Così ha inizio il male

Así empieza lo malo

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Così ha inizio il male

Así empieza lo malo

Written by Javier Marías
4.85 79,737 ratings
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Siamo nella Madrid degli anni Ottanta, una città in cui il ricordo della dittatura franchista è ancora dolorosamente vivo. Il giovane Juan De Vere, fresco di laurea, viene assunto da Eduardo Muriel per fargli da assistente. Muriel è un regista che vive in una grande casa nei quartieri alti della capitale insieme alla moglie, l'esuberante Beatriz Noguera, e i figli. I due avrebbero tutto per essere felici, eppure «il giovane de Vere» è colpito dalla freddezza e dallo sdegnoso contegno con cui il marito tratta la moglie. Perché si comporta così? Addirittura, una notte che passa nella casa dei Muriel, Juan assiste a una scena per lui del tutto inspiegabile: Beatriz che, vestita unicamente con un'impalpabile sottoveste, viene respinta e ricacciata nella sua stanza dal marito. Juan vorrebbe indagare i motivi di quel comportamento e del disamore che tiene in piedi il matrimonio, ma Muriel ha altri piani in mente per lui: lo incarica infatti di verificare se le voci che ha sentito su un suo amico, il dottor Van Vechten, sono fondate. Una donna gli ha fatto intendere che il dottore, durante gli anni della dittatura, si era comportato in modo indecente con una o più donne, e che pertanto l'amicizia che Muriel gli tributava era mal riposta. Per il giovane Juan inizia così una discesa nelle tenebre degli anni della dittatura, e nelle ambiguità del matrimonio, che ha l'ineluttabile fatalità delle sabbie mobili. Così ha inizio il male è la storia intima di un matrimonio. Osservato con lo sguardo inconfondibile, ossessivo e inquisitore di Javier Marías che, tre anni dopo Gli innamoramenti, torna al romanzo con un'opera premiata come Libro dell'anno da «El País».

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Pages 464
Language Ita
Publisher Einaudi
Published September 23, 2014
ISBN 26800389
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Javier Marías writes contemporary fiction and has always been fascinated by character-driven stories. They hold a degree in English Literature and previously worked as an editor before transitioning to writing their own books. Javier Marías lives with their spouse and a very vocal rescue cat.

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