Skip to main content. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. She is inspire I knew Yourcenar tardily. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Cum nu exista dragoste in lume fara avantul inimii, tot asa nu exista voluptate vrednica de numele aces O carte plina de nestemate, de mici bijuterii — mituri si povesti din Europa de Est si Orientul Indepartat — distilate cu grija de autoare.
Indeed there is a common thread of melancholy that thickens as time passes, with one killing cuetos hero of one of the previous ones. Then marguerjte can start cuentos orientales marguerite yourcenar Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer — no Kindle device required. To illustrate this view of the world, Yourcenar chose a first-person narrative cuentos orientales marguerite yourcenar orienales popular in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Mi karguerite es el basado en Genji Monogatari, pues trata de darle un final a Genji, cosa que en el texto original no pasa. Soalnya biasanya di buku KPG jarang missed yang kaya begini jadi ngeh hehe Kisah-kisah tersebut sejatinya bercerita tentang hidup, cinta, gairah, seni, dan kematian ini tidak terikat pada suatu masa dan suatu negeri cuetos tetapi menyangkut nilai-nilai universalitas kemanusiaan yang berlaku sepanjang masa. There are a few stories in the Far East, but most are in the Balkans and Greece.
Este libro es mi primer acercamiento a la obra de Yourcenar. Toti suntem mai multe lucruri deodata, crampeie, umbre, naluci. Yourcenar describes the lives and dreams of the protagonists, whether they are involved in the conspiracy or not, in marguerkte sober manner of a seventeenth century mzrguerite.
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Recommended for those who want the most beautiful and least true stories imaginable, persons who precede us into one of those paradises for the dead who have acquired some merit, readers whose shadows are imprisoned and who hence die as though suffering from a broken heart. Feb 25, Philippe Malzieu rated it it was amazing. I knew Yourcenar tardily. She lived for a long time in the USA. She had just published "Archives of north" her less famous book and from my point of view the most intimate.
There are several levels analysis, particularly psychanalytical. Yourcenar is risked with orient. I am always anxious such a project because of risk of kitsch. Nothing like it here. Yourcenar is too a connoisseur of orient to let herself go to orientalism cheap. She is inspire I knew Yourcenar tardily. She is inspired by tales or local stories. Construction is circular. Is this allusion to eternal return, with the snake kundalini which bite its tail.
But this return is a kind of report failure for the occident. Wang Fo runs away himself by his painting. A language rather cold and a sad conclusion on the impossible bringing together of orient and occident. Oct 12, Angie rated it it was amazing Recommended to Angie by: Suna. Since reading 'Memoirs of Hadrian' last year and being overwhelmed, I have looked forward to reading more of Marguerite Yourcenar's exquisite writing.
These beautiful short stories come from many continents and far flung origins including Japan, China, Greece, the Balkans, Turkey and others. All contain enigmas of one sort or another which give a pleasing slant on fairy tales mingled with elements of horror and most are laced with eroticism and sensual pleasures which usually lead to the downfal Since reading 'Memoirs of Hadrian' last year and being overwhelmed, I have looked forward to reading more of Marguerite Yourcenar's exquisite writing.
All contain enigmas of one sort or another which give a pleasing slant on fairy tales mingled with elements of horror and most are laced with eroticism and sensual pleasures which usually lead to the downfall of some flawed human who could not resist the temptation laid before them. Its an enticing mix of tales. All different and all magical. The tales include an ageing painter who is to be executed because the world is not as perfect as he depicts in his work, a young man who gazes at the Nereids or sea nymphs and loses his soul to them, a prince who has been a great lover who becomes a hermit in the mountains but is pursued by the woman who loved him all along he doesn't see her love until he becomes blind and many others.
As expected the writing is that of a unique talent: 'He stood on bare feet in the dust, heat, and stale smells of the port, beneath the narrow awning of a small cafe where several customers had let themselves fall on the chairs in the vain hope of protecting themselves from the sun. His old rust-coloured trousers barely reached his ankles, and his pointed anklebones, the tips of his heels, his long grazed, callused soles, his supple toes, all belonged to that race of intelligent feet, accustomed to the constant embrace of the air and the earth, hardened by the roughness of the stones, which in Mediterranean countries still allow a clothed man a little of the freedom of a man who is naked.
These were agile feet, so different from the awkward, heavy ones trapped inside northern footwear The faded blue of his shirt matched the tones of the sky bleached by the summer light; his shoulders and shoulder blades pierced through the tears in the cloth like lean rocks; his longish ears framed his head obliquely like the handles of a Greek vase; undoubtable traces of beauty could still be seen on his wan and vacant face, like the surfacing of an ancient broken statue in a wasteland.
As it is after the first impression - it's a fabulously imaginative read. A thousand thanks to Suna for sending me this tiny but wonderful book. M Y witch. This is a collection of short stories written about an imaginary "eastern" past, showing the naive perspective of the inter-war period and by a very young writer.
All of that builds up into a fairy tale feeling, rather than history, and a sense of childish wonder that makes the tales quite enjoyable. Yourcenar already shows great skill as a storyteller, and was also widely read, so although some of the stories feel straight from a children storybook, she evokes very well the characters, their pass This is a collection of short stories written about an imaginary "eastern" past, showing the naive perspective of the inter-war period and by a very young writer.
Yourcenar already shows great skill as a storyteller, and was also widely read, so although some of the stories feel straight from a children storybook, she evokes very well the characters, their passions and lives, and if her Balkans are not too close to reality, it is the fault of reality, as the stories are how things should have been.
There are a few stories in the Far East, but most are in the Balkans and Greece. Indeed there is a common thread of melancholy that thickens as time passes, with one killing the hero of one of the previous ones.
Good if you take into account the period they were written but probably naive and predictable for our current sensitivities, I enjoyed also the evocative language. A short collection of short tales, told with masterful attention to allegory and scenery, and a wealth of ideas and sights -- worlds built upon by Yourcenar to bring myth and fantasy to reality, through insightful parables where beauty, love and horror walk hand in hand, and weave a hurtful tapestry of ancestral quality.
Yourcenar's remarkable wisdom shines through, in both historical and human terms, to provide the reader with a set of very satisfying, very provokative stories on which we can a A short collection of short tales, told with masterful attention to allegory and scenery, and a wealth of ideas and sights -- worlds built upon by Yourcenar to bring myth and fantasy to reality, through insightful parables where beauty, love and horror walk hand in hand, and weave a hurtful tapestry of ancestral quality.
Yourcenar's remarkable wisdom shines through, in both historical and human terms, to provide the reader with a set of very satisfying, very provokative stories on which we can all reflect, from which we can all learn, in which we are all represented.
View all 5 comments. Mar 05, John Spencer rated it it was amazing Shelves: adult-fiction , favorites , philosophy , classics. This is the sort of book I return to often. It is some of the most beautiful, poetic and inspirational prose I've ever known. Fostered within me a much deeper understanding of and love for Woman and incidentally,the Orient. View 1 comment. Nov 18, Tommy rated it it was ok.
The tales weren't extraordinary, but it was a short distraction from some other things I've been reading. Dec 02, Mamie rated it really liked it. My favorite out-loud read. Aug 05, Elena rated it it was amazing. I was a bit nervous before starting this one because the bar was set really high by the previous book i've read from Marguerite Yourcenar - Memoirs of Hadrian - but it delivered. She can tell so much in such a few words and some of them are so heart-wrenchingly beautiful.
Nov 07, Realini rated it it was amazing. The imagination of the painter blends with, or invades the reality of the tale. The painter is such a keen observer that, when his loyal companion is beheaded next to him, after he had tried to defend his master, Wang- Fo is fascinated by re Oriental Tales by Marguerite Yourcenar Wonderful stories How Wang- Fo was Saved This is the first in the series.
The painter is such a keen observer that, when his loyal companion is beheaded next to him, after he had tried to defend his master, Wang- Fo is fascinated by red color of the blood spilled on the pavement.
A bit horrifying at times, but an extraordinary tale. He knows no fear and he fights anyone. He has a mistress and hero that he is mistreats her after she had cooked a goat that was not that young: - How dare you cook an ancient animal for me?! And he throws away the food, upsetting the woman so much that she gets to town and betrays her lover, getting the population of the village to come and kill their mortal enemy. Marko tries to escape into the sea, but they catch him in a rather strange manner- with something like a lasso.
They drag him out of the waves and he looks stone dead. Still unconvinced, the woman insists and they put hot coals and then they call women to dance around him. Yes is too much for the valiant fighter. Beauty and dance are too much for a mortal soul, may be the message.
He smiles, the young woman sees him and does all she can to protect him. Three builders come to a breaking point, when they see that their construction is not holding. So they come to the conclusion that human sacrifice is needed and one of their wives will do the trick. Laki-Laki yang Bercinta Dengan Peri. Magguerite Alexis, who willingly and neatly assumed control of his existence, Cuenyos, the central yourcenarr in the second novel, prefers the blurred monotony of a life endured.
Awalnya tidak menyangka kisahnya diceritakan kembali dengan begitu puitisnya, tetapi ternyata bahasanya pun indah dibaca, cocok dengan covernya:. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are as essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website.
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