{"id":9689,"date":"2013-03-30T23:39:56","date_gmt":"2013-03-30T21:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/egophobia.ro\/?p=9689"},"modified":"2013-04-09T16:10:37","modified_gmt":"2013-04-09T14:10:37","slug":"o-aparitie-fresh-in-literatura-romana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/?p=9689","title":{"rendered":"O apari\u021bie fresh \u00een literatura rom\u00e2n\u0103"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>[\u015eerban Andrei Mazilu, <em>The Angellove Society: Crux<\/em>, WheelMan Press, 2013]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=right> de Cristina Nemerovschi<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=justify>\nAm auzit pentru prima dat\u0103 de romanul lui \u0218erban Andrei Mazilu, Crux, pe Facebook. \u00cenainte s\u0103 aflu c\u0103 a fost scris direct \u00een englez\u0103 \u0219i publicat \u00een afar\u0103, am aflat a\u0219adar c\u0103 are mul\u021bi fani \u00een r\u00e2ndul adolescen\u021bilor. Ceea ce, fire\u0219te, e un lucru bun, tinerii cititori fiind \u00een general foarte selectivi \u0219i c\u0103ut\u00e2nd la o carte ceea ce unor autori le este imposibil s\u0103 pun\u0103 \u00eentre coperte: personaje captivante \u0219i puternice, ac\u021biune care s\u0103 te \u021bin\u0103 cu sufletul la gur\u0103, ritm alert, limbaj accesibil \u0219i autentic, idee\/miz\u0103 \u0219i un final pe m\u0103sur\u0103. Romanul lui Andrei are o parte din aceste ingrediente, \u0219i asta explic\u0103 \u0219i succesul s\u0103u, modul \u00een care \u201ca prins\u201d la cititorii foarte tineri.<!--more--><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=justify>\nApoi, chiar \u00eenainte s\u0103 \u00eencep s\u0103 citesc romanul, am participat la lansarea c\u0103r\u021bii \u00een cadrul t\u00e2rgului de literatur\u0103 fantasy \u0219i SF Final Frontier, unde a fost adus\u0103 \u00een discu\u021bie particularitatea c\u0103r\u021bii lui \u0218erban Andrei Mazilu, anume faptul c\u0103 a fost scris\u0103 \u00een limba englez\u0103 \u0219i, totu\u0219i, lansat\u0103 \u0219i \u00een Rom\u00e2nia. C\u00e2\u021biva dintre cei care au luat atunci cuv\u00e2ntul s-au \u00eentrebat dac\u0103 \u201eeste fair\u201d ca o carte publicat\u0103 \u00eentr-o limb\u0103 str\u0103in\u0103 s\u0103 fie prezentat\u0103 publicului din Rom\u00e2nia. Mie nu mi se pare nimic \u00een neregul\u0103 aici, at\u00e2ta timp c\u00e2t publicul nu s-a pl\u00e2ns. Dac\u0103 publicul g\u0103se\u0219te acest roman accesibil, ba chiar captivant, addictive, din reac\u021biile pe care le-am v\u0103zut deja, nu cred c\u0103 este cazul s\u0103 dezvolt\u0103m teorii pompoase \u0219i artificiale despre \u201cciud\u0103\u021benia\u201d ca un rom\u00e2n s\u0103 scrie direct \u00een englez\u0103 \u0219i s\u0103 fie publicat de o editur\u0103 american\u0103. Este un merit care nu trebuie \u00een niciun caz s\u0103 \u00eei fie negat autorului. Iar\u0103\u0219i, acuza\u021biile de \u201carogan\u021b\u0103\u201d mi se par absolut copil\u0103re\u0219ti; e foarte firesc ca un autor s\u0103 scrie \u00een limba pe care o simte cel mai potrivit\u0103 pentru cartea pe care o are \u00een minte.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=justify>\nRevenind la cartea \u00een sine, synopsis-ul ne d\u0103 coordonatele ac\u021biunii \u0219i ne prezint\u0103 principalele personaje: \u201cMisterioasa planet\u0103 Crux sufer\u0103 \u00een t\u0103cere, chinuit\u0103 de un blestem str\u0103vechi. Entit\u0103\u0163i divine \u015fi vicleni lorzi ai infernului \u00ee\u015fi manipuleaz\u0103 progeniturile ca pe ni\u015fte pioni \u00eentr-un nesf\u00eer\u015fit \u015fi dureros joc de \u015fah, \u00een timp ce primul heruvim, Innanna, creatoarea acestei lumi \u015fi salvatoarea rasei Nephalem, este \u00eentemni\u0163at\u0103 \u00eentr-o dimensiune paralela, \u00een exil etern. Enigmaticul Nilithar, singura for\u0163\u0103 din Univers ce o poate elibera, este transportat pe Crux pentru a-\u015fi \u00eendeplini misiunea, dar acest\u0103 chemare cu rezonan\u0163\u0103 magic\u0103 atrage nu numai aten\u0163ia Cruxienilor, ci \u015fi a unui grup special de p\u0103m\u00eenteni numit Angellove Society; Thomas, un muritor cu s\u00eenge de vampir, \u015fi Andrew, un vr\u0103jitor cu puteri neb\u0103nuite, investigheaz\u0103 o misterioas\u0103 profe\u0163ie \u015fi astfel se trezesc \u00eentr-un t\u0103r\u00eem fantastic, dincolo de galaxii, unde \u00eencearc\u0103 s\u0103 o g\u0103seasc\u0103 pe Kara, unica speran\u0163\u0103 a Nephalemilor. Puteri fantastice s\u00eent angrenate \u00eentr-o \u00eenfruntare epic\u0103: Lumina \u00eempotriva \u00centunericului. Crux nu se distorsioneaz\u0103 numai pe sine, modific\u00eendu-\u015fi constant peisajul, ci \u00eei transform\u0103 \u015fi pe cei care-i calc\u0103 hotarul, metamorfoz\u00eendu-i pe cei mai neobisnui\u0163i (\u015fi poate nepotrivi\u0163i) indivizi \u00een adev\u0103ra\u0163i eroi ce lupt\u0103 pentru a \u00eempiedica anihilarea total\u0103.\u201d<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=justify>\nEste interesant cum reu\u0219e\u0219te autorul, aflat, de altfel, la debut, s\u0103 manevreze abil aceast\u0103 \u00eencreng\u0103tur\u0103 de personaje \u0219i for\u021be. Stilul este cursiv, urmeaz\u0103 c\u00e2teva fire narative, mut\u00e2nd cinematografic camera de la un personaj la altul, pentru a crea complexitatea ac\u021biunii \u0219i implicit a lecturii. Personajul cel mai bine conturat mi se pare Kara, o adolescent\u0103 cu un portret veridic \u00een aceast\u0103 prim\u0103 parte a seriei, personaj cu umor \u0219i ironie care, probabil, \u00ee\u0219i va cuceri cititorii. Foarte aproape de aceast\u0103 performa\u021b\u0103 este \u0219i Maar, un personaj cu destul de multe conflicte interioare,care devine ap\u0103r\u0103tor al Karei. Acesta \u201cduce cu el de milenii povara unui jur\u0103m\u00e2nt, acela de a proteja orice suflet Nilithar care ajunge pe planet\u0103 \u0219i a-l ajuta s\u0103 o elibereze pe Innanna (\u0219i \u00eencerc\u0103ri au fost destule, astfel \u00eenc\u00e2t au fost destule de pierderi regretabile, lucru care \u00eel va face pe Maar s\u0103 dea totul pentru a o proteja pe Kara, \u00een care \u00ee\u0219i pune ultima speran\u021b\u0103)\u201d, cum rezum\u0103 foarte bine Liviu pe blogul fansf.wordpress.com. Alte p\u0103r\u021bi reu\u0219ite ale romanului Crux mi se par unele descrieri ale senza\u021biilor \u0219i lucrurilor v\u0103zute de personaje care te fac s\u0103 ghice\u0219ti c\u0103 exist\u0103 mai mult dec\u00e2t ceea ce se arat\u0103 la o prim\u0103 lectur\u0103: \u201cIf Maar could remember earthly seasons, he could tell it looked and smelled like autumn, being of many shades of brown, gold and rusty red, with highlights of black and white, and it was full and rich, like a lion\u2019s mane.\u201d Sau \u201caround her, she could sense others and their satisfaction derived from her suffering, yet the darkness was now covering her eyes and her attackers\u2019 voices rang like distant echoes in her ears\u201d; \u201cIt had the body of a snake, yet transparent and smooth, devoid of scales and his head was flat and wide, like a cat\u2019s. Its eyes burned golden as it resurfaced again and took out the second Gan\u2019dra, ripping it to shreds with giant round teeth, then it coiled around itself and rose up in front of Farven\u201d.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=justify>\n\u0218erban Andrei Mazilu are pe alocuri for\u021ba de a crea personaje \u0219i simboluri care te fac s\u0103 rezonezi \u00een timpul lecturii \u2013 le ofer\u0103 o anumit\u0103 m\u0103re\u021bie, un farmec indiscutabil. De pild\u0103, descrierea catedralei \u00een centrul c\u0103reia st\u0103 imaginea Innannei: \u201cThe cathedral stood with titanic might on top of the gentle shaped hills of Enoch, proud and glistening white. A monument of the High, the building was said to be built by the most adept of the enlightened Nephalem in hope that one day their angelic creator would return to them. It never truly happened, yet never truly failed either [\u2026] Only marble statues of angels, seraphim and other heavenly creatures adorned the edifice, yet their perfection more than spoke of what the acolytes worshipped. Just like most structures in Enoch, the cathedral was also shaped in a spherical way, including the ever present circular patterns and round forms that represented the Creator\u2019s perfection. [\u2026] In the center ruled not an image of the High Father, but of the cherub Innanna, her giant slim wings spreading gloriously heavenward, faceless, yet shining so bright even in the dimmest of light.\u201d Imagini puternice, dine definite, cu siguran\u021b\u0103 pe placul oric\u0103rui cititor de fantasy, dark horror sau gothic, \u0219i nu numai.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=justify>\nSunt \u00eens\u0103 \u0219i pasaje ceva mai pu\u021bin inspirate care las\u0103 senza\u021bia c\u0103 bat pasul pe loc, unde ai nevoie de un strop de voin\u021b\u0103 ca s\u0103 mergi mai departe cu lectura. De asemenea, a\u0219a cum am v\u0103zut c\u0103 i s-a repro\u0219at deja t\u00e2n\u0103rului autor, apar \u00een Crux tot soiul de cli\u0219ee \u00eent\u00e2lnite prea des \u00een c\u0103r\u021bile \u0219i filmele de gen, \u00eenc\u00e2t uneori ai senza\u021bia c\u0103 autorul a \u00eencercat prea tare s\u0103 aduc\u0103 \u00een romanul s\u0103u c\u00e2te pu\u021bin din toate, pentru a satisface toate gusturile. A\u0219 spune \u0219i c\u0103 nu ar strica ca autorul s\u0103 mai lucreze la partea de originalitate, de mesaj personal, dac\u0103 nu a\u0219 \u0219ti c\u0103 acest roman este doar prima parte a unei serii \u2013 a\u0219adar, e foarte probabil ca urm\u0103toarele c\u0103r\u021bi ale seriei s\u0103 \u00eentruneasc\u0103 \u0219i aceste cerin\u021be. Iar, ca debut, este o carte reu\u0219it\u0103 \u0219i promi\u021b\u0103toare.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=justify>\nUna peste alta, <i>Crux<\/i> e mai mult dec\u00e2t gura de aer proasp\u0103t \u00een literatura rom\u00e2n\u0103, o literatur\u0103 \u00een care sunt \u00eencurajate tot mai mult crea\u021biile r\u00e2ncede, repetitive, potecile b\u0103tute \u0219i re\u021betele care merg la sigur. \u0218erban Andrei Mazilu risc\u0103, vine cu o carte scris\u0103 \u2013 probabil \u2013 a\u0219a cum \u00eei place lui s\u0103 citeasc\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 a \u021binti, a\u0219a cum fac din p\u0103cate mul\u021bi dintre debutan\u021bii rom\u00e2ni, spre generozitatea criticilor \u0219i spre r\u00e2vnitele premii de ga\u0219c\u0103. Autorul vine cu ceva inedit, cu o carte declarat orientat\u0103 spre cititor, \u0219i merit\u0103, bine\u00een\u021beles, toat\u0103 aten\u021bia noastr\u0103. Dac\u0103 \u0219i al\u021bi tineri autori vor urma exemplul lui Andrei, literatura rom\u00e2n\u0103 va avea de c\u00e2\u0219tigat prin diversitate \u0219i prospe\u021bime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[\u015eerban Andrei Mazilu, The Angellove Society: Crux, WheelMan Press, 2013] de Cristina Nemerovschi &nbsp; &nbsp; Am auzit pentru prima dat\u0103 de romanul lui \u0218erban Andrei Mazilu, Crux, pe Facebook. \u00cenainte s\u0103 aflu c\u0103 a fost scris direct \u00een englez\u0103 \u0219i publicat \u00een afar\u0103, am aflat a\u0219adar c\u0103 are mul\u021bi fani \u00een r\u00e2ndul adolescen\u021bilor. 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