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Der Junge aus Ilocos

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Der Junge aus IlocosDie Ilocos Region im Nordwesten der Philippinen ist voller Widersprche. In der Kultur der Ilocanos treffen jahrhundertealte Traditionen auf die Einflsse der modernen Hauptstadt Manila, agrarischer Pragmatismus auf christliche Gottergebenheit. Victor ist ein Kind dieser Welt. Nachdem sein Vater die Familie fr eine neue Frau verlassen hat, lebt der Junge mit der Mutter, Bruder Raffy und seinen Groeltern in bescheidenen Verhltnissen in einem kleinen Haus

Die Ilocos-Region im Nordwesten der Philippinen ist voller Widersprüche. In der Kultur der Ilocanos treffen jahrhundertealte Traditionen auf die Einflüsse der modernen Hauptstadt Manila, agrarischer Pragmatismus auf christliche Gottergebenheit. Victor ist ein Kind dieser Welt. Nachdem sein Vater die Familie für eine neue Frau verlassen hat, lebt der Junge mit der Mutter, Bruder Raffy und seinen Großeltern in bescheidenen Verhältnissen in einem kleinen Haus am Quinarayan-Fluss. Die Jahre seiner Jugend sind gezeichnet von familiärer Geborgenheit, aber auch von Verunsicherungen aufgrund des niedrigen sozialen Status der Familie und dem frühen Bewusstsein für seine Homosexualität. Diese zwei Faktoren prägen Victors Leben, dem der Roman bis ins mittlere Alter folgt - in die Metropole, ins Milieu greller Schlagzeilen und des großen Geldes, in düstere Rattenlöcher, trunkene Aha-Momente, schwule Badehäuser und trügerische Episoden des Glücks. Am Ende führt der Weg jedoch zurück nach Ilocos. Wo sich ein Kreis schließt und eine Lücke füllt, aber die alten Widersprüche dennoch bestehen bleiben. Die acht konzisen Kapitel in "Der Junge aus Ilocos" beleuchten schlaglichtartig unterschiedliche Phasen in Victors Leben - von frühen Aufbrüchen über die erste Liebe bis hin zu zweifelhaften Erfolgen und der Ernüchterung danach. In Victors Erfahrungen und Begegnungen spiegeln sich teils die Spannungen der philippinischen Gegenwartsgesellschaft, teils die Biografie des Autors wider. Blaise Campo Gacoscos nahm sich jedoch bewusst Freiheiten bei der Zeichnung seiner Hauptfigur. "Ich habe mich für die Romanform entschieden, weil ich Charaktere erschaffen wollte, die mir selbst helfen, den Sinn des Lebens zu begreifen", schreibt er in seinem Nachwort. Bezeichnenderweise lässt er die Geschichte mit einem lakonischen Witz enden, in dem all das mitschwingt, was den Roman generell auszeichnet - Abgeklärtheit, Melancholie und ein kleines Augenzwinkern.

EAN: 9783863003890
Farbverschnitt: Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen.
Erscheinungsjahr: 14.04.2025
Autoren: Gacoscos, Blaise Campo
Übersetzung: Diesel, Andreas
Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: 144
Keyword: Autofiktion; Coming-of-Age; Coming-out; Familie; Homosexualität; Ilocos; Manila; Philippinen
Fachschema: Schwul / Roman, Erzählung
Interesse Alter: Bezug zu Schwulen
Länge: 197 mm
Breite: 125 mm
Höhe: 18 mm
Gewicht: 280 gr
Produktform: Gebunden
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