H. C. Artmann (1921–2000)
Autore di The Quest for Dr. U: Or a Solitary Mirror in Which the Day Reflects
Sull'Autore
Fonte dell'immagine: Image © ÖNB/Wien
Serie
Opere di H. C. Artmann
Under the Cover of a Hat: Montages and Sequences and Green-sealed Message - 90 Dreams (1974) 13 copie
Das suchen nach dem gestrigen tag oder schnee auf einem heißen brotwecken: eintragungen eines bizarren liebhabers (1971) 5 copie
Kein Pfeffer für Czermak 3 copie
Gesammelte Prosa 1 2 copie
Gesammelte Prosa 3 2 copie
Gesammelte Prosa 2 2 copie
The best of H. C. Artmann 2 copie
Artmann Liest Artmann 1 copia
Franktenstein!! 1 copia
frankenstein!! 1 copia
3 mal Teufel 1 copia
Von einem Husaren, der seine guldine Uhr in einem Teich oder Weiher verloren, sie aber nachhero nicht wiedergefunden… (1990) 1 copia
Maus im Haus 1 copia
Gesammelte Prosa, 4 Bde. 1 copia
Pošto daš 1 copia
Gedichte über die Liebe und über die Lasterhaftigkeit. Ausgewählt von Elisabeth Borchers. (= Bibliothek… (1975) 1 copia
Verbarium – Gedichte 1 copia
Elegie eines Briefträgers 1 copia
Opere correlate
Horror Stories: Das Beste vom Meister des Unheimlichen (suhrkamp taschenbuch) (2015) — Übersetzer, alcune edizioni — 12 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Artmann, H. C.
- Nome legale
- Artmann, Hans Carl
- Altri nomi
- Hansen, Ib
- Data di nascita
- 1921-06-12
- Data di morte
- 2000-12-04
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Austria
- Luogo di nascita
- Wien-Breitensee, Österreich
- Luogo di morte
- Vienna, Austria
- Causa della morte
- heart failure
- Attività lavorative
- writer
translator - Relazioni
- Pock, Rosa (Ehefrau)
- Organizzazioni
- Anti-P.E.N. Club
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- Georg-Büchner-Preis (1997)
Literaturpreis der Stadt Wien (1977)
Utenti
Recensioni
2 
BlackGlove | Jan 20, 2018 |
BlackGlove | Jan 20, 2018 | 
Die Sonne war ein grünes Ei. Von der Erschaffung der Welt und ihren Dingen is a collection of fairy tales/myths by H.C. Artmann. The title literally means: The sun was a green egg. Of the creation of the world and its things.
Plot:
The creation of the world as you’ve never seen it before: Maybe the sun really is an egg. Maybe Coffee Mill and Paper Kite are responsible for the creation of living things. Or maybe it was a magician and false prophet. Or…
Artmann created some very fantastic (in the literal sense) and weird stories, but in some ways they are more of the same old, same old – especially with regards to sexism. Nevertheless, I enjoyed reading the collection for the most part.
Read more on my blog: https://kalafudra.com/2016/11/05/die-sonne-war-ein-grunes-ei-h-c-artmann/… (altro)
Plot:
The creation of the world as you’ve never seen it before: Maybe the sun really is an egg. Maybe Coffee Mill and Paper Kite are responsible for the creation of living things. Or maybe it was a magician and false prophet. Or…
Artmann created some very fantastic (in the literal sense) and weird stories, but in some ways they are more of the same old, same old – especially with regards to sexism. Nevertheless, I enjoyed reading the collection for the most part.
Read more on my blog: https://kalafudra.com/2016/11/05/die-sonne-war-ein-grunes-ei-h-c-artmann/… (altro)
Title in English, content in the original German. Caveat Emptor.
1 Soukesian | Sep 16, 2014 |
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- 7
- Utenti
- 416
- Popolarità
- #58,580
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 3
- ISBN
- 95
- Lingue
- 6
- Preferito da
- 3
The last sentence on the back cover reads: "Its hero pursues an ultimate villain, the volatile Dr Unspeakable, through a bizarre labyrinth of situation and genre." - That summarizes H C Artmann's unusual creation fairly well, although I wouldn't define Dr U (who drifts in and out of proceedings) as an "ultimate" villain.
The book (which isn't a novel) consists of thirty-plus vignettes written in an elaborate and often enchanting style. Each snapshot ends with a short quote lifted from various sources which seem only vaguely relevant.
The shape-shifting Dr Unspeakable appears to be the author's alter ego or shadow or doppelganger or demon-on-the-shoulder or vardøger (good word!) - I might be wrong about this, but that's the impression I got.
Overall The Quest for Dr U is an entertaining albeit uneven read, the kind of book which could potentially be re-visited many times because of the hidden meanings and a sense of clever depth contained within each sketch.
However, as a whole, it doesn't quite hang together in a convincing way: its teleporting randomness may annoy some readers. That said, this is an enigmatic book, and is perhaps one for the inquisitive reader drawn to discover more than initially meets the eye.… (altro)