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Thursday, June 17, 2004
I am now reading Brideshead Regained by Michael Johnston. This book is a follow-up to the story of the doomed aristocratic Catholic family, the Flytes, written by Evelyn Waught and so well depicted in the Granada production Brideshead Revisited (this previous link is quite good, giving a summary by chapters of what the book is about). But in doing so, Mr Johnston has incurred the wrath of the Waugh estate, which threatened him with legal action over the unauthorised sequel. Now Mr Johnston has had to agree that his work will never be sold in bookshops. Instead it can only be sold online and all copies must bear a sticker telling the reader: "This sequel is not authorised by the Waugh estate." My copy of the book is from the Library, I guess they bought it on the internet too... I did very much like Brideshead Revisited the book. And the tv series was superb. After reading about 10 pages of this sequel, I would not risk saying this sequel is rubbish but...somehow the characters seem not to be as real as in the first Brideshead. Let's see what I think when I finish the book.. By the way, the wonderful Brideshead mansion can be visited in England, its real name it's Castle Howard . I've been there and found it as gorgeous as depicted in the tv series.
Estoy leyendo Brideshead Regained de Michael Johnson. Este libro es una secuela de la novela de Evelyn Waugh sobre la aristocratica familia Flyte , vista a traves de los ojos del artista Charles Ryder durante los felices anios 20 en Gran Bretania. Probablemente os sonara mas la serie de television, una produccion de Granada basada en el libro y llamada, como este, Retorno a Brideshead (el link os llevara a una pagina en ingles donde hay un buen resumen, capitulo a capitulo, de la historia). Pero al intentar publicar esta secuela, Michael Johnson se encontro con la total oposicion de la familia de Evelyn Waugh, quienes amenazaron con llevarle a los tribunales por no pedirles autorizacion ni consultarles sobre el tema. Asi que Johnston ha tenido que conformarse con vender su libro en internet y que, en la contraportada, aparezca una etiqueta donde se informa al lector que esta secuela no esta autorizada por los herederos del escritor Evelyn Waugh... Mi copia del libro es de la biblioteca. Lo habran comprado online, supongo. Encontre fascinante el libro original, asi como la perfecta adaptacion en la serie de television. Llevo leidas unas diez paginas de esta secuela y no se...no me convence mucho. Los personajes parece que hablan y piensan igual que en el original, pero no los veo muy reales, es como si se esforzaran demasiado, como si fueran imitaciones.... Ya veremos lo que pienso cuando acabe el libro! Por cierto, la maravillosa mansion de Brideshead se llama, en realidad, Castle Howard y se halla en el norte de Inglaterra. Es tan majestuosa como en la serie, puedo asegurarlo, ya que la visitamos hace un par de anios.
The weather today:
Mostly Cloudy
18C
UV Index: 3 Low
Wind: From the West at 13 mph
Dew Point: 8C
Humidity: 52%
Visibility: 6 miles
Barometer: 1,011.9 mb
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