Name: The Private Lives of Trees
ISBN: 9781934824245

Alejandro Zambra

Megan McDowell

Worried that his wife Veronica will not return home from an art class, Julian imagines his stepdaughter Daniela's future without her mother and tells her an improvisional bedtime story.

The Private Lives of Trees

Stephan Happe

It's more like he wishes he had written it years ago...

i like this. focuses a lot more on storytelling rather than writing, writing seems bland here but that’s where the storytelling exposes.

love the use of waiting as a metaphor for how we construct our identities and relationships through imagination rather than certainty. something that i do myself. the book also feels very architectured on emotional being, and words that uses minimalist techniques in writing. not something i particularly like but storytelling comes off as an interesting aspect of reading as i delve into this book. but somehow it’s still a little to miniature for me to fully appreciate, wish i could’ve liked it more.

i like this. focuses a lot more on storytelling rather than writing, writing seems bland here but that’s where the storytelling exposes.

love the use of waiting as a metaphor for how we construct our identities and relationships through imagination rather than certainty. something that i do myself. the book also feels very architectured on emotional being, and words that uses minimalist techniques in writing. not something i particularly like but storytelling comes off as an interesting aspect of reading as i delve into this book. but somehow it’s still a little to miniature for me to fully appreciate, wish i could’ve liked it more.

Stephanny lima

Ilham Akbarli

Son 2 ayda Zambradan oxuduğüm üçüncü əsərdir. Həyatımın bu dövründə və yaşadığımız bu günlərdə sadə hekayələri və axıcı mətniylə bu yazıçı məni çox rahatladır. Roman, baş qəhrəman Julianın başına gələnləri yox, ağlından keçənləri danışır. Ağacların şəxsi həyatından danışdığı nağıllar öz şəxsi həyatına birləşir. Zambra-nın bütün qəhrəmanları kimi bu qəhrəmanı da ortada qalır və sonda kitab bitir.
"Kitab o geri dönənə ya da Julian onun geri dönməyəcəyinə əmin olana qədər davam edir"