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A review by namakurhea
Sevastopol by Emilio Fraia
3.75
If you want to challenge the way you examine a text, this is the book to pick up.. Let’s cut to the chase: there are three distinct stories in this book. In “December”, we meet mountainclimber Lena who recalled how her life is transformed when she decided to climb a mountain, and after a tragedy that happened. In “May”, we meet innkeeper Nilo who is remembering a conversation he had with his guest who has been missing for 48 hours. In “August”, we meet playwright Nadia who is recruited to work on a play about a soldier and a painter. Reading these stories on their own is uite touching, though not particularly memorable. BUT. THE BIG BUT…The genius of this book is when you take a step back and see the story these stories are trying to tell.
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John Self of “The Critic” hits the nail right on the head when he said that the author “is interested not in the reality of things but its representation”. There’s this blurring of lines between the narrator and the subject that we can see in all three stories. There is also this sense of loss and hope and before you know it, you agree with the author when he said “stories are all one and the same”.
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If we talk about the style, “Sevastopol” is a gem. The sentences a little bit a part. Blank spaces in between paragraphs as if to let the last sentence sink in. The prose is dream-like; stream of consciousness style if you will. For anyone who wants more than just a story, this is a book you will enjoy.
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John Self of “The Critic” hits the nail right on the head when he said that the author “is interested not in the reality of things but its representation”. There’s this blurring of lines between the narrator and the subject that we can see in all three stories. There is also this sense of loss and hope and before you know it, you agree with the author when he said “stories are all one and the same”.
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If we talk about the style, “Sevastopol” is a gem. The sentences a little bit a part. Blank spaces in between paragraphs as if to let the last sentence sink in. The prose is dream-like; stream of consciousness style if you will. For anyone who wants more than just a story, this is a book you will enjoy.
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