Palma de Mallorca, España
Mi análisis de The Island (2005) de Victoria Hislop, The Girl under the Olive Tree (2013) de Leah Fleming, The House on Paradise Street (2012) de Sofka Zinovieff, y The House of Dust and Dreams (2010) de Brenda Reid se centra en su tratamiento de Grecia como locus exótico en el contexto histórico específico de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, mientras siguen las convenciones del romance popular o la ficción popular femenina. Como consecuencia del conflicto armado, la estructura tradicional familiar se ve comprometida. Esto es particularmente evidente en el caso de mujeres protagonistas, heroínas que rehúyen el tradicional final feliz y optan por una carrera profesional plena, una vocación, la soltería, o simplemente amistades inusuales. Como resultado, incluso en novelas categorizadas como “romances” se cuestiona y redefine la presencia de un héroe o amante. Mi análisis comienza con The Island de Victoria Hislop, una narrativa histórica de la colonia leprosa de Spinalonga, en tiempos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Al comparar los elementos propios de la ficción popular, The House of Dust and Dreams de Brenda Reid y The Girl under the Olive Tree se rebelan como más fieles al género romántico. Finalmente, The House on Paradise Street de Sofka Zinovieff constituye un ejemplo de novela que combina de manera sólida y convincente el enfrentamiento político y la novela romántica, a la vez que Inglaterra es mostrada como contrapunto al exotismo de Grecia.
My analysis of Victoria Hislop’s The Island (2005), Leah Fleming’s The Girl under the Olive Tree (2013), Sofka Zinovieff’s The House on Paradise Street (2012), and Brenda Reid’s The House of Dust and Dreams (2010) examines their treatment of the exotic setting of Greece in the specific historical context of World War II, while following the conventions of popular romance or popular women’s fiction. As a consequence of the conflict, the traditional family structure is compromised. This is particularly evident in the case of the female protagonists, heroines who refuse to fall within the traditional happyever-after ending and opt for a fulfilling career, a longfelt vocation, singlehood or simply unusual friendships of their choice. As a result, even in novels categorized as “romances”, the presence of a hero or lover is questioned and redefined. My analysis starts with Victoria Hislop’s The Island, a historical narrative of the leper colony at Spinalonga, around the time of the Second World War. For comparative purposes regarding the treatment of popular fiction elements, Brenda Reid’s The House of Dust and Dreams and Leah Fleming’s The Girl under the Olive Tree are discussed as being more generically romantic. Finally, Sofka Zinovieff’s The House on Paradise Street offers an example of a cohesive, compact combination of political confrontation and popular romance, while at the same time England appears as the counterpoint to the exoticism of Greece.
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