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Clima in Bloomington, MN
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Lizzie Benson es bibliotecaria en Brooklyn. Divide sus atenciones entre su hijo Eli, su marido Ben y su hermano Henry, que se está recuperando de su adicción a la droga. Además, ayuda a una antigua profesora con el abundante correo que recibe por su exitoso podcast sobre cambio climático, un tema que atrae a extremistas de todo tipo: desde aquellos que se preparan para el fin del mundo hasta los que afirman que la civilización cristiana occidental está en peligro. Y aunque Lizzie intenta ser positiva, ni las clases de meditación ni los consejos que extrae de los estantes de la biblioteca consiguen calmar su inquietud por la situación de su hermano y por la furia que percibe en su entorno. Tras el fenómeno que supuso "Departamento de especulaciones", Jenny Offill vuelve a desplegar su prosa mordaz e inteligente y su exquisita construcción fragmentaria para construir una historia que captura a la perfección el clima sentimental y político, el caos y las contradicciones, en que vivimos inmersos. Radicalmente contemporánea, esta aclamada novela sobre nuestro enfermo siglo XXI demuestra que el humor, la belleza y la esperanza son posibles incluso a las puertas del apocalipsis.
Lizzie Benson is a librarian in Brooklyn. She divides her attentions between her son Eli, her husband Ben, and her brother Henry, who is recovering from his drug addiction. In addition, she helps a former professor with the copious mail she receives because of her successful podcast on climate change, a topic that attracts all kinds of extremists: from those who are preparing for the end of the world to those who claim that Western Christian civilization Is in danger. And although Lizzie tries to be positive, neither her meditation classes nor the advice that she extracts from the shelves of her library manage to calm her anxiety about her brother's situation and the anger that she perceives in the environment. After the phenomenon novel "Speculations Department", Jenny Offill redeploys her scathing and intelligent prose and her exquisite fragmentary construction to build a story that perfectly captures the sentimental and political climate, chaos and contradictions, in which we live immersed. Radically contemporary, this acclaimed novel about our sick 21st century proves that humor, beauty, and hope are possible even on the brink of apocalypse.
Lizzie Benson is a librarian in Brooklyn. She divides her attentions between her son Eli, her husband Ben, and her brother Henry, who is recovering from his drug addiction. In addition, she helps a former professor with the copious mail she receives because of her successful podcast on climate change, a topic that attracts all kinds of extremists: from those who are preparing for the end of the world to those who claim that Western Christian civilization Is in danger. And although Lizzie tries to be positive, neither her meditation classes nor the advice that she extracts from the shelves of her library manage to calm her anxiety about her brother's situation and the anger that she perceives in the environment. After the phenomenon novel "Speculations Department", Jenny Offill redeploys her scathing and intelligent prose and her exquisite fragmentary construction to build a story that perfectly captures the sentimental and political climate, chaos and contradictions, in which we live immersed. Radically contemporary, this acclaimed novel about our sick 21st century proves that humor, beauty, and hope are possible even on the brink of apocalypse.