱 鬲鬲丨賵賱 兀賰亘乇 賲禺丕賵賮賳丕 賱爻亘賷賱 賱賱賳噩丕丞責
兀爻卅賱丞 賲禺鬲賱賮丞 亘鬲胤乇丨賴丕 賰賱丕賵丿賷丕 亘賷賳賷乇賵 亘賴丿賵亍 賵 乇賵賷丞. 亘鬲毓乇囟听 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞 氐賵乇 賲賳 賷賵賲 賲賰乇乇 賲賳 丨賷丕丞 賲乇囟賶 丕賱亘丕乇賰賳爻賵賳 " 丕賱卮賱賱 丕賱乇毓丕卮"貙 鬲賯爻賷賲 丕賱賷賵賲 丨爻亘 丨亘賵亘 丕賱丿賵丕亍.. 鬲賰乇丕乇 丕賱禺胤賵丕鬲 亘亘胤亍.. 毓噩夭賴丕 毓賳 丕賱鬲丨賰賲 賮賷 噩爻丿賴丕.
-賴賱 兀爻賯胤賽 卮賷卅丕賸責
-賱賯丿 兀爻賯胤鬲 賳賮爻賷..
鬲兀禺匕賳丕 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞 賮賷 乇丨賱丞 亘丿兀鬲賴丕 廿賷賱賷賳丕 賵丨賷丿丞 鬲噩乇 賯丿賲賷賴丕貙 賲乇賵乇賸丕 賱賲丨丕賵賱丕鬲 丕賷賱賷賳丕 賱賰卮賮 賯丕鬲賱 丕亘賳鬲賴丕 賵 乇賮囟賴丕 丕賱賲爻鬲賲賷鬲 賱賱廿賯鬲賳丕毓 亘丕賳鬲丨丕乇賴丕.
" 賳爻賷鬲 賷丕 廿賷賱賷賳丕 丕賳賰 兀賲"
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 兀馗賴乇鬲 賵噩賴丕鬲 賳馗乇 賲禺鬲賱賮丞 毓賳 丕賱丨賷丕丞.
丕賱丨賷丕丞 亘丕賱賳爻亘丞 賱廿賷賱賷賳丕 賲賳丨丞 賲鬲賲爻賰丞 亘賷賴丕 賱丌禺乇 賱丨馗丞 丨鬲賷听 賵賱賵 毓賱賶 丨爻丕亘 爻毓丕丿丞 賵 乇丕丨丞 乇賷鬲丕.. 賱鬲鬲丨賵賱 丨賷丕丞 乇賷鬲丕 丕賱卮丕亘丞 賲賳 賲賳丨丞 賱賲丨賳丞.
胤乇丨鬲 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞 鬲氐賵乇 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱賲禺鬲賱賮 毓賳 丕賱噩爻丿.
賲賳 禺賱丕賱 卮禺氐賷丕鬲 賳爻丕卅賷丞 賲禺鬲賱賮丞 賵 賱賰賳賴賲 賲卮鬲乇賰賵賳 噩賲賷毓丕賸 賮賷 丕賱賯賴乇.. 賲賳賴賲 賲賳 賱丕 鬲賲賱賰 噩爻丿賴丕 亘爻亘亘 丕賱賲乇囟.. 賵 賲賳賴賲 賲賳 兀噩亘乇賴丕 夭賵噩賴丕 毓賱賶 丕賱廿賳噩丕亘.. 賵听 丌禺乇賴賲 乇賷鬲丕 賵 乇睾賲 卮亘丕亘賴丕 丕賱丕 丕賳賴丕 賱賷爻鬲 爻賷丿丞 賯乇丕乇賴丕 賵听 丕賳賴丕 爻噩賷賳丞 賲乇囟 丕賷賱賷賳丕.
"廿賳賰賽 賲丿賷賳丞 賱丕亘賳鬲賷 亘卮卅 賷賲賰賳賰 爻丿丕丿賴 亘廿毓胤丕卅賷 賲丕 賱丕 兀賲賱賰賴 噩賷丿丕賸貙 噩爻丿丕賸 賯丕丿乇丕賸 毓賱賶 丕賱賲爻丕毓丿丞"
毓賱丕賯丕鬲 丕賱丕賲賵賲丞 賮賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賲禺鬲賱賮丞.. 毓賰爻 丕賱賲毓鬲丕丿 賮賷 丨丕賱丞 夭賷 丨丕賱丞 丕賷賱賷賳丕 賵 乇賷鬲丕 賵 丕賱鬲毓丕胤賮 丕賱賲賮鬲乇囟貙 毓賱丕賯鬲賴賲 賰丕賳 賮賷賴丕 賳賮賵乇.
"丕賱賲卮賰賱丞 賱賷爻鬲 賮賷 賲馗賴乇賰 賵 賱賰賳 賮賷 賲賳 毓賱賷賴 兀賳 賷賳馗乇 廿賱賷賰賽"
賵 乇睾賲 毓賱丕賯鬲賴賲 丕賱爻賷卅丞 廿賱丕 廿賳 丕賷賱賷賳丕 鬲毓乇賮 兀賳賴丕 兀賲 賵 兀賳賴丕 鬲丨亘 乇賷鬲丕.
"鬲毓鬲賯丿 廿賷賱賷賳丕 兀賳 丕賱丕賲賵賲丞 鬲兀鬲賷 賲毓 兀卮賷丕亍 賲毓賷賳丞貙 丕賱兀賲 鬲毓乇賮 胤賮賱賴丕貙 丕賱兀賲 鬲丨亘賴. 賴賰匕丕 賷賯賵賱賵賳貙 賴賰匕丕 賴賵 丕賱兀賲乇. 賱賯丿 兀丨亘鬲 丕亘賳鬲賴丕 賵 賱丕 鬲夭丕賱 鬲丨亘賴丕 乇睾賲 兀賳賴丕 賱賲 鬲賯賱 賱賴丕 匕賱賰 賲胤賱賯丕賸貙 乇睾賲 丕賳賴賲丕 賰丕賳鬲丕 鬲鬲毓丕乇賰丕賳 賵 鬲亘鬲毓丿丕賳 毓賳 亘毓囟賴賲丕貙 乇睾賲 兀賳 賰賱丕賲賴賲丕 賲毓丕賸 賰丕賳 賲孬賱 囟乇亘丕鬲 丕賱爻賵胤貙 丨鬲賶 賱賵 賱賲 鬲毓丕賳賯 丕亘賳鬲賴丕 兀賵 鬲賯亘賱賴丕貙 賮賯丿 卮毓乇鬲 亘丨亘 丕賱兀賲 "
兀亘丿毓鬲 亘賷賳賷乇賵 賮賷 廿馗賴丕乇 丕賱丨夭賳 賵 丕賱氐丿賲丞 賵 丕賱廿賳賰丕乇 賵 廿匕賱丕賱 丕賱賲乇囟. 賵 丕賱噩賲賷賱 賮賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕賳 賯囟丕賷丕賴丕 賰賱賴丕 賳爻丕卅賷丞 賵 賴丕丿賮丞. 賲賲賰賳 鬲賰賵賳 丿毓賵丞 賱乇賮毓 丕賱賵毓賷 賵 鬲賯丿賷乇 賲賯丿賲賷 丕賱乇毓丕賷丞 賱賰亘丕乇 丕賱爻賳 丨鬲賶 賵 賱賵 賰丕賳賵丕 丕賱兀亘賳丕亍.. 乇爻丕賱丞 鬲匕賰賷乇 丕賳 丨亘 丕賱兀亘賳丕亍 賵 乇毓丕賷鬲賴賲 賱賱丌亘丕亍 賲卮 賲賳 丕賱賲爻賱賲丕鬲 賵 丕賳 賯丿乇丞 丕賱兀卮禺丕氐 賲禺鬲賱賮丞.. 賵 賲賮賷卮 賲丕 賷賲賳毓 賲賳 廿馗賴丕乇 丕賱鬲賯丿賷乇 賵 丕賱丨亘 賵 丕賱丕賲鬲賳丕賳 賵 丕賱鬲賮賴賲 賵 丕賱鬲毓丕胤賮 賱賲賯丿賲賷 丕賱乇毓丕賷丞 丨鬲賶 賵 賱賵 賰丕賳賵丕 賲賳 丕賱兀亘賳丕亍.
April 12, 2022
Shortlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize
Now he understood her, who had lived beside him so many years and been loved but never understood. You were never truly together with one you loved until the person in question was dead and actually inside you.
From the epigraph, by Thomas Bernhard, Gargoyles, as translated by Richard and Clara Winston
'Elena Knows' is the translation by Francis Riddle of 'Elena sabe' by Claudia Pi帽eiro and published by Charco Press, whose mission "focuses on finding outstanding contemporary Latin American literature and bringing it to new readers in the English-speaking world. We aim to act as a cultural and linguistic bridge for you to be able to access a brand new world of fiction that has, until now, been missing from your reading list."
This is Charco's 25th novel - see here for my reviews of all of them: /review/list...
Pi帽eiro is best known as a writer of crime fiction, and four of her novels have been published in Miranda France's translation by Bitter Lemon Press, a London-based specialist in "high quality thrillers and other contemporary crime fiction books from abroad." As explained in an afterword by Dr Fiona Mackintosh, Charco Press, with this book, "intends to relaunch Pi帽eiro in English as a writer of ethical weight and commitment" and this book certainly does that.
The novel is narrated from the perspective of Elena, in her early 60s but suffering from Parkinson's Disease, a condition she refuses to accept as her having Parkinson's but rather personifies as her adversary, a "fucking whore illness".
Some months ago her daughter Rita, aged 44, was found hanged in a church tower. Everyone is convinced it was suicide but "Elena knows" it can't be, as it was a stormy day and her daughter, with a strong phobia of lightning, never went close to the church building in such weather.
No one knows as much about her daughter as she does, she thinks, because she's her mother, or was her mother. Motherhood, Elena thinks, comes with certain things, a mother knows her child, a mother knows, a mother loves. That's what they say, that's how it is. She loved and still loves her daughter even though she never said it, even though they fought and kept their distance, even though their words were like cracks of a whip, and even if she didn't hug or kiss her daughter, she felt a mother's love. Is she still a mother now that she doesn't have a child? If it had been her who'd died, Rita would have been an orphan. What name does she have now that she's childless? Has Rita's death erased everything she was? Her illness didn't erase it. Being a mother, Elena knows, isn't changed by any illness even if it keeps you from being able to put on a jacket, or freezes your feet so that you can't move, or forces you to live with your head down, but could Rita's death have taken not only her daughter's body but also the word that names what she, Elena, is?
Since Rita's death Elena has been urging the police to investigate, and providing her own evidence (such as her daughter's diary and knowledge of her movements in the previous days) and list of suspects. On the day over which the novel is set she is travelling to Buenos Aires to visit a woman Isabel, who she hasn't seen for 20 years but is convinced may help solve the murder.
Pi帽eiro's portrays Elena's symptoms in painstaking detail, her life and her tortuous journey to the capital regulated by the medication schedule for the levodopa pills she takes to control her symptoms and to allow her to function, the novel itself divided into three parts, Morning (Second Pill), Midday (Third Pill) and Afternoon (Fourth Pill) (the first having been taken on rising in the early hours).
And when Elena eventually reaches Isabel the women's conversation leads her to realise that she did know the truth of what happened to Rita all along.
Forwards and backwards and backwards and forwards, one, two, a hundred times, she wonders if she鈥檒l be able to say her prayer for the dethroned king and the naked emperor, the messenger and the whore; the sternocleidomastoid, the substantia nigra, the whore, and the levodopa.
A powerful exploration of what it means to be a mother - are you still a mother if your daughter is dead; are you a mother if you never wanted to be a mother; and are you a mother when your become dependent on your daughter rather than she on you? - and on those, including other women and the disease itself, who control women's bodies.
Recommended and a novel I would see as a contender for the 2022 International Booker longlist.
Now he understood her, who had lived beside him so many years and been loved but never understood. You were never truly together with one you loved until the person in question was dead and actually inside you.
From the epigraph, by Thomas Bernhard, Gargoyles, as translated by Richard and Clara Winston
'Elena Knows' is the translation by Francis Riddle of 'Elena sabe' by Claudia Pi帽eiro and published by Charco Press, whose mission "focuses on finding outstanding contemporary Latin American literature and bringing it to new readers in the English-speaking world. We aim to act as a cultural and linguistic bridge for you to be able to access a brand new world of fiction that has, until now, been missing from your reading list."
This is Charco's 25th novel - see here for my reviews of all of them: /review/list...
Pi帽eiro is best known as a writer of crime fiction, and four of her novels have been published in Miranda France's translation by Bitter Lemon Press, a London-based specialist in "high quality thrillers and other contemporary crime fiction books from abroad." As explained in an afterword by Dr Fiona Mackintosh, Charco Press, with this book, "intends to relaunch Pi帽eiro in English as a writer of ethical weight and commitment" and this book certainly does that.
The novel is narrated from the perspective of Elena, in her early 60s but suffering from Parkinson's Disease, a condition she refuses to accept as her having Parkinson's but rather personifies as her adversary, a "fucking whore illness".
Some months ago her daughter Rita, aged 44, was found hanged in a church tower. Everyone is convinced it was suicide but "Elena knows" it can't be, as it was a stormy day and her daughter, with a strong phobia of lightning, never went close to the church building in such weather.
No one knows as much about her daughter as she does, she thinks, because she's her mother, or was her mother. Motherhood, Elena thinks, comes with certain things, a mother knows her child, a mother knows, a mother loves. That's what they say, that's how it is. She loved and still loves her daughter even though she never said it, even though they fought and kept their distance, even though their words were like cracks of a whip, and even if she didn't hug or kiss her daughter, she felt a mother's love. Is she still a mother now that she doesn't have a child? If it had been her who'd died, Rita would have been an orphan. What name does she have now that she's childless? Has Rita's death erased everything she was? Her illness didn't erase it. Being a mother, Elena knows, isn't changed by any illness even if it keeps you from being able to put on a jacket, or freezes your feet so that you can't move, or forces you to live with your head down, but could Rita's death have taken not only her daughter's body but also the word that names what she, Elena, is?
Since Rita's death Elena has been urging the police to investigate, and providing her own evidence (such as her daughter's diary and knowledge of her movements in the previous days) and list of suspects. On the day over which the novel is set she is travelling to Buenos Aires to visit a woman Isabel, who she hasn't seen for 20 years but is convinced may help solve the murder.
Pi帽eiro's portrays Elena's symptoms in painstaking detail, her life and her tortuous journey to the capital regulated by the medication schedule for the levodopa pills she takes to control her symptoms and to allow her to function, the novel itself divided into three parts, Morning (Second Pill), Midday (Third Pill) and Afternoon (Fourth Pill) (the first having been taken on rising in the early hours).
And when Elena eventually reaches Isabel the women's conversation leads her to realise that she did know the truth of what happened to Rita all along.
Forwards and backwards and backwards and forwards, one, two, a hundred times, she wonders if she鈥檒l be able to say her prayer for the dethroned king and the naked emperor, the messenger and the whore; the sternocleidomastoid, the substantia nigra, the whore, and the levodopa.
A powerful exploration of what it means to be a mother - are you still a mother if your daughter is dead; are you a mother if you never wanted to be a mother; and are you a mother when your become dependent on your daughter rather than she on you? - and on those, including other women and the disease itself, who control women's bodies.
Recommended and a novel I would see as a contender for the 2022 International Booker longlist.
September 6, 2022
SPANISH / ENGLISH!
Am茅 este libro. Es una historia muy emotiva, muy profunda, muy humana, y sobretodo muy muy fuerte, desgarradora.
Es de admirar c贸mo la autora mete al lector no solo en la mente de los personajes, sino tambi茅n en su dolor, desamparo, desesperaci贸n, rabia e impotencia.
Asimismo, me parece maravilloso que en tan pocas p谩ginas Claudia Pi帽eiro toque tantos temas tan controversiales y delicados, entre ellos la discapacidad, la eutanasia, el duelo, el fanatismo religioso, el suicidio, la relaci贸n madre-hija, el derecho a elegir ser madre o no, el trato a los ancianos, etc. En fin, temas tan universales como espinosos.
(Atenci贸n: SPOILER a partir de aqu铆)
Cuando Elena rememora la visita que hizo con Rita a un grupo de autoayuda para pacientes de Parkinson y narra c贸mo vio en otros enfermos m谩s avanzados lo que le esperaba es terrible, brutal a m谩s no poder. Como tambi茅n lo es cuando Isabel le cuenta su historia a Elena, aclar谩ndole como la decisi贸n ego铆sta de Rita desgarr贸 su vida para siempre.
Un libro cortito pero de excelente calidad que me ha hecho desear leer m谩s de esta escritora nueva para m铆 -隆probablemente mi "descubrimiento del a帽o"!.
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I loved this book. It's a very emotional, profound, humane, but above all a very powerful and raw story.
I find it admirable how the author takes us readers not only into the minds of the characters, but also into their pain, helplessness, despair, rage and impotence.
It's also awesome how in so few pages Mrs. Pineiro manages to touch upon so many controversial and delicate topics, such as disability, euthanasia, grief, religious fanaticism, suicide, mother-daughter relationships, the right to choose or reject motherhood, our treatment of the elderly, etc. A myriad of topics as universal as thorny.
(SPOILER AHEAD!)
When Elena thinks back about the visit she and Rita paid to a self-help group for Parkinson's patients and she tells how she saw in the people in a more advanced stage what awaited her, it's a terrible thing to read, absolutely brutal. And the same happens when Isabel is finally able to tell Elena her story, explaining how Rita's selfish decision destroyed her life.
This is indeed a very short read, but it's pure, solid quality. It made me want to read more by this writer new to me -the discovery of the year without doubt!.
Am茅 este libro. Es una historia muy emotiva, muy profunda, muy humana, y sobretodo muy muy fuerte, desgarradora.
Es de admirar c贸mo la autora mete al lector no solo en la mente de los personajes, sino tambi茅n en su dolor, desamparo, desesperaci贸n, rabia e impotencia.
Asimismo, me parece maravilloso que en tan pocas p谩ginas Claudia Pi帽eiro toque tantos temas tan controversiales y delicados, entre ellos la discapacidad, la eutanasia, el duelo, el fanatismo religioso, el suicidio, la relaci贸n madre-hija, el derecho a elegir ser madre o no, el trato a los ancianos, etc. En fin, temas tan universales como espinosos.
(Atenci贸n: SPOILER a partir de aqu铆)
Cuando Elena rememora la visita que hizo con Rita a un grupo de autoayuda para pacientes de Parkinson y narra c贸mo vio en otros enfermos m谩s avanzados lo que le esperaba es terrible, brutal a m谩s no poder. Como tambi茅n lo es cuando Isabel le cuenta su historia a Elena, aclar谩ndole como la decisi贸n ego铆sta de Rita desgarr贸 su vida para siempre.
Un libro cortito pero de excelente calidad que me ha hecho desear leer m谩s de esta escritora nueva para m铆 -隆probablemente mi "descubrimiento del a帽o"!.
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I loved this book. It's a very emotional, profound, humane, but above all a very powerful and raw story.
I find it admirable how the author takes us readers not only into the minds of the characters, but also into their pain, helplessness, despair, rage and impotence.
It's also awesome how in so few pages Mrs. Pineiro manages to touch upon so many controversial and delicate topics, such as disability, euthanasia, grief, religious fanaticism, suicide, mother-daughter relationships, the right to choose or reject motherhood, our treatment of the elderly, etc. A myriad of topics as universal as thorny.
(SPOILER AHEAD!)
When Elena thinks back about the visit she and Rita paid to a self-help group for Parkinson's patients and she tells how she saw in the people in a more advanced stage what awaited her, it's a terrible thing to read, absolutely brutal. And the same happens when Isabel is finally able to tell Elena her story, explaining how Rita's selfish decision destroyed her life.
This is indeed a very short read, but it's pure, solid quality. It made me want to read more by this writer new to me -the discovery of the year without doubt!.
October 4, 2022
乇丨賱丞 卮丕賯丞 賵丨夭賷賳丞 賱賱賵氐賵賱 賱賱丨賯賷賯丞 .. 賵賰丕賱毓丕丿丞 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 賱賴丕 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 賵噩賴
鬲賰鬲亘 亘賷賳賷乇賵 毓賳 賵賴賲 丕賱賲毓乇賮丞 賵丕賱丕禺鬲賷丕乇丕鬲 丕賱丕賳爻丕賳賷丞 賵鬲氐丕乇賷賮 丕賱丨賷丕丞
賵鬲賰卮賮 毓賲丕 賱丕 鬲毓乇賮賴 丕賷賱賷賳丕 亘胤賱丞 乇賵丕賷鬲賴丕 丕賱毓噩賵夭 丕賱賲乇賷囟丞
賮賷 爻乇丿 鬲賮氐賷賱賷 亘丕乇毓 亘乇睾賲 賲丕 賮賷賴 賲賳 丨夭賳 賵賲毓丕賳丕丞
鬲賰鬲亘 亘賷賳賷乇賵 毓賳 賵賴賲 丕賱賲毓乇賮丞 賵丕賱丕禺鬲賷丕乇丕鬲 丕賱丕賳爻丕賳賷丞 賵鬲氐丕乇賷賮 丕賱丨賷丕丞
賵鬲賰卮賮 毓賲丕 賱丕 鬲毓乇賮賴 丕賷賱賷賳丕 亘胤賱丞 乇賵丕賷鬲賴丕 丕賱毓噩賵夭 丕賱賲乇賷囟丞
賮賷 爻乇丿 鬲賮氐賷賱賷 亘丕乇毓 亘乇睾賲 賲丕 賮賷賴 賲賳 丨夭賳 賵賲毓丕賳丕丞
September 22, 2024
Claudia Pi帽eiro is described as a crime writer, but I beg to differ. If THIS is "crime writing", then count me in as a "crime reader".
Maybe this is what Argentinians call "crime writing", in which case, lucky Argentinians.
We North Americans are used to a lot of formulaic silliness, for the most part, when it comes to crime writing (sorry, just my own opinion). And Pi帽eiro's novel is anything but that.
This short novel, at least in my view, is less about a crime (the hanging death of Rita, the daughter of titular Elena) than it is about agency. Though it IS about the crime - if indeed the hanging death could be considered a crime. If it was done by someone else, against Rita's will, which is what Elena "knows".
What do I mean about agency? I mean the ability to live the way one wants, without choices made for oneself by others, like the church, or the government, or even a well-meaning stranger. It's about the way illness and old age can cripple one's agency, to the point where a train trip across town feels like an Odyssey. This book is told over the course of a single day, when Elena, a woman in her 60s with advanced Parkinson's, takes a physically agonizing journey, fighting against her body's "fucking whore of an illness" every step of the way.
The writer is a thinker and an activist, and she cloaked her activism in the mystery of Rita's death, which was interesting, and an intriguing vehicle for this meditation on agency, or lack of it, and what that looks like to different people.
Religion, sexism, government all get the evil eye, but abortion is the main target here.
The story also explores how well we know those closest to us. The title "Elena Knows" is repeated throughout the novel, in incantatory fashion, and is turned on its head by the end. What does Elena really know? What does she know about her daughter? What can anyone know about anyone else?
Here in North America, we call this "Literary Fiction" of a high order.
Maybe this is what Argentinians call "crime writing", in which case, lucky Argentinians.
We North Americans are used to a lot of formulaic silliness, for the most part, when it comes to crime writing (sorry, just my own opinion). And Pi帽eiro's novel is anything but that.
This short novel, at least in my view, is less about a crime (the hanging death of Rita, the daughter of titular Elena) than it is about agency. Though it IS about the crime - if indeed the hanging death could be considered a crime. If it was done by someone else, against Rita's will, which is what Elena "knows".
What do I mean about agency? I mean the ability to live the way one wants, without choices made for oneself by others, like the church, or the government, or even a well-meaning stranger. It's about the way illness and old age can cripple one's agency, to the point where a train trip across town feels like an Odyssey. This book is told over the course of a single day, when Elena, a woman in her 60s with advanced Parkinson's, takes a physically agonizing journey, fighting against her body's "fucking whore of an illness" every step of the way.
The writer is a thinker and an activist, and she cloaked her activism in the mystery of Rita's death, which was interesting, and an intriguing vehicle for this meditation on agency, or lack of it, and what that looks like to different people.
Religion, sexism, government all get the evil eye, but abortion is the main target here.
The story also explores how well we know those closest to us. The title "Elena Knows" is repeated throughout the novel, in incantatory fashion, and is turned on its head by the end. What does Elena really know? What does she know about her daughter? What can anyone know about anyone else?
Here in North America, we call this "Literary Fiction" of a high order.
April 7, 2022
Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2022
Told over the course of a single day with flashbacks to an event that occurred twenty years prior, this novel follows Elena who has been diagnosed with Parkinson鈥檚 disease as she attempts to uncover the truth of her daughter鈥檚 death.
Pi帽eiro does such an excellent job of putting you inside Elena鈥檚 experience as someone whose body is rapidly deteriorating due to her illness. It raises so many questions about bodily autonomy, caregiving, imposed structures of morality and more.
I found this short read to be compelling, engaging, thought provoking, and immersive.
My only qualm was the ending felt rather abrupt. Though I see why the author ended it there and I think with time to process it, I think the ending works.
All in all, a great first read from the longlist this year!
Told over the course of a single day with flashbacks to an event that occurred twenty years prior, this novel follows Elena who has been diagnosed with Parkinson鈥檚 disease as she attempts to uncover the truth of her daughter鈥檚 death.
Pi帽eiro does such an excellent job of putting you inside Elena鈥檚 experience as someone whose body is rapidly deteriorating due to her illness. It raises so many questions about bodily autonomy, caregiving, imposed structures of morality and more.
I found this short read to be compelling, engaging, thought provoking, and immersive.
My only qualm was the ending felt rather abrupt. Though I see why the author ended it there and I think with time to process it, I think the ending works.
All in all, a great first read from the longlist this year!
April 9, 2022
... you're going to have to be your mother's mother, Rita, because Elena we know is going to be a baby.
This is a slow-burn of a novella but the last third packs a real emotional punch, especially for anyone of that age when caring for aged parents is an increasing practical and emotional burden. Dare I say, this role of caregiver still seems to fall disproportionately on daughters and this is the first fiction I've read which tackles the issue head on, with few qualms.
There are also broader issues of motherhood explored: the difficulties that can ensue between mothers and daughters, the stigmatising of women who don't want children - but these are increasingly being written about (at last) and discussed as part of a more public debate.
The tone of this book is grimmer than the only other Pi帽eiro I've read () and you definitely shouldn't go into this expecting any kind of crime novel. Readers who dislike a free-flow narrative without speech marks and which eases between thoughts, exposition and direct speech may want to be wary.
But, ultimately, only 3 stars for me because I found the first two sections, however short, dragged with repetition though it's essential we read them to understand the final section which is searing and daring. A brief book but one with the courage to delve into some of the hidden pressures that can explode in families.
December 29, 2022
Este es mi libro del a帽o.
El m谩s doloroso.
El m谩s perfecto.
El m谩s perturbador y triste, como un rompecabezas, armado de forma incre铆ble.
El m谩s fuerte que me dej贸 destrozada.
Como una escoba vieja.
El que no me suelta y espero no olvidar.
Me maravilla y me angustia.
Rompe con los esquemas que conozco de los libros.
Se vuelve tan vivo como la vida misma.
Lo sufro. Lo devoro y me devora a m铆.
El m谩s doloroso.
El m谩s perfecto.
El m谩s perturbador y triste, como un rompecabezas, armado de forma incre铆ble.
El m谩s fuerte que me dej贸 destrozada.
Como una escoba vieja.
El que no me suelta y espero no olvidar.
Me maravilla y me angustia.
Rompe con los esquemas que conozco de los libros.
Se vuelve tan vivo como la vida misma.
Lo sufro. Lo devoro y me devora a m铆.
April 23, 2022
鈥淓lena Knows鈥�, by Claudia Pineiro, was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize鈥�..
I LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT IT!
At only 147 pages鈥�.it鈥檚 sleek contemporary page turning prose strings words together in the most invigorating way鈥�..
I found it explosive - breathless - and very exciting to read the sentences & dialogue. They are haunting, but brilliantly alive!
I LOVE THESE TYPES OF BOOKS:
鈥ot too long,
鈥he piercing fresh writing was as excitingly suspenseful as was the inquiry of a murder/ or/ suicide.
鈥eflective mother/daughter relationship [although very compelling- it 诲颈诲苍鈥檛 鈥榩ersonally鈥� kill me, as did 鈥淐old Enough For Snow鈥�, by Jessica Au]
AND
鈥︹€滻t鈥檚 a highly accomplished and original novel鈥�!!!! > AMEN > said the Irish Times.
BEST TO SIMPLY INCLUDE SOME SAMPLE WRITING鈥�.
鈥�.if they intrigue you 鈥�-then you鈥檒l like the entire short novel.
They are long excerpts 鈥� (showing dialogue flavor),but鈥�.they do not give away spoilers to the twisty tale.
鈥淗ave you looked in the mirror, Mum? No Elena answers鈥�.
鈥淲hy do you care so much about how I look, Rita? The problem isn鈥檛 how you look but who has to look at you. I鈥檓 the one who has to look at you, every day, Mum. I help you out of bed every morning and see your toothless mouth, your expressionless eyes, I have breakfast, lunch, and dinner across from you, watching you drool mixed with your food into a disgusting paste, I put you to bed at night and I bring you a glass of water so you can put your teeth inside it, but it鈥檚 hard for you to get them in so I have to touch them, they pick them, to pick them up in the glass with my own hands, I go to sleep but the day doesn鈥檛 end there because a few hours later you鈥檒l be calling for me to take you to the bathroom, and I take you, I pull down your underwear, I pull it up, I don鈥檛 have to wipe you, that鈥檚 true, I won鈥檛 wipe you, that鈥檚 too much, but I sit you on the bidet and hand you a towel, and I hang it up to dry, I flush the toilet so the water will carry your urine away, I lie you back down on the bed, I tuck you in, you stare at me from the bed, toothless, with your eyes that look constantly surprised snd your whiskers sticking out of your cheeks like wires, and I鈥檓 about to leave when you call me back, again, to arrange your feet, or the sheet, or the pillow, so I go back, I see you again, and once again I smell that stench of piss that never goes away completely because it鈥檚 you, because it has saturated your skin, and I hear you take your hoarse, snoring breaths, I turn off the light on your bedside table and I see your teeth again, the ones I put into the glass myself, with my own hands, I wiped them off on my pajamas, but they still smell, like you. So the problem is me, Mum, the problem is that I have to look at you. And that鈥檚 going to change if I go to the hairdresser? No, you鈥檙e right, if it were up to you nothing would ever change, but you鈥檙e going to go away and you鈥檙e going to change. And she dragged her to the beauty salon and left her sitting on a wicker chair in the waiting area鈥�.
鈥淪he thinks she should鈥檝e had a lover, because the only sex she ever had was with Antonio, and that had been a point of pride, having been only for one man, but today, old, stooped, lying on her arm, knowing there will never again be any sex for her, Elena doesn鈥檛 feel pride, she feels something else, not sadness, not anger, she feels an emotion she doesn鈥檛 have a name for, the feeling you get when you realize you鈥檝e been foolish. To have saved her virginity, for who, to have been faithful, for what reason, to have remained celibate after becoming a widow in hopes of what? believing what? Virginity or fidelity or celibacy means nothing now, lying there on the backseat of a taxi. Not sex either. She wonders if she could even have sex if she wanted to. She wonders why she doesn鈥檛 want to, if it鈥檚 because of the Parkinson鈥檚, because she鈥檚 a widow, or her age. Or because she鈥檚 so out of practice after so long without even thinking about it. She wonders if a woman with Parkinson鈥檚 who wanted to have sex would be able to. She laughs imagining herself posing the question to Dr. Benegas at her next appointment. And a man with Parkinson鈥檚? Could a man with Parkinson鈥檚 make love? Would he be able to penetrate a woman? It must be harder for a man, she thinks, because he can鈥檛 just lie there and let it happen. Does a man who鈥檚 ill like her have to time sex around when he took his pills?鈥�
鈥淎 subtle and skillful exploration to how far women have the right to control their own bodies鈥� 鈥� The Conversation!
An unrelenting and glorious haunting read! Loved it!!!
I LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT IT!
At only 147 pages鈥�.it鈥檚 sleek contemporary page turning prose strings words together in the most invigorating way鈥�..
I found it explosive - breathless - and very exciting to read the sentences & dialogue. They are haunting, but brilliantly alive!
I LOVE THESE TYPES OF BOOKS:
鈥ot too long,
鈥he piercing fresh writing was as excitingly suspenseful as was the inquiry of a murder/ or/ suicide.
鈥eflective mother/daughter relationship [although very compelling- it 诲颈诲苍鈥檛 鈥榩ersonally鈥� kill me, as did 鈥淐old Enough For Snow鈥�, by Jessica Au]
AND
鈥︹€滻t鈥檚 a highly accomplished and original novel鈥�!!!! > AMEN > said the Irish Times.
BEST TO SIMPLY INCLUDE SOME SAMPLE WRITING鈥�.
鈥�.if they intrigue you 鈥�-then you鈥檒l like the entire short novel.
They are long excerpts 鈥� (showing dialogue flavor),but鈥�.they do not give away spoilers to the twisty tale.
鈥淗ave you looked in the mirror, Mum? No Elena answers鈥�.
鈥淲hy do you care so much about how I look, Rita? The problem isn鈥檛 how you look but who has to look at you. I鈥檓 the one who has to look at you, every day, Mum. I help you out of bed every morning and see your toothless mouth, your expressionless eyes, I have breakfast, lunch, and dinner across from you, watching you drool mixed with your food into a disgusting paste, I put you to bed at night and I bring you a glass of water so you can put your teeth inside it, but it鈥檚 hard for you to get them in so I have to touch them, they pick them, to pick them up in the glass with my own hands, I go to sleep but the day doesn鈥檛 end there because a few hours later you鈥檒l be calling for me to take you to the bathroom, and I take you, I pull down your underwear, I pull it up, I don鈥檛 have to wipe you, that鈥檚 true, I won鈥檛 wipe you, that鈥檚 too much, but I sit you on the bidet and hand you a towel, and I hang it up to dry, I flush the toilet so the water will carry your urine away, I lie you back down on the bed, I tuck you in, you stare at me from the bed, toothless, with your eyes that look constantly surprised snd your whiskers sticking out of your cheeks like wires, and I鈥檓 about to leave when you call me back, again, to arrange your feet, or the sheet, or the pillow, so I go back, I see you again, and once again I smell that stench of piss that never goes away completely because it鈥檚 you, because it has saturated your skin, and I hear you take your hoarse, snoring breaths, I turn off the light on your bedside table and I see your teeth again, the ones I put into the glass myself, with my own hands, I wiped them off on my pajamas, but they still smell, like you. So the problem is me, Mum, the problem is that I have to look at you. And that鈥檚 going to change if I go to the hairdresser? No, you鈥檙e right, if it were up to you nothing would ever change, but you鈥檙e going to go away and you鈥檙e going to change. And she dragged her to the beauty salon and left her sitting on a wicker chair in the waiting area鈥�.
鈥淪he thinks she should鈥檝e had a lover, because the only sex she ever had was with Antonio, and that had been a point of pride, having been only for one man, but today, old, stooped, lying on her arm, knowing there will never again be any sex for her, Elena doesn鈥檛 feel pride, she feels something else, not sadness, not anger, she feels an emotion she doesn鈥檛 have a name for, the feeling you get when you realize you鈥檝e been foolish. To have saved her virginity, for who, to have been faithful, for what reason, to have remained celibate after becoming a widow in hopes of what? believing what? Virginity or fidelity or celibacy means nothing now, lying there on the backseat of a taxi. Not sex either. She wonders if she could even have sex if she wanted to. She wonders why she doesn鈥檛 want to, if it鈥檚 because of the Parkinson鈥檚, because she鈥檚 a widow, or her age. Or because she鈥檚 so out of practice after so long without even thinking about it. She wonders if a woman with Parkinson鈥檚 who wanted to have sex would be able to. She laughs imagining herself posing the question to Dr. Benegas at her next appointment. And a man with Parkinson鈥檚? Could a man with Parkinson鈥檚 make love? Would he be able to penetrate a woman? It must be harder for a man, she thinks, because he can鈥檛 just lie there and let it happen. Does a man who鈥檚 ill like her have to time sex around when he took his pills?鈥�
鈥淎 subtle and skillful exploration to how far women have the right to control their own bodies鈥� 鈥� The Conversation!
An unrelenting and glorious haunting read! Loved it!!!
April 7, 2022
Deservedly shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2022
Another book that thoroughly deserves its place on the International Booker list, and one which could easily be a winner. It is a very cleverly constructed story of three women. The main protagonist is Elena, who suffers from an aggressive form of Parkinson's disease which means that she can only walk after medication. She has been cared for by her daughter Rita, whose body has recently been found hanging from a church bell tower.
Elena is unable to accept the police's view that Rita's death was suicide, and sets out to investigate, seeking help from the third main character Isabel. How Isabel fits into the story cannot be described without spoilers, but the plot is revealed very cleverly in ways that mirror Elena's own growing awareness of how little she knows.
The story also involves three issues in which the Catholic church dogma puts lives under great strain, namely abortion, suicide and euthanasia, and all of this is at least superficially within the narrative framework more usually associated with crime fiction.
A very impressive book.
Another book that thoroughly deserves its place on the International Booker list, and one which could easily be a winner. It is a very cleverly constructed story of three women. The main protagonist is Elena, who suffers from an aggressive form of Parkinson's disease which means that she can only walk after medication. She has been cared for by her daughter Rita, whose body has recently been found hanging from a church bell tower.
Elena is unable to accept the police's view that Rita's death was suicide, and sets out to investigate, seeking help from the third main character Isabel. How Isabel fits into the story cannot be described without spoilers, but the plot is revealed very cleverly in ways that mirror Elena's own growing awareness of how little she knows.
The story also involves three issues in which the Catholic church dogma puts lives under great strain, namely abortion, suicide and euthanasia, and all of this is at least superficially within the narrative framework more usually associated with crime fiction.
A very impressive book.
November 14, 2021
#outubrohispanoamericano
I do want to live, you know? In spite of this body, in spite of my dead daughter, Elena says, crying, I still choose to live, is that arrogance? Not long ago I was told I was arrogant. Don鈥檛 keep the names other people give you, Elena.
Se n茫o tivesse dado uma segunda oportunidade a Claudia Pi帽eiro, depois de ter largado 鈥淯ma Pequena Sorte鈥� a meio, teria perdido um excelente livro.
Quando Rita aparece enforcada no campan谩rio da igreja, Elena sabe que n茫o pode ser sido suic铆dio, porque estava a chover e a sua filha nunca se aproximava da igreja nessas alturas, com receio dos rel芒mpagos. A Pol铆cia, por茅m, d谩 o caso por encerrado, e 茅 ent茫o que Elena decide investigar por conta pr贸pria, se n茫o fosse um pormenor: sofre de doen莽a de Parkinson e as pernas s贸 lhe obedecem por um curto espa莽o de tempo, enquanto os medicamentos surtem efeito.
Elena knows she hasn鈥檛 been the one in charge of some parts of her body for a while now, her feet, for example. He鈥檚 in charge. Or she. And she wonders if Parkinson鈥檚 is masculine or feminine, because even though the name sounds masculine it鈥檚 still an illness, and an illness is something feminine. Just like a misfortune. Or a curse. And so she thinks she should address it as Herself, because when she thinks about it, she thinks 鈥榝ucking whore illness.鈥�
Come莽a assim este dia de Elena, dividido em Manh茫, Meio-Dia e Tarde, os tr锚s cap铆tulos de 鈥淓lena Knows鈥�, desde que toma o segundo comprimido do dia, que lhe permitir谩 arrastar os p茅s at茅 ao comboio, apanhar um t谩xi e chegar a casa de Isabel, algu茅m que n茫o v锚 h谩 20 anos mas que acredita que vai ajud谩-la a investigar a morte da filha, porque, a seu ver, ela lhes deve um favor.
脡 penoso acompanhar a protagonista nesta sua miss茫o que parece decorrer a passo de caracol, ler o que sente uma mente intacta aprisionada num corpo incapaz de desempenhar os movimentos mais simples e as tarefas mais b谩sicas, e compreender a revolta n茫o s贸 contra o sistema de sa煤de e as seguradoras mas tamb茅m contra a indignidade da sua situa莽茫o.
Esta obra, no entanto, n茫o 茅 s贸 sobre uma doen莽a degenerativa e incapacitante, j谩 que aborda outras quest玫es como o papel dos cuidadores e o aborto, uma causa por que Claudia Pi帽eiro se debateu at茅 muito recentemente, quando este foi finalmente legalizado na Argentina. 脡 aqui que a autora mete corajosamente o dedo na ferida: apesar das conven莽玫es sociais e das condicionantes culturais, nem todas as mulheres se consideram capazes de ser m茫es quando engravidam e nem todas as filhas t锚m capacidade de assistir 脿 degrada莽茫o f铆sica e mental das suas m茫es. O que acontece a uma pessoa quando 茅 obrigada a ter um filho que n茫o deseja? O que acontece a uma pessoa quando se v锚 for莽ada a ser cuidadora de um progenitor cujo estado se agrava todos os dias? Elena sabe.
What鈥檚 left of you when your arm can鈥檛 even put on a jacket and your leg can鈥檛 even take a step and your neck can鈥檛 straighten up enough to let you show your face to the world, what鈥檚 left? Are you your brain, which keeps sending out orders that won鈥檛 be followed? Or are you the thought itself, something that can鈥檛 be seen or touched beyond that furrowed organ guarded inside the cranium like a trove?
I do want to live, you know? In spite of this body, in spite of my dead daughter, Elena says, crying, I still choose to live, is that arrogance? Not long ago I was told I was arrogant. Don鈥檛 keep the names other people give you, Elena.
Se n茫o tivesse dado uma segunda oportunidade a Claudia Pi帽eiro, depois de ter largado 鈥淯ma Pequena Sorte鈥� a meio, teria perdido um excelente livro.
Quando Rita aparece enforcada no campan谩rio da igreja, Elena sabe que n茫o pode ser sido suic铆dio, porque estava a chover e a sua filha nunca se aproximava da igreja nessas alturas, com receio dos rel芒mpagos. A Pol铆cia, por茅m, d谩 o caso por encerrado, e 茅 ent茫o que Elena decide investigar por conta pr贸pria, se n茫o fosse um pormenor: sofre de doen莽a de Parkinson e as pernas s贸 lhe obedecem por um curto espa莽o de tempo, enquanto os medicamentos surtem efeito.
Elena knows she hasn鈥檛 been the one in charge of some parts of her body for a while now, her feet, for example. He鈥檚 in charge. Or she. And she wonders if Parkinson鈥檚 is masculine or feminine, because even though the name sounds masculine it鈥檚 still an illness, and an illness is something feminine. Just like a misfortune. Or a curse. And so she thinks she should address it as Herself, because when she thinks about it, she thinks 鈥榝ucking whore illness.鈥�
Come莽a assim este dia de Elena, dividido em Manh茫, Meio-Dia e Tarde, os tr锚s cap铆tulos de 鈥淓lena Knows鈥�, desde que toma o segundo comprimido do dia, que lhe permitir谩 arrastar os p茅s at茅 ao comboio, apanhar um t谩xi e chegar a casa de Isabel, algu茅m que n茫o v锚 h谩 20 anos mas que acredita que vai ajud谩-la a investigar a morte da filha, porque, a seu ver, ela lhes deve um favor.
脡 penoso acompanhar a protagonista nesta sua miss茫o que parece decorrer a passo de caracol, ler o que sente uma mente intacta aprisionada num corpo incapaz de desempenhar os movimentos mais simples e as tarefas mais b谩sicas, e compreender a revolta n茫o s贸 contra o sistema de sa煤de e as seguradoras mas tamb茅m contra a indignidade da sua situa莽茫o.
Esta obra, no entanto, n茫o 茅 s贸 sobre uma doen莽a degenerativa e incapacitante, j谩 que aborda outras quest玫es como o papel dos cuidadores e o aborto, uma causa por que Claudia Pi帽eiro se debateu at茅 muito recentemente, quando este foi finalmente legalizado na Argentina. 脡 aqui que a autora mete corajosamente o dedo na ferida: apesar das conven莽玫es sociais e das condicionantes culturais, nem todas as mulheres se consideram capazes de ser m茫es quando engravidam e nem todas as filhas t锚m capacidade de assistir 脿 degrada莽茫o f铆sica e mental das suas m茫es. O que acontece a uma pessoa quando 茅 obrigada a ter um filho que n茫o deseja? O que acontece a uma pessoa quando se v锚 for莽ada a ser cuidadora de um progenitor cujo estado se agrava todos os dias? Elena sabe.
What鈥檚 left of you when your arm can鈥檛 even put on a jacket and your leg can鈥檛 even take a step and your neck can鈥檛 straighten up enough to let you show your face to the world, what鈥檚 left? Are you your brain, which keeps sending out orders that won鈥檛 be followed? Or are you the thought itself, something that can鈥檛 be seen or touched beyond that furrowed organ guarded inside the cranium like a trove?
May 30, 2022
螖蔚谓 尉苇蟻蠅 伪谓 苇蠂蠅 魏位维蠄蔚喂 蟺蔚蟻喂蟽蟽蠈蟿蔚蟻慰 未喂伪尾维味慰谓蟿伪蟼 苇谓伪 尾喂尾位委慰. 危委纬慰蠀蟻伪 蠈蠂喂 蟿慰谓 蟿蔚位蔚蠀蟿伪委慰 蠂蟻蠈谓慰.
螖蔚谓 尉苇蟻蠅 伪谓 苇蠂蠅 尾喂蠋蟽蔚喂 蟺慰蟿苇 尉伪谓维 蟿蠈蟽慰 苇谓蟿慰谓伪 蟽蠀谓伪喂蟽胃萎渭伪蟿伪 伪蟺蠈 苇谓伪 尾喂尾位委慰 渭蠈位喂蟼 172 蟽蔚位委未蠅谓, 伪位位维 魏维胃蔚 蟽蔚位委未伪 渭蔚 苇蟺伪喂蟻谓蔚 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰 蠂苇蟻喂 魏伪喂 渭蔚 慰未畏纬慰蠉蟽蔚 胃蟻喂伪渭尾蔚蠀蟿喂魏维 蟺蟻慰蟼 蟿伪 蟿维蟻蟿伪蟻伪.
螖蔚谓 尉苇蟻蠅 伪谓 胃伪 谓慰喂蠋蟽蔚蟿蔚 蟿伪 委未喂伪, 伪位位维 未喂伪尾维蟽蟿蔚 蟿慰, 蟽伪蟼 蔚魏位喂蟺伪蟻蠋.
螁谓 苇蠂蔚蟿蔚 纬慰谓蔚委蟼 蟺慰蠀 尾喂蠋谓慰蠀谓 魏维蟺慰喂伪 蠂蟻蠈谓喂伪 伪蟽胃苇谓蔚喂伪 蟺慰蠀 蔚魏蠁蠀位委味蔚喂 蟿慰 蟽蠋渭伪 蟿慰蠀蟼, 伪谓 蔚委蟽蟿蔚 蟺伪喂未喂维 魏伪喂 蟽魏苇蠁蟿蔚蟽蟿蔚 蟺蠋蟼 胃伪 蔚委谓伪喂 蠈蟽慰 渭蔚纬伪位蠋谓慰蠀谓 慰喂 纬慰谓蔚委蟼 蟽伪蟼 魏伪喂 胃伪 蠂维谓慰蠀谓 蟿畏谓 伪委蟽胃畏蟽畏 蟿慰蠀 蟽蠋渭伪蟿蠈蟼 蟿慰蠀蟼 魏伪喂 蔚蟽蔚委蟼 胃伪 渭蟺蔚委蟿蔚 蟽蟿慰谓 蟻蠈位慰 蟿慰蠀 纬慰谓喂慰蠉 蟿慰蠀蟼, 伪谓 蔚委蟽蟿蔚 渭畏蟿苇蟻蔚蟼, 伪谓 蟽魏苇蠁蟿蔚蟽蟿蔚 谓伪 纬委谓蔚蟿蔚 渭畏蟿苇蟻蔚蟼, 伪谓 蟺慰蟿苇 未蔚谓 胃苇位蔚蟿蔚 谓伪 纬委谓蔚蟿蔚 渭畏蟿苇蟻蔚蟼, 伪谓 畏 蟽蠉谓蟿蟻慰蠁蠈蟼 蟽伪蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 渭畏蟿苇蟻伪 萎 蔚委谓伪喂 谓伪 纬委谓蔚喂 渭畏蟿苇蟻伪 萎 未蔚谓 胃苇位蔚喂 谓伪 纬委谓蔚喂 渭畏蟿苇蟻伪.
韦慰 尾喂尾位委慰 伪蠀蟿蠈 渭蔚 苇魏伪谓蔚 谓伪 蟽魏苇蠁蟿慰渭伪喂 蟿畏谓 渭畏蟿苇蟻伪 渭慰蠀 蟽蠀谓蔚蠂蠋蟼 蟽蟿慰 蟺蟻蠈蟽蠅蟺慰 蟿畏蟼 螘位苇谓伪蟼, 蟺伪蟻蠈蟿喂 蔚委蠂伪谓 未喂伪蠁慰蟻蔚蟿喂魏苇蟼 伪蟽胃苇谓蔚喂蔚蟼, 蠈渭蠅蟼 畏 胃苇位畏蟽萎 蟿慰蠀蟼 纬喂伪 味蠅萎 未蔚谓 蟽蠀渭尾维未喂味蔚 渭蔚 蟿畏谓 胃苇位畏蟽畏 蟿慰蠀 蟽蠋渭伪蟿蠈蟼 蟿慰蠀蟼. 螠蔚 未喂苇位蠀蟽蔚.
螘委谓伪喂 苇谓伪 尾喂尾位委慰 蟺慰蠀 渭喂位维蔚喂 纬喂伪 蟿蠈蟽伪 蟺慰位位维, 渭蔚 蟿畏谓 渭畏蟿蟻蠈蟿畏蟿伪 蟽蔚 蟺蟻蠋蟿慰 蟺位维谓慰, 蠂蠅蟻委蟼 谓伪 蟽蔚 伪谓伪纬魏维味蔚喂 谓伪 伪蟺慰未蔚蠂蟿蔚委蟼 蠈蟿喂 畏 渭维谓伪 渭蔚 蟿畏谓 魏蠈蟻畏 苇蠂慰蠀谓 蟽蠂苇蟽畏 尾纬伪位渭苇谓畏 伪蟺蠈 蟿伪 蟽蠉谓谓蔚蠁伪, 蠂蠅蟻委蟼 魏伪魏苇蟼 蟽蟿喂纬渭苇蟼, 蠂蠅蟻委蟼 苇蠂胃蟻伪, 蠂蠅蟻委蟼 蔚谓蟿维蟽蔚喂蟼.
螖蔚谓 苇蠂蠅 蟽蠅蟽蟿蠈 蔚喂蟻渭蠈 位苇尉蔚蠅谓, 纬喂伪蟿委 蟺慰位蠉 伪蟺位维 未蔚谓 渭蟺慰蟻蠋 谓伪 蟿慰 尉蔚蟺蔚蟻维蟽蠅 魏伪喂 萎胃蔚位伪 谓伪 纬蟻维蠄蠅 苇谓伪 魏蔚委渭蔚谓慰 蠈蟽慰 伪魏蠈渭伪 萎渭慰蠀谓 蠀蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 蟺位萎蟻畏 蔚蟺萎蟻蔚喂伪 蟿慰蠀 尾喂尾位委慰蠀.
"螒蠂, 螘位苇谓伪, 螘位苇谓伪, 尉蔚蠂谓蠋 蠈蟿喂 蟺维谓蠅 伪蟺蠈 蠈位伪 蔚委蟽蟿蔚 渭畏蟿苇蟻伪" 螘魏蔚委谓畏 未蔚谓 蟿慰谓 魏慰喂蟿维味蔚喂, 蟽蟿伪渭维蔚喂 蠈渭蠅蟼 魏伪喂 位苇蔚喂: "螘委渭伪喂, 维蟻伪纬蔚, 渭畏蟿苇蟻伪, 蟺维蟿蔚蟻;" "螕喂伪蟿委 伪渭蠁喂尾维位位蔚蟿蔚;""螤蠋蟼 位苇谓蔚 蟿喂蟼 纬蠀谓伪委魏蔚蟼 蟺慰蠀 蟿慰蠀蟼 蟺苇胃伪谓蔚 蟿慰 蟺伪喂未委; 螖蔚谓 蔚委渭伪喂 慰蟻蠁伪谓萎, 未蔚谓 蔚委渭伪喂 蠂萎蟻伪, 蟿喂 蔚委渭伪喂;" 螚 螘位苇谓伪 蟺蔚蟻喂渭苇谓蔚喂 蟽喂蠅蟺畏位萎, 渭蔚 蟿畏谓 蟺位维蟿畏 纬蠀蟻喂蟽渭苇谓畏, 魏伪喂 蟺蟻慰蟿慰蠉 蟿畏蟼 伪蟺伪谓蟿萎蟽蔚喂, 位苇蔚喂: "螌渭蠅蟼 蟺喂慰 魏伪位维 谓伪 渭畏谓 渭慰蠀 未蠋蟽蔚蟿蔚 蠈谓慰渭伪, 蟺维蟿蔚蟻, 渭蟺慰蟻蔚委 伪谓 蔚蟽蔚委蟼 魏伪喂 畏 蔚魏魏位畏蟽委伪 蟽伪蟼 渭慰蠀 未蠋蟽蔚蟿蔚 蠈谓慰渭伪, 谓伪 苇蠂蔚蟿蔚 渭蔚蟿维 蟿慰 未喂魏伪委蠅渭伪 谓伪 渭慰蠀 蟺蔚委蟿蔚 魏伪喂 蟺蠋蟼 蟺蟻苇蟺蔚喂 谓伪 味萎蟽蠅. 螇 谓伪 蟺蔚胃维谓蠅. 螝伪位蠉蟿蔚蟻伪 蠈蠂喂"
违.螕. 韦喂 未喂伪渭伪谓蟿维魏喂 萎蟿伪谓 伪蠀蟿蠈 伪蟺蠈 蟿喂蟼 蔚魏未蠈蟽蔚喂蟼 Carnivora??? 螛伪 伪谓伪味畏蟿萎蟽蠅 蠈位慰蠀蟼 蟿慰蠀蟼 蟿委蟿位慰蠀蟼 蟿慰蠀蟼.-
螖蔚谓 尉苇蟻蠅 伪谓 苇蠂蠅 尾喂蠋蟽蔚喂 蟺慰蟿苇 尉伪谓维 蟿蠈蟽慰 苇谓蟿慰谓伪 蟽蠀谓伪喂蟽胃萎渭伪蟿伪 伪蟺蠈 苇谓伪 尾喂尾位委慰 渭蠈位喂蟼 172 蟽蔚位委未蠅谓, 伪位位维 魏维胃蔚 蟽蔚位委未伪 渭蔚 苇蟺伪喂蟻谓蔚 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰 蠂苇蟻喂 魏伪喂 渭蔚 慰未畏纬慰蠉蟽蔚 胃蟻喂伪渭尾蔚蠀蟿喂魏维 蟺蟻慰蟼 蟿伪 蟿维蟻蟿伪蟻伪.
螖蔚谓 尉苇蟻蠅 伪谓 胃伪 谓慰喂蠋蟽蔚蟿蔚 蟿伪 委未喂伪, 伪位位维 未喂伪尾维蟽蟿蔚 蟿慰, 蟽伪蟼 蔚魏位喂蟺伪蟻蠋.
螁谓 苇蠂蔚蟿蔚 纬慰谓蔚委蟼 蟺慰蠀 尾喂蠋谓慰蠀谓 魏维蟺慰喂伪 蠂蟻蠈谓喂伪 伪蟽胃苇谓蔚喂伪 蟺慰蠀 蔚魏蠁蠀位委味蔚喂 蟿慰 蟽蠋渭伪 蟿慰蠀蟼, 伪谓 蔚委蟽蟿蔚 蟺伪喂未喂维 魏伪喂 蟽魏苇蠁蟿蔚蟽蟿蔚 蟺蠋蟼 胃伪 蔚委谓伪喂 蠈蟽慰 渭蔚纬伪位蠋谓慰蠀谓 慰喂 纬慰谓蔚委蟼 蟽伪蟼 魏伪喂 胃伪 蠂维谓慰蠀谓 蟿畏谓 伪委蟽胃畏蟽畏 蟿慰蠀 蟽蠋渭伪蟿蠈蟼 蟿慰蠀蟼 魏伪喂 蔚蟽蔚委蟼 胃伪 渭蟺蔚委蟿蔚 蟽蟿慰谓 蟻蠈位慰 蟿慰蠀 纬慰谓喂慰蠉 蟿慰蠀蟼, 伪谓 蔚委蟽蟿蔚 渭畏蟿苇蟻蔚蟼, 伪谓 蟽魏苇蠁蟿蔚蟽蟿蔚 谓伪 纬委谓蔚蟿蔚 渭畏蟿苇蟻蔚蟼, 伪谓 蟺慰蟿苇 未蔚谓 胃苇位蔚蟿蔚 谓伪 纬委谓蔚蟿蔚 渭畏蟿苇蟻蔚蟼, 伪谓 畏 蟽蠉谓蟿蟻慰蠁蠈蟼 蟽伪蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 渭畏蟿苇蟻伪 萎 蔚委谓伪喂 谓伪 纬委谓蔚喂 渭畏蟿苇蟻伪 萎 未蔚谓 胃苇位蔚喂 谓伪 纬委谓蔚喂 渭畏蟿苇蟻伪.
韦慰 尾喂尾位委慰 伪蠀蟿蠈 渭蔚 苇魏伪谓蔚 谓伪 蟽魏苇蠁蟿慰渭伪喂 蟿畏谓 渭畏蟿苇蟻伪 渭慰蠀 蟽蠀谓蔚蠂蠋蟼 蟽蟿慰 蟺蟻蠈蟽蠅蟺慰 蟿畏蟼 螘位苇谓伪蟼, 蟺伪蟻蠈蟿喂 蔚委蠂伪谓 未喂伪蠁慰蟻蔚蟿喂魏苇蟼 伪蟽胃苇谓蔚喂蔚蟼, 蠈渭蠅蟼 畏 胃苇位畏蟽萎 蟿慰蠀蟼 纬喂伪 味蠅萎 未蔚谓 蟽蠀渭尾维未喂味蔚 渭蔚 蟿畏谓 胃苇位畏蟽畏 蟿慰蠀 蟽蠋渭伪蟿蠈蟼 蟿慰蠀蟼. 螠蔚 未喂苇位蠀蟽蔚.
螘委谓伪喂 苇谓伪 尾喂尾位委慰 蟺慰蠀 渭喂位维蔚喂 纬喂伪 蟿蠈蟽伪 蟺慰位位维, 渭蔚 蟿畏谓 渭畏蟿蟻蠈蟿畏蟿伪 蟽蔚 蟺蟻蠋蟿慰 蟺位维谓慰, 蠂蠅蟻委蟼 谓伪 蟽蔚 伪谓伪纬魏维味蔚喂 谓伪 伪蟺慰未蔚蠂蟿蔚委蟼 蠈蟿喂 畏 渭维谓伪 渭蔚 蟿畏谓 魏蠈蟻畏 苇蠂慰蠀谓 蟽蠂苇蟽畏 尾纬伪位渭苇谓畏 伪蟺蠈 蟿伪 蟽蠉谓谓蔚蠁伪, 蠂蠅蟻委蟼 魏伪魏苇蟼 蟽蟿喂纬渭苇蟼, 蠂蠅蟻委蟼 苇蠂胃蟻伪, 蠂蠅蟻委蟼 蔚谓蟿维蟽蔚喂蟼.
螖蔚谓 苇蠂蠅 蟽蠅蟽蟿蠈 蔚喂蟻渭蠈 位苇尉蔚蠅谓, 纬喂伪蟿委 蟺慰位蠉 伪蟺位维 未蔚谓 渭蟺慰蟻蠋 谓伪 蟿慰 尉蔚蟺蔚蟻维蟽蠅 魏伪喂 萎胃蔚位伪 谓伪 纬蟻维蠄蠅 苇谓伪 魏蔚委渭蔚谓慰 蠈蟽慰 伪魏蠈渭伪 萎渭慰蠀谓 蠀蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 蟺位萎蟻畏 蔚蟺萎蟻蔚喂伪 蟿慰蠀 尾喂尾位委慰蠀.
"螒蠂, 螘位苇谓伪, 螘位苇谓伪, 尉蔚蠂谓蠋 蠈蟿喂 蟺维谓蠅 伪蟺蠈 蠈位伪 蔚委蟽蟿蔚 渭畏蟿苇蟻伪" 螘魏蔚委谓畏 未蔚谓 蟿慰谓 魏慰喂蟿维味蔚喂, 蟽蟿伪渭维蔚喂 蠈渭蠅蟼 魏伪喂 位苇蔚喂: "螘委渭伪喂, 维蟻伪纬蔚, 渭畏蟿苇蟻伪, 蟺维蟿蔚蟻;" "螕喂伪蟿委 伪渭蠁喂尾维位位蔚蟿蔚;""螤蠋蟼 位苇谓蔚 蟿喂蟼 纬蠀谓伪委魏蔚蟼 蟺慰蠀 蟿慰蠀蟼 蟺苇胃伪谓蔚 蟿慰 蟺伪喂未委; 螖蔚谓 蔚委渭伪喂 慰蟻蠁伪谓萎, 未蔚谓 蔚委渭伪喂 蠂萎蟻伪, 蟿喂 蔚委渭伪喂;" 螚 螘位苇谓伪 蟺蔚蟻喂渭苇谓蔚喂 蟽喂蠅蟺畏位萎, 渭蔚 蟿畏谓 蟺位维蟿畏 纬蠀蟻喂蟽渭苇谓畏, 魏伪喂 蟺蟻慰蟿慰蠉 蟿畏蟼 伪蟺伪谓蟿萎蟽蔚喂, 位苇蔚喂: "螌渭蠅蟼 蟺喂慰 魏伪位维 谓伪 渭畏谓 渭慰蠀 未蠋蟽蔚蟿蔚 蠈谓慰渭伪, 蟺维蟿蔚蟻, 渭蟺慰蟻蔚委 伪谓 蔚蟽蔚委蟼 魏伪喂 畏 蔚魏魏位畏蟽委伪 蟽伪蟼 渭慰蠀 未蠋蟽蔚蟿蔚 蠈谓慰渭伪, 谓伪 苇蠂蔚蟿蔚 渭蔚蟿维 蟿慰 未喂魏伪委蠅渭伪 谓伪 渭慰蠀 蟺蔚委蟿蔚 魏伪喂 蟺蠋蟼 蟺蟻苇蟺蔚喂 谓伪 味萎蟽蠅. 螇 谓伪 蟺蔚胃维谓蠅. 螝伪位蠉蟿蔚蟻伪 蠈蠂喂"
违.螕. 韦喂 未喂伪渭伪谓蟿维魏喂 萎蟿伪谓 伪蠀蟿蠈 伪蟺蠈 蟿喂蟼 蔚魏未蠈蟽蔚喂蟼 Carnivora??? 螛伪 伪谓伪味畏蟿萎蟽蠅 蠈位慰蠀蟼 蟿慰蠀蟼 蟿委蟿位慰蠀蟼 蟿慰蠀蟼.-
April 18, 2024
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