La búsqueda de la verdad como fuerza liberadora, como soporte ético imprescindible para sobrellevar el transcurso de una vida, está en el centro de esta novela magistral, que tras permanecer en el olvido durante más de cincuenta años fue rescatada por la prestigiosa editorial italiana Adelphi y se colocó rápidamente en el primer puesto de las listas de libros más vendidos de Italia. La tremenda exactitud de su prosa, apenas atemperada con un barniz de refinada melancolía, unida a la vigencia de sus propuestas morales, sitúa a Sándor Márai entre los grandes escritores europeos de este siglo. Un pequeño castillo de caza en Hungría, al pie de los Cárpatos, donde alguna vez se celebraron elegantes veladas y cuyos salones decorados al estilo francés se llenaban de la música de Chopin, ha cambiado radicalmente de aspecto. El esplendor de antaño ya no existe, todo anuncia el final de una época. Dos hombres mayores, que de jóvenes habían sido amigos inseparables, se citan a cenar tras cuarenta años sin verse. Uno ha pasado mucho tiempo en Extremo Oriente, el otro, en cambio, ha permanecido en su propiedad. Pero ambos han vivido a la espera de este momento, pues entre ellos se interpone un secreto de una fuerza singular. Todo converge en un duelo sin armas, aunque tal vez mucho más cruel, cuyo punto en común es el recuerdo imborrable de una mujer. La tensión aumenta, línea tras línea, hasta que se hace casi insoportable, pero la prosa continúa, implacable, precisa, fiel reflejo del empeño de los protagonistas por hurgar hasta en lo más recóndito de sus almas, allí donde se encuentran esas verdades cuyo descubrimiento provoca, al mismo tiempo, un insoslayable dolor y un incontenible impulso vital.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Searching for truth and the meaning of frienship and life...,
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This review is from: El Ultimo Encuentro / The Final Meeting (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)
This book was written by Sandor Marai more than 50 years ago, in Hungary, and was banned. It was then published in 1999, and in 2004, its 23rd edition was published. This itself made me pick it up. A book that has been edited 23 times in 5 years must have something.....El Ultimo Encuentro deals with a couple of old men, who were absolutely inseparable during their younger years, and are now meeting again, after not seeing or hearing from each other in more than 40 years. The entire novel revolves around the mysterious reason why they separated. Life, friendship, loyalty and truth are deeply explored in the meeting between these two men, who in spite of not having any type of contact in 40 years, have thought about each other every single day of their lives. The book is beautifully written, and is very hard to put down. Two men are bearing their souls, dreams, and memories.... In some ways, El Ultimo Encuentro reminds me of Hermann Hesse's writings.... Definitely worth your time.
1.0 out of 5 stars
An old man's monologue,
By Diego Zlotogora (BUENOS AIRES Argentina) - See all my reviews
This review is from: El Ultimo Encuentro / The Final Meeting (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)
I was eager to read this book after I got it as a present. The summary on the back page anticipated an interesting reading. However, what I found was a very dull book. What was described as the story of two old friends meeting after 40 years, was in fact the monologue of a resentful old man who waited 40 years for an opportunity to tell his former bestfriend that he was guilty of all his sufferings. The poor guy has to listen to all these of accusations and remains almost silent for a hundred pages (and I say 'almost' because he adds sentences like 'Please, go on' or 'Yes, I'm listening to you'). Sorry, but couldn't he have had a more decent role? Did he defend himself in sign language? Or is this what the 'geniality' of the author is about? Maybe I missed something...
4.0 out of 5 stars
Una poetica increible,
By PaperLover (Vzla) - See all my reviews
This review is from: El Ultimo Encuentro / The Final Meeting (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)
El Último Encuentro no se lee, se digiere lentamente como los buenos vinos, como los chocolates que dejas derretir lentamente en tu boca... su prosa, de verdad fue para mi un verdadero hallazgo cargado de metáforas, de imágenes alucinantes y únicas... Si vienes de leer una novela ligera, El Ultimo Encuentro se convertirá en un freno, ya que en su lectura hay tantas ricas imágenes, tantas bellos pasajes que es imposible no leerlo en voz alta. Un "in crescendo" silencioso marca una de las grandes novelas del siglo xx.
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