Milarepa by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt

L-ewwel volum fiċ-Ċiklu tal-Inviżibbli ta' Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt.

Mil-lat ta' kontenut dal-ktieb jittratta r-reliġjon Buddista.

Fuq il-livell tal-aspett temporali, fih taħlita ta' żewġ realtajiet:

In-narratur tal-istorja kollha kemm hi, Simon, jgħix f'Pariġi tal-lum filwaqt li f'ħajja preċedenti fil-passat imbiegħed kien jgħix it-Tibet ġewwa l-Asja bħala Svastika.

Dan Svastika kien jiġi z-ziju ta' Milarepa, il-personaġġ prinċipali u eponimu tal-ktieb. Huwa permezz ta' ħolma rikorrenti li Simon isir jaf l-istorja ta' Milarepa u Svastika; jara l-pajsaġġ għarib, misterjuż, mhux magħruf, imma għadu mhux jifhem kollox. Il-ħolma titfaċċa kull lejl u tħalli fuq Simon impressjonijiet dejjem aktar b'saħħithom li jinfluwenzaw imġibtu. Darba jmur f'bar u jsir midħla ta' waħda mara "kewtiela" li tfiehmu kollox hi...

(Minn studju qasir tat-traduttur fl-aħħar tal-istorja.)

The first volume in the Cycle de l’invisible by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt.

In terms of content, this book reflects on Buddhism.

From a temporal aspect, this book includes two realities:

The narrator throughout the story is Simon, who lives in modern-day Paris, but lived in Tibet as a Svastika in his past life.

Svastika was the uncle of Milarepa, the story's eponymous protagonist. It's because of a recurring dream that Simon learns of Milarepa and Svastika's story; he sees a strange landscape, mysterious and unknown, but is still confused. He has this dream every night and leaves Simon with ever-stronger impressions that start to influence his behaviour. One day, he's in a bar and starts talking to a clever woman who explains everything...

(From a short analytical study by the translator at the end of the story.)