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A review by disappearer
Dirty Snow by Georges Simenon
5.0
(Creo que existe una versión del libro en español -traducido como la Nieve estaba sucia- pero lamentablemente no está en Chile. Sad.)
In a Nazi-occupied city, Frank Friedmaier lives the day-to-day, getting drunk with his not-friends and sleeping with the prostitutes that work at his mother's brothel. But Frank is looking for something that could break with his boring life.
The book starts with a murder, followed with more death, crimes and corruption. Frank's cruelty and apathy surprises you, makes you think of a dostoyevskian character, with a bit of Camus' Meursault, and a tiny bit of Freud.
The second part of the book was my favorite. It is introspective, psychologic. When Frank is in jail, waiting for some kind of trial, he descontructs himself, looking for answers behind his actions. This makes you wonder if this character is even sane.
A good, intriguing and mysterious book, with profound characterization, and a complete understanding of the human psyche.
In a Nazi-occupied city, Frank Friedmaier lives the day-to-day, getting drunk with his not-friends and sleeping with the prostitutes that work at his mother's brothel. But Frank is looking for something that could break with his boring life.
The book starts with a murder, followed with more death, crimes and corruption. Frank's cruelty and apathy surprises you, makes you think of a dostoyevskian character, with a bit of Camus' Meursault, and a tiny bit of Freud.
The second part of the book was my favorite. It is introspective, psychologic. When Frank is in jail, waiting for some kind of trial, he descontructs himself, looking for answers behind his actions. This makes you wonder if this character is even sane.
A good, intriguing and mysterious book, with profound characterization, and a complete understanding of the human psyche.