\u201ePovestea lui McBride este o minunat\u0103 od\u0103 \u00eenchinat\u0103 umanit\u0103\u021bii.\u201c \u2013\u00a0Time<\/i>\u00a0Magazine<\/i><\/p>\n
\u00cen 1972, c\u00e2nd muncitorii din Pottstown, Pennsylvania, s\u0103pau funda\u021biile pentru o nou\u0103 construc\u021bie, ultimul lucru pe care se a\u0219teptau s\u0103-l g\u0103seasc\u0103 era un schelet \u00een fundul unui pu\u021b.<\/p>\n
Al cui era, cum ajunsese acolo, \u00een cartierul d\u0103r\u0103p\u0103nat \u00een care imigran\u021bii evrei \u0219i afro-americani tr\u0103iau al\u0103turi \u0219i \u00eemp\u0103rt\u0103\u0219eau ambi\u021bii \u0219i necazuri, era o tain\u0103. Dealul G\u0103inilor e locul unde locuiesc Moshe \u0219i Chona Ludlow \u0219i unde se afl\u0103 magazinul lor, B\u0103c\u0103nia Rai \u0219i P\u0103m\u00e2nt.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd angaja\u021bii statului vin \u00een c\u0103utarea lui Dodo, b\u0103iatul surd iubit de toat\u0103 comunitatea, vr\u00e2nd s\u0103-l interneze \u00eentr-un azil, Chona \u0219i Nate Timblin, liderul neoficial al comunit\u0103\u021bii de culoare de pe Dealul G\u0103inilor, \u00eencearc\u0103 \u00eempreun\u0103 s\u0103-l apere pe b\u0103iat.<\/p>\n
Odat\u0103 cu pove\u0219tile acestor personaje, cap\u0103t\u0103 contur \u0219i lupta oamenilor de culoare care tr\u0103iesc la periferia Americii albe \u0219i cre\u0219tine.<\/p>\n
Dezv\u0103luind cele petrecute de-a lungul timpului pe Dealul G\u0103inilor, McBride ne arat\u0103 cum, chiar \u0219i \u00een vremuri \u00eentunecate, iubirea \u0219i comunitatea \u2013 raiul \u0219i p\u0103m\u00e2ntul \u2013 sunt cele care ne sus\u021bin.<\/p>\n
\u201eMcBride scrie despre r\u0103nile ad\u00e2nci ale americanilor cu dragoste, cu furie, animat de un spirit care zboar\u0103 precum un \u0219oim, \u00een cercuri largi, purtat de v\u00e2nturile nev\u0103zute ale istoriei.\u201c –\u00a0Ethan Hawke<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201eDe fiecare dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd citesc una dintre c\u0103r\u021bile lui, m\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc: \u00abAsta e cea mai bun\u0103 carte a lui\u00bb. Nu. ACEASTA e cea mai bun\u0103 carte a lui.\u201c –\u00a0Ann Patchett<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201eCu povestea lui, McBride surprinde o \u021bar\u0103 aflat\u0103 \u00een iure\u0219ul schimb\u0103rii, v\u0103zut\u0103 prin ochii nou-veni\u021bilor \u0219i ai celor ce-au fost c\u00e2ndva sclavi. Prin aceast\u0103 evocare, el ne ofer\u0103 un memento profund: \u00een ciuda aparentei lipse de \u0219anse, iubirea \u0219i sprijinul aproapelui ne pot salva.\u201c –\u00a0The New York Times<\/i>\u00a0Book Review<\/i><\/p>\n James McBride\u00a0<\/strong>(n. 1957) este scriitor, muzician \u0219i scenarist. \u00cen 1996 a publicat un volum de memorii,\u00a0The Color of\u00a0Water. A Black Man\u2019s Tribute to His White\u00a0Mother, \u00een care-\u0219i poveste\u0219te copil\u0103ria petrecut\u0103 \u00een s\u00e2nul unei familii s\u0103race de afro-americani, condus\u0103 cu m\u00e2n\u0103 de fier de o mam\u0103 evreic\u0103, care se converte\u0219te la cre\u0219tinism. Cartea a rezistat doi ani \u00een topurile de v\u00e2nz\u0103ri\u00a0The New York\u00a0Times\u00a0\u0219i a v\u00e2ndut peste 2 milioane de exemplare. Romanul lui din 2002,\u00a0Miracle at St. Anna, a fost ecranizat \u00een 2008, \u00een regia lui Spike Lee. Un alt roman, publicat \u00een 2013,\u00a0The Good\u00a0Lord Bird\u00a0(<i „=””>Pas\u0103rea Bunului Dumnezeu<\/i>, Pandora M, 2015), a fost recompensat cu National Book Award. Cel mai recent,\u00a0Pr\u0103v\u0103lia Rai \u0219i P\u0103m\u00e2nt\u00a0<\/i>(The Heaven &<\/i>\u00a0Earth Grocery Store<\/i>, 2023), a creat o adev\u0103rat\u0103 senza\u021bie \u00een lumea literelor americane. James McBride c\u00e2nt\u0103 la saxofon \u0219i a f\u0103cut parte din forma\u021bia Rock Bottom Remainders, al\u0103turi de al\u021bi scriitori, printre care Stephen King, Amy Tan sau Barbara Kingsolver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201ePovestea lui McBride este o minunat\u0103 od\u0103 \u00eenchinat\u0103 umanit\u0103\u021bii.\u201c \u2013\u00a0Time\u00a0Magazine \u00cen 1972, c\u00e2nd muncitorii din Pottstown, Pennsylvania, s\u0103pau funda\u021biile pentru<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5398,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[617],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-5397","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-literatura-universala","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n