Sula

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Toni Morrison: Sula (EBook, 2007, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group)

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English language

Published Oct. 29, 2007 by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.

ISBN:
978-0-307-38813-1
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OCLC Number:
244568168

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Two girls who grow up to become women. Two friends who become something worse than enemies. In this brilliantly imagined novel, Toni Morrison tells the story of Nel Wright and Sula Peace, who meet as children in the small town of Medallion, Ohio. Their devotion is fierce enough to withstand bullies and the burden of a dreadful secret. It endures even after Nel has grown up to be a pillar of the black community and Sula has become a pariah. But their friendship ends in an unforgivable betrayal—or does it end? Terrifying, comic, ribald and tragic, Sula is a work that overflows with life.

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Freundschaft, Schuld, Echo: Mein Blick auf Toni Morrisons Sula

Ich lese Toni Morrisons Sula als Chronik einer Freundschaft, die eine ganze Gemeinde spiegelt. Im „Bottom“, einem schwarzen Viertel oberhalb von Medallion, wachsen Sula Peace und Nel Wright nebeneinander auf: Nel sucht Ordnung, Sula sucht Freiheit. Früh ahne ich, dass beide Haltungen einander brauchen und verletzen.

Ein Unglück am Fluss – der Tod des Jungen Chicken Little – brennt sich mir ein. Das Schweigen darüber wird zum unsichtbaren Faden, der Jahre später reißt. Sula verlässt den Ort, kehrt 1927 zurück und trägt einen Blick, der keine Entschuldigung führt. Mit ihr kommen Zeichen und Misstöne: ein Amselschwarm, altes Gerede, die Angst der Nachbarn. Als Sula mit Nels Mann Jude schläft, bricht die zarte Balance. Die Gemeinde formiert sich gegen Sula und findet paradoxerweise gerade dadurch Halt.

Mich bewegt, wie Toni Morrison Verantwortung verteilt: auf Familien, auf eine Stadt, auf Geschichte. Eva, die Großmutter mit dem amputierten Bein, Hannah, die …

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My first book of Toni Morrison - I absolutely get the hype. Sula and Nel are extremly touching, relatable, inspiring characters and watching their friendship and life go by was an immaculate joy. 

Me senti pequeno.

Sula e Nel são duas figuras distintas, mas que vão construindo uma amálgama ao longo da narrativa que me deixou imerso e confuso.

Existem vários personagens assim no romance incrível de Toni Morrison, Plum, Boneca de Piche, Os Dewey's, Shadrack, Ajax... Todos esses, se misturam e se posicionam com uma paisagem estranha e ao meu ver, abafada da cidade de Medallion.

É curioso que essa cidade, antes apresentada como uma comunidade de pessoas que parecem de certa forma se apoiar, como no caso de Eva, começa a se fechar em torno de uma espécie de tempo congelado, que não aceita a liberdade de um dos seus que foi pra fora e voltou.

Eu me senti pequeno diante de Sula, mas Nel, a forma como ela levou sua vida, a forma como ela resistiu ao baque de ter sido traída não só pelo esposo, mas também pela amiga, …

Review of 'Sula' on 'Goodreads'

I had two copies of this book I was reading simultaneously. I had the audiobook checked out from the library and I followed a long at some points with the print book. My print book had annotations, which I found distracting. I prefer not to read others notes in a book.

I enjoyed Morrison's reading of her own work. It feels like the story is being told exactly how she intended rather than through my own filtered voice.

Review of 'Sula' on 'Storygraph'

A wondrous book of prose poetry that I'm sure is as close as a white English/Canadian male will ever get to understanding two complex black women in Ohio.

Review of 'Sula' on 'Goodreads'

Magnifique écriture au service d’un univers dur et cruel. On suit Nel et Sula pendant plusieurs années, chacune avec son destin. Le roman étant très court on reste un peu frustré de la fin rapide, on aurait aimé plus de développement, les suivre plus en détail, et plus longtemps.

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