Passion Simple
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Summary
" A partir du mois de septembre l'année dernière， je n'ai plus rien fait d'autre qu'attendre un homme : qu'il me téléphone et qu'il vienne me voir chez moi。 "
Annie Ernaux
Annie Ernaux
Reviews
Beverly Agius
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I wasn't particularly invested in this autobiographical piece。 Nor was I moved by the writing， which at times appeared to me—as brutal as it may sound—hollow。 Contrary to what the title suggests， I felt that it was quiet a dispassionate account of the 'real' thing。 And this is such a pity because there's so much feeling on the other side of the liaison traced in the beauty of such striking lines: "Now I was only time flowing through myself"; "What we gained in physical intensity we lost in time" I wasn't particularly invested in this autobiographical piece。 Nor was I moved by the writing， which at times appeared to me—as brutal as it may sound—hollow。 Contrary to what the title suggests， I felt that it was quiet a dispassionate account of the 'real' thing。 And this is such a pity because there's so much feeling on the other side of the liaison traced in the beauty of such striking lines: "Now I was only time flowing through myself"; "What we gained in physical intensity we lost in time"; "。。。 what we all find out in the end: the man we love is a complete stranger"; "Living in passion or writing: in each case one's perception of time is fundamentally different。"Nevertheless， the distance with which Ernaux sets to writing about this personal affair leaves much to be desired。 。。。more
Marcus Hobson
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A short and remarkable book， just republished by Fitzcarraldo Editions。 It was first published in 1991 and tells the story of the narrator’s affair with a married man。 It is a deeply personal reflection on feelings and emotions and is an amazing opening up of the inside of the brain。 If you were going to write a character having such an affair， all the raw material you would need to fully enter the mind of your character is to be found in these 48 pages。We read not just the thoughts from within A short and remarkable book， just republished by Fitzcarraldo Editions。 It was first published in 1991 and tells the story of the narrator’s affair with a married man。 It is a deeply personal reflection on feelings and emotions and is an amazing opening up of the inside of the brain。 If you were going to write a character having such an affair， all the raw material you would need to fully enter the mind of your character is to be found in these 48 pages。We read not just the thoughts from within the several months of the affair， but also those from afterwards， from that period once things are over when the narrator is missing what had once consumed her entire life， to the transition to what feels like an empty gap。 There is also one final gift， where after months of no contact the man turns up again for one more encounter。 That allows Ernaux to put the whole period into a quite different context， saying: I feel as if this last visit never took place。 It doesn’t belong to our story， it is just a date， 20 January。 The man who returned that evening wasn’t the man I was carrying inside me throughout the year when he was here， and when I was writing about him。 I shall never see that man again。 Yet it is that surreal， almost non-existent last visit that gives my passion its true meaning， which is precisely to be meaningless， and to have been for two years the most violent and unaccountable reality ever。 Over the page Ernaux concludes: He has said， ‘You won’t write a book about me。’ But I haven’t written a book about him， neither have I written a book about myself。 All IO have done is translate into words – words he will probably never read， which are not intended for him – the way in which his existence has affected my life。 An offering of a sort， bequeathed to others。When I was a child， luxury was fur coats， evening dresses， and villas by the sea。 Later on， I thought it meant leading the life of an intellectual。 Now I feel that it is also being able to live out a passion for a man or a woman。 The affair that the narrator conducts consists of phone calls from her lover， saying that he has time to see her， times he can get away。 Times his wife will not suspect his absence。 This leaves her constantly waiting for his call。 I had no future other than the telephone call fixing our next appointment。 I would try to leave the house as little as possible except for professional reasons （naturally he knew my working hours）， forever fearing that he might call during my absence。 I would also avoid using the vacuum cleaner or the hairdryer as they would have prevented me from hearing the sound of the telephone。 Every time it rang， I was consumed with a hope that only lasted the time it took me slowly to pick up the receiver and say hello。 When I realised it wasn’t him， I felt so utterly dejected that I began to loath the person who was on the line。 As soon as I heard A’s voice， my long， painful wait， invariably tinged with jealousy， dissipated so quickly that I felt I had been mad and had suddenly become sane again。 I was struck by the insignificance of that voice and the exaggerated importance it had taken in my life。 The woman’s life becomes “An interval of time squeezed in between two car noises – his Renault 25 braking， then driving off again – when I knew that nothing in my life （having children， passing exams， travelling to faraway countries） had ever meant as much to me as lying in bed with that man in the middle of the afternoon。”All of life is squeezed into these brief moments of time that she resents the passing of time and tries to avoid seeing it: It would only last for a few hours。 I never wore my watch， removing it just before he arrived。 He would keep his on and I dreaded the moment when he would glance at it discreetly。 When I went into the kitchen to get some ice， I would look up at the clock hanging above the door: ‘only two more hours’， ‘only one more hour’， or ‘in one hour I’ll be here ans he’ll be gone’。 Astonished， I asked myself: ‘Where is the present？” And elsewhere we see this changed perspective， how the affair has altered her perceptions about the experience of time passing: I am not giving the account of a liaison， I am not telling a story （half of which escapes me） based on a precise – ‘he came on 11 November’ – or an approximate chronology ‘weeks went by’。 As far as I was concerned， that notion did not enter the relationship; I could experience only absence or presence。 The woman’s perspective changes about so many things， she wants to wear different clothes every time she sees him， and she no longer cares about things that used to be important: one afternoon when he was there， I burned the living-room carpet down to the weft by placing a boiling coffee pot on top of it。 I didn’t care。 Quit the contrary。 I was now happy every time I caught sight of the mark， remembering that afternoon with him。 One of the things that I love most about this little book is the insight it gives us into the thoughts and observations of the narrator。 This one， about half way through the novel， is very insightful and sums up the whole situation: From the very beginning， and throughout the whole of our affair， I had the privilege of knowing what we all find out in the end: the man we love is a complete stranger。 。。。more
Abbi
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I love to see myself reflected in some tangential way in writing。 Annie Ernaux is talented in that she can translate a feeling， visceral， obsessive， at times violent， into words。
Meg
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（get it: the verb tense: passé simple！）I found this， once again， serendipitously today in our local book exchange box。。。。and having noted title by a post from Julie。。。。Yes Julie who， is a friend， ex-young colleague（I am retired now） and literature teacher "extraordinaire"。。。and a writer herself。。。YUP！ （get it: the verb tense: passé simple！）I found this， once again， serendipitously today in our local book exchange box。。。。and having noted title by a post from Julie。。。。Yes Julie who， is a friend， ex-young colleague（I am retired now） and literature teacher "extraordinaire"。。。and a writer herself。。。YUP！ 。。。more
Matthew Mansell
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Ernaux’s ‘man’ ‘liked being told that he resembled Alain Delon’ but if in the creation of Simple Passion’s narrative the ‘Ernaux’ character goes along with this representation of her lover and perhaps believes that he does， and at a stretch might as well in fact BE Alain Delon - （the King of Cool btw） - then I think that says a lot in amongst what is really a mediation on the passing of time - perhaps this character of ‘Ernaux’， well at least the voice that we read， looks like Romy Schneider？ Bu Ernaux’s ‘man’ ‘liked being told that he resembled Alain Delon’ but if in the creation of Simple Passion’s narrative the ‘Ernaux’ character goes along with this representation of her lover and perhaps believes that he does， and at a stretch might as well in fact BE Alain Delon - （the King of Cool btw） - then I think that says a lot in amongst what is really a mediation on the passing of time - perhaps this character of ‘Ernaux’， well at least the voice that we read， looks like Romy Schneider？ But yes yes yes this is perhaps a marmite read that may or may not have a lot going on but it’s all very French 。。。more
Jack
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probably 3。5 tbh！ really nice little short story on desire， love， obsession， passion（！）really useful for my thinking about embodiment and haunting and memory particularly :）
Javier
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«Todo era una carencia sin fin， salvo el momento en que estábamos juntos haciendo el amor。 Y， aun así， me obsesionaba el momento que vendría a continuación， cuando se hubiera marchado。 Vivía el placer como un dolor futuro»。Con cuánta sencillez describe Annie Ernaux la sumisión a la pasión amorosa; es un texto bellísimo que desde la particularización universaliza el enamoramiento （obsesivo） de alguien。 De un sentimiento pasajero， circunscrito a un momento concreto， construye un testimonio que per «Todo era una carencia sin fin， salvo el momento en que estábamos juntos haciendo el amor。 Y， aun así， me obsesionaba el momento que vendría a continuación， cuando se hubiera marchado。 Vivía el placer como un dolor futuro»。Con cuánta sencillez describe Annie Ernaux la sumisión a la pasión amorosa; es un texto bellísimo que desde la particularización universaliza el enamoramiento （obsesivo） de alguien。 De un sentimiento pasajero， circunscrito a un momento concreto， construye un testimonio que permanece （«una especie de obsequio devuelto»）。 。。。more
Asif
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A short novella about the physically all consuming affair between A。 and the unnamed female narrator in Paris during the late 80s/early 90s。 A tale of amour fou and the role of memory。 Recently made into a superior French film starring Leatitia Dosch and ballet bad boy Sergei Polunin。
Javier Yohn Planells
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80 páginas （en la edición de Gallimard） de autobiografía sin concesiones。 80 páginas y tres o cuatro esquinas dobladas señalando losbhallazgos que me he ido encontrando， que no son pocos。 Empieza muy arriba， con una introducción explícita （una descripción de la primer escena porno que ve la autora） qué sirve de metáfora para lo que viene luego: escritura explícita， sí， pero lo que desnuda no son los cuerpos （hay muy poca carne a lo largo del libro） sino los mecanismos de una pasión que libera y 80 páginas （en la edición de Gallimard） de autobiografía sin concesiones。 80 páginas y tres o cuatro esquinas dobladas señalando losbhallazgos que me he ido encontrando， que no son pocos。 Empieza muy arriba， con una introducción explícita （una descripción de la primer escena porno que ve la autora） qué sirve de metáfora para lo que viene luego: escritura explícita， sí， pero lo que desnuda no son los cuerpos （hay muy poca carne a lo largo del libro） sino los mecanismos de una pasión que libera y ata a la vez。 Te gustará （más） si has pasado por ahí porque la brevedad y el estilo directo lo apuestan todo a lo confesional y nada a la construcción de un decorado o una tensión。 Literatura del yo en estado puro。 。。。more
Strange Weather
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2。5。 Wasn't really feeling this， or was expecting more。 The level of obsession depicted feels more like that of a 22-year-old than someone older with an adult child。 Some of it hits; some of it feels trite in the ways of most books about obsessive love/lust/whatever。 I wince a little to see how exotic and erotic writers frame extramarital affairs， which are ultimately fairly quotidian （as are the sequences of romantic relationships everywhere- excitement gives way to ordinary life）。 Some reviewe 2。5。 Wasn't really feeling this， or was expecting more。 The level of obsession depicted feels more like that of a 22-year-old than someone older with an adult child。 Some of it hits; some of it feels trite in the ways of most books about obsessive love/lust/whatever。 I wince a little to see how exotic and erotic writers frame extramarital affairs， which are ultimately fairly quotidian （as are the sequences of romantic relationships everywhere- excitement gives way to ordinary life）。 Some reviewers say that this book is better in the original French， and I'd suspect that to be the case as well。 。。。more
Daniela
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Destaco la infinidad de emociones que sentí con 50 páginas y una hora y media de lectura。 Súper recomendable。
Armen
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“Where is my story？”
Chris Newens
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A good book， but also a very short one。 I spent almost as much time shaking my head that I'd spent €14。50 on 60 pages as I did reading it。 Some great writing about romantic and erotic obsession， though， which is especially impressive give that the object of obsession is absent throughout。 A good book， but also a very short one。 I spent almost as much time shaking my head that I'd spent €14。50 on 60 pages as I did reading it。 Some great writing about romantic and erotic obsession， though， which is especially impressive give that the object of obsession is absent throughout。 。。。more
Tilly
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This little book was short and bittersweet。 The prose is sparing， but eloquent as Ernaux chooses her words carefully， unashamedly， yet questioning the morality and legitimacy of the human heart。It’s a story about desire， about waiting， about rooting yourself to an idea。 It's a story that's not really a story， it's the truth for many of us， so deeply embedded in our existence。 It feels like an inherently female narrative and one which resonated deeply with my own experiences of an all-consuming h This little book was short and bittersweet。 The prose is sparing， but eloquent as Ernaux chooses her words carefully， unashamedly， yet questioning the morality and legitimacy of the human heart。It’s a story about desire， about waiting， about rooting yourself to an idea。 It's a story that's not really a story， it's the truth for many of us， so deeply embedded in our existence。 It feels like an inherently female narrative and one which resonated deeply with my own experiences of an all-consuming heartache， in conflict with desire。 The moment you begin existing outside of yourself， only for another 💔 。。。more
Chrissie
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**********************A Frozen Woman 4 stars*A Woman's Story 3 stars*A Man's Place 2 stars*A Girl's Story TBR*The Years maybe*Simple Passion maybe **********************A Frozen Woman 4 stars*A Woman's Story 3 stars*A Man's Place 2 stars*A Girl's Story TBR*The Years maybe*Simple Passion maybe 。。。more
Callan Roten
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Ghosting。。。en français
Julia
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3。5/5Kort och komprimerat om besatthet och passion。 Klaustrofobiskt och träffsäkert。
Lisa
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Ugh， love。
Eloan_LeChandelier
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Je crois que je comprends pas dutout cette personne mais c est toujours interessant de decouvrir une nouvelle réalité
Hilary Droke
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Not me going through an enneagram 4's read books for book inspo PLS im just trying to feel something anyways a nice lil vignette Not me going through an enneagram 4's read books for book inspo PLS im just trying to feel something anyways a nice lil vignette 。。。more
6ykmapk
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4。5⭐
Graham Sillars
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Firstly I would like to thank the lovely people at @fitzcarraldoeditions for sending me a copy of this fantastic little book with a request to write an honest and open review。 This 48 page book by French memoirist， Annie Ernaux， really packs a powerful punch。It is the story of an unnamed woman who is in the midst of an extremely passionate love affair with a married man。 He calls her up whenever he wants to。。。 well， um。。。 you know！ She lives for these phone calls and the time she gets to spend w Firstly I would like to thank the lovely people at @fitzcarraldoeditions for sending me a copy of this fantastic little book with a request to write an honest and open review。 This 48 page book by French memoirist， Annie Ernaux， really packs a powerful punch。It is the story of an unnamed woman who is in the midst of an extremely passionate love affair with a married man。 He calls her up whenever he wants to。。。 well， um。。。 you know！ She lives for these phone calls and the time she gets to spend with him。 Her passion， in my opinion， borders almost on obsession。 She constantly buys new clothes so he won’t have to see ever wearing the same outfit twice。 She cannot think of anything other than their stolen moments together。 She won’t even risk being away from the phone for too long just in case she misses his call。His work takes him back to his home country and she is left in a state of what， feels like， deep despair！The writing is so poetic and vivid。 The book was originally published in the early 1990s in French。 It has been stunningly translated into English by Tanya Leslie。 This piece of stunningly poetic literature is a must。 It’s small but has so many layers to it。 Lots to sink your teeth into and get lost in the vivid and desperate story of a woman lost in a deeply consuming passion for something that can never be fully hers。 。。。more
Zaira Zepahua
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Una mujer que decide exponer la pasión que ha volcado su percepción del transcurrir de su vida al estar con un hombre y las etapas por la que esta pasión va pasando durante la relación。Es el primer acercamiento que tengo con la autora， y aunque corto， creo que fue significativo， me gustó más que lo suficiente para interesarme en las otras obras de esta escritora。 Al ser autobiográfica creo que utiliza habilidades del lenguaje muy propensas a despertar el sentido de la escritura （？） O sea， creo q Una mujer que decide exponer la pasión que ha volcado su percepción del transcurrir de su vida al estar con un hombre y las etapas por la que esta pasión va pasando durante la relación。Es el primer acercamiento que tengo con la autora， y aunque corto， creo que fue significativo， me gustó más que lo suficiente para interesarme en las otras obras de esta escritora。 Al ser autobiográfica creo que utiliza habilidades del lenguaje muy propensas a despertar el sentido de la escritura （？） O sea， creo que al incluir en su narración el propio proceso de escritura de la historia despierta el interés no sólo en la situación de la mujer sino en la formulación del texto。 Si yo lo sentí así， creo que la experiencia debe multiplicarse cuando alguien que se dedica al mismo oficio de escribir lo lee。 Identificar el alma escribiente y su naturalidad o su acercamiento a la inseguridad， su hilo de pensamiento y separarlo （？） de la protagonista， pero a la vez no。。。 Es especial。Pensar la escritura no es algo a lo que todos los lectores estemos acostumbrados y creo que ella consigue recordarnos que los escritores son personas que están allá， viviendo。Las notas también llamaron mucho mi atención porque finalmente es más información de ella misma， que no pesa porque aporta al conjunto。 Realmente sentí su maestría en escribirse constantemente。 Así que la recomiendo para quienes también escriben， a los demás o así mismos， pero igual a quiénes leen。 。。。more
Violet Daniels
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Reviewing the Fitzcarraldo Edition， many thanks to them for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review。Annie Ernaux provides us with raw anecdotes on the central human experience of love， desire， obsession and sometimes， infatuation。 Peppered within this， are minute details of everyday life， and Ernaux manages to paint a picture of hers with words。 I found myself wanting to underline every sentence。 This reminds us that love is a universal emotion， it binds us， can drive us mad， and tain Reviewing the Fitzcarraldo Edition， many thanks to them for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review。Annie Ernaux provides us with raw anecdotes on the central human experience of love， desire， obsession and sometimes， infatuation。 Peppered within this， are minute details of everyday life， and Ernaux manages to paint a picture of hers with words。 I found myself wanting to underline every sentence。 This reminds us that love is a universal emotion， it binds us， can drive us mad， and taint our senses of the world。 But when it's good， nothing can ever feel better。 "I discovered what people are capable of， in other words， anything: sublime or deadly desires， lack of dignity， attitudes and beliefs I had found absurd in others until I myself turned to them。 Without knowing it， he brought me closer to the world。"Full review to come later。 。。。more
Maria
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É uma obra que se lê e voltamos a ler， mesmo （。。。）" s0b a pena de infelicidade"（。。。）， talvez pela necessidade de interiorizarmos tudo numa terceira pessoa e nunca em nós。 Lemos por todas as vezes em que não fomos felizes。 É uma obra que se lê e voltamos a ler， mesmo （。。。）" s0b a pena de infelicidade"（。。。）， talvez pela necessidade de interiorizarmos tudo numa terceira pessoa e nunca em nós。 Lemos por todas as vezes em que não fomos felizes。 。。。more
Robert
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How many times have I said that the less is more approach always yields powerful results。 Annie Ernaux has perfected it with Simple Passion。In essence the novella is a little under 50 pages and focuses on a two year love affair Ernaux had in the late 80’s/90’s with a married man， called A。 The book begins with Ernaux obsessing and thinking about the person。 This ranges from being attentive to the telephone， noticing A’s clothes and wondering if they are watching the same television programs when How many times have I said that the less is more approach always yields powerful results。 Annie Ernaux has perfected it with Simple Passion。In essence the novella is a little under 50 pages and focuses on a two year love affair Ernaux had in the late 80’s/90’s with a married man， called A。 The book begins with Ernaux obsessing and thinking about the person。 This ranges from being attentive to the telephone， noticing A’s clothes and wondering if they are watching the same television programs when apart。 In other words it’s complete infatuation。Then A。 leaves and then Ernaux goes longs for him until she accepts that he will not return to her。We jump to 1991 and A， decides to call and they meet。 It would be churlish to say what happens then。Simple Passions is a bit of deceptive title。 Trust me the feelings the narrator goes through are quite complex: every detail and movement from the lover are documented， we readers feel Ernaux’s pain and loneliness when A。 is not there。 Yet she understands that this type of love can be disillusioning as well。As a portrait of obsessive love， I think Simple Passions is one of the best I’ve read。 Considering that it is a memoir， makes it more poignant。 I also like how the author gradually accepts her role in this type of affair。 This may be a tiny book but it will have a huge impact。 。。。more
Jaroslav Zanon
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Spesso e volentieri， il lavoro dei traduttori e delle traduttrici è dimenticato， anzi， non vengono proprio menzionati。 Perché ho iniziato così la recensione？ Facile， perché questa traduzione di Annie Ernaux mi ha deluso， non tanto per il contenuto， quanto per la voce che viene data a Ernaux。 Dopo aver letto quasi tutti i suoi titoli pubbllicati in Italia， con la traduzione de L'orma editore， leggere questo libro con una traduzione antiquata che non rende aaffato la freschezza e l'immediatezza de Spesso e volentieri， il lavoro dei traduttori e delle traduttrici è dimenticato， anzi， non vengono proprio menzionati。 Perché ho iniziato così la recensione？ Facile， perché questa traduzione di Annie Ernaux mi ha deluso， non tanto per il contenuto， quanto per la voce che viene data a Ernaux。 Dopo aver letto quasi tutti i suoi titoli pubbllicati in Italia， con la traduzione de L'orma editore， leggere questo libro con una traduzione antiquata che non rende aaffato la freschezza e l'immediatezza delle riflessioni di Ernaux， mi ha molto molto deluso。 Tre stelle per il tema， ma aspetto venga ritradotto da chi ha dato una voce insostituibile all'autrice。 。。。more
Iza
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Bref， percutant， simple。
Sebastián Báquiro Guerrero
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Cuando empecé a leer el libro， pensé que me decepcionaría y aburriría pronto。 No me llega mucho una historia de amor， por más irregular que sea。 Sin embargo， me quedé esperando el amor， sus idealizaciones （mis prejuicios， mejor）， sus dinámicas normales， para encontrarme con un libro con sentimientos expuestos al aire libre， sobre una pasión libre。 SI bien hay un objeto de la pasión y quien lo desea， es claro que sólo es así para la protagonista ，pues jamás intenta， más allá de dos preguntas ocas Cuando empecé a leer el libro， pensé que me decepcionaría y aburriría pronto。 No me llega mucho una historia de amor， por más irregular que sea。 Sin embargo， me quedé esperando el amor， sus idealizaciones （mis prejuicios， mejor）， sus dinámicas normales， para encontrarme con un libro con sentimientos expuestos al aire libre， sobre una pasión libre。 SI bien hay un objeto de la pasión y quien lo desea， es claro que sólo es así para la protagonista ，pues jamás intenta， más allá de dos preguntas ocasionales， imaginar qué pasa por el alma （¿Dónde está la pasión？ Decir mente suena a racionalizarla， pero decir corazón sonaría a reducirla al amor） de su amante。 。。。more
Gabbi Consuegra
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La pasión， vista y descrita con lucidez， resulta obscena。 Esa es la primera argumentación de Annie Ernaux en estas páginas。 Aunque para el que está inmerso en esa pasión， claro， sea imposible darse cuenta。Me he quedado pasmada con esta obra maestra cada vez que me he acercado a ella。 Sé perfectamente bien hasta qué punto puedo escuchar mi propia voz detrás de cada palabra de la autora。 Me hace sentir miedo y admiración al mismo tiempo este fantástico retrato del animal —a veces enjaulado— que ll La pasión， vista y descrita con lucidez， resulta obscena。 Esa es la primera argumentación de Annie Ernaux en estas páginas。 Aunque para el que está inmerso en esa pasión， claro， sea imposible darse cuenta。Me he quedado pasmada con esta obra maestra cada vez que me he acercado a ella。 Sé perfectamente bien hasta qué punto puedo escuchar mi propia voz detrás de cada palabra de la autora。 Me hace sentir miedo y admiración al mismo tiempo este fantástico retrato del animal —a veces enjaulado— que llevamos dentro。La literatura descarnada es esto， este animal herido， pero muy vivo， que corre alrededor de la habitación。 74 páginas para devorar。MUY RECOMENDADO📚💫"Desde septiembre del año pasado no he hecho más que esperar a un hombre: he estado esperando que me llamara， que viniera a verme"。"Cuando leía， si me detenía en una frase， se debía a que hacía referencia a la relación entre un hombre y una mujer。 Me parecía que me enseñaba algo de A。 y que confería un significado indudable a lo que yo estaba deseando creer。 （。。。） Después， el resto del libro volvía a convertirse en lo que supuso para mí cualquier actividad a lo largo de un año， una manera de pasar el tiempo entre dos citas"。"Para mí no había cronología en esa relación， solamente conocía la presencia o la ausencia"。"Me asaltaba todo el rato el deseo de romper para dejar de depender de una llamada， para no sufrir más， y al punto imaginaba lo que eso significaría desde el momento mismo de la ruptura: una retahíla de días sin ninguna esperanza"。"El tiempo de la escritura nada tiene que ver con el de la pasión"。"He descubierto de lo que uno puede ser capaz， que equivale a decir ser capaz de todo。 De deseos sublimes o letales， de falta de dignidad， creencias y comportamientos que tildaba de insensatos en los demás， hasta que yo misma recurrí a ellos。 Sin que él lo sospeche， me ha ligado más al mundo"。 。。。more
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Passion Simple&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Passion Simple&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0