Rarely has so restrained in expression, and so many talking book. The story described loyally giving the specific micro-communities. The story we are building dozens of different biography. A book about the French homeless, about their anger, helplessness, sensitivity and feelings of exclusion from life. Homeless portrayed by Roman Gren in a modest volume of this book at the same time people are speaking not only in his own behalf. The uniqueness of "Hostel" is also in the fact that the author can only using a gentle approach to a character, draw it quite clearly who she is. for this remarkable empathy and the use of simple means for its expression "Hostel" is for me not only a good book, but especially all credible. Paris shelter for the homeless Victoria is known more as a tomb. It is here to meet all those who for some reason in my life did not work out and are forced to enlist the help of French social welfare. The hostel is on every moment, but there also leaves behind a lasting impression. This is followed, introducing a story about the inhabitants of the Tomb. Stories of unusual and unique. We read about how the world can be measured dial-up adapter. The weeping elephant from Sri Lanka. On some eccentric Australijczyku forming his alternative biography. We will learn the folly of a Tunisian during the lunar night, the taste of black hatred of white inmates to his guardian, the dream of finding his son. We will learn how not to be influenced by blacks and Poles what can be done with mercilessly chrapiącym Indian. M nogość history described by the Grena has also the same denominator - it is in many ways described loneliness as experienced by everyone who stayed in a hostel. Longer and brief. Many of the heroes of this book may seem just as imaginary how the stories they tell. Some, however, is that each of them carries a very intense individual disappointment the world lived together and that makes a look at the "Shelter" as a collection of stories at least bitter.
is bitter and sweet at the same time Gren. Opening a collection of stories, in which homeless people receive a cookie is a specific and a lot of talking about the contents of "hostel" prologue. It is a fact that the stories Grena spear as well as biscuits. They give a bit of sweetness in the fact-free icing shelter in which he lives and dies, but which also experienced an indescribable longing for a normal life, where you can reach for a cookie at any time.
worth mentioning a few names, linking them with stories. You can not remain indifferent to them, because it's a very human drama and black comedy also human. Just force the breakdown of the many dramatic roles. It is Jean, who flees from her grandmother still and emptiness around. Bridel is a doctor who will one day fall. We have a history of Ivan's desperate letter asking the President of France for financial support and Cyril, which does not save a slog at the kitchen sink, but the poetry, which he also creates. This is Maria, a mother with AIDS, which has parted from their children. Hazzan is also, unfortunately similar to Osama bin Laden. These are people of flesh and blood, and their stories also takes because they represent only a small part of what she is full of humiliation and fear expectancy in spite of the cruel life.
Gren is not cruel, Gren is true. It's a great documentary, good listener and sensitive chronicler of all that, what he hears. Yet it is impossible to say that "Hostel" was coined. impossible not to notice that the author is trying to speak for anyone but for someone to hide it. And such modesty contemporary Polish artists in the majority rather not have.
Black Publishing, 2011
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