Carles Andreu Saburit Pořadí knih (chronologicky)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF THE YEAR. A newly sober, orphaned son of Iranian immigrants embarks on a remarkable search for a family secret, guided by the voices of artists, poets, and kings. His journey leads him to a terminally ill painter in the Brooklyn Museum. Electrifying, funny, and wholly original, this novel heralds the arrival of an essential new voice in contemporary fiction. Cyrus Shams grapples with an inheritance of violence and loss: his mother’s plane was shot down over the Persian Gulf, while his father’s life in America was marked by labor at a factory farm. A drunk, an addict, and a poet, Cyrus's obsession with martyrs drives him to explore his past—toward an uncle who dressed as the angel of death on Iranian battlefields and toward his mother, whose true identity is hinted at through a painting found in a Brooklyn art gallery. This work is a celebration of the search for meaning in faith, art, and human connection.

Tarareamos canciones que decimos detestar. Solo nos emocionamos cantando cuando nadie nos ve. Lloramos con baladas de las que nos hemos burlado antes. Mentimos sobre lo que nos gusta para que nos acepten. Y decimos que los demás tienen muy mal gusto. Considerado uno de los mejores ensayos estéticos sobre el gusto musical de la década, «Música de mierda» investiga el mal gusto y la sensiblería musical a partir de una contradicción: ¿por qué la persona que más discos vende es de la que más gente se ríe? Carl Wilson quiso hacer una investigación sobre el éxito de Céline Dion pero se descubrió escribiendo un ensayo maravilloso sobre el amor (a la música), el esnobismo como coraza y la capacidad de emoción en tiempos de cinismo.