Reseña de Malinche de la autora Jane Lewis Brandt
Un libro con Historia personal
Hola gente de Hive hoy les traigo la reseña de uno de mis libros favoritos y que tiene historia que contar.
El libro que les traigo hoy se titula Malinche de una escritora de habla inglesa Jane Lewis Brandt, no encontré mas datos de ella en internet y en la portada y contraportada del ejemplar de mi propiedad tampoco aparecen ningún dato de su nacionalidad, ni de su profesión , solo aparece su foto en la sobrecubierta.
En fin lo importante es que es un libro maravillosamente escrito, su narrativa te atrapa por completo, es la historia de una nativa maya hija de un cacique cuya tribus estaba dominada por los aztecas, Malinche fue entregada como esclava a Hernán Cortez, esta mujer maya fue muy inteligente no solo aprendió hablar muy pronto correctamente el español, lo que le facilito la conversación y pasar a ser la interprete de Cortez y mas tarde su amante, teniendo un hijo con él, pero sus logros no se quedaron ahí sino que se convirtió en su mas cercana consejera y fue también confidente de Moctezuma.
Este libro esta escrito a dos voces la de Arturo Mondragón el cual estaba profundamente enamorado de ella y por la propia voz de Malinche, los cuales nos narran los horrores de la conquista de México y sobretodo la imagen que nos dan de la caída de Tenochtitlan que es totalmente arrolladora y triste.
Creo que es un libro imperdible para todos los amantes de la lectura, su narrativa es totalmente atrapante desde principio a fin y no puedes soltarlo sino hasta terminar a mi me llevo 4 días terminarlo y solo porque a veces los acontecimientos narrados me afectaban tanto que tenia que hacer una pequeña pausa para procesar todo lo que acontecía y poder seguir leyendo esta maravillosa novela.
Tengo que decir que este efecto de no poder soltar el libro hasta acabarlo no solo me paso a mí, sino a un amigo también, lo cierto es que cuando finalmente termino el libro quede tan impactada que lo comente con un amigo que también es amante de la lectura y me lo pidió para leerlo, tengo que aclarar que hasta el día de hoy es una de las pocas personas que le presto libros, aunque a decir verdad es el único. Así que le preste la novela un viernes e igualmente que a mí la prosa de la autora lo atrapo.
Sin poder dejar de leer paso el sábado llego el domingo y seguía sin quitarle un ojo de encima y su esposa que también es amiga mía, a decir verdad, los tres somos colegas estudiamos juntos en la universidad. Lo cierto es que ella cansada de Rodolfo imbuido totalmente en la lectura y que no le contestaba cuando le hablaba o le preguntara algo, el inmutable seguía leyendo transportado a la historia de Malinche, no decía nada ni hacia nada que no fuera leer. Molesta por tanta indiferencia Esperanza le arranco el libro de las manos y lo lanzo por la ventana cabe destacar que vivían en un piso once (11), mi amigo se le quedo viendo fijamente y le dijo (- sabes que es libro es de Solange) ella no se esperaba eso y sin decir nada salió corriendo escaleras abajo a rescatar el libro. Si ven bien la foto verán que el libro esta golpeadito. Todavía recuerdo lo difícil que fue para ella explicarme lo sucedido, su rostro lleno de vergüenza pidiéndome disculpas por el maltrato al libro.
Solo me resta decirles que lo lean, no los dejara indiferente
Versión en Inglés/ English Version
Review of Malinche by author Jane Lewis Brandt
A book with a personal story
Hello people of Hive today I bring you the review of one of my favorite books that has a story to tell.
The book I bring you today is called Malinche by an English writer Jane Lewis Brandt, I did not find more information about her on the internet and on the front and back cover of the copy of my property there is no information about her nationality, nor her profession, only her photo on the dust jacket.
Anyway, the important thing is that it is a wonderfully written book, its narrative completely grabs you, it is the story of a native Mayan daughter of a cacique whose tribe was dominated by the Aztecs, Malinche was given as a slave to Hernan Cortez, This Mayan woman was very intelligent, not only did she learn to speak Spanish correctly very early, which made it easier for her to converse and become Cortez's interpreter and later his lover, having a son with him, but her achievements did not stop there, she became his closest advisor and was also Moctezuma's confidant.
This book is written in two voices, Arturo Mondragon's, who was deeply in love with her, and Malinche's own voice, both of which narrate the horrors of the conquest of Mexico and above all the image they give us of the fall of Tenochtitlan, which is totally overwhelming and sad.
I think it is a book not to be missed for all reading lovers, its narrative is totally gripping from beginning to end and you can't put it down until you finish it. It took me 4 days to finish it and only because sometimes the events narrated affected me so much that I had to make a small pause to process everything that was happening and to be able to continue reading this wonderful novel.
I have to say that this effect of not being able to let go of the book until I finished it not only happened to me, but to a friend as well, the truth is that when I finally finished the book I was so shocked that I told a friend who is also a lover of reading and asked me to read it, I have to clarify that to this day is one of the few people who lend him books, although to tell the truth is the only one. So I lent him the novel on a Friday and just like me the author's prose caught him.
Without being able to stop reading, Saturday went by, Sunday came and I still couldn't take my eyes off him and his wife, who is also a friend of mine, to tell the truth, the three of us are colleagues, we studied together at the university. The truth is that she was tired of Rodolfo, who was totally immersed in reading and who did not answer her when she spoke to him or asked him anything, he continued reading, transported to the story of Malinche, he did not say anything or do anything but read. Annoyed by such indifference Esperanza ripped the book out of his hands and threw it out of the window, it is worth mentioning that they lived on the eleventh floor (11), my friend stared at her and said (- you know that book is Solange's) she did not expect that and without saying anything she ran downstairs to rescue the book. If you look closely at the picture you will see that the book is battered. I still remember how difficult it was for her to explain to me what happened, her face full of shame apologizing for the mistreatment of the book.
I can only tell you to read it, it will not leave you indifferent.
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