Wednesday, December 29, 2010

The Black City by Sand


























Although in the beginning and at the end the translation got a bit annoying- too contemporary for my taste (translated by Tina Kover)- the story was pretty interesting. Not amazingly written though, since I didn't write down any quotes. The ending was also too perfect... I did like that the old man lived in delusion and everyone protected it.

The story was way too realistic for me, because I expected something very conceptual from Sand- like her Lelia. I guess she was trying to make a point?