Os Cus de Judas

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Logo depois de voltar da guerra em Angola, Ant nio Lobo Antunes escreve Os cus de Judas, sobre suas experi ncias naquele pa s O romance se tornou um enorme sucesso, vindo a ser o primeiro grande livro sobre o conflito e a independ ncia angolanos e uma refer ncia hist rica obrigat ria.Numa narrativa n o linear e fragmentada, Lobo Antunes revela as inquieta es existenciais de um ser humano, na indel vel experi ncia de uma guerra, que se misturam s mem rias de inf ncia e juventude na Lisboa salazarista O autor utiliza se, na maior parte do romance, do fluxo de consci ncia e da associa o de id ias, para construir a hist ria e o perfil de seu narrador protagonista, um personagem que, a partir de uma dolorosa aprendizagem da agonia , v sua vida e seus valores estilha ados pela melancolia O que lhe resta s o fragmentos de mem ria a crian a que visitava com os pais o jardim zool gico aos domingos, o jovem que assiste impass vel a seu futuro sendo tra ado pela autoridade inquestion vel de uma fam lia salazarista, o adulto ap tico e frustrado diante da viol ncia que lhe retira as r deas e o sentido da vida.O leitor vai estar frente a frente com decad ncia, putrefa o, pestil ncia e morte Adicionando canalhice, viol ncia e insensatez Para o jornalista portugu s Nuno Barbosa, Lobo Antunes, dando plena express o a uma escrita impiedosa e grosseira consegue uma harmonia preciosa entre a viol ncia do narrado e a rudez dos termos utilizados as suas palavras ganham, portanto, uma credibilidade muito maior, criando um elo profundo com a realidade O livro, que recebeu o pr mio Franco Portugu s conferido pela Embaixada da Fran a em Lisboa, est na 21 edi o em Portugal e j foi vendido para mais de dez pa ses como Inglaterra, Fran a, It lia, Alemanha e Su cia. Read Os Cus de Judas author António Lobo Antunes – kino-fada.fr Everyone in this world is a learner And everyone, in one s life, must learn a thing or two Sitting in the cabin of a truck beside the driver, cap pulled low over my eyes, an endless cigarette vibrating in my hand, I began my painful apprenticeship in dying The Land at the End of the World seems to be made completely out of metaphors Confined in dilapidated wards, wearing the uniform of the ill, we walked our incommunicable dreams, our formless angst, around the sandy parade ground of the barrac Everyone in this world is a learner And everyone, in one s life, must learn a thing or two Sitting in the cabin of a truck beside the driver, cap pulled low over my eyes, an endless cigarette vibrating in my hand, I began my painful apprenticeship in dying The Land at the End of the World seems to be made completely out of metaphors Confined in dilapidated wards, wearing the...The Portuguese VietnamWhile the USA was engaged during the 1960 s and 70 s in its insane war in Vietnam, Portugal was digging proportionately even deeper graves in its African colony of Angola one and one half million men went to Africa, from a population of ten million almost 80,000 died on all sides Somewhat lower tech than the American effort, the Portuguese troops went out not by jet plane but by ship This was hardly a morale building experience they travelled in the same cargo holds The Portuguese VietnamWhile the USA was engaged during the 1960 s and 70 s in its insane war in Vietnam, Portugal was digging proportionately even deeper graves in its African colony of Angola one and one half million men went to Africa, from a population of ten million almost 80,000 died on all sides Somewhat lower tech than the American effort, the Portuguese troops went out not by jet plane but by ship This was hardly a morale bui...I do believe that everyone should eventually read this book Eventually, because they should be ready for it It s not to be trifled with That would be a waste Thanks to Neal for bringing this to my attention.My reviews do not tell the story That can be found elsewhere the official blurb, other reviews This is the story of a medical doctor who was drafted into Portugal s military to tend the wounded in the war against colonial Angola in the 1970s We follow him into the military camps an I do believe that everyone should eventually read this book Eventually, because they should be ready for it It s not to be trifled with That would be a waste Thanks to Neal for bringing this to my attention.My reviews do not tell the story That can be found elsewhere the official blurb, other reviews This is the story of a medical doctor who was drafted into Portugal s military to tend the wounded in the war against colonial Angola in the 1970s We follow him into the military camps and villages of Angola and back to his new life in Lisbon We hear only his voice as he drones on in horrific and painful detail, that reads like poetry.It is a story of war and its horrors It is a story of love and sex in the painful ambiguity that marks us all It is a bizarre story o...Alcoholic soliloquist leaning against the zinc of a Lisbon bar to charm a woman with shapes blossoming through a glass of whiskey that empties But is one really trying to seduce No we do not deludeabout feelings we want his square of skin that we will be able to flourish to the rhythm of his own impulses For our man has it in the bag, enough to make you drain the sewers of the Pra a do Comm rcio of the filth of all kinds that strew his thoughts Thoughts croupies in this dirty war in A Alcoholic soliloquist leaning against the zinc of a Lisbon bar to charm a woman with shapes blossoming through a glass of whiskey that empties But is one really trying to seduce No we do not deludeabout feelings we want his square of skin that we will be able to flourish to t...with nearly two dozen books to his name, ant nio lobo antunes is unquestionably portugal s greatest and most accomplished living novelist there are many myself not included that believe the swedish academy awarded the 1998 nobel prize to the wrong portuguese writer, though rumors persist that lobo antunes is an annual contender for the much coveted literary prize his dense and powerful works are often compared to those of joyce, faulkner, and c line, though he denies influence from either of with nearly two dozen books to his name, ant nio lobo antunes is unquestionably portugal s greatest and most accomplished living novelist there are many myself not included that believe the swedish academy awarded the 1998 nobel prize to the wrong portuguese writer, though rumors persist that lobo antunes is an annual contender for the much coveted literary prize his dense and powerful works are often compared to those of joyce, faulkner, and c line, though he denies influence from either of the former the...In her translator s introduction, Margaret Jull Costa notes that this works original Portuguese title was Os cus de Judas, which, roughly translated, pretty much means Judas s Assholes Costa didn t go with this translation I can t imagine her publishers would have been thrilled with it and I think that it s sort of a shame The Land at the End of the World suggests something fantastical or whimsical Lobo Antunes s book isn t either of these things It s nasty and cruel, dirty and sexualize In her translator s introduction, Margaret Jull Costa notes that this works original Portuguese title was Os cus de Judas, which, roughly translated, pretty much means Judas s Assholes Costa didn t go with this translation I can t imagine her publishers would have been thrilled with it and I think that it s sort of a shame The Land at the End of the World suggests something fantastical or whimsical Lobo Antunes s book isn t either of these things It s nasty and cruel, dirty and sexualized Judas s Assholes would have been muchfitting I m still bouncing back and forth on what rating I d like to give this book I am very glad I read it I also have very ambivalent feelings about it I tho...Antonio Lobo Antunes The Land at the End of the World may well be the best war novel written by a leftist psychiatrist of the Freudian school I suppose that sounds a bit snarky, or narrow, but it s not meant to be a criticism but a snapshot of what to expect The unnamed narrator like Antunes was a medic during Portugal s war in Angola He is haunted by his experience, and his memories, nine years later, are constantly circling back to the war and its horrors The novel opens at appropriate Antonio Lobo Antunes The Land at the End of the World may well be the best war novel written by a leftist psychiatrist of the Freudian school I suppose that sounds a bit snarky, or narrow, but it s not meant to be a criticism but a snapshot of what to expect The unnamed narrator like Antunes was a medic during Portugal s war in Angola He is haunted by his experience, and his memories, nine years later, are constantly circling back to the war and its horrors The novel opens at appropriately a zoo In such a setting there are of course multiple memory triggers to take him back to the jungles of Angola One particularly nasty, but important image is that of the baboons anal conjunctivitis which the narrator compares, while talking to his current lover, to...What I dislike most about this book is that I dislike it I closed the cover with an alarmingly low empathy level, and for reasons that may appear petty and pedantic The vague, non spoiler sketch a semi autobiographical young Portuguese doctor goes off to war in Angola and comes home to find that he cannot shrug off the horrors and simply continue prosaic modern life.This is material that should move me But it doesn t And here s why I couldn t stomach the non stop, gratuitous, and sometimes What I dislike most about this book is that I dislike it I closed the cover with an alarmingly low empathy level, and for reasons that may appear petty and pedantic The vague, non spoiler sketch a semi autobiographical young Portuguese doctor goes off to war in Angola and comes home to find that he cannot shrug off the horrors and simply continue prosaic modern life.This is material that should move me But it doesn t And here s why I couldn t stomach the non stop, gratuitous, and sometimes totally inane similes and metaphors There are certain horrific descriptions of the war and of alienation that were potent But then, a dogpile of metaphors would emerge, like a teeming mass of ants, like a mass avian migration whose flapping vitality wouldand I would either start to fall asleep or look ahead for the chapter break I just couldn t get immersed I m sorry This is supposed to be a masterpiece, but I don t see it I admit that I haven t fought in a war So maybe th...A tightly packed bomb built of beautiful metaphors Brutal at times, very sad at others Highly recommended.After a slow start, the languorously long sentences, many of them heavy with metaphors, grew on me But don t look for much of a plot here Instead, Antunes is all about mood and tone and stream of consciousness.Ostensibly about a Portuguese doctor serving his country s colonial ambitions in a war against rebels in Angola, this is as much about the good doctor s head, his dreams and nightmares, his on going conversation with the woman he loves, complete with the physical descriptions that make h After a slow start, the languorously long sentences, many of them heavy with metaphors, grew on me But don t look for much of a plot here Instead, Antunes is all about mood and tone and stream of consciousness.Ostensibly abou...

Os Cus de Judas
  • Portuguese
  • 15 September 2018
  • Paperback
  • 200 pages
  • 972202759X Edition Language Portuguese Literary Awards PEN Translation Prize Nominee for Margaret Jull Costa 2012 Other Editions 43
  • António Lobo Antunes
  • Os Cus de Judas