Descriere: "Inainte de a incepe lungul drum al pustiului, Dumnezeu a indulcit apele amare, caci oamenilor le era tare sete. Apoi, le-a trimis prepelite, fiindca se-mputinau de foame. Cat au traversat desertul, israelitii au mancat mana. Le-a tinut si de foame, si de sete. Pe pamant cadea mana, din cer cadea, in fiecare dimineata. Oamenii o mancau si se salvau. Nu aveau voie sa o pastreze, asa era porunca. Totusi, unii, de frica foametei si din putinatatea credintei, au incercat sa tina un pic de azi pe maine, insa mana n-a mai fost buna de mancat. Dumnezeu promisese mana pentru fiecare zi a pribegiei si s-a tinut de cuvant. Poporul lui Israel a fost salvat si, dupa patruzeci de ani de pustiu si mana, a ajuns in Tara Promisa. Anca Mizumschi a scris aici o carte a pribegiei, o pribegie care i-a-nceput inainte de plecare, cu mult inainte. Si nu e doar pribegia ei, ci a fiecarui om care se naste in tara asta minunat de frumoasa, de care ti-e dor tot timpul pentru ca nu te simti aproape niciodata acasa. Anca a spus aici deopotriva adevar si poveste, adevarul povestii si povestea adevarului. Adevarul ei, povestea ei. Mana si desertul sunt insa ale noastre, ale tuturor. Cat timp va mai manca mana poporul tau, Doamne, si cat desert amar de necredinta in sine mai are el de trecut?" (Ana Barton) "Ce surpriza mi-a facut Anca Mizumschi! Ii cunosc toata opera poetica, pe care am si comentat-o de cite ori am avut prilejul, asa ca, atunci cind am acceptat sa scriu citeva rinduri pentru aceasta coperta, ma gindeam la un volum de poezii. Si nu e! E unul de proza, dar ce proza! Sint textele scrise in doua registre, primul autobiografic si chiar autoscopic, cel de-al doilea indreptat spre exterioritate, spre tara noastra, spre dramele acesteia. Cred ca exilul i-a prins bine Ancai, pentru ca si-a gasit un ton care nu seamana cu cele ale comentatorilor de aici, care oscileaza intre umorul bascalios si sarcasmul incrincenat. E tonul cuiva pe care tara il doare, dar care are puterea sa-si distileze durerea. Distantarea geografica produce un fel de efect de distantare estetic. Si iese o carte care te tulbura, dar nu te lasa complet lipsit de speranta. Ma bucur ca am citit-o cumva in avanpremiera!" (Liviu Antonesei) "Anca Mizumschi ia iernile aspre din sudul Dobrogei, apa Dunarii si Pastele la Cracii Preotesei, ia Pacuiul lui Soare si o fantana musulmana, ia toata insula Talchia, cimitirele de fier vechi si scenariile apocaliptice despre sfarsitul lumii din Piata Domenii, isi ia amintirile si le pune la temelia unui manifest. Nu sunt de acord cu Anca Mizumschi in multe puncte din cartea ei, si e bine ca nu sunt. Sunt un om care se vrea membru cu drepturi depline in Internationala Oamenilor Buni de Planeta Pamant, nu gasesc virtuti in nationalism, dar pot intelege nevoia de patriotism si de a ingriji o mostenire. Pot intelege si toata disperarea cu care aceasta carte a fost scrisa - Tara mea suspendata e o declaratie de dragoste, dar este si un avertisment teribil: Romania dispare." (Andrei Craciun)
Autori: Anca Mizumschi (Author) | Editura: INTERCONFESSIONAL BIBLE SOC OF | Anul aparitiei: 2018 | ISBN: 9786067631760 | Categorie: Fiction
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