Origin: Spain
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La Cuadratura del Circulo (in Spanish)
Pombo, Alvaro
Synopsis "La Cuadratura del Circulo (in Spanish)"
Este libro cuenta la tragedia de un hombre equivocado, que reconoce su error cuando ya no puede deshacer lo hecho. La violencia, la seduccion, la furia, el remordimiento, desarrollan su implacable logica en el marco de un tiempo confuso, el siglo XII. Pombo narra el imposible proposito de unificar religion y guerra, espiritualidad y politica, amor y crueldad. La politica de Acardo, el protagonista, esta zarandeada por mensajes contradictorios: el atractivo de la guerra, la fascinacion por el influyente San Bernardo de Claraval, la brillantez de la corte del duque de Aquitania, trovador y tiranico, la atraccion y el rechazo hacia la vida monastica, la seduccion por la cultura islamica, sutil, refinada. Es posible unificar esa variedad de llamadas, incitaciones, deseos, o seria intentar cuadrar el circulo? El resultado es esta novela excepcional, galardonada con el Premio Fastenrath de la Real Academia Espanola. / This book tells the story of the tragedy of a mistaken man, who recognizes his error when it is too late to undo the damagethat he has wrought. Violence, seduction, fury and regret unfurl their implacable logic in the framework of a confused time: the XIIth century. Pombo tells the story of the impossible goal of unifying religion and war,spirituality and politics, love and cruelty. The politics of Acardo, the protagonist, are assailed by contradictory messages: the attraction of war, a fascination for the charismatic San Bernardo de Claraval, the brilliance of the court of the Duke of Aquitania, troubadour and tyrant, the attraction and rejection of the monastic life, the seduction of Islamic culture, subtle and refined. Is it possible to justify this variety of desires, incitements, callings, or would it be like trying to square a circle? The result is this exceptional novel, winner of the FastenrathAward from the Spanish Royal Academy.
