书籍信息
书籍信息
- 作者：Cristina Peri Rossi
- 出版时间：2012-12-16
- 定价：USD 4.18
- 页数：124
- ISBN：9780615955636
书籍介绍
AfternoonoftheDinosaur,byCristinaPeriRossi,oneofthemostimportantSpanishwritersofourtime,wasfirstpublishedin1976.DuetocensorshipinSpainunderFranco,itwasinitiallydistributedonlyinLatinAmerica.Then,in1980,itwaspublishedagainbyPlazayJanés(Barcelona),andin2008itwasreissuedbyTropoEditores(Zaragoza).Thisvolumeiscomposedofeightlyricalandpowerfulshortstoriesboundtogetherbythemesofalienationandgenerationalconflictinthemodernworld.Accordingtotheauthor,“thestoriesareallconnectedbyasenseofpersecutionandbythesolidaritythatthissometimescreatesbetweentwopersons.”Thefirst,“FromBrothertoSister,”dealswiththeyearningsofloveofanadolescentforhissister.Inthesecond,“AttheBeach,”ayoungcoupleencountersachildwhobothmystifiesandtroublesthemwithherextraordinaryquestions.With“TheInfluenceofEdgarA.PoeonthePoetRaimundoArias,”wefindthedeep-feltsenseofexileofPeriRossiherself.Twopiecesofthiscollectionthatcarrythetitle“Simulacrum”giveusascience-fictionworldofspacetravelinwhichhumanfeelingsarelost.Astheauthorsays,“thefinalwordofthetaleis‘mercy,’(itisasenseof)pitythatIfeelformyselfandforallhumanbeings,becausewearecondemnedtodie,tosufferdictatorships,becausewearecondemnedmanytimestooppression,andweneedtoseekout,inthemidstofthissuffering,ourfellowmen.”Asforthetitlestoryofthiscollection,“TheAfternoonoftheDinosaur,”theauthorconfessesthatherdreams,atthetimeofthemilitarydictatorshipinMontevideowhenpeoplesimplydisappeared,”wereoftenhauntedbyterrifyingdinosaurs.Thedinosaur,forher,symbolizedfear,danger,thethreatofthegovernment.Shewantedtotamethedinosaur,tochangeitintoalovingcharacter.Itwasonlyaftershewrotethisstorythatdinosaursdisappearedfromherdreams.
JulioCortázarwrites:“CristinaPeriRossiisnotonlyawareofthehellsofthisworld,sheunderstandtheluresofparadise.Herexquisiteproseprojectsherreadersintoasurrealisticrealmthatisfilledwithforbiddenyetfascinatingchoices.”InhisintroductiontotheSpanishversionof“Latardedeldinosaurio,”hesays:“Inthreeofthestoriesfromthisbookthechildrenwilllaybaretheworldofthosewhoclaimtocontrolit,andwillreduceittoalaughingstockoftruth...Brothersandsisters,queensandslaves,falseadultsincapableofacceptingthelawsofthegame,peoplethatanAubreyBeardsleyoranEgonSchielewouldhavedrawnwiththeperverseperfectionofsteriledesire,ofapursuitwhosesoleincentiveisthatofnotcatchingtheprey,whetheritbenamedPatriciaorAlexandra,IgororAlina.Falseadults,forthesimplereasonthatadultsarefalse.Andtheadolescentturnstoitspastinalast,desperateactofresistance;butitssexanditshairanditsvoicedragittothepeakthattheboyofthedinosaurcontemplatesinfinalhorror.Nowtherearenovictimsorassassinsinthoseroomsofthehouse;thelastofitsvisitorsisableonlytoutteroneuselessword:Mercy.”
