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Taure
Dignitat, orgull, bravesa. Un brau dins un clos. Un animal conscient de ser captiu i de la seva naturalesa de bèstia. La pugna entre la possibilitat de fugir i la por a la llibertat. Sobre l’arena de la plaça, la lluita de l’animal amb l’home, però sobretot de l’animal amb ell mateix. Qui serà el vencedor d’aquest combat a vida o mort?
Joseph Smith (Hammersmith, Londres, 1979) és l’aclamat autor de la novel·la El llop, la seva òpera prima, traduïda a vuit idiomes, entre ells, el català. Un escriptor de prosa exquisida, saludat per la crítica britànica com un dels narradors amb més talent de la seva generació. Amb Taure, la seva segona novel·la, es posa de nou en la pell d’un animal per tal de reflectir la condició humana.
Joseph Smith (Hammersmith, Londres, 1979) és l’aclamat autor de la novel·la El llop, la seva òpera prima, traduïda a vuit idiomes, entre ells, el català. Un escriptor de prosa exquisida, saludat per la crítica britànica com un dels narradors amb més talent de la seva generació. Amb Taure, la seva segona novel·la, es posa de nou en la pell d’un animal per tal de reflectir la condició humana.
147 pages, Paperback
First published June 6, 2013
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Joseph Smith
5 books20 followersJoseph Smith is the author of the novellas The Wolf , Taurus and a collection of short stories Finally My Ambulance. He is a dad and a husband, and lives and works in France.
He is passionate about great books that he has read, some of which are reviewed on this site.
In his time he has been an administrator, a student of philosophy, a secretary, an estate agent and a professional gambler.
Inspired by Barry Lopez's Of Wolves and Men, he wrote his debut novella The Wolf while living alone in the snowy north of England. It is a tale of a lone animal facing an increasing struggle against nature, a mixture of nature writing and fantasy. The villain of fairytales and traveller's myths, turned hero of his own adventure.
The Wolf was Irish Times Literary Event of the Year 2008, and was published worldwide.
Taurus is the opposite story: the shadow of the wild wolf, the tale of a domesticated fighting bull trapped in routine and boredom, slowly becoming aware of his own power, and what he might do with it.
Joe Smith's most recent book is Finally My Ambulance, a coherent flow of short stories, best read as a whole, linked in theme and tone.
He continues to write.
He is passionate about great books that he has read, some of which are reviewed on this site.
In his time he has been an administrator, a student of philosophy, a secretary, an estate agent and a professional gambler.
Inspired by Barry Lopez's Of Wolves and Men, he wrote his debut novella The Wolf while living alone in the snowy north of England. It is a tale of a lone animal facing an increasing struggle against nature, a mixture of nature writing and fantasy. The villain of fairytales and traveller's myths, turned hero of his own adventure.
The Wolf was Irish Times Literary Event of the Year 2008, and was published worldwide.
Taurus is the opposite story: the shadow of the wild wolf, the tale of a domesticated fighting bull trapped in routine and boredom, slowly becoming aware of his own power, and what he might do with it.
Joe Smith's most recent book is Finally My Ambulance, a coherent flow of short stories, best read as a whole, linked in theme and tone.
He continues to write.
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March 9, 2013
Joseph Smith's Taurus is a beautiful book and is as masterful as his first book, The Wolf.
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