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AA Year has just begun and already we have a book that certainly at the end of the year will be known as one of the most interesting, most original works of Lithuanian literature. Ironically - author of the book itself, which says that it is very distant from the Lithuanian literature. It - Mermaids Radzevičiūtė novel Fishes and Dragons, "which was published by the publishing house" White Lanka.
Book fair presentation of this book was especially stressed her estrangement from Lithuanian literary tradition, it is said that it is completely out of our country's copyright context dropdown piece (caused considerable controversy in the media and to express words of the author in an interview monica bellucci that the Lithuanian language monica bellucci is difficult to apply the culture of the city).
I do not think that the departure from the Lithuanian literary tradition in itself is a plus or minus, and certainly not because the Fish and dragons monica bellucci is a whole new perspective on our culture of the novel should read this book. It should be read primarily because it is really strong, highly original work, and some critics even say that this is one of the most interesting in a decade Lithuanian authors write novels.
The author himself, talking about the book, said that it is the Western world of Christian and Chinese civilizations clash. The book - is one of the two intersecting plot lines, which run in parallel, in the course of the novel later merging into intertextual alloy.
One "Fishes and Dragons" section monica bellucci tells the story of the eighteenth century Qing dynasty China, Jesuit Castiglione attempts to spread the faith in China, the western approach to the art and to find ways to earn the Emperor's affection. All of these efforts are meaningless - the West and so can not find the way to China, these two civilizations clash happening rubbing monica bellucci sharp corners. Fifty years spent in China Castiglione eventually realize that Chinese culture - as porous sponge: absorbs all the innovations, however, does not change much, but the clergy, which cost training is viewed not as a teacher, but as a talented barbarians. "Europe to China not to transfer and not show the true strength of the Church. The Emperor always see only the messengers dressed Chinese clothing. Caesars was not afraid to let them, because he knew they will not be able to transcend another monica bellucci - invisible Chinese wall "(p. 298). It is obvious that the author has thoroughly analyzed the descriptive term culture capable of the clash of civilizations still show through different prisms, details here says much about both the commonalities monica bellucci and of divide.
Another plot line takes place these days in the apartment, in the so neįvardinamoje country. In principle, monica bellucci not so very important, as it is the city, this apartment - like theater scene, where over sharp dialogue unfolds four apartment monica bellucci residents relationships. monica bellucci Grandmother Amigorena, erotic romance author Nora mother and her daughters, Sasha and Miki through the window monica bellucci watching nearby located Chinese lives and communicate with each other. Their conversations - Kandy, ironic, monica bellucci here every word weighed and communication similar to the word duels. Occasionally, these four women's short life episodes reminiscent sitcoms, sometimes playfully departs to the absurd. I've heard complaints that there seems to be some scenes in the overall context does not make sense, it is difficult to link everything into a meaningful whole. In fact, the authors are not alien stylistic games, and sometimes takes the form like a top on the content. However, to decide what makes sense in the context of the whole has certain episodes, each reader has an affair, a kind of intellectual exercise, since the reading becomes more interesting.
And while the author said that the theme of the book - the two civilizations clash, in fact, there are a lot of topics, and all their harness. Family relationships, popular monica bellucci culture, faith, vocation, freedom and responsibility - all author touches sparingly, carefully calculated grasp, nedaugžodžiaudama, but saying a lot.
Fish and dragons "undoubtedly the most interesting so far written Mermaids Radzevičiūtė work. Nevertheless, I am convinced monica bellucci that this book, although sužavinti the otherness, modernity (perhaps more accurately, the postmodern) A large portion of readers still appear monica bellucci too "weird" with hardly definable sense. However Mermaids Radzevičiūtė work and was always so - unpredictable, monica bellucci a lot of fans, along with the camp of critics monica bellucci who say that the author does not create a complete work. Perhaps the distribution will remain after this book, but even criticizing him, recognize that this time we received a truly surprising novel. At least in my case - surprising in a good way.
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