Sidewalks
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.17 (688 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1566893569 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 120 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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1 Brooklyn, A Year of Favorites, Jason DiamondBook Riot, 2014’s Must-Read Books from Indie Presses"Valeria Luiselli is a writer of formidable talent, destined to be an important voice in Latin American letters. In essays that are as companionable as they are ambitious, she uses the city to exercise a roving, meandering intelligence, seeking out the questions embedded in our human landscapes.Valeria Luiselli was born in Mexico City in 1983 and grew up in South Africa. Some of her recent projects include a ballet performed by the New York City Ballet in Lincoln Center; a pedestrian sound installation for the Serpentine Gallery in London; and a novella in installments for workers in a juice factory in Mexico. She lives in New York City.. Grantland Book of the YearVol. Her vision and language are precise, and the power of her intellect is in evidence on every page."Daniel Alarcón"I'm completely captivated by the beauty of the paragraphs, the elegance of the prose, the joy in the written word, and the literary sense of this author."Enrique Vilas-MatasValeria Luiselli is an evening cyclist; a literary tourist in Venice, searching for Joseph Brodsky's tomb; an excav
By combining the perceptive intelligence of Hélène Cixous with the free-form sentences of W. In these short, linked essays, Luiselli explores themes of motion, travel, transition, and reflection. Sebald, these essays establish Luiselli as one of her generation’s finest nonfiction writers. Luiselli’s prose moves quickly, and the resulting essays challenge readers to rethink notions of space and place. Whether wandering in a Venetian graveyard in search of Joseph Brodsky’s resting place or navigating neighborhoods and contemplating the state of longing described by the Portuguese term saudade, erudite Luiselli writes with a cosmopolitan appreciation for cityscapes. G. --Diego Báez . In “Relingos,” Luiselli considers the cartography of empty space and addresses the imaginary architecture of Roland Barthes without sounding unpleas
There were chapters that one could connect with less, S. K. Sarah There were chapters that one could connect with less, such as the exploration of names in the cemetery (though genius no doubt). But the whole book is worth the chapter "Alternative Routes," an exploration of a city by bike and investigation into the untransl. R. Dean Phelps said My favorite Luiselli work.. An amazing book, easy to follow, but leaves you feeling like you've just taken an adventure in your armchair. Excellent perspective from the author, explained just enough to paint the picture of what's going on, and just the right amount of allowance for your