Hijuelos, Oscar
The 14 Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien
- Verlag: Harper Collins
- Erscheinungsdatum: 1996-08
- Format: Taschenbuch
- Umfang: 496
- ISBN: 0060975946
- EAN: 9780060975944
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In 'The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien,' Oscar Hijuelos brings to life the rambunctious Montez O'Brien family. In a small Pennsylvania town, Nelson O'Brien runs the Jewel Box Movie Theater, raising 14 daughters and a son with his wife, Mariela Montez. Through the eyes of Margarita, the eldest daughter, the lives, loves and tragedies of the Montez O'Briens and their complex family relationships unfold. While reflecting on the life of Emilio, her doggedly masculine brother, Margarita also ruminates on the nature of femininity, family, sex, love and earthly happiness. Her musings recall exhilarating adventures, eliciting tears and laughter, and tenderly reveal the bounteous heart of a warm, passionate family. At once lush, erotic and gorgeously written, 'The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien' is a masterwork by one of America's greatest writers.
Too many sistersI adored "The Mambo Kings," but with this book I think Oscar bit off more than he could chew. It's beautifully written, as is all of Hijuelos' books, but the meandering storyline spanning much of the 20th Century is not very compelling. Despite the brilliant prose, it becomes a chore to finish, though there certainly are passages as lovely as anything Hijuelos has written.
A Glorious book. Lush, sensual.From the opening pages of Mr Hijuelos's epic novel, one is on a long and delightfully rich journey. The love in these pages, the humantity, the poetry and humor, are abundant and utterly absorbing. A wonderful book by a skilled author.
An excellent observation of family, hope, and love.This book is a fluid generational narrative that traces the humorous, and occasionally tragic, milestones of a large interracial (white/hispanic) family in America. Hijuelos effortlessly combines sharp social and cultural commentary with an engrossing storytelling capability attributable to very few contemporary writers.
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