Fado Alexandrino. Antonio Lobo Antunes, Author, Gregory Rabassa, Translator Grove/Atlantic $ (p) ISBN António Lobo Antunes, who has been called “one of Portugal’s pre-eminent writers” by The New York Times, was born in Lisbon in , where he still resides. But ”Fado Alexandrino” is a vastly different book – more ambitious, more complex and, inevitably perhaps, far more difficult. The one lonely.

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They served together in Mozambique aroundfighting in one of Salazarist Portugal’s colonial wars. Though all of their lives change according to their choices, the consequences tend to flatten out and by the time of the reunion none of them seems to have gained much, suggesting that the Revolution is not as significant to these military men as the war that preceded it.

May be a good book, but not my cup of tea: Plot [ edit ] Part One: It helps to know at least a little of midth Century Portugese history.

This technique is especially evident in the final chapter, which is the most fragmented and quickly switches voices. Sep 02, Robert rated it it was ok. Her mother remarried a man who raped her before she was sent to Lisbon to work as a maid. Jan faeo, Gillian rated it liked it. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

I know littl This was a challenging and very difficult book to understand and read. As they eat and drink, each one reports what he’s been doing in the intervening years.

This is a book I will mark down to read again as I am sure that with alexandrrino the plot and characters will become clearer and Not an easy read. The Communications Officer languished in prison as the Revolution occurred. Due to the success of his first novel, Lobo Antunes decided to devote his evenings to writing.

Fourth is a communications officer also referred to as “Lieutenant” which caused me no end of confusion at first an underground Communist agitator, jailed for his pains before being freed after April alexandrrino. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Wlexandrino the husband of the house died, the woman brought home a boy that the two raised together. In the present time, the five have had quite a bit to drink and make plans to move on to another venue.

Antunes skillfully weaves the tangle of stories and memories, but the unremitting nastiness of what he describes is ultimately too much–it is numbing. Mar 26, Nathan “N. Fdo was then arrested and brutally tortured by the PIDE. Nov 07, Matthew Stowell rated it really liked it.

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War, we all know, is hell, but the peace for the four veterans of noted Portuguese novelist Antunes’ latest South of Nowhere, may be worse. For hundred pages we follow these soldiers and their wives, girlfriends, bosses, oomrades dado for better or worse mostly for worse.

Alle verhaallijnen lopen door mekaar in ellenlange zinnen. The three parts of the novel are structured around the Revolution.

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Problemet er fzdo boka mangler noen som helst form for struktur. Either you’re going to be blown away by this incredible book or you’re going to toss it after the first 20 pages. Views Read Edit View history.

Ana rated it liked it Oct 04, Before the Revolution The five characters have gathered at a restaurant and are recounting their lives ten years after their return home from Mozambique in To ask other readers questions about Fado Alexandrinoplease sign up. Unfortunately, I don’t like stream-of-consciousness writing, and so this was extremely painful for faco.

Sometimes fantasy elements are introduced as characters imagine possible alexancrino. Just before the uprising, the Second Lieutenant had an affair with a woman named Ilda, who got pregnant. The novel wraps up with the group breaking ranks. One man never speaks, but we feel his alexansrino. This is a book I will mark down to read again as I am sure that with re-reading the plot alexandrini characters will become clearer and the smells and sounds will remain just as strong.

Five men gather in the s in a bar. In each part, chapters 1, 5, and 9 are centered on the Soldier; 2, 6, and 10 on the Lieutenant Colonel; 3, 7, and 11 on the Communications Officer; and 4, 8, and 12 on the Second Lieutenant. He draws a detailed picture of Portuguese society seen from the bottom up; no touristy views for him.

Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Dec 07, Susan rated it really liked it Shelves: Chapter 11 of Part Three breaks with the format established by the other chapters and will be covered in the plot synopsis.

As members of the military conspired to overthrow the government, the Captain, named Mendes, came to the Lieutenant Colonel to try to convince him to join the uprising, but he does not have his troops participate in the revolt. Guille rated it it was amazing Feb 22, Oct 12, Daniel Pinto rated it really liked it. He worked many months in Germany and Belgium. The Soldier suddenly stabs the Communications Officer in the back with a knife.

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The police find the body of the Communications Officer, pick up the prostitutes for questioning, and are on the trail of the soldiers. Mar 04, Carinekiki added it. Man man man ik ben er in begonnenmaar als een halve bladzijde 1 zin is Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our Pro Connect email alert.

Coltrane rated it it was amazing Aug 17,