La Hora Sin Sombra by Osvaldo Soriano
Posted: May 26, 2013 Filed under: Books, Fiction | Tags: Books, Osvaldo Soriano, Spanish 13 Comments
Osvaldo Soriano is (well, was) a great Argentinian author. Bought No Habrá Más Penas ni Olvido by its cover in El Calafate and was amazed. That one and Cuarteles de Invierno are both definitely among the best books I have ever read in Spanish. Maybe in all languages. Sharp, agressive, you get glued to the pages and simply can't put the book down. There are English and Russian translations out, it's a must-read one.
But don't, please, don't believe the people who say his last novel La Hora Sin Sombra (1995) is probably his best. It is not. Or maybe it is, I don't know, if you're much older than me. 36% down the road (kindle stats are meticulous), I just can't read it anymore. The life of his father (fictitious, not real) is something I get more and more bored after each page. No central theme, no storyline, no style that I like.
I keep on telling myself I have to learn putting down and abandoning books I don't like. Here's a great chance to practice this art.
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