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Literary Escapades. Julian Barnes: ‚The Sense of an Ending‘
Barnes‘ fictional protagonists are usually looking back on their lives. So when Tony goes looking for his past in ‚The Sense of an Ending‘, a reader might not be surprised. A mistake.
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Literarische Abenteuer. Marlene Steeruwitz: ‚Partygirl‘
Weder ‚Party‘ noch ‚girl‘: Marlene Steeruwitz übertrifft Edgar Allan Poe in ihrer Neuinterpretation an Entsetzen und Grauen – und legt grundlegende Wahrheiten zur Schau.
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Literary Escapades. Of Dreams and Demons: Hubert Selby Jr.
American author Hubert Selby Jr. is a fascinating writer whose stories and novels dive into the deepest pits of human pathology with intricate attention to detail. it is now time to take a closer look at ‚The Demon‘ and ‚Requiem for a Dream‘. My analysis.
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Zitateverzehr, 2: Thomas Mann
Heute möchte ich einige Zitate des deutschen Nobelpreisträgers Thomas Mann bezüglich der Begriffe Glück, Pflicht und Neigung verzehren. Angerichtet werden meine Lieblinge von Mann: ‚Buddenbrooks‘ und ‚Zauberberg‘.
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Literary Escapades. Monthly Reviews, 7/2020
Welcome back to the Monthly Reviews series, where I chronologically list last month’s reads, along with a short reflexion and opinion regarding each book. Here’s what I read in July:
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An Introduction to Estonian Literature, 3: Jaan Kross
Today’s introduction is to a paramount Estonian writer, Jaan Kross. He is the most translated and nationally and internationally best-known Estonian writer, even having been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Zitateverzehr, 1: Hermann Hesse
Herzlich willkommen zu einer neuen Reflexionsreihe über Romane, Autoren, Worte und Wörter. In den als ‚Zitateverzehr‘ getitelten Beiträgen beschäftige ich mich mit interessanten Zitaten aus gelesenen Büchern. Als ersten Literaten im Zitateverzehr möchte ich auf einen meiner absoluten Lieblingsautoren eingehen: Hermann Hesse.
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Literary Escapades. Annie Proulx: ‚Barkskins‘
American author Annie Proulx is best known for her short story Brokeback Mountain (1997) and novel The Shipping News (1993), both of which have been adapted and received additional acclaim on the silver screen respectively. Barkskins (2016) is her newest and arguably most ambitious novel, reaching over 700 pages.
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Literary Escapades. Monthly Reviews, 6/2020
Welcome back to the Monthly Reviews series, where I chronologically list last month’s reads, along with a short reflexion and opinion regarding each book.
Here’s what I read in June:
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‚Little Fires Everyhwere‘: A unique adaptation from book to series
Celeste Ng’s novel Little Fires Everywhere (2017) is an in-depth study on the darker aspects of female and maternal psychology. The novel has been adapted into a miniseries recently, so let’s compare and contrast.
Literarische Abenteuer 