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| Title | : | Reputations |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.31 (845 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1594633479 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-21 |
| Language | : | English |
book diva said Brilliance rendered again by Juan Gabriel Vasquez. After finishing his brilliant The Sounds of Things Falling I hungered for more of Juan Gabriel Vasquez' superb storytelling and his craftsmanship rendering words into rich and sinuous images. Credit of course must be given to a gifted translator. The story's protagonist is a renowned political cartoonist/caricaturist for a Colombian newspaper whose piquant cartoons can bring down governments, politicians and li. plane said A shaper of public opinion. A short, but extremely interesting book about a man who has spent four decades of his professional life as a great political cartoonist in Columbia. He has made a reputation as someone able to influence politicians, make or break careers, change the opinions of Judges and certainly become a person to be both feared and admired by his countrymen. The opening of the book shows the man: Javier Mallarino, at the he. Jill I. Shtulman said Class, conscience and caricatures. “Caricatures might exaggerate reality but they can’t invent it. They can distort, but they never lie.”So says Javier Mallinaro, the protagonist of Reputations, and one of the most influential and legendary political cartoonists in Colombia. A caricature from him can define someone for life and make and break a reputation. He fancies himself a humanist, a satirical illustrator, a “driller
Doctorow"Razor-sharp" —O, the Oprah Magazine “An undoubted talent… Introspective and personal.” —The Wall Street Journal“Vásquez creates characters whose memories resonate powerfully across an ingeniously interlocking structure…Vásquez creates a compelling literary work—one where an engaging narrative envelops poignant memories of a fraught historical period.” —The New Republic“The Sound of Things Falling is a masterful chronicle of how the violence between the cartels and government forces spilled out to affect and corrode ordinary lives. It makes clear that our memories, and even the things we've forgotten, can come back to haunt us and make us question the true cost of our actions.” —NPR"Spare but powerful. A brisk and sophisticated study of a conscience in crisis." —Kirkus
She lives in Toronto. Juan Gabriel Vásquez's previous books include the 2014 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award winner and national bestseller, The Sound of Things Falling, as well as the award-winning The Informers, The Secret History of Costaguana, and the story collection Lovers on All Saints' Day. She has twice won both the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and the Premio Valle Inclán, and receive
But this all changes when he's paid an unexpected visit from a young woman who upends his sense of personal history and forces him to re-evaluate his life and work, questioning his position in the world.In Reputations, Juan Gabriel Vásquez examines the weight of the past, how a public persona intersects with private histories, and the burdens and surprises of memory. Perfect for readers of Ian McEwan and J. M. A man capable of repealing laws, overturning judges' decisions, destroying politicians' careers with his art. In this intimate novel that recalls authors like Coetzee and Ian McEwan, Vásquez plumbs universal experiences to create a masterful story, one that reverberates long after you turn the final page.. His weapons are pen and ink. From the brilliant mind of the bestselling, award-winning author of The Sound of Things Falling, a powerful novel about a legendary political cartoonist. He is his country's most influential political cartoonist, the consciousness of a nati
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