How to define the fascination of the stories that make up this volume? How to explain what its enduring nature? Of these, above all, the remarkable story "The decline" that back in the very last years of last century passionately recommended the Pilar de la Gralla from his trench bookstore. How? By reading and appropriating the ideas of others, for example those of Rafael Reig show me the way:
"In principle, to understand, a realistic novel is the characters
when they happen more things on the outside than inside.
Or to put it precisely: when what happens outside
adjust or determine what happens inside, and not vice versa. "
Juan Carlos Botero many things have happened outside threats, persecution, a kidnapped mother, exiles, ... and their characters also things happen, surprises, unexpected transform them, make them realize the fragility not only of life but even the everyday, the banal.
In either scenario planning their stories always-ominous presence, of course, for better or for worse is gonna leave a mark burned into the lives of his characters. But fetched without artifice, even in the quieter life can trigger a spark hell. It is the charm of the unexpected.
Example ominous presence. To read "The Descent" is necessary to do so under appropriate conditions, can not be read either way it is a life lesson and deserves a respectful not going to say because we would be short but reverential:
- should be read in summer, summer heat and not stormy.
- night, much better if the small hours of the morning.
- the strictest in solitude and in silence, no soft music, even the elevator.
- Near a window or door that overlook the outside. A single point
- light.
- a cool drink, horchata no, please, "the Ginger Ale with ice is excellent.
- A good sofa, bed no.
- Place about one and face down the picture of that ex who made us so much harm when we left. Finally
- read in one sitting, no breaks.
saints have cojones, once finished reading, do not turn it over to the photo.
Then came two novels, infumable "The Judgement" and the uneven but powerful images " The reef "
"Without answering, corrió the man's bedroom curtain to the powerful light
Caribbean Métiers is like a gold ingot derrumbe ... "
(Las voces- the windows and Juan Carlos Botero , Ediciones B, Barcelona, \u200b\u200b1998)
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