Find El Hombre Del Cartel Conceived By María José Ferrada Offered In Volume

José Ferrada escribe maravilloso, Es una historia encantadora y cruda,
Si bien podrías pensar que la autora adelanta el final, la verdad es que es imprescindible, a very unique and wellwritten story, didnt find myself too interested in this book but still had a good time reading it, Un hombre, Ramón, en un sector que cualquier estudiante de Gómez Millas llamaría de "clase media precarizada", es contratado para vigilar un cartel de Coca Cola y sus luces ,y decide ir vivir al cartel mismo, armándose una especie de casa.
Cerca del sector llega a vivir un grupo de gente pobre, en algo así como un campamento, Los vecinos más antiguos deciden que los recién llegados son malvados y que Ramón les baja el pelo,
La historia está contada desde la mirada de Miguel, un niño que junto a su mamá, Ramón y Paulina quien sería la pareja del loquito, vendrían siendo los personajes de esta historia que termina con un hijo de los vecinos originales desaparecido y con estos quemando la casa del cartel y las chozas de los recién llegados que, previsiblemente, les hacían recordar su origen socialS.

Uno no entiende para qué escribir una "novela" pa ilustrar una idea, Una tan poco original, además, El lenguaje, que algunos críticos celebran, leo, es harto tuja, Con frases como "xxx no era un alumno ejemplar, pero sí era un buen ejemplo de lo que es un alumno",
Como gran cosa, al final hay un par de frases que sugieren que en realidad esto fue el resultado de la fantasía del niño desde cuya mirada se narra.

Está hecha para pegarse una discurso latero sobre la precariedad social, el neoliberalismo y alguna challa urbanísitica, Es corto, eso sí. Ramón takes a job in billboard security, seeking something less regimented than his years of work in a factory, Determined to make a success of his new found independence, he moves out of his apartment to live in one of the billboards he looks after, a Coca Cola, just on the outskirts of a rundown area of Santiago, towards the airport.


The novel is narrated byyear old Miguel, who lives close by in a housing complex, Fatherless, Uncle Ramón has always been a big influence on Miguel, and his new living arrangements appeal to him greatly,

Though other characters come and go, this is a novel about Ramón and his search for freedom on the one hand, and Miguels approaching adolescence on the other.
Miguel is just finding his place in the world, and when a boy he knows goes missing, it causes him to see his life from a different perspective, in a similar way as Ramón is from his chambers up in the billboard.


The real entertainment to be gleaned here is in considering the book after finishing it, rather than during, Its thoughtprovoking enough to make you search back through the pages for those indelible paragraphs that were not appreciated as much as they deserved to be initially.
"Maybe he had finally seen the threads that connected everything, Or maybe it was just the opposite, and he had established that those threads didn't exist: there were only strands who knows if these were what remained of an original tapestryand if they, unbound to anything, were spinning loose.
Whatever the case, it was a discovery that belonged to him alone, "

How to Turn into a Bird by Maria José Ferrada is a beautiful, heartwrenching story of a boy and his uncle, the choice to live within society or apart, and the perspective offered from a CocaCola billboard off the side of a Santiago highway.

I'm in awe of so many lines in this stunning English translation: 
"A man and a bird were not the same thing, I had discovered this by searching the dictionary, but, . . maybe the dictionary was wrong not to include intermediate species, Because there were birdmen, fishwomen, and wolfboys who spent their lives searching for hideaways where they could stretch their wings, swim around, Lick their fur. "
"One side of love, an undervalued one, has to do with letting the other person walk their own path, "  ustedes aquí dijeron que esta historia era bonita, es muy cierto, lo es,

el hombre del cartel se llama Ramón, así lo nombra la autora porque decide irse a vivir sobre la estructura de un cartel de Coca Cola, en el cielo,

lo que Ramón busca en eso es tranquilidad, no molestar a nadie y que nadie lo moleste, lo triste es que eso tan simple y añorable se ve truncado por el reflejo humano, el deber ser. eso tiene este libro, tanta humanidad,

el narrador es Miguel, sobrino de Ramón, tieneaños, su voz, eso sí, no es la de un niño, sus

cuestionamientos se acercan más, pero no así sus palabras, me costó eso al inicio, pero hay trozos que desbordan belleza y poesía y luces e hilos que conectan con los personajes y con sus sueños y con los míos y tal vez con los tuyos entonces te terminai entregando no más.


y Ramón, una y otra vez, hermoso personaje. nostalgia, misterio, tristeza, amor, empatía, extrañeza, eso podría decir de él sin robarte la oportunidad de conocerlo,

I don't think I "got" this book, but I still didn't mind reading it, I ended it feeling pretty bemused and wondering why in a general way, This was a strange book for me in a few ways,

I had a physical copy, and it was a special printing in hardcover from Aardvark book club, I assume because it wasn't published that way originally, it led to the oddity of having an extremely generous amount of blank space on each page, The margins were enormous on allsides of the text, and when that combined with a poignantly short paragraph or chapter of only a few sentences, I had a full sized page with about eight words on it.
Then it would be a full blank page, and the start of a new chapter, This actually worked really well for the mood of the book in some ways, since it was all about space and freedom and solitude, and the physicality of the words reflected that.


It was also a strange story itself, So much of it was metaphorical or symbolic, and I'll be honest that a lot of it went right over my head, I didn't mind so much though, because it was an interesting experience to observe nonetheless, I felt like a side character,

Since I also read a translated version of the original, I'm also unsure how much might have been lost or altered in translation, Often the word choice or entire framing of a sentence would stop me and make me think about it because of how it affected the meaning of the moment to use a word or write it in that exact way.
I've decided to just trust that the translator is really good at their job, because it enhanced my time in the book for sure, But still, I'm a bit, . .

“From up above, life showed you its transparent threads, Sometimes you wanted to open your eyes and follow their course, At others, you preferred to squeeze your eyes shut and not let in any kind of light, "

How To Turn Into a Bird by María José Ferrada and translated by Elizabeth Bryer is a wonderful, crisp and lovely tale which explores love, connection, and family.


In Santiago, Chile, twelve year old Miguel is fascinated by his uncle Ramon's new job: maintaining a Coca Cola billboard, Ramon fully commits to his new gig, making the billboard his homemuch to the chagrin of his friends, family and community, Miguel's trips to visit Ramon at the billboard forge a connection with his uncle, and leading Miguel to connect with and understand his uncle despite the negative things his community says about him.
 

It's a story of being different, of what's considered right and wrong, of the labels we put on others, Of trying to understand those who are misunderstood, of trying to see and appreciate them for who they are,

This is a story that will resonate with anyone, Seen through the lens of a child, there is a beauty in their innocence of trying to understand the world around us, of living with an open heart.
 

This was such a sensitive, tender, and playful fable it read like a modern day fairy tale, I loved reading this book, If you're looking for a short, impactful read, I would highly recommend it, The author packs so much into so few pages, it is truly a wonder,

Thank you Tin House for the opportunity to read and review this title,   Disfruté tanto y aprendí otro tanto en esta novela, La
premisa es sencilla, un hombre decide irse a vivir a lo alto, en una mamparacartel de cocacola, A sus pies La villa, el barrio en el que creció y en el que nunca encontró su lugar, la mujer que ama, el sobrino que le admira, la vida que se resbala.
Pero subir al cartel es una cosa, narrar la vida de abajo es otra, vivirla una más, Especialmente para un niño que, tampoco encuentra paz aquí, Es de las cosas más bellas que he leído,
Tiene todo:
denuncia, ternura, originalidad, simpleza, simpatía, dolor, belleza, inocencia, fantasía y una prosa muy maravillosa, Y más.

Lo amé mucho, mucho, Tanto.

it wasn't a war against the universe, or even a war against himself, still, several people sustained injuries,

much like her previous book, sitelinkhow to order the universe, maría josé ferrada's latest, how to turn into a bird el hombre del cartel, is a charming novel about a youngster striving to make sense of the grownup world.
miguel,yearold santiaguino, lives alone with his mom, but is utterly enthralled by his enigmatic uncle, ramón, who one day takes up residence within the neighborhood billboard, some thirty feet above the ground.
what ensues is a moving story of youth, yearning, eccentricity, individuality, and society's distrust of those who are different, like a literary grandnephew of the baron in the trees, how to turn into a bird is another thoughtful, touching tale from the chilean author.

relationships between what happens above and what happens below, you had to position yourself in an intermediary spacenot too attached to the earth, not too close to the skyin order to see them,

translated from the spanish by elizabeth bryer salazar jiménez, lun, de juan, et al, Hermoso. Increíble cómo este libro logra jugar con los sentidos, Percibo el silencio, veo las luces de los autos, recibo el viento de las alturas en mi cara, Hermoso La premisa es inmejorable, pero me pasó en general que estaba leyendo un libro que ya había leído antes, con imágenes que ya han sido construidas muchas veces sobre los mismos temas.
Hay algunas cosas muy bellas, como la huerta de ampolletas o ese final con Paulina en el metro, Imposible no compararlo con Kramp, ante el que creo palidece bastante, Hermoso, elegante,lleno de metáforas, diferente a todo y símil a la vida misma, después de kramp mis expectativas eran altas y no me defraudó, al contrario se pegó en mi corazón.
A story about imagination, innocence, and lifes many unknowns, Dreamy and brief, How to Turn Into a Bird is the examination on the stories and memories that define our childhoods, and the events that change our view of the world.
It is an unfortunate reminder that those who lead unconventional lives are often the target of rumor, shunning, or even violence for those who demand that status quo.
It is the whispers of the everyday things that hold magic for those who are willing to look for them, From the awardwinning author of How to Order the Universe, María José Ferrada beautifully details the life and lessons of an unconventional man and the boy who loves him.


After years of hard work in a factory outside of Santiago, Chile, Ramón accepts a peculiar job: to look after a CocaCola billboard located by the highway.
And it doesnt take long for Ramón to make an even more peculiar decision: to make the billboard his new home,

Twelveyearold Miguel is enchanted by his uncles unusual living arrangement, but the neighborhood is buzzing with gossip, declaring Ramón a madman bringing shame to the community.
As he visits his uncle in a perch above it all, Miguel comes to see a different perspective, and finds himself wondering what he believeshas his uncle lost his mind, as everyone says Is madnessand the need for freedomcontagious Or is Ramón the only one who can see things as they really are, finding a deeper meaning in a life they cant understand from the ground

When a local boy disappears, tensions erupt and forgotten memories come to the surface.
And Miguel, no longer perched in the billboard with his uncle, witnesses the reality on the ground: a society that, in the name of peace, is not afraid to use violence.
With sharp humor and a deep understanding of a childs mind, How to Turn Into a Bird is a powerful tale of coming of age, loss of innocence, and shifting perspectives that asks us: how far outside of our lives must we go to really see things clearly.