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La Porte des Enfers (2008)

von Laurent Gaude

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When his son is killed by gangsters' crossfire on his way to school, Neapolitan taxi driver Matteo is consumed with despair. An encounter with strangers in a café raises the possibility of bringing young Pippo back from the dead, if they can locate the entrance to the underworld . . .
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Después de una funesta reyerta callejera, Matteo, un joven taxista napolitano, ve con impotencia cómo su mundo se desmorona. Su hijo Pippo, de seis años, ha muerto. Su mujer está desolada, y él, una noche tras otra, movido por una pena honda y callada, recorre la ciudad sin rumbo, en su coche vacío. Así, en una de sus solitarias derivas, Matteo conoce a un pequeño grupo de personajes marginales que se reúnen de madrugada en torno a Garibaldo, el dueño de un minúsculo café, entre los que se cuentan una extraña mujer, un cura viejo y enfermo, y un estrafalario profesor que afirma no sólo que el infierno existe, sino que una de las puertas de entrada se halla en Nápoles. La desesperanza llevará entonces a Matteo a intentar cruzar el umbral entre los dos mundos para emprender un viaje en busca de consuelo y reparación.
  Natt90 | Sep 26, 2022 |
I received and advance copy of this book from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for and honest review.

The nice people at Gallic books sent me an email asking me if I would "Fancy a Trip to the Underworld" and asked me to consider reviewing this book. I confess that I wasn't sure about this one, but I do like Gallic and they have provided a constant stream of books that I love by authors that I am unfamiliar with but have now become favorites. Despite my hesitation, I gave it a try and hoped that this novel wouldn't turn out to be one of those allegorical mind-benders that just made my brain hurt.

Wow, was I wrong.

The underworld is painfully (and geographically) real as are the terrible circumstances that bring our protagonist Matteo to its bronze gates. His six year old son Pippo is killed in the cross fire of a gang fire fight and his sudden and violent death drop Matteo and his wife Giuliana down an elevator shaft of grief which destroys their relationship and leaves them reeling with violent thoughts of violence and revenge. Matteo reaches out to Guiliana but she is unavailable to him and instead gives him an ultimatum--bring me back my son or kill his murderer.

Matteo sets out on a mission of revenge but instead winds up meeting up with other lost souls, also seeking comfort, and finds a professor who tells him, in all seriousness, that the gates to the underworld are real and that he can direct him to their location. With a faithless priest seeking redemption by his side, he enters the underworld with the intention of dragging Pippo back into the world of the living.

The underworld is vaguely Dantesque in terms of the fact that the souls are in torment, but Gaude's underworld is much more like the Greek Hades. The inhabitants of the underworld are "shades" whose main suffering seems to be a unrequited desire to return to the land of the living and there apparently is no true heaven or hell. I won't go into more detail because to do so would be to spoil the pleasure of the discovery. Suffice it to say that Gaude's underworld is a very interesting and profound place with fascinating locations.

Gaude's background is theatrical and it shows in this novel. In theater it is always all about the characters and this novel is very theatrical in that respect. You ache for these poor souls. The pain is relentless and it is impossible to not be moved by their suffering. However, I also found the plot, especially when we venture past the gates of the underworld, to be thrilling. Gaude is a wonderful writer with great style and depth.

I am pretty sure that this book will show up on my 2017 favorites list.

5 stars. ( )
  ChrisMcCaffrey | Apr 6, 2021 |
Recensisco questo libro, purtroppo, ad oltre due mesi dalla lettura. E la mia memoria delle letture è davvero carente. È un romanzo dal titolo intrigante e con la solita copertina intelligente di Neri Pozza. E’ la storia di un uomo, Filippo Scalfaro de Nittis, vittima di camorra che cova una lunga vendetta. Napoli fa da palcoscenico: è sempre a perfetto agio quando i soggetti sono la violenza ed il degrado. Cerco di tornare agli sprazzi di memoria e, soprattutto, a ritrovare le emozioni che la lettura di un libro dovrebbe dare. Ma non ne ricordo: un buon romanzo, scritto con mestiere, ma incapace di andare oltre una onesta compilazione di un compitino. Il libro parte bene, intriga e poi scorre. Ma mantiene un profilo basso, nonostante gli spunti che Napoli concede all’autore. Insomma, un libro che si può leggere. Ma che si potrebbe anche non leggere. ( )
  grandeghi | Aug 4, 2020 |
Je laisse tomber au bout de 30 pages. J'adore Gaudé mais là, plombé ! ( )
  Veilleur_de_nuit | Jan 23, 2019 |
I read the translated version of this novel.
This was an intriguing concept of vengeance, death, and grief. The author did such an amazing job portraying the complexity of grief and death, so much so that you can feel and understand the pain and suffering felt by Matteo and Guiliana. You can understand the decisions they make, the various stages of grief that they go through, and the ways in which they struggle to hold onto their lives even as life loses all meaning for them. It was powerful in that way, even though the reader never feels a true connection to any character. I would be hard-pressed to believe that any reader would be able to form a strong bond with the characters in this book, especially based on the storytelling style employed here. Usually, I consider this a negative, but in the case of this novel, it worked. It made the descent into the Underworld the focal point, and added a level of intrigue that may not have been possible if the reader was more focused on the character than the plot. This novel is guaranteed to take you on a unique journey that is thought-provoking and will stay with you long after you finish reading.

I received this novel as an advanced copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. ( )
  veeshee | Jan 29, 2018 |
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