Home / News / Taħt il-Qoxra: John A. Bonello Back to News Taħt il-Qoxra: John A. Bonello Audiovisual • Initiatives • News • Taħt il-Qoxra 30th September, 2018 F’dan l-episodju ta’ ‘Taħt il-Qoxra’, Rachelle Deguara titkellem ma’ John A. Bonello dwar il-ktieb tiegħu ‘It-Taár’, li hu wkoll finalist għall-Premju Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb fil-kategorija tar-rumanzi bil-Malti u l-Ingliż. ‘It-Taár’ jieħu lill-qarrej 70 sena wara attakk nukleari li qered lid-dinja. Il-ftit li baqgħu ħajja jgħixu f’kundizzjonijiet ħżiena, iżda grupp ieħor ta’ nies jinsab protett f’torri li kien mibni apposta biex jilqa’ għal xi diżastru naturali. Bonello jgħid li r-rakkont mimli kuntrasti, ngħidu aħna bejn it-tifkiriet ta’ min jgħix barra t-torri u dawk li jgħixu fih. L-awtur jirrimarka li d-dettall tal-arkitettura li tfassal l-ispazji fir-rumanz għenu biex jaċċentwa l-kunflitt kbir bejn il-karattri u l-post li jgħixu fih. Għalhekk ir-rumanz jirrappreżenta utopja (it-torri) ġewwa distopja (barra t-torri) fi żmien ta’ kriżi dinjija. Skont Bonello l-kriżi, li hi riżultat tal-kilba tal-bniedem, twassal biex toħroġ minnu mhux l-agħar tiegħu, imma l-aħjar. Fit-tieni parti l-awtur jikkummenta dwar x’tinvolvi pubblikazzjoni li ma ssirx għand pubblikatur (self-publishing). Segwi aktar minn din l-intervista hawnhekk. Il-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb jirringrazzja lill-PBS u lill-ħaddiema ta’ Radju Malta 1 għall-għajnuna bix-xandir tal-programm. SHARE POST Related Articles Open Call for Installation Proposals: Centrepiece of the From Illustration to Book Exhibition at the Malta Book Festival 2025 News 26th May, 2025 Read More Know Your Rights! Literary Agent Simon Trewin offers free Zoom session to stakeholders News 26th May, 2025 Read More CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: POSITION OF DIRECTOR (EXECUTIVE) WITH THE NATIONAL BOOK COUNCIL News 16th May, 2025 Read More The Malta Book Festival 2025 Will Be Writing Anew! News 14th May, 2025 Read More The 2025 Doreen Micallef National Poetry Contest is Now Open for Entries News 12th May, 2025 Read More Call for Short Stories About Valletta for Comma Press’ Reading the City Series News 28th April, 2025 Read More Have Your Say: The National Book Council 2025-2030 Strategy Up for Public Consultation News 28th April, 2025 Read More Exhibitors — apply now to participate at the 2025 Malta Book Festival! News 15th April, 2025 Read More The 41st PLR Payment Is Out Public Lending Rights 9th April, 2025 Read More National Book Prize and Terramaxka 2025 longlist published National Book Prize 2nd April, 2025 Read More view all similar news
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