Originally published in September 2004, in 2 parts. Book 31 in my first 52 books challenge. Author: Luis Sepúlveda Original title: Un viejo que leía historias de amor Translator: Peter Bush Year published: 1989, 2002 (translation) Pages: 128 Genre: Literature Where got: Any Amount of Books, London (second-hand bookshop) The Story: All Antonio José Bolívar Proaño wants to do is to live his life quietly, read the love stories the itinerant dentist brings him twice a year, and be left alone. Then a hunter is stupid enough to kill some baby ocelots (a protected species) and the enraged mother ocelot begins killing every human she can find. The village is threatened, and the mayor sends out a search party, forcing Antonio to come along. Antonio is saddened by the whole situation, but has no choice but to follow orders and hunt the creature down. Translation, technique and plot: The translation is well done and the story has no translation flavour. The narrative has a...
Bookish expressions of a Bibliophile living in Reykjavík