"A River in the Name of Time" is a novel written by Mia Cotto. This novel narrates the death of an old man and the life of a large family. "Rudi named Zaman" is told from different angles, including the perspective of the deceased person and his body. The time of the narratives are not linear and back to back, but the time is confused in this work. The moods of the people in the story are enchanted and the things and objects in the events are also unique. In this story, the ancestors of the big family live in the purgatory world; Where the unborn and the dead and zombies roam. The main narrator of this book is Mariano, the grandson of the family, who is called from the city to bury his grandfather on the island, and for this reason, he stops studying.
This novel has 22 chapters, which are respectively: "In the evening of time", "The name of life evoked", "The bed of love", "The first letters", "The prophecy of the death of the immortal father", "God and the gods", "A mysterious donkey". , "Smell of Absent Love", "Kiss of the Dead in Dying Sleep", "Shadows of the Lightless World", "Severe Doubts, Passionate Women", "Meeting the Badger", "Gardi White enough", "The soil became impenetrable", "Dream", "The ideas of a beast", "In prison", "Flame on water", "The uniform is returned", "Revealing the secret", "The gentleness of the rain" and "The resignation letter" ».
In this book, Mia Koto takes the reader to an island where the past, present and future are side by side and the dead have a noisy presence.
Excerpt from the text of the book.
The earth is filled with borders and the sky is filled with flags, but the truth is that there are only two nations: the living and the dead.
Emma Woodhouse is a young, rich and beautiful girl who lost her mother in childhood and became a housewife. The story describes Emma's fantasies by looking at the social conditions of the 19th century. He does not intend to get married, he thinks that everyone around him is involved in romantic relationships and he is interested in bringing them together.
If you have the chance to read, I recommend you to read this book.