Reading kensington gardens was the kind of epiphany that only comes a. He speaks perfect english and is in his late thirties. Kensington gardens is the 4th novel by rodrigo fresan, the enfant terrible of latin american fiction. Rodrigo fresan was born in argentina and now lives in barcelona.
I first read rodrigo fresan in 2011, when my twin brotherone of the best readers i. According to jonathan lethem, hes a kaleidoscopic, openhearted, shamelessly polymathic storyteller, the kind who brings a blast of oxygen into the room. In kensington gardens, rodrigo fresan juxtaposes the victorian age which invented the sentimental notion of childhood and allowed j. Never neverland, published in granta 88, was taken from his most recent novel, kensington gardens faber. Kensington gardens, the first of argentinian writer rodrigo fresans 10 books to be translated into english, is a multilayered flight of fancy looking back to j. If ecclesiastes is right, then everything, including writers, has its season. Its too bad, for those of use who dont read spanish, that more of fresan s books arent in english translation. It is a generous, rambling novel that owes a great. Fresan is a wellknown writer in argentina, but this is his first book to be published in english. Rodrigo fresan nacio en buenos aires en 1963 y vive en barcelona desde 1999. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Since 1999, fresan has lived and worked in barcelona, spain.
His novel kensington gardens was translated into english by natasha wimmer and published in 2006. Kensington gardens is a book you will adore for its ingenuity and energy and its. Kensington gardens is the first of his books to be translated into english. Kensington gardens, by rodrigo fresan trans natasha wimmer. Kensington gardens by rodrigo fresan hardcover pdf, epub, fb2, djvu, talking book, mp3, rtf 370 pages isbn. He was born in buenos aires and lives in barcelona. Both the book and the character are honoured with the peter pan statue by george frampton located in the park rodrigo fresan s novel kensington gardens. Barries book peter pan in kensington gardens, a prelude to the characters famous adventures in neverland. Rodrigo fresan is the author of nine novels, including kensington gardens, mantra, and the bottom of the sky.