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The Murmur of Bees
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Narrado por:
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Xe Sands
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Angelo Di Loreto
From a beguiling voice in Mexican fiction comes an astonishing novel - her first to be translated into English - about a mysterious child with the power to change a family’s history in a country on the verge of revolution.
From the day that old Nana Reja found a baby abandoned under a bridge, the life of a small Mexican town forever changed. Disfigured and covered in a blanket of bees, little Simonopio is for some locals the stuff of superstition, a child kissed by the devil. But he is welcomed by landowners Francisco and Beatriz Morales, who adopt him and care for him as if he were their own. As he grows up, Simonopio becomes a cause for wonder to the Morales family, because when the uncannily gifted child closes his eyes, he can see what no one else can - visions of all that’s yet to come, both beautiful and dangerous. Followed by his protective swarm of bees and living to deliver his adoptive family from threats - both human and those of nature - Simonopio’s purpose in Linares will, in time, be divined.
Set against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution and the devastating influenza of 1918, The Murmur of Bees captures both the fate of a country in flux and the destiny of one family that has put their love, faith, and future in the unbelievable.
Sovas Award - Audiobook Narration - Fiction, Best Voiceover - 2019
©2015 by Sofía Segovia. (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. English translation © 2019 by Simon Bruni.Reseñas de la crítica
An Audible Best of 2019 | Top 10 and Best Fiction
"And Sofía Segovia is proof that magical realism is still evolving and breaking barriers." --Tricia, Audible editor
"Acclaimed Mexican author Segovia’s first work translated into English is a gorgeous novel of family, friendship, land, and murderous envy, a tale reminiscent of Isabel Allende’s early tales…With the help of a gifted translator, Segovia skillfully envelops readers, fully engaging their senses and imagination in this wonderful novel." --Booklist
I do regret experiencing it as an audiobook, though, because the male narrator kept pulling me out of the story. It was clearly a deliberate decision to make the narration feel more authentic, and he makes a genuine effort to use a Hispanic accent. The problem is that I was constantly aware of that effort. Instead of disappearing into the story, I found myself thinking about the performance itself.
The male narrator has a great voice, but his attempt at a Hispanic accent particularly distracted me. It also never feels completely committed. Words such as mamá and papá, for example, are pronounced as mama and papa. So the narration reaches for authenticity without ever quite achieving it.
Ultimately, though, the bigger problem is simply that the narrator becomes too visible. I shouldn't be thinking about the narrator while listening to a novel. The performance should serve the story and then disappear behind it. Here, too often, I was listening to the narration rather than being absorbed by the book itself.
Good story, distracting narration
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