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τολμηρή πρωτοτυπία κι έναν υψηλό βαθμό λογοτεχνικής τεχνικής, ο ΜακΚόυ διαπότισε την ιστορία του με πικρή και ανήσυχη διάθεση, δημιουργώντας ένα από τα πλέον πρωτότυπα έργα της σύγχρονης αμερικανικής μυθοπλασίας.

Πέρα από οποιαδήποτε πρόθεση και καλλιτεχνικό έλεγχο με τη δύναμη της διαίσθησης που ξεχωρίζει πάντα μια πρωτότυπη δημιουργική φαντασία από όλες τις άλλες ο τρόπος με τον οποίο χειρίστηκε ο ΜακΚόυ το σπάνιο σκηνικό και την ακραία κατάληξη του μυθιστορήματός του το πήγε πέρα από τα κοινωνικά και ηθικά ερωτήματα του καιρού και του χώρου του.

Ο μακάβριος μαραθώνιος χορού του ΜακΚόυ έχει γίνει μια παγκόσμια παραβολή της υπαρξιακής δυστυχίας του σύγχρονου ανθρώπου. Η αλλόκοτη και θλιβερή φαντασία του έχει αντηχήσει από νόημα μέσα από τις λογοτεχνικές και πνευματικές υπόγειες διαδρομές του τελευταίου τετάρτου αυτού του αιώνα μέσα από τους υπαρξιστές της κατεχόμενης Γαλλίας, τους απόκληρους της μεταπολεμικής Αμερικής .
میخواهم از این طویله بروم. دلم از اینهمه پدرسوختگی بهم میخورد.
کدام پدرسوختگی
زندگی.
گفتم: چرا دست ورنمیداری همیشه آن روی بد مسائل را میبینی.
اخلاقیات نباف خواهش میکنم.
اخلاقیات نمیبافم. بیتعارف رفتارت هر کسی را که بهت نزدیک بشود سرخورده میکند. ببین مثلا من پیش از آشنایی با تو به فکرم نمیرسید که ممکن است در زندگی موفق نشوم. هرگز به شکست فکر نکرده بودم اما حالا
پرسید: این حرفها را از کی یاد گرفتهای. مال خودت که نیست
نه مال خودم است.
نگاهش کرانه را در جهت مالیبو پیمود. They Shoot Horses, Dont They is a novel that speaks to our times: we are inundated with reality shows, where fame and fortune, tragedy and despair are brought to us on a whim and often in the public eye.
The publics livelihoods and fates are broadcast for the world to see, and this sells,

The basis for this story is concerning the promotion of a dance marathon during the Great Depression.
The winner is promised cash and free food, And, unlike the many reality shows we see today, there is a realness and desperation to this contest that is quite grotesque, disturbing and bizarre.


They Shoot Horses, Dont They is very existential it has a deeper layer of meaning beyond its basis and simple plot.
Desperate times call for desperate measures, even if it is in the form of a dance marathon.


Theres a seemingly trivial moment in this book when the narrator catches a glimpse of the sun outside and becomes enamored with the idea of being able to see it during the contest.
I thought this a fitting moment in expressing one of the major themes, I think this reinforces the claustrophobic mood depicted in the dance these contestants are in a “prison” that is this contest, confined to either enduring the race and trying to win the prize or retreating back to a harsh reality with their hopes dashed.
The contest, in many ways, is the illusion and falsity of the American Dream, Illusion being that, it is a spectacle, a modern day gladiator fight: barbaric, humiliating, sensationalist, Yet, it sells: the promoters see at it as a cash grab, something to create public interest and sensationalism.


I thought this short work was beautifully assembled, alternating narrator perspective of the dance marathon with quick snapshots back to the courtroom and the sentencing.
Although the prose is quite simple, the narrator gives insight into the events of the dance marathon and the character of Gloria, a nihilist if there ever was one, who sees through the façade and falsity of this marathon.


We know exactly how things end, and are told this within the first moments of the book.
This is secondary the understanding of how and why certain acts were carried out are the primary basis for the narrative.

"لماذا قتلتها سألني الشرطي الجالس في المقعد الخلفي.
"لأنها طلبت مني أن أفعل ذلك". قلت له. أهذا المبرر الوحيد الذي لديك
"إنهم يقتلون الجياد أليس كذلك"

رواية عبثية في كره الحياه وفي الإكتئاب
رواية لكاتب يبدو عليه انه واقع في غرام الموت وانهاء الحياة بأي شكل وبمنتهى البساطة

فكرة الرواية طبيعية جدا الرغبة في الهروب من الحياة نراها في كثير من الروايات لكن ان يقدمها بهذا الشكل
وان تتزايد تلك الفكرة كلما شاركنا في نشاط سعيد مثل الرقص
تقابل غلوريا روبرت بالصدفة بعد فشلهم في هوليوود لتقرر ان تشارك في مسابقة الرقص وتسحب معها روبرت ليشارك هو الآخر

شخصياتهم متناقضة بشكل كلي ولكن يضطر ان يتعامل معها ومع شخصيتها القميئة الكئيبة لفترة طويلة لأسابيع وأسابيع طويلة جدا
نبدأ بنهاية محاكمة جريمة قتل ونسمع الحكم بشكل متقطع بين الفصول ليحكي لنا روبرت السبب في هذه الجريمة وفي الحكم عليه لتنتهي حياة الجميع الغير صالحة للحياة مثل حياة الفرسة نيلي التي كسرت ساقها
كانت تجربة لطيفة الي حد كبير وخفيفة وسريعة في نفس الوقت ولكن كان يمكن ان تكون رواية عبقرية لو كتبت بشكل اعمق وافضل من هذه الكتابة السريعة In the's Hollywood wannabees were humiliated by making them dance for endless hours in public, reminding me of American Idol's more sadistic moments.


Still fresh today as the day it was written, "They Shoot Horses" is a bizarre existential horror story about people who have shit canned their pride thinking there's a pot of

gold at the end of their selfinflicted degradation.



The only person to attain stardom from the marathons was June Havoc, who was Gypsy Rose Lee's sister, so she would have made it, anyway.


Horace McCoysnovel They Shoot Horses, Dont They contains one of the bleakest lines in all of literature.
Its where Gloria, who dances in the marathon dance, asks without a trace of irony or black humor, ”Why are these highpowered scientists always screwing around trying to prolong life instead of finding pleasant ways to end it” Can there ever be a more negative, more downbeat, pessimistic view of life

Turns out, Gloria was raised in the most dreadful way, by abusive, cruel people in West Texas.
She eventually escaped, moving to Los Angeles, looking to make it in Hollywood movies, Can there ever be a staler, more pathetic aspiration, to see the pretend, artificial world of Hollywood as your salvation

To be abused and debased as a child growing up and then, as a young adult, to be pushed into marathon dancing the true bloodsport of the Great Depression.
And then, after receiving your fifty dollars for a month and a week of marathon dancing, handing your partner a pistol and asking him to blow your brains out.
Vintages America captured in Horace McCoys outstanding classic,

"They Shoot Horses, Don't They" is such an incredible title that I knew I would eventually have to find a copy and read it.
It was written inby Horace McCoy, who wrote a handful of hardboiled novels and worked on screenplays.
"They Shoot Horses, Don't They" was not actually made into a movie until after McCoy's death.
It came out in, directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Jane Fonda and Michael Sarazin, Although fairly short as a novel and not widely read at the time it was published, it is an incredibly powerful book.


It brings to mind the scene in Bonnie and Clyde where Faye Dunaway says, "Baby, I've got the blues.
" And, this book is about the blues, It takes place during the depression and two young kids meet on the street in Hollywood, seeking their fortune as actors, but getting nowhere fast.
Gloria is from West Texas and, as crappy as life is in Hollywood without a dime to your name, it's better than living with her aunt and uncle in Texas with him making passes at her and the aunt yelling at her.
She first went to Dallas and found that dull and boring and empty, California is no better. Gloria is bitter and unhappy and wishes she had the courage to end it all,

After they meet on the street in Hollywood, they join what was popular at the time: a dance marathon on the Santa Monica pier.
These marathons go on for days and days and the promoters use every trick in the book to publicize them.
Robert hopes maybe some producer or star might discover them, They have to dance one hour and fifty minutes to get ten minutes of rest and start all over.
Every night, they also have to race around the track to entertain the crowds, It's grueling and painful, but at least they get food and maybe, just maybe, if they are the last couple standing, they can win a prize.
Most of the story takes place at the dance contest and McCoy actually takes what should be a dull event and makes it interesting.


The story really isn't about dancing, It is about hopelessness and bitterness and ennui, This book was a hit in France long before it became popular in America, Gloria constantly talks about wishing she could end it all because it is all pointless, The story foreshadows the disaffection and alienation of later generations, but maybe it gives an honest portrayal of what it felt like in the depression with no money, no family, no future.


Interspersed with the dance contest narrative are scenes from Robert's trial and, since its revealed at the beginning, its no secret, he eventually gave in and helped Gloria end it all just as she always said she wanted.
"They shoot horses, don't they," he explained as the police took him into custody,

This is not just another hardboiled novel, It is a powerful work of literature that captures quite extraordinarily Gloria's descent into depression and hopelessness and Robert's annoyance and later grudging understanding of her pain.
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