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A carregar... Grey Bees (2019)por Andrej Kurkow
   Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro.  ela82 | Mar 23, 2024 |    ) RMatthys | Dec 29, 2023 | The flow of language is like the slow flow of a river over stones – gurgling gurgling, gurgling. It took me a while to get into the rhythm, and I spent the first couple of chapters wondering “do I like this, yes, no, yes, no, yes?” Once I found the key to the book (or vise versa), I couldn’t stop. The book goes deeper than a story of human resilience and survival under horrible circumstances – you see people getting used to war, getting used to an abnormal reality that becomes the norm. That is why the main character’s dreams and nightmares are so prominent, I think. When your life, your reality is taken away from you, what is real? Parts of Grey Bees seem almost pastoral and cozy, with absurdities lurking in the background. The coziness makes the hell just waiting to be unleashed on every page even more terrifying. Sometimes you catch glimpses of the monsters of hell, sometimes they show their teeth, and sometimes they bite. This is brilliantly done. The structure of the novel is Everyman’s version of a hero’s journey, with shadows and reflections of the Odyssey. The story is circular – Sergey is back where he started by the end. And hell is still there. The more I think about Grey Bees after finishing it, the more things I find to think about. (  ) Alexandra_book_life | Dec 15, 2023 |  ) Iira | Dec 2, 2023 | sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
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HTML: With a warm yet political humor, Ukraine's most famous novelist presents a balanced and illuminating portrait of modern conflict. Little Starhorodivka, a village of three streets, lies in Ukraine's Grey Zone, the no-man's-land between loyalist and separatist forces. Thanks to the lukewarm war of sporadic violence and constant propaganda that has been dragging on for years, only two residents remain: retired safety inspector turned beekeeper Sergey Sergeyich and Pashka, a rival from his schooldays. With little food and no electricity, under constant threat of bombardment, Sergeyich's one remaining pleasure is his bees. As spring approaches, he knows he must take them far from the Grey Zone so they can collect their pollen in peace. This simple mission on their behalf introduces him to combatants and civilians on both sides of the battle lines: loyalists, separatists, Russian occupiers and Crimean Tatars. Wherever he goes, Sergeyich's childlike simplicity and strong moral compass disarm everyone he meets. But could these qualities be manipulated to serve an unworthy cause, spelling disaster for him, his bees and his country? .Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Der Bienenzüchter Sergej lebt im Donbass, wo ukrainische Kämpfer und prorussische Separatisten Tag für Tag aufeinander schiessen. Er überlebt nach dem Motto: Nichts hören, nichts sehen – sich raushalten. Ihn interessiert nur das Wohlergehen seiner Bienen. Denn während der Mensch für Zerstörung sorgt, herrscht bei ihnen eine weise Ordnung. Eines Frühlings bricht er auf: Er will die Bienen dorthin bringen, wo sie in Ruhe Nektar sammeln können. (