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Title: Tastes of Peru
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Item Number: 9780781809658
Publication Date: June 2003
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Product Description: Tastes of Peru
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Rating: 3/5 based on 2 Reviews
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Date Added: August 25, 2020, Added By: Ross
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Neil Charles
reviewed Tastes of Peru on September 01, 2020Ladies and gentlemen I propose today a challenge write two reviews in one day. Knowing, that I write very long reviews, and heavy:-), and last night I slept little will be a real challenge for me. Originally was going to write the review of the "village of eight graves ' of the interesting Seishi Yokomizo & from_search = true
, but on Wednesday my boss have a seminar, and the lecturer going to give away a book that inspired a movie that likes "Pharaoh", then discovered that Pharaoh was based on a novel by the Polish positivist writer Boleslaw Prus directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz.
The theme is very interesting I unfortunately during the race never had the opportunity to deeply in the history of Egypt (something, which I regret) and why I feel hunger for this topic. Unfortunately are very few novels of Egypt that I have liked, although there is a memorable "the Egyptian" that is very interesting to compare with this
& from_search = true is also but it does not end it 'memories of Cleopatra " Margaret George, that much like my sister. I what I read I liked, although I'm not very fan of the author by his Anti-Catholicism, and the hispanofobia which showed in his novel on MarÃa Estuardo, but his novel of Cleopatra was quite well
There are writers who should have a look such as Pauline Gedge
or Judith Tarr would also be interesting to take a look to my friend Manuel Alfonseca novel "the" "inheritance of King Scorpion" I have some Christian Jacq, but not striking me much also I'd like to give a chance to Francis Fevré and his "Pharaoh" was one of the emblematic titles published in the 80s of the last century in a moment MND which are edited things of quality, joyitas & from_search = true
Certainly the memory already does not work as well as before for this reason I have accelerated realization of the critique of the novel by Boleslaw Prus. As some of the characters they had forgotten me. I decided to write it before you give it to the friend of my boss. If I said that the novel Fevre was or could be a gem. Unfortunately I can not say the same novel by Boleslaw Prus (let's be honest I wanted to write a review of a book I had not liked). This novel came highly recommended, because the criticism had given up before her, and had praised it. In part by the Polish film of the 1970s. This was a novel, which had appeared in the 1001 which had to be read before you die, and in my opinion if you die before reading this book do not believe, that they regret it very sincerely. As said a character in G.K. Chesterton Colonel Pound "book praised more than just"
. Certainly this book we sold has been sold to us as a book of the Government, of the passion of send, how works power, but in my opinion adds nothing. I believe that the book of Boleslaw Prus has been praised, because it is the manuel on the left header. What it proclaims but the attempt of a Pharaoh fictitious, although Prus believed in the existence of this Pharaoh Ramses XIII, who tries to impose a secularizing policy against Egyptian clergy and fails. I have been able to empathize nothing, which according to many is the adorable young, trying to fight against theocracy and showing a vision Hobesiano wonderful thing, which is that the State controls our lives. Have to speak a little bit of Prus a writer, who revolted against Russia, but failed, and since that time had a trauma, who not aligned to different theories today unsuccessful Comte (to unmask Comte I recommend reading the chapters of the book "60 questions of science and faith: answered by 26 University teachers" coordinated by Francisco José Soler Gil and Manuel Alfonseca)
& from_search = true this chapter will end with the idyllic vision that might of positivism. Another influence of Boleslaw Prus was Herbert Spencer, and Herbert George Wells (which may highlight their science fiction novels, but not his vision of history, which has frankly been overcome thought, unlike his compatriot, Henryk Sienkiewicz, )
, that Poland could regain its independence if instead of relying on tradition, and religion he adopted a faith in progress, and modernized. Year 11918 achieved independence, Pilsudski defeat to the Communists, and in 1989 a Polish Saint Pope called Juan Pablo II as a new Moses gets along with others freeing Poland from the clutches of communism. There is something more than military power, and the semiciencia as Dostoyevsky flame brightly in "demons ' & from_search = true science is good and helps a lot to know God, but as argued Russia should not become an Idol, which attempt to supplant it, as the champions of atheism. A group of scientists, who make philosophy, and make it bad. This leaves headdress Boleslaw Prus approach, apart from this book suffers from a serious flaw is hopelessly dragging its feet long, and very heavy. It is curious Prus, which was critical of Sienkiewicz and I marred her historical errors in his Polish trilogy. Make them, and most of it. First guided by the history of Ignacy Zagniell with a fictitious Pharaoh of the twentieth dynasty. Then you have no idea puts a Phoenician name of Dagon, which is a philistine deity, he invents a Phoenician King Hiram, who is much later. The Assyrian Kings is not known, and tries to one called Assar, and a legacy called Sargon. During the novel a Chaldean priest speaks of the possibility of Egypt to be devoured by Assyria. Still would be much independence to Egypt, which would be not conquered by Assyria until the 7th century BC with Asarhadon, and Assurbanipal. We see as another name is Tamar, which is a Hebrew name. Not to mention the use of metals which at that time did not exist. Says the author of the prologue that the author seeks to psychological perfection, and there is a melodrama in the style of the novels of Walter Scott, but it is only thing, actually. Sara Jewish marriage is a bit far-fetched, and his impersonation by Kama also. The plot is extremely weak, and little credible. The fight between Ramses XIII and the priests (a modern Richelieu, Cisneros) Herhor Mefres, and Mentezufis is more personal than religious . We'll see how in the end takes place the social policies of Ramses XIII, which leads me to ask me another question. Egypt begins to slow down from the 21st dynasty perhaps the impetuous, and proud Pharaoh policies were not so good, if they end up leading to the decline of his people. Certainly though social policies proposed by Ramses are fair and reasonable, and it can be compatible with distributism and social policy of the Church. The concern is return to the State, and give absolute power, as he had at the time of the Caesars, where was the deification of the Emperor, to protect it. We see that the person loses rights, and can do nothing without the Pope state this tells you that it is very worrying, and one begins to understand why this was the favorite of the Iosif Stalin genocidal novel (if a damnatio memoriae to Hitler and Nazism You should also have it to communism). Despite his friendship with Zeromskiego I want to believe that Prus was not looking for a socialist State, and that he thought that this model was best for Poland. This novel has some good things as it is not a novel of good and bad and that the characters are gray, which is realistic, though Prus tends to fall into fatalism. Not having his novels a happy ending. I recommend his story taken from "Polish folk tales" "Doll" quite possibly this novel will inspire the Mika Waltari, but yours, except the failures, that found you Alfonseca is more historically credible, and aside from having a religious nature cult of Akhenaton is a cult proto-Christian. It is the struggle of the individual against tyranny, and is what makes the novel by Mika Waltari mythical and real. Here is a struggle of antagonisms that end up boring the reader, and that resolves in a way very chusca, as if it were a novel juvenile of Mark Twain, or a Tintin comic. It is good for young people, but not for experienced readers. If one fascinated me thing the novel by Prus the appearance of the Doppelgänger or double evil, you're very present in German romanticism. In this case the nemesis of Ramses to part of Herhor is a mercenary Greek venal, and without scruples. Some character deserves attention as Pentuer, the effeminate Thutmose. Also interesting is the dilemma of whether foreign Yes (in this case the Phoenicians are the scapegoat), or secularist policies to follow. Yet it is the worst title so far, although it is no worse than other titles I've read. I wish a better fortune to Prus at a future time , and to the reader or user of Goodreads if it reads it hope, who likes more than to me.
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Damas y caballeros hoy me propongo un reto difÃcil escribir dos crÃticas en un dÃa. Sabiendo, que yo escribo crÃticas muy largas, y pesadas :-), y que anoche dormà poco será un auténtico reto, para mÃ. En un principio iba a escribir la crÃtica del “Pueblo de las ocho tumbas†del interesante Seishi Yokomizo , pero resulta que el miércoles mi jefe tiene un seminario, y al conferenciante le voy a regalar un libro que inspiró una peli que le gusta mucho “Faraónâ€, después descubrà que Faraón estaba basada en una novela del escritor positivista polaco Boleslaw Prus dirigida por Jerzy Kawalerowicz.
El tema es muy interesante yo por desgracia durante la carrera no tuve la oportunidad de entrar con profundidad en la historia de Egipto (algo, que lamento) y por eso siento hambre por este tema. Por desgracia son muy pocas las novelas de Egipto que me hayan gustado, aunque hay una memorable “El egipcio†que es muy interesante comparar con esta también está aunque no la termine “Memorias de Cleopatra†de Margaret George, que le gusta mucho a mi hermana. Yo lo que leà me gusto, aunque no soy muy fan de la autora por su anticatolicismo, y la hispanofobia que mostró en su novela sobre MarÃa Estuardo, pero su novela de Cleopatra estaba bastante bien Hay escritoras a las que deberÃa echar un vistazo como Pauline Gedge o a Judith Tarr también serÃa interesante echarle un vistazo a la novela de mi amigo Manuel Alfonseca “La herencia del Rey escorpión†Tengo algo de Christian Jacq, pero no me llama mucho la atención también me gustarÃa darle una oportunidad a Francis Fevré y su “Faraón†fue uno de los tÃtulos emblemáticos editados en los 80 del siglo pasado en un momento en que se editaban cosas de calidad, joyitas
Ciertamente la memoria ya no me funciona tan bien como antes por esta razón he acelerado la realización de la crÃtica de la novela de Boleslaw Prus. Como se me habÃan olvidado algunos de los personajes. Decidà escribirla antes de dársela al amigo de mi jefe. Si dije que la novela de Fevré era o podÃa ser una joya. Por desgracia no puedo decir lo mismo de la novela de Boleslaw Prus (seamos sincero me apetecÃa escribir una crÃtica de un libro que no me habÃa gustado). Esta novela me vino muy recomendada, porque los crÃticas se habÃan rendido ante ella, y la habÃan alabado. En parte por la pelÃcula polaca de los años 70. Esta era una novela, que habÃa aparecido en los 1001 que habÃa que leer antes de morir, y en mi opinión si ustedes se mueren antes de leer este libro no creo, que lo lamenten mucho sinceramente. Como decÃa un personaje de G.K. Chesterton el Coronel Pound “libro elogiado más de lo justo†. Ciertamente este libro se nos vendió se nos ha vendido como un libro del gobierno, de la pasión de mandar, como funciona el poder, pero en mi opinión no aporta nada. Creo que el libro de Boleslaw Prus ha sido elogiado, porque es el manuel de cabecera de la izquierda. Que es lo que pregona sino el intento de un Faraón ficticio, aunque Prus creÃa en la existencia de este Faraón Ramses XIII, que intenta imponer una polÃtica secularizadora, contra el clero egipcio y no lo consigue. No he podido empatizar nada, con el que según muchos es el adorable cachorrillo, que intenta luchar contra la teocracia y mostrando en una visión Hobesiano lo maravilloso, que es que el Estado controle nuestras vidas. Debemos hablar un poquito de Prus un escritor, que se sublevó contra Rusia, pero fracasó, y desde ese mismo momento tuvo un trauma, que no superó por lo que se alineó a diversas teorÃas hoy fracasadas la de Comte (para desenmascarar a Comte yo recomiendo la lectura del capÃtulos del libro “60 preguntas sobre ciencia y fe: Respondidas por 26 profesores de Universidad†coordinado por Francisco José Soler Gil, y Manuel Alfonseca este capÃtulo acabarán con la visión idÃlica que pudieran tener del positivismo. Otra influencia de Boleslaw Prus fueron Herbert Spencer, y Herbert George Wells (que podrá destacar por sus novelas de ciencia ficción, pero no por su visión de la historia, que ha sido francamente superada Pensaba a diferencia de su compatriota Henryk Sienkiewicz , que Polonia podrÃa recuperar su independencia si en lugar de basarse en la tradición, y en la religión adoptaba una fe en el progreso, y se modernizaba. Año 11918 consigue la independencia, Pilsudski derrota a los comunistas, y en 1989 un Papa santo polaco llamado Juan Pablo II como un nuevo Moises consigue junto a otros librar a Polonia de las garras del comunismo. Existe algo más que el poder militar, y la semiciencia como la llama brillantemente Dostoyevski en “Los demonios†la ciencia es buena y ayuda en mucha cantidad a conocer a Dios, pero como arguyó el ruso no debe convertirse en un Ãdolo, que intente suplantarlo, como intentan los campeones del ateÃsmo. Un grupo de cientÃficos, que hacen filosofÃa, y la hacen mal.
Esto deja tocado el enfoque de Boleslaw Prus, a parte de esto el libro adolece de un grave defecto es insufriblemente largo, y muy pesado. Es curioso Prus, que era crÃtico con Sienkiewicz y le afeo los errores históricos en su trilogÃa polaca. Los comete, y más que él. Primero guiándose por la historia de Ignacy Zagniell con un ficticio Faraón de la XX dinastÃa. Luego no tiene ni idea a un fenicio le pone el nombre de Dagon, que es una deidad filistea, se inventa un rey fenicio Hiram, que es muy posterior. No se sabe los reyes asirios y se intenta uno llamado Assar, y un legado llamado Sargón. Durante la novela un sacerdote caldeo habla de la posibilidad de que Egipto sea devorado por Asiria. TodavÃa le quedarÃa mucha independencia a Egipto, que no serÃa conquistada por Asiria hasta el siglo VII a.c. con Asarhadon, y Assurbanipal. Vemos como otro de los nombres es Tamar, que es nombre hebreo. Por no hablar del uso de metales que en esa época no existÃa. Dice el autor del prólogo que el autor busca la perfección psicológica, y que no hay un melodrama al estilo de las novelas de Walter Scott, pero es lo único, que en realidad hay. El matrimonio con la judÃa Sara es poco creÃble, y su suplantación por Kama también. Esa trama es enormemente débil, y poco creÃble. La lucha entre Ramses XIII y los sacerdotes Herhor (un moderno Richelieu, Cisneros) Mefres, y Mentezufis es más personal que religiosa. Veremos cómo al final se lleva a cabo las polÃticas sociales de Ramses XIII, lo que me lleva a hacerme otra pregunta. Egipto empieza a decaer a partir de la dinastÃa XXI a lo mejor las polÃticas del impetuoso, y orgulloso faraón no eran tan buenas, si acaban llevando al declive de su pueblo. Ciertamente aunque las polÃticas sociales que propone Ramses son justas y razonables, y pueden ser compatibles con distributismo, y la polÃtica social de la Iglesia. Lo que preocupa es devolver al estado, y darle un poder omnÃmodo, como el que tuvo en época de los Cesares, dónde se llegó a la divinización del Emperador, sin llegar a protegerlo. Vemos que la persona pierde derechos, y no puede hacer nada sin que el Papá Estado se lo indique esto es muy preocupante, y uno empieza a entender porque esta era la novela favorita del genocida Iosif Stalin (si hay una damnatio memoriae para Hitler y el nazismo, también deberÃa haberla para el comunismo). Pese a su amistad con Zeromski quiero creer que Prus no buscaba un Estado Socialista, y que pensaba que este modelo era lo mejor para Polonia.
Esta novela tiene algunas cosas buenas como que no es una novela de buenos, y malos y que los personajes son grises, que es realista, aunque Prus tiende a caer en el fatalismo. No teniendo sus novelas un final feliz. Recomiendo su relato sacado de la “Muñeca†de “Cuentos populares polacos†Muy posiblemente esta novela inspirará a la de Mika Waltari, pero la suya, salvo los fallos, que le halló Alfonseca es más históricamente verosÃmil, y a parte de tener una Ãndole religiosa el culto de Akenatón es un culto protocristiano. Es la lucha del individuo contra la tiranÃa, y es lo que hace la novela de Mika Waltari mÃtica y verdadera. Aquà es una lucha de antagonismos que acaban por aburrir al lector, y que resuelve de forma muy chusca, como si fuera una novela juvenil de Mark Twain, o un comic de TintÃn. Está bien para jóvenes, pero no para lectores expertos. Si me fascinó una cosa de la novela de Prus la aparición del Doppelganger, o el doble maligno, que estás muy presente en el romanticismo alemán. En este caso la némesis de Ramses a parte de Herhor es un mercenario griego venal, y sin escrúpulos. Algún personaje merece atención como Pentuer, o el amanerado Tutmosis. También es interesante el dilema de si extranjeros sà (en este caso los fenicios son el chivo expiatorio), o si se siguen polÃticas laicistas.
Con todo es el peor tÃtulo hasta el momento, aunque no es peor, que otros tÃtulos que he leÃdo.
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