{"data":{"pl":{"nodes":[{"title":"“Raj” Abdulrazaka Gurnaha","date":"13/05/2025","slug":"paradise-by-abdulrazak-gurnah","content":{"json":{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"Opublikowana w 1994 roku powieść ","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[{"type":"italic"}],"value":"„Raj”","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":" autorstwa Abdulrazaka Gurnaha rozgrywa się we wschodniej Afryce pod koniec XIX wieku, kiedy europejskie mocarstwa kolonialne zaczynały dzielić i zawłaszczać ten kontynent. To historia o Yusufie, dwunastoletnim chłopcu, którego ojciec oddaje zamożnemu kupcowi o imieniu Aziz w ramach spłaty długu. Początkowo Yusuf pracuje w sklepie i ogrodach Aziza, ale wkrótce wyrusza z nim w długie handlowe podróże w głąb afrykańskiego terytorium. Po drodze Yusuf odwiedza wiele różnych miejsc, spotyka rozmaitych ludzi i stopniowo zaczyna rozumieć, jak złożony i często surowy potrafi być świat.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"Autor przenosi nas do barwnej, tętniącej życiem Afryki Wschodniej, w której do dziś współistnieją rozmaite kultury, religie i języki — na długo przed tym, jak europejskie mocarstwa podporządkowały sobie ten region. Pokazuje też dawne układy sił: fakt, że część Afrykanów była właścicielami niewolników, oraz rywalizację lokalnych i zagranicznych kupców o kontrolę nad szlakami handlowymi. W wielu aspektach powieść Gurnaha jest dialogiem z „Jądrem ciemności” Josepha Conrada. Podczas gdy Conrad skupia się na Europejczykach widzących Afrykę jako mroczną i tajemniczą krainę, „Raj” oddaje głos afrykańskim bohaterom, ukazując ich marzenia, zmagania i codzienne życie.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"Choć powieść Abdulrazaka Gurnaha nie do końca mnie porwała, z ciekawością poznawałem realia życia we wschodniej Afryce tamtych czasów. Było dla mnie zaskoczeniem, że niewolnictwo nie było wyłącznie domeną białych Europejczyków – istniało też w afrykańskich społeczeństwach, splatając się ze starymi systemami handlu. Lektura pozwoliła mi lepiej zrozumieć historię Afryki i przełomowe zmiany, przed jakimi stanęła na początku XX wieku. Już choćby z tego względu cieszę się, że sięgnąłem po tę książkę. 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Nowo wydana książka jest właściwie zbiorem luźno ze sobą powiązanych opowiadań. Te kilkunastostronicowe historie przypominają błyskawiczne filmiki TikToka – bawią, wzruszają, intrygują współczesnego czytelnika z coraz bardziej ulotną zdolnością koncentracji. ","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"Każde z opowiadań zanurza czytelnika w inny fragment tej mozaiki, ukazując postaci próbujące odnaleźć sens w świecie pełnym kontrastów, miotające się między katolicko-konserwatywnymi nakazami a nowokapitalistycznym przymusem przynależności do społeczeństwa spektaklu. Mamy do czynienia z przygnębionymi kobietami balansującymi na krawędzi rozpaczy, mężczyznami rozdartymi między cielesnym pragnieniem a presją zawodowego sukcesu, czy młodzieżą cierpiącą na enigmatyczne, być może wyimaginowane, schorzenia. ","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"Wartość prozy Masłowskiej to przede wszystkim język. Jak nikt inny potrafi ona odzwierciedlić współczesny bełkot Polaków: zlepek patriotyczno-tradycyjnej edukacji, reklamowych sloganów, kapitalistycznej nowomowy, przesyconej anglicyzmami i korpomową, zabłocony gramatycznologicznymi błędami. ","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"Genialny styl Masłowskiej nie wystarcza, by obronić wartość książki, która sprawia wrażenie chaotycznej, napisanej bez planu, niemal przypadkowo. Finałowy rozdział, rozgrywający się na onirycznej wyspie zamieszkanej przez postaci z wcześniejszych historii, nie scala fabuły w spójną całość. Po lekturze ","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[{"type":"italic"}],"value":"Magicznej rany","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":" zostajemy z oczopląsem i bólem głowy, jak po kilkugodzinnym scrollowaniu na TikToka. Jeśli taki był zamysł autorki – nie został on dostatecznie wyrażony, doprecyzowany, jasno zakomunikowany.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"Choć ","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[{"type":"italic"}],"value":"Magiczna rana","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":" jest pod wieloma względami rozczarowująca, to stylistycznie Masłowska po raz kolejny udowadnia, że spośród żyjących polskich pisarzy ma największy literacki potencjał. Gdyby tylko dopracowała koncepcję powieści, zaplanowała ją od początku do końca i nadała jej wyraźniejszy przekaz oraz konstrukcję, mogłaby stworzyć przełomowe dzieła.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"}],"nodeType":"document"}},"articleImage":{"title":"magiczna rana","fluid":{"aspectRatio":1.4524495677233429,"src":"//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/23PyBg1PL1Ycxdp9TrOa8E/45260674c36f21ecff7661b7522d6ad2/IMG_3466.jpeg?w=800&q=50","srcSet":"//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/23PyBg1PL1Ycxdp9TrOa8E/45260674c36f21ecff7661b7522d6ad2/IMG_3466.jpeg?w=200&h=138&q=50 200w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/23PyBg1PL1Ycxdp9TrOa8E/45260674c36f21ecff7661b7522d6ad2/IMG_3466.jpeg?w=400&h=275&q=50 400w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/23PyBg1PL1Ycxdp9TrOa8E/45260674c36f21ecff7661b7522d6ad2/IMG_3466.jpeg?w=800&h=551&q=50 800w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/23PyBg1PL1Ycxdp9TrOa8E/45260674c36f21ecff7661b7522d6ad2/IMG_3466.jpeg?w=1200&h=826&q=50 1200w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/23PyBg1PL1Ycxdp9TrOa8E/45260674c36f21ecff7661b7522d6ad2/IMG_3466.jpeg?w=1600&h=1102&q=50 1600w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/23PyBg1PL1Ycxdp9TrOa8E/45260674c36f21ecff7661b7522d6ad2/IMG_3466.jpeg?w=2400&h=1652&q=50 2400w","srcWebp":"//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/23PyBg1PL1Ycxdp9TrOa8E/45260674c36f21ecff7661b7522d6ad2/IMG_3466.jpeg?w=800&q=50&fm=webp","srcSetWebp":"//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/23PyBg1PL1Ycxdp9TrOa8E/45260674c36f21ecff7661b7522d6ad2/IMG_3466.jpeg?w=200&h=138&q=50&fm=webp 200w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/23PyBg1PL1Ycxdp9TrOa8E/45260674c36f21ecff7661b7522d6ad2/IMG_3466.jpeg?w=400&h=275&q=50&fm=webp 400w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/23PyBg1PL1Ycxdp9TrOa8E/45260674c36f21ecff7661b7522d6ad2/IMG_3466.jpeg?w=800&h=551&q=50&fm=webp 800w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/23PyBg1PL1Ycxdp9TrOa8E/45260674c36f21ecff7661b7522d6ad2/IMG_3466.jpeg?w=1200&h=826&q=50&fm=webp 1200w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/23PyBg1PL1Ycxdp9TrOa8E/45260674c36f21ecff7661b7522d6ad2/IMG_3466.jpeg?w=1600&h=1102&q=50&fm=webp 1600w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/23PyBg1PL1Ycxdp9TrOa8E/45260674c36f21ecff7661b7522d6ad2/IMG_3466.jpeg?w=2400&h=1652&q=50&fm=webp 2400w","sizes":"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px"}}},{"title":"\"Zabiorę ogień\" (J'emporterai le feu) Leïli Slimani ","date":"08/03/2025","slug":"zabiore-ogien-jemporterai-le-feu-de-leila-slimani","content":{"json":{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"Leïla Slimani, znana i wielokrotnie nagradzana pisarka marokańsko-francuska (laureatka m.in. prestiżowej Nagrody Goncourtów), powraca z ostatnim tomem trylogii ","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[{"type":"italic"}],"value":"Cudzy kraj","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":" (","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[{"type":"italic"}],"value":"Dans le pays des autres)","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":", zatytułowanym ","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[{"type":"italic"}],"value":"Zabiorę ogień","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":" (","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[{"type":"italic"}],"value":"J’emporterai le feu","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"). Powieść kontynuuje historię rodziny Amina i Mathildy, koncentrując się tym razem na ich córce Aïchy, jej mężu Mehdim oraz ich dzieciach, Mii i Inès. Opowieść obejmuje szeroki horyzont czasowy – od narodzin Inès, przez burzliwą młodość Mii, aż po śmierć Amina i niesłusznie oskarżonego o korupcję Mehdiego.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"Nie sposób nie zauważyć podobieństw między biografią Slimani a wydarzeniami przedstawionymi w powieści – granica między rzeczywistością a fikcją wydaje się tu wyjątkowo cienka. Czytelnik zastanawia się, ile z opisanych wydarzeń jest odbiciem osobistych doświadczeń autorki, a ile wynikiem jej literackiej wyobraźni.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"Niewątpliwie największą siłą powieści jest mistrzowska konstrukcja psychologiczna bohaterów. Slimani, dzięki swojej autobiograficznej inspiracji lub po prostu niezwykłemu talentowi literackiemu, potrafi kreować postacie o niezwykłej głębi. Każda z nich – ze swoimi słabościami, myślami i dylematami – wydaje się autentyczna i wielowymiarowa, co sprawia, że ","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[{"type":"italic"}],"value":"J’emporterai le feu","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":" to książka, od której trudno się oderwać.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"Nieprzypadkowo trylogia nosi tytuł ","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[{"type":"italic"}],"value":"Cudzy kraj","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":". Bohaterowie tej powieści są zawieszeni między kulturami – Aïcha, Mia i Inès balansują pomiędzy francuskim i marokańskim dziedzictwem, Mehdiego i Fatimę uwiera konserwatywna rzeczywistość Maroka, a inni mierzą się z trudnościami integracji w nowym kraju. Slimani podejmuje więc rzadko eksplorowany w literaturze temat wyobcowania społecznego i nieprzynależności narodowej.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"Jedynym mankamentem powieści zdaje się jej konstrukcja narracyjna. Książkę otwiera pierwszoosobowa narracja dorosłej Mii, pisarki walczącej z long COVID. Po kilku stronach przenosimy się jednak do Rabatu, gdzie historia opowiadana jest przez wszechwiedzącego narratora, skupiającego się na karierze Mehdiego. Na ostatnich stronach ponownie powraca narracja Mii, gdy odwiedza ona opuszczoną farmę swoich dziadków. Chociaż oczywiste jest, że powieść została napisana z jej perspektywy, obecność wszechwiedzącego narratora w środkowej części książki wydaje się zaburzać spójność tej koncepcji.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"Pomimo tego drobnego zarzutu ","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[{"type":"italic"}],"value":"J’emporterai le feu ","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"[Zabiorę ogień] to książka absolutnie warta przeczytania. Jest to jak dotąd najlepsza powieść, jaką miałem okazję przeczytać w 2025 roku.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"}],"nodeType":"document"}},"articleImage":{"title":"sliming","fluid":{"aspectRatio":0.75,"src":"//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/5tp5ePbD1n6MW3VMqmbScJ/9694c05b3fb8e2cd00eae879f121cf77/IMG_3310.jpeg?w=800&q=50","srcSet":"//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/5tp5ePbD1n6MW3VMqmbScJ/9694c05b3fb8e2cd00eae879f121cf77/IMG_3310.jpeg?w=200&h=267&q=50 200w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/5tp5ePbD1n6MW3VMqmbScJ/9694c05b3fb8e2cd00eae879f121cf77/IMG_3310.jpeg?w=400&h=533&q=50 400w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/5tp5ePbD1n6MW3VMqmbScJ/9694c05b3fb8e2cd00eae879f121cf77/IMG_3310.jpeg?w=800&h=1067&q=50 800w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/5tp5ePbD1n6MW3VMqmbScJ/9694c05b3fb8e2cd00eae879f121cf77/IMG_3310.jpeg?w=1200&h=1600&q=50 1200w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/5tp5ePbD1n6MW3VMqmbScJ/9694c05b3fb8e2cd00eae879f121cf77/IMG_3310.jpeg?w=1600&h=2133&q=50 1600w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/5tp5ePbD1n6MW3VMqmbScJ/9694c05b3fb8e2cd00eae879f121cf77/IMG_3310.jpeg?w=2400&h=3200&q=50 2400w","srcWebp":"//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/5tp5ePbD1n6MW3VMqmbScJ/9694c05b3fb8e2cd00eae879f121cf77/IMG_3310.jpeg?w=800&q=50&fm=webp","srcSetWebp":"//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/5tp5ePbD1n6MW3VMqmbScJ/9694c05b3fb8e2cd00eae879f121cf77/IMG_3310.jpeg?w=200&h=267&q=50&fm=webp 200w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/5tp5ePbD1n6MW3VMqmbScJ/9694c05b3fb8e2cd00eae879f121cf77/IMG_3310.jpeg?w=400&h=533&q=50&fm=webp 400w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/5tp5ePbD1n6MW3VMqmbScJ/9694c05b3fb8e2cd00eae879f121cf77/IMG_3310.jpeg?w=800&h=1067&q=50&fm=webp 800w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/5tp5ePbD1n6MW3VMqmbScJ/9694c05b3fb8e2cd00eae879f121cf77/IMG_3310.jpeg?w=1200&h=1600&q=50&fm=webp 1200w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/5tp5ePbD1n6MW3VMqmbScJ/9694c05b3fb8e2cd00eae879f121cf77/IMG_3310.jpeg?w=1600&h=2133&q=50&fm=webp 1600w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/5tp5ePbD1n6MW3VMqmbScJ/9694c05b3fb8e2cd00eae879f121cf77/IMG_3310.jpeg?w=2400&h=3200&q=50&fm=webp 2400w","sizes":"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px"}}}]},"fr":{"nodes":[{"title":"\"La Végétarienne\" de Han Kang : Entre chair et esprit","date":"15/06/2025","slug":"the-vegetarian","content":{"json":{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"Comme chaque année, l’Académie suédoise a rendu son verdict tant attendu, guetté avec impatience par les amoureux des livres du monde entier. Cette fois-ci, le jury a décerné le prix Nobel de littérature à Han Kang, braquant les projecteurs sur une écrivaine encore peu connue du grand public. Comme beaucoup de lecteurs, je me suis précipité en librairie, j’ai feuilleté les titres disponibles de cette toute nouvelle lauréate et me suis retrouvé face à un dilemme : par lequel de ses romans commencer ? Incapable de choisir, j’en ai acheté trois : \"","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[{"type":"italic"}],"value":"Le vent se lève, Pars\"","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":", ","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[{"type":"italic"}],"value":"\"Impossibles adieux\" ","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"et \"","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[{"type":"italic"}],"value":"La Végétarienne\"","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":". Une recherche rapide en ligne m’a aidé à choisir \"","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[{"type":"italic"}],"value":"La Végétarienne\"","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":" comme première incursion dans son univers.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"Ce roman, salué par la critique et récompensé par le Man Booker International Prize en 2016, raconte l’histoire de Yeong-hye, une femme hantée par des cauchemars obscurs qui décide soudainement de ne plus manger de viande – un choix qui, dans une société conservatrice, est perçu comme profondément dérangeant. Ce qui n’était au départ qu’un acte personnel de résistance devient rapidement une source de conflit familial et social intense, ses proches réagissant avec incompréhension, inquiétude, puis hostilité ouverte.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"Lors d’un repas de famille, Yeong-hye est physiquement contrainte par son père autoritaire à manger de la viande. Sa réaction est à la fois choquante et hautement symbolique : elle saisit un couteau sur la table et, devant ses proches stupéfaits, se tranche les veines. Cet événement entraîne sa première hospitalisation, révélant l’ampleur de sa détresse psychologique. Le rejet de la viande se transforme peu à peu en un rejet global de la nourriture. Yeong-hye en vient à se percevoir comme une plante, convaincue qu’elle peut vivre uniquement d’eau et de lumière.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"J’ai adoré ce livre pour de nombreuses raisons. N’étant pas familier de la culture coréenne, j’y ai découvert une sensibilité rare dans la tradition littéraire occidentale – faite de spiritualité, de tensions inexprimées et d’une poésie troublante. Han Kang explore avec une maîtrise impressionnante les thèmes de la résistance, de l’identité et des limites de l’autonomie, à travers une narration en apparence simple, mais qui devient progressivement plus étrange et inquiétante. Ce roman m’a profondément marqué et continue de résonner en moi. J’ai maintenant hâte de découvrir les deux autres livres, dans l’espoir d’y retrouver d’autres facettes de l’univers singulier et bouleversant de Han Kang.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"}],"nodeType":"document"}},"articleImage":{"title":"The Vegetarian","fluid":{"aspectRatio":1.3335766423357664,"src":"//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/56EzVmTUeuxuGdTb87iKOy/1500a78bc7e78e15ac14875ebcd5d835/IMG_4275.jpeg?w=800&q=50","srcSet":"//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/56EzVmTUeuxuGdTb87iKOy/1500a78bc7e78e15ac14875ebcd5d835/IMG_4275.jpeg?w=200&h=150&q=50 200w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/56EzVmTUeuxuGdTb87iKOy/1500a78bc7e78e15ac14875ebcd5d835/IMG_4275.jpeg?w=400&h=300&q=50 400w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/56EzVmTUeuxuGdTb87iKOy/1500a78bc7e78e15ac14875ebcd5d835/IMG_4275.jpeg?w=800&h=600&q=50 800w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/56EzVmTUeuxuGdTb87iKOy/1500a78bc7e78e15ac14875ebcd5d835/IMG_4275.jpeg?w=1200&h=900&q=50 1200w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/56EzVmTUeuxuGdTb87iKOy/1500a78bc7e78e15ac14875ebcd5d835/IMG_4275.jpeg?w=1600&h=1200&q=50 1600w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/56EzVmTUeuxuGdTb87iKOy/1500a78bc7e78e15ac14875ebcd5d835/IMG_4275.jpeg?w=2400&h=1800&q=50 2400w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/56EzVmTUeuxuGdTb87iKOy/1500a78bc7e78e15ac14875ebcd5d835/IMG_4275.jpeg?w=3654&h=2740&q=50 3654w","srcWebp":"//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/56EzVmTUeuxuGdTb87iKOy/1500a78bc7e78e15ac14875ebcd5d835/IMG_4275.jpeg?w=800&q=50&fm=webp","srcSetWebp":"//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/56EzVmTUeuxuGdTb87iKOy/1500a78bc7e78e15ac14875ebcd5d835/IMG_4275.jpeg?w=200&h=150&q=50&fm=webp 200w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/56EzVmTUeuxuGdTb87iKOy/1500a78bc7e78e15ac14875ebcd5d835/IMG_4275.jpeg?w=400&h=300&q=50&fm=webp 400w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/56EzVmTUeuxuGdTb87iKOy/1500a78bc7e78e15ac14875ebcd5d835/IMG_4275.jpeg?w=800&h=600&q=50&fm=webp 800w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/56EzVmTUeuxuGdTb87iKOy/1500a78bc7e78e15ac14875ebcd5d835/IMG_4275.jpeg?w=1200&h=900&q=50&fm=webp 1200w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/56EzVmTUeuxuGdTb87iKOy/1500a78bc7e78e15ac14875ebcd5d835/IMG_4275.jpeg?w=1600&h=1200&q=50&fm=webp 1600w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/56EzVmTUeuxuGdTb87iKOy/1500a78bc7e78e15ac14875ebcd5d835/IMG_4275.jpeg?w=2400&h=1800&q=50&fm=webp 2400w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/56EzVmTUeuxuGdTb87iKOy/1500a78bc7e78e15ac14875ebcd5d835/IMG_4275.jpeg?w=3654&h=2740&q=50&fm=webp 3654w","sizes":"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px"}}},{"title":"\"Paradis\" d'Abdulrazak Gurnah","date":"13/05/2025","slug":"paradise-by-abdulrazak-gurnah","content":{"json":{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"Publié en 1994, ","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[{"type":"italic"}],"value":"Paradis","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":" d’Abdulrazak Gurnah est un roman situé en Afrique de l’Est, à la fin du XIXᵉ siècle, au moment où les puissances coloniales européennes commençaient à se partager et à s’approprier le continent. Le récit suit Yusuf, un garçon de douze ans que son père remet à un riche marchand nommé Aziz afin d’acquitter une dette. D’abord employé dans la boutique et les jardins d’Aziz, Yusuf se joint bientôt à lui pour de longues expéditions commerciales qui les conduisent loin à l’intérieur des terres africaines. Au fil du voyage, il découvre une multitude de lieux, croise des hommes et des femmes venus d’horizons très divers, et prend peu à peu la mesure de la complexité, et souvent de la dureté, du monde qui l’entoure. ","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"Le roman brosse le portrait d’une Afrique de l’Est foisonnante, riche de cultures, de religions et de langues variées, bien avant que la domination européenne ne s’y impose complètement. Il explore également des structures de pouvoir plus anciennes, montrant comment certains Africains détenaient eux-mêmes des esclaves, et comment commerçants locaux et étrangers se disputaient marchés et influences. À bien des égards, l’ouvrage de Gurnah apparaît comme une réponse au ","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[{"type":"italic"}],"value":"Cœur des ténèbres","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":" de Joseph Conrad. Là où Conrad décrivait le périple d’Européens en Afrique, perçue comme obscure et inquiétante, ","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[{"type":"italic"}],"value":"Paradis","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":" place au premier plan les personnages africains, révélant leurs espoirs, leurs luttes et la réalité de leur quotidien.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"Même si Paradise n’a pas tout à fait été une lecture à mon goût, j’ai trouvé fascinant de découvrir ce qu’était la vie des habitants de l’Afrique de l’Est à cette époque. J’ai surtout été frappé de constater que l’esclavage n’était pas uniquement le fait des Européens blancs, mais qu’il existait aussi au sein des sociétés africaines, étroitement lié à d’anciens réseaux commerciaux. En définitive, ce roman m’a offert une compréhension plus fine de l’histoire de l’Afrique et des bouleversements auxquels elle était confrontée au tournant du XXᵉ siècle. 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Ce nouvel ouvrage est en réalité un recueil de nouvelles, reliées entre elles de façon lâche et fragmentaire. Ces histoires d’une dizaine de pages rappellent les vidéos fulgurantes de TikTok – elles amusent, émeuvent, intriguent un lecteur contemporain dont l’attention, de plus en plus volatile, s’évapore rapidement.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"Chaque récit plonge le lecteur dans un autre fragment de cette mosaïque, donnant à voir des personnages en quête de sens dans un monde en perpétuel contraste, ballottés entre les injonctions catholico-conservatrices et l’impératif néo-capitaliste d’appartenir à la société du spectacle. On y croise des femmes accablées, vacillant au bord du désespoir, des hommes tiraillés entre leurs désirs charnels et la pression du succès professionnel, ainsi qu’une jeunesse en proie à des maux énigmatiques, peut-être même imaginaires.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"Mais la véritable force de la prose de Masłowska réside avant tout dans son maniement virtuose du langage. Personne, mieux qu’elle, ne sait capter et restituer le charabia contemporain des Polonais : un mélange de discours patriotico-traditionaliste, de slogans publicitaires, de novlangue capitaliste saturée d’anglicismes et de jargon entrepreneurial – le tout alourdi par des fautes grammaticales, des incohérences logiques et un chaos syntaxique volontairement maîtrisé.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"Cette éblouissante dextérité stylistique de Masłowska ne suffit cependant pas à sauver un livre qui, dans son ensemble, semble erratique, écrit sans véritable plan, presque au hasard. Le dernier chapitre, qui se déroule sur une île onirique habitée par certains personnages croisés dans les précédents récits, ne parvient pas à donner une cohésion d’ensemble. 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Si seulement elle avait pris le temps d’élaborer une trame plus structurée, d’affiner son propos et de densifier son intrigue, elle aurait pu livrer une œuvre véritablement marquante.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"}],"nodeType":"document"}},"articleImage":{"title":"magiczna rana","fluid":{"aspectRatio":1.4524495677233429,"src":"//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/23PyBg1PL1Ycxdp9TrOa8E/45260674c36f21ecff7661b7522d6ad2/IMG_3466.jpeg?w=800&q=50","srcSet":"//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/23PyBg1PL1Ycxdp9TrOa8E/45260674c36f21ecff7661b7522d6ad2/IMG_3466.jpeg?w=200&h=138&q=50 200w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/23PyBg1PL1Ycxdp9TrOa8E/45260674c36f21ecff7661b7522d6ad2/IMG_3466.jpeg?w=400&h=275&q=50 400w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/23PyBg1PL1Ycxdp9TrOa8E/45260674c36f21ecff7661b7522d6ad2/IMG_3466.jpeg?w=800&h=551&q=50 800w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/23PyBg1PL1Ycxdp9TrOa8E/45260674c36f21ecff7661b7522d6ad2/IMG_3466.jpeg?w=1200&h=826&q=50 1200w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/23PyBg1PL1Ycxdp9TrOa8E/45260674c36f21ecff7661b7522d6ad2/IMG_3466.jpeg?w=1600&h=1102&q=50 1600w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/23PyBg1PL1Ycxdp9TrOa8E/45260674c36f21ecff7661b7522d6ad2/IMG_3466.jpeg?w=2400&h=1652&q=50 2400w","srcWebp":"//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/23PyBg1PL1Ycxdp9TrOa8E/45260674c36f21ecff7661b7522d6ad2/IMG_3466.jpeg?w=800&q=50&fm=webp","srcSetWebp":"//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/23PyBg1PL1Ycxdp9TrOa8E/45260674c36f21ecff7661b7522d6ad2/IMG_3466.jpeg?w=200&h=138&q=50&fm=webp 200w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/23PyBg1PL1Ycxdp9TrOa8E/45260674c36f21ecff7661b7522d6ad2/IMG_3466.jpeg?w=400&h=275&q=50&fm=webp 400w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/23PyBg1PL1Ycxdp9TrOa8E/45260674c36f21ecff7661b7522d6ad2/IMG_3466.jpeg?w=800&h=551&q=50&fm=webp 800w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/23PyBg1PL1Ycxdp9TrOa8E/45260674c36f21ecff7661b7522d6ad2/IMG_3466.jpeg?w=1200&h=826&q=50&fm=webp 1200w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/23PyBg1PL1Ycxdp9TrOa8E/45260674c36f21ecff7661b7522d6ad2/IMG_3466.jpeg?w=1600&h=1102&q=50&fm=webp 1600w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/mr4anmal14yv/23PyBg1PL1Ycxdp9TrOa8E/45260674c36f21ecff7661b7522d6ad2/IMG_3466.jpeg?w=2400&h=1652&q=50&fm=webp 2400w","sizes":"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px"}}}]},"en":{"nodes":[{"title":"\"The Vegetarian\" by Han Kang: Between Flesh and Spirit","date":"15/06/2025","slug":"the-vegetarian","content":{"json":{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"As every year, the Swedish Academy pronounced its much-awaited verdict: eagerly anticipated by bookworms across the globe. This time, the jury awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature to Han Kang, shining a spotlight on a writer not necessarily familiar to the broader public. Like many readers, I rushed to the bookshops, browsed through the available titles by this newly crowned laureate, and faced a major dilemma: which of Kang’s novels should I read first? Unable to decide, I bought three of her books: “","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[{"type":"italic"}],"value":"The Wind Blows, Go”","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":", “","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[{"type":"italic"}],"value":"We Do Not Part”","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":", and “","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[{"type":"italic"}],"value":"The Vegetarian”","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":". A quick online search helped me choose ","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[{"type":"italic"}],"value":"The Vegetarian","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":" as my first foray into her work.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"This critically acclaimed novel, which received the International Booker Prize in 2016, tells the story of Yeong-hye, a woman haunted by arcane nightmares who suddenly decides to stop eating meat: a decision that, in a conservative society, appears deeply controversial. What begins as a personal act of resistance soon escalates into a source of profound familial and social conflict, as her relatives react with incomprehension, alarm, and eventually outright hostility.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"During a family gathering, Yeong-hye is physically forced by her tyrannical father to eat meat. Her reaction is both shocking and symbolic: she grabs a knife from the table and, in front of her stunned relatives, slits her wrists. This event leads to her first hospitalisation, revealing the depth of her psychological distress. What began as a revulsion towards meat soon deteriorates into a general disgust for food. Yeong-hye gradually comes to see herself as a plant, believing she needs only water and sunlight to survive.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"I absolutely loved the book for many reasons. Not being familiar with Korean culture, I discovered through ","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[{"type":"italic"}],"value":"The Vegetarian","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":" a sensibility that feels largely absent in much of the Western literary tradition: one filled with spirituality, unspoken tensions, and a haunting poetic atmosphere. 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