The Telling

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231 páginas

Idioma English

Publicado el 29 de julio de 2003 por Ace.

ISBN:
978-0-441-01123-0
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Número OCLC:
52711488

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Sutty, an Observer from Earth for the interstellar Ekumen, has been assigned to a new world—a world in the grips of a stern monolithic state, the Corporation. Embracing the sophisticated technology brought by other worlds and desiring to advance even faster into the future, the Akans recently outlawed the past, the old calligraphy, certain words, all ancient beliefs and ways; every citizen must now be a producer-consumer. Their state, not unlike the China of the Cultural Revolution, is one of secular terrorism. Traveling from city to small town, from loudspeakers to bleating cattle, Sutty discovers the remnants of a banned religion, a hidden culture. As she moves deeper into the countryside and the desolate mountains, she learns more about the Telling—the old faith of the Akans—and more about herself. With her intricate creation of an alien world, Ursula K. Le Guin compels us to reflect on our own recent history.

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reseñó The Telling de Ursula K. Le Guin

A beautiful masterpiece

It is fitting that a story about storytelling is so beautifully told.

Out of several Hainish Cycle books that I've read this one is the most exquisitely written. Others might be more immediately thought provoking, or include more elaborate sci-fi elements. The Telling, on the other hand, is laser focused on its theme of suppression of a culture. Everything supports and complements this.

The main protagonist, Sutty, is the only character that we really get to know deeply. And her backstory and entire personality molds here into a perfect vessel for exploring the world of the book. The story focuses on her reflections and the atmosphere of the place and the people she interacts with, instead of plot points. Even the rarest instances of paranormal occurrences are not mysteries to be unraveled, but simply add to the mystique of the world.

I fullheartedly recommend reading this wonderful …

reseñó The Telling de Ursula K. Le Guin

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Como última novela del ciclo Hainish creo que acaba de condensar perfectamente las inquietudes de LeGuin acerca del imperialismo conquistador y la globalización hecha sin mesura ni control. Su propia espiritualidad se filtra en el viaje de Sutty por el tao/The Telling de una manera que sería manipuladora si ella no escribiera siempre todo con una prudencia y saber estar que es raro de ver.

Es una novela preciosa, en esa manera que tiene LeGuin de hablar de las cosas más importantes para el ser humano, tanto a nivel individual como comunitario. Y esos finales suyos, marca de la casa, que te rompen por dentro a tantos trocitos que cada vez que te mueves sangras.

Lo que no le envidio a nadie el trabajo de traducir esta novela. El juego lingüístico es tan importante y base, que ya sólo traducir el título adecuadamente parece una misión imposible.

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