Un sensible homenaje a la narracion, la infancia y el poder transformador de la musica.
El segundo libro traducido al ingles de Luis Sagasti emprende un recorrido circular que hace eco de las Variaciones Goldberg de Bach para narrarnos historia tras historia, al estilo de Scheherazade, entretejidas de manera sutil y sorprendente, creando un tapiz que vibra al son de armonias celestiales. Sagasti nos guia en un viaje que va desde la musica nacida bajo el sol a la musica enviada al espacio en la mision Voyager. Desde Rothko hasta el rock, desde aquellos compositores en los campos de concentracion hasta una habitacion donde se escuchan los lamentos de los reclutas argentinos en Malvinas. Un delicado homenaje a la narracion, la infancia y el poder transformador de la musica.
The Spanish language edition of A Musical Offering_. Tracing a circular course that echoes Bach's_ Goldberg Variations_, Luis Sagasti's second book to appear in English takes the guise of a musical scheherazade, recounting story after story, vibrating to celestial harmonies. From the music born of the sun to the music sent into space on the Voyager mission, from Rothko to rock music, from the composers of the concentration camps to a weeping room for Argentinian conscripts in the Falklands,_ A Musical Offering_traverses the shifting sands of fiction and history._
A lyrical celebration of storytelling, of childhood, and of the transformative power of music.
Tracing a circular course that echoes Bach's Goldberg Variations , Luis Sagasti's second book to appear in English takes the guise of a musical scheherazade, recounting story after story, vibrating to celestial harmonies. From the music born of the sun to the music sent into space on the Voyager mission, from Rothko to rock music, from the composers of the concentration camps to a weeping room for Argentinian conscripts in the Falklands, A Musical Offering traverses the shifting sands of fiction and history.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
Republic of Consciousness Prize (Shortlist)
"Una fascinante suite de historias sobre musica, tanto escuchada como desconocida." -The Arts Desk
"Una interpretacion hermosa y fragmentaria que siempre da con la nota precisa." -Irish Times
"Una ofrenda musical no es tanto un intento de escribir sobre musica sino una verdadera partitura que usa palabras como un nuevo tipo de notacion."" -Will Ashon , autor de CHAMBER MUSIC y STRANGE LABYRINTH
"El equivalente literario a una sinfonia." -Books and Bao
"Sagasti articula sus elementos magistralmente. Con sutileza y destreza, entreteje nuevos hilos en su tapiz." -BookBlast
"Un trabajo de inmensa complejidad, con un gran balance y una belleza extraordinaria." -The Monthly Booking
"Sagasti logra crear un mundo rico en iluminaciones y reflexiones filosoficas." -Morning Star
"La cuidadosa construccion a contrapunto de Sagasti entreteje una variedad de vinetas eclecticas que trascienden sus partes, dejando un impacto emocional indeleble que desafia la racionalizacion." -Gutter Magazine
"Adquiri conocimientos que no sabia que necesitaba." -Joyzine
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Praise for Luis Sagasti
Society of Authors Valle-Inclan Prize (Winner)
Republic of Consciousness Prize (Shortlist)
"Fluidity, charm, emotion and disarming brushes of grace." -The Wall Street Journal
"A bewitching suite of stories about music, heard and unheard." -The Arts Desk
"A beautiful, fragmentary rendition which never strikes a false note." -Irish Times
"A Musical Offering is less an attempt to write about music than to actually write music - using words as a new kind of notation."" -Will Ashon , author of CHAMBER MUSIC and STRANGE LABYRINTH
"The literary equivalent of a symphony." -Books and Bao
"Sagasti handles his elements masterfully, subtly and dexterously weaves new threads into his tapestry." -BookBlast
"A work of immense complexity, great balance and extraordinary beauty." -The Monthly Booking
"Sagasti manages to create a world rich in illuminations and philosophical reflections." -Morning Star
"Sagasti's careful contrapuntal construction weaves together an eclectic range of vignettes which transcend their parts, leaving an indelible emotional impact that defies rationalisation." -Gutter Magazine
"I have gained knowledge I didn't know I needed." -Joyzine
"A veritable fugue of insights and literary forms, subtlety and humour." -Asymptote
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Society of Authors TA First Translation Prize (Shortlist)
"A subtle marvel...a nimble writer who merits wider readership in English." -Kirkus
"A genre-defying collection of associative musings on art, music, philosophy, and literature." -Publishers Weekly
"Innovative, playful, and beautifully executed."" -Carlos Fonseca , author of COLONEL LAGRIMAS
"Simply genius."" -Enrique Vila-Matas , author of DUBLINESQUE
"A work of wonderful analogies and disparate historical footnotes." -Morning Star
"Like Borges before him, Sagasti has produced a rare thing: a work of fiction as learned as it is fun." -Gary M. Perry, Foyles Charing Cross
"Sagasti produces here a magnificent constellation of stories, and in doing so pays tribute to art." -Fnac
"One hundred pages of pure intelligence, to be enjoyed listening to Sun Ra." -L'Arbre Vengeur
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Höhe: 128 mm
Breite: 194 mm
Dicke: 12 mm
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978-1-913867-23-2 (9781913867232)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Luis Sagasti , escritor, profesor y critico de arte, nacio en Bahia Blanca, Argentina, en 1963. Es licenciado en Historia por la Universidad Nacional del Sur, donde trabaja actualmente como profesor. Desde 1995 hasta 2003 fue curador a cargo de educacion y divulgacion cultural en el Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Bahia Blanca, donde coordino numerosos catalogos artisticos para exhibiciones. Ademas de Bellas Artes (2011, publicada en ingles con el titulo Fireflies), publico cuatro novelas: El Canon de Leipzig (1999), Los mares de la Luna (2006), Maelstrom (2015) y Una ofrenda musical (2017). Su libro mas reciente, Leyden Ltd. esta compuesto integramente por notas al pie.
Luis Sagasti , a writer, lecturer and art critic, was born in Bahia Blanca, Argentina in 1963. The author of five novels, including Fireflies (known in Spanish as Bellas Artes, 2011) and A Musical Offering (Una Ofrenda Musical, 2017), he's just about to publish his most recent book, comprised entirely of footnotes.
