The Voice of my father and seven curses of the mountain (saga of seven books)
Humans behaving like demons have been read and seen multiple times in books and reality. Yet , a demon trying to be a human is a rare thing to read. Gaona Lopera Alonso (October 15,1967-) Calarcá, Colombia has done this perfectly in his book “The voice of my father and seven curses of the mountain”. Writer is Painter, and a human rights activist. He has wrote several books in versatility of the topics and tastes e.g El adios de la tierra amada” (“Farewell of the Beloved Land”) ,“El Flaco y la Ministra” (“Skinny and madame Minister”) and in 2022 he published “The Voice Of My Father And The 7 Curses Of The Mountain".
This fantastic piece of magic realism , a literary genera that is replete with fascinating theme of reality interwoven into the magical and supernatural elements is a remarkable art . Moreover, this distinguishing chunk of art left the reader in awe and enchantment. While reading it , reader goes through huge impressions and ideas. How humour, tragedy, fanaticism, and passion can be locked into one book? Remarkably , Gaona Lopera Alonso has summed up all these phenomenal dimensions in “The Voice of my Father and the 7 curses of the mountain”
Evidence of highly dignified piece of literature. The Voice of my Father and the 7 curses of the mountain is a Saga of 7 books this is book number 1. Well, after reading it one also finds alluring themes to take along with oneself. Book ends but it’s effectiveness lasts for days and months on reader’s mind and heart. It is replete with feelings of love , hatred , acceptance , rejection, devotion and submission. Saga opens with the very lines of Hebrew
“Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.”
Comparison of curses Vs blessings. Humanity and inhumanity. Hell and heaven. Sin and vice . Struggle and giving up. How life goes and how it ends. How mercy and sympathy relates to man. How demon falls in love with a human and how it feels after rejection. This mesmerizing gallery of characters is really presentable and commendable.
It’s main character ANGUS a resident from hell beacause of his low notes from the academy of evil is provoked his exile from hell. Through out from hell he landed in a farm where seven Seven spinters lived.
Angus was forced to learn to live as a human and therefore
He fell in love but was rejected.
He claimed rejection is worst than living in the hell.
So the book honours and exalts the power of love and acceptance.
Later , Legions of angels and demons had have a terrible fight over the life of Angus.
The voice of Father played a great role to combat in the life of Felix de Bedout. This voice Made him an escapist and A selfish man in his journey.
The most fascinating thing about this supernatural art is that
Book ends with a magic where the character itself goes out of the control of its creator. (Author)
This amazing magic holds reader’s breathe and the aurora snatches the sensory organs dead. If you are sensibly sensitive towards magic , reality , literature , characters , and stories ,this book suits you. If you are prone towards unique, creative, and deep content you must go for it. It’s words are not empty cassettes to play uselessly rather they seems melody to feel , understand, and find the lost peace of soul. Readers really listens the Voice of father very clearly and tries to find the directions before the character does.
Such a level of involvement and attraction let readers not leave the book before finishing it.
Writer’s experience of writing and his great insight into the society and social norms have been vivdley seen into his writing. It seems his role of being human rights activist is also visible in his characters how they fight between curse and bless. Moreover, he is painter so such a fantastic written painting is sketched. One cannot help admiration. As this book is the chronological journey of battles and war fields. Through this book writer takes the reader into the historical order of wars , crimes , assassination and battle fields. It is done so meticulously that reader finds himself the part of history. Even the writer himself claims , he felt the Aftershocks of this literary giant work. Like a needle he sews the white paper one after other. Beauty of this book is it is humorous as well. The whole scenario is covered in a light humour to make the reader more energetic and enthusiastic for the entertainment purposes. Humour is the spice and magic realism is the main ingredient. whereas the character is the center of attention which conveys the lesson for reader. Everyone in this world never imagines to live into hell. But knowingly or unknowingly we make this world a hell for others. For example, when Angus melts into emotions for a human lover , he is rejected. This rejection and feeling of incomplete love leaves the character in sorrow , pain, pang and aggression. This is how this world , the heaven like world not better than hell to him. The Philosophy of life inside the history is that love is stronger than fire or any other living element in the universe.
