Synopsis
The title of the river is the Barranc
de Pamano which flows on the southern slopes of the Pyrenees. The book
tells a story that takes place in Catalonia in the 1940s and the
beginning of the 21th century. There are a handful of people were
turned into enemies and lovers by the Spanish Civil War.
About Jaume Cabré
Born: Apr 30, 1947
One of the most internationally
celebrated writers in contemporary Catalan literature. He graduated in
Catalan Philology by the University of Barcelona. For many years he
combined his literary work with teaching and writing film and television
scripts.
内容简介
埃利森达•比拉布鲁夫人是西班牙小镇托雷纳的首富,八十余载岁月随着记忆消逝,美貌悉数化作威严。形形色色的男人围绕在她身边,出没于她的记忆:叛逆的儿子马塞尔、亦敌亦友的镇长巴伦蒂•塔尔加、忠心耿耿陪伴左右的司机和律师、聆听忏悔的奥古斯特神父……她毕生只拥有一段爱情,却早已深埋于墓碑之下。
奥里奥尔•丰特列斯,半个世纪前的小学老师,镇民们憎恨的法西斯分子,以一支画笔赢得比拉布鲁夫人的倾慕。奥里奥尔死后,夫人数十年如一日推动教会将他册封为真福。繁复的宗教仪式与一桩桩钱权交易接踵而至,她仅仅希望为年轻时的爱人恢复名誉。
这一切过往,都在机缘巧合之下浮出水面。蒂娜•布罗斯偶然得到奥里奥尔留下的笔记,却在调查的过程中越陷越深:她的生活正因丈夫背叛、儿子远走而分崩离析,奥里奥尔的故事逐渐成了她的精神支撑。她从档案卷宗、墓碑制造者和镇民的口中拼凑出历史原貌,奥里奥尔极力隐藏的真实身份究竟是什么?他那不知名的女儿最后流落何方?年迈的比拉布鲁夫人为册封真福一事四处奔走,背后的阻力又从何而来?
帕玛诺河静静地流过,它永恒的吟唱声似乎在安抚被历史撕裂的小镇,以及在墓碑和秘密的阴影下沉默不语的人们。
——转自出版社官方网站