When I Sing, Mountains Dance A Novel
When I Sing, Mountains Dance A Novel by Irene Solà is a reprint edition published by Graywolf Press on March 15, 2022. This 203-page novel explores the intertwining of human experiences with the powerful forces of nature, set against the backdrop of a village in the Pyrenees. The story follows Domènec, who sees himself as a poet and farmer, as he navigates life, tragedy, and the land that surrounds him.
Readers will find a narrative that delves into themes of nature and the environment, as well as the complexities of familial relationships. The novel begins with a dramatic event that intertwines the lives of its characters with the elemental power of the mountains and the land. Through Domènec’s journey, the book presents a vivid portrayal of both the physical and emotional landscapes that shape human existence.
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A spellbinding novel that places one family’s tragedies against the uncontainable life force of the land itself.
Near a village high in the Pyrenees, Domènec wanders across a ridge, fancying himself more a poet than a farmer, to “reel off his verses over on this side of the mountain.” He gathers black chanterelles and attends to a troubled cow. And then storm clouds swell, full of electrifying power. Reckless, gleeful, they release their bolts of lightning, one of which strikes Domènec. He dies. The ghosts of seventeenth-century witches gather around him, taking up the chanterelles he’d harvested before going on their merry ways. So begins this novel that is as much about the mountains and the mushrooms as it is about the human dramas that unfold in their midst.
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