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Estremecimento
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A quiet weekend dedicated to buying antiques turns into the memory of colonial atrocities that took place in that quiet land. A walk at dusk is interrupted by casual racism. A loving marriage is torn apart by mysterious tensions. And a remarkable cascade of voices speaks of a pulsating metropolis. In this book, we are invited to experience these and other events through the eyes and ears of Tunde, an African who works as a photography teacher on a renowned campus in New England. He is a reader, a listener, a traveler drawn to many different kinds of stories: historical and epic stories; stories from friends, family and strangers; stories that are found in books and movies. Together, these stories make up their days. Together, these days make up a life. And, in this case, a routine of apparent tranquility hides a startled mind. Shudder is an astonishing work of realism and invention that summons literature, music, race, and history by examining the passage of time—and the way we mark it. It is a reckoning with human survival, but it is also a testimony to the possibility of joy. As he did in his magnificent debut, Open City, Teju Cole builds a narrative with all the senses alert, a surprising and profound work - a beacon of contemporary literature.
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