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2Ray Loriga, Premio Alfaguara de novela 2017 por Rendici n. Una historia sobre la autoridad y la manipulaci n colectiva con ecos de Kafka y Orwell. Una f bula sobre el destierro, la p rdida, la paternidad y los afectos. Han pasado diez largos a os desde que estall la guerra, y el matrimonio sigue sin conocer el paradero de sus hijos, sin saber si su pa s fue el agresor o el agredido. Fuera cual fuese el origen de la contienda, l, hombre de campo, y ella, su antigua patrona, siguen am ndose y sus vidas transcurren sencilla y rutinariamente. Un d a un muchacho mudo entra en su propiedad. Al principio lo encierran como a un prisionero, pero acaban por tomarle cierto cari o y, cuando las autoridades comunican que la zona debe ser evacuada y que tienen que poner rumbo a la ciudad transparente, los tres parten juntos. En ese momento el muchacho es bautizado como Julio. Las puertas dela metr poli muestran una clara advertencia: el aire mece los cuerpos sin vida de los traidores. En su interior, la ciudad transparente es casi un para so que provee a sus habitantes de todo aquello que cualquiera desear a en un hogar: armon a, limpieza y protecci n. Impera un orden riguroso, una calma autoritaria y una absoluta transparencia: no est n permitidos los secretos ni las paredes. En una sociedad en la que lo privado es de dominio p blico, en un mundo feliz y asfixiante que ataca pasivamente a la dignidad del ser humano, emergen los m s estremecedores augurios de nuestro futuro. Una historia kafkiana y orwelliana sobre la autoridad y la manipulaci n colectiva, una par bola de nuestras sociedades expuestas a la mirada y al juicio de todos. Sin caer en moralismos, a trav s de una voz humilde y reflexiva con inesperados golpes de humor, el autor construye una f bula luminosa sobre el destierro, la p rdida, la paternidad y los afectos. La trama de Rendici n sorprende a cada p gina hasta conducirnos a un final impactante que resuena en el lector tiempo despu s de cerrar el libro. .-Del Jurado del XX Premio Alfaguara de novela. Cr ticas:
A Loriga se le puede considerar el verdadero iniciador de una escritura que se aleja del realismo espa ol, un mon logo mental en un paisaje desolado, como salido de un cuadro de Hopper, con unos protagonistas cuyo nico n cleo social, generalmente roto, es el de la familia. Una escritura depurada, de breves p rrafos, que no describe, sino que va, silenciosa como los neum ticos de un autom vil sobre una autopista.
J.A. Masoliver R denas, La Vanguardia Ray Loriga es un fascinante cruce entre Marguerite Duras y Jim Thompson. -Pedro Almod var La voz de una nueva generaci n. -The Daily Telegraph Ray Loriga es un escritor de culto emergente que destila genio en cada p gina. Scotland on Sunday Loriga se ha unido al selecto grupo de escritores que -como Houellebecq y Murakami- est n redefiniendo la ficci n del siglo XXI. -Wayne Burrows, The Big Issue ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Ray Loriga, winner of the 2017 Alfaguara Novel Prize for Rendici n / SurrenderThe jury has recognized "a Kafkaesque, Orwellian story about authority and collective manipulation, a parable of our societies that are exposed to the sight and judgment of all. Without falling into idealism, and through a humble, thoughtful voice with unexpected bursts of humor, the author constructs a luminous fable about exile, loss, parenthood, and affection. The plot of Rendici n (Surrender) surprises us on every page until leading us to a stunning ending that resonates in the reader well after having put the book down." It has been ten long years since war broke out, and the couple still doesn't know the whereabouts of their children, or if their country was the aggressor or the victim. Whatever the origin of the dispute, he, a farm laborer, and she, his former employer, continue to love each other and their days pass simply and routinely. One day, a mute boy enters their property. At first they lock him up like a prisoner, but they end up becoming fond of him, and when the authorities announce that the area needs to be evacuated and they must set out for the transparent city, the three go together. In that moment, the boy is baptized as Julio. The gates of the metropolis display a clear warning: in the air swing the lifeless bodies of traitors. Inside, the transparent city is almost a paradise that provides its inhabitants with everything one could want in a home: harmony, neatness, and protection. Strict order, authoritarian calm, and absolute transparency reign supreme: neither secrets nor walls are permitted. In a society in which everything private is public domain, in a happy and suffocating world that passively attacks the dignity of human beings, emerge the most chilling portents of our future. Critics have said... "Loriga can be considered the true originator of writing that moves away from Spanish realism, a mental monologue in a desolate landscape, as if taken from a Hopper painting, with protagonists whose only social nucleus, generally broken, is that of family. Refined writing, of short paragraphs, that doesn't describe but rather goes, silently, like the tires of a car on a highway." -J. A. MASOLIVER R DENAS, La Vanguardia "Ray Loriga is a fascinating cross between Marguerite Duras and Jim Thompson." -PEDRO ALMOD VAR "The voice of a new generation." -The Daily Telegraph "Ray Loriga is an emerging cult writer who distills genius into every page." -Scotland on Sunday "Loriga is the rock star of European literature." -The New York Times
A Loriga se le puede considerar el verdadero iniciador de una escritura que se aleja del realismo espa ol, un mon logo mental en un paisaje desolado, como salido de un cuadro de Hopper, con unos protagonistas cuyo nico n cleo social, generalmente roto, es el de la familia. Una escritura depurada, de breves p rrafos, que no describe, sino que va, silenciosa como los neum ticos de un autom vil sobre una autopista.
J.A. Masoliver R denas, La Vanguardia Ray Loriga es un fascinante cruce entre Marguerite Duras y Jim Thompson. -Pedro Almod var La voz de una nueva generaci n. -The Daily Telegraph Ray Loriga es un escritor de culto emergente que destila genio en cada p gina. Scotland on Sunday Loriga se ha unido al selecto grupo de escritores que -como Houellebecq y Murakami- est n redefiniendo la ficci n del siglo XXI. -Wayne Burrows, The Big Issue ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Ray Loriga, winner of the 2017 Alfaguara Novel Prize for Rendici n / SurrenderThe jury has recognized "a Kafkaesque, Orwellian story about authority and collective manipulation, a parable of our societies that are exposed to the sight and judgment of all. Without falling into idealism, and through a humble, thoughtful voice with unexpected bursts of humor, the author constructs a luminous fable about exile, loss, parenthood, and affection. The plot of Rendici n (Surrender) surprises us on every page until leading us to a stunning ending that resonates in the reader well after having put the book down." It has been ten long years since war broke out, and the couple still doesn't know the whereabouts of their children, or if their country was the aggressor or the victim. Whatever the origin of the dispute, he, a farm laborer, and she, his former employer, continue to love each other and their days pass simply and routinely. One day, a mute boy enters their property. At first they lock him up like a prisoner, but they end up becoming fond of him, and when the authorities announce that the area needs to be evacuated and they must set out for the transparent city, the three go together. In that moment, the boy is baptized as Julio. The gates of the metropolis display a clear warning: in the air swing the lifeless bodies of traitors. Inside, the transparent city is almost a paradise that provides its inhabitants with everything one could want in a home: harmony, neatness, and protection. Strict order, authoritarian calm, and absolute transparency reign supreme: neither secrets nor walls are permitted. In a society in which everything private is public domain, in a happy and suffocating world that passively attacks the dignity of human beings, emerge the most chilling portents of our future. Critics have said... "Loriga can be considered the true originator of writing that moves away from Spanish realism, a mental monologue in a desolate landscape, as if taken from a Hopper painting, with protagonists whose only social nucleus, generally broken, is that of family. Refined writing, of short paragraphs, that doesn't describe but rather goes, silently, like the tires of a car on a highway." -J. A. MASOLIVER R DENAS, La Vanguardia "Ray Loriga is a fascinating cross between Marguerite Duras and Jim Thompson." -PEDRO ALMOD VAR "The voice of a new generation." -The Daily Telegraph "Ray Loriga is an emerging cult writer who distills genius into every page." -Scotland on Sunday "Loriga is the rock star of European literature." -The New York Times
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