Рецидивіст

U t͡sentri romanu "Ret͡sydyvist" - istorii͡a Voltera Starbaka, syna kukhovarky ĭ shofera, immigrantiv zi Skhidnoï I͡Evropy, ta chotyrʹokh neĭmovirnykh z͡hinok, i͡akykh vin li͡ubyv i i͡aki kardynalʹno vplynuly na ĭoho povne pryhod z͡hytti͡a. Student Harvardu ĭ soldat Druhoï svitovoï viĭny, Volter protoruvav sobi shli͡akh u kabinety Biloho domu, prote pisli͡a Votergeĭtsʹkoho skandalu vyletiv zvidty ĭ opynyvsi͡a u v"i͡aznyt͡si. Ale t͡se ne kinet͡sʹ ĭoho shli͡akhu: koly Starbak vykhodytʹ na svobodu z i͡edynoi͡u mrii͡ei͡u - vidkryty zatyshnyĭ bar, doli͡a nespodivano robytʹ novyĭ zapamorochlyvyĭ povorot, pidnosi͡achy ĭoho do nebuvalykh vladnykh vysot… Kurt Vonnegut, i͡akyĭ u koz͡hnomu svoi͡emu romani obertai͡e istorii͡u Ameryky na mit, stvoryv u "Ret͡sydyvisti" zvorushlyvu, smishnu i smilyvu prytchu pro te, i͡ak vyr podiĭ zakhopli͡ui͡e li͡udynu, obezvoli͡ui͡uchy ta robli͡achy zaruchnyt͡sei͡u obstavyn. T͡Se opovidʹ pro vypadkovistʹ u z͡hytti ĭ smilyvistʹ pryĭmaty vyklyky doli. Pro knyhu "Ret͡sydyvist" - roman Kurta Vonneguta, i͡akyĭ vyĭshov ukraïnsʹkoi͡u u vydavnyt͡stvi "Vavylonsʹka biblioteka". Popry reputat͡sii͡u avtora i͡ak satyryka, tut perevaz͡hai͡e ne sarkazm, a vidverta sproba hovoryty pro skladne cherez proste. Na pershyĭ pohli͡ad - t͡se istorii͡a pro cholovika, i͡akyĭ vyĭshov iz v"i͡aznyt͡si. Ale te, shcho zdai͡etʹsi͡a ochevydnym, postupovo rozhortai͡etʹsi͡a v shchosʹ zovsim inshe. Zlochyn, pokaranni͡a, druha sproba, polityka, korporat͡siï, obman, vtrata i dyvna lehkistʹ, z i͡akoi͡u heroĭ znovu ĭ znovu povertai͡etʹsi͡a v toĭ samyĭ t͡sykl. T͡Se ne prosto spohady staroho cholovika - t͡se mozaïka podiĭ, u i͡akiĭ koz͡hen frahment vpiznavanyĭ i, moz͡hlyvo, navitʹ bolisno znaĭomyĭ. Harvard, i Voterheĭt, i nespodivani zustrichi z mynulym, i mist͡si͡a, de mez͡ha miz͡h vyhadkoi͡u ĭ realʹnisti͡u sterta do nevpiznanni͡a - t͡se vse zustrinete na storinkakh romanu. Knyha pronyzana tykhym humanizmom, sproboi͡u znaĭty sens u bezladi, a holovne - viroi͡u v te, shcho dobrota shche moz͡hlyva. Avtor ne unykai͡e krytyky amerykansʹkoï politychnoï systemy, pokazui͡uchy ïï zseredyny, cherez bezpomichnistʹ okremoï li͡udyny.

In the center of the novel "The recidivist" is the story of Walter Starbuck, the son of a cook and driver, immigrants from Eastern Europe, and four incredible women whom he loved and who radically influenced his adventurous life. A Harvard student and World War II soldier, Walter made his way to the White House offices, but after the Watergate scandal, he flew out and ended up in prison. But this is not the end of his journey: when Starbuck is released with his only dream — to open a cozy bar, fate suddenly takes a new dizzying turn, raising him to unprecedented heights of power кур Kurt Vonnegut, who in each of his novels turns the history of America on MIT, created in "recidivist" a touching, funny and bold parable about how the maelstrom of events captures a person, De-enveloping and making him a hostage to circumstances. This is a story about chance in life and the courage to accept the challenges of fate. About the book "recidivist" - a novel by Kurt Vonnegut, published in Ukrainian by the publishing house"Babylonian library". Despite the author's reputation as a satirist, it is not sarcasm that prevails here, but a frank attempt to talk about the complex through the simple. At first glance, this is a story about a man who got out of prison. But what seems obvious gradually unfolds into something completely different. Crime, Punishment, second attempt, politics, corporations, deception, loss, and the strange ease with which the hero returns to the same cycle again and again. These are not just memories of an old man – they are a mosaic of events in which each fragment is recognizable and, perhaps, even painfully familiar. Harvard, Watergate, unexpected encounters with the past, and places where the line between fiction and reality is erased beyond recognition – all this is found in the pages of the novel. The book is imbued with quiet humanism, an attempt to find meaning in disorder, and most importantly, the belief that kindness is still possible. The author does not avoid criticizing the American political system, showing it from the inside, because of the helplessness of an individual.