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Pat Barker (1) (1943–)

Autore di Rigenerazione

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20+ opere 18,714 membri 525 recensioni 62 preferito

Sull'Autore

Pat Barker's most recent novel is Another World (FSG, 1999). She is also the author of the highly acclaimed Regeneration trilogy: Regeneration; The Eye in the Door, winner of the 1993 Guardian Fiction Prize; and The Ghost Road, winner of the 1996 Booker Prize. She lives in England. (Bowker Author mostra altro Biography) mostra meno

Serie

Opere di Pat Barker

Rigenerazione (1991) 4,501 copie
The Ghost Road (1995) 2,841 copie
Il silenzio delle ragazze (2018) 2,386 copie
L'occhio nella porta (1993) 2,159 copie
Life Class (2007) 1,031 copie
Another World (1998) 955 copie
The Regeneration Trilogy (1991) 797 copie
Labili confini (2001) 758 copie
The Women of Troy (2021) 716 copie
Toby's Room (2012) 580 copie
Double Vision (2003) 485 copie
Lettere d'amore (1982) 435 copie
Liza's England (1986) 291 copie
Noonday (2015) 247 copie
Blow Your House Down (1984) 207 copie
The Man Who Wasn't There (1989) 157 copie
War Talk (1991) 44 copie
Stanley & Iris [1990 film] (1990) — Autore — 17 copie
The Voyage Home (2024) 7 copie

Opere correlate

Granta 7: Best of Young British Novelists (1983) — Collaboratore — 91 copie
Regeneration [1997 film] (1997) — Original book — 24 copie
Line Dancing: Stories from East Anglia (2003) — Collaboratore — 8 copie

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Informazioni generali

Altri nomi
Barker, Patricia Mary W.
Drake, Patricia Mary W.
Data di nascita
1943
Sesso
female
Nazionalità
UK
Nazione (per mappa)
England, UK
Luogo di nascita
Thornaby-on-Tees, Yorkshire, England, UK
Luogo di residenza
Thornaby-on-Tees, Yorkshire, England, UK
Istruzione
London School of Economics
Durham University
Attività lavorative
novelist
Relazioni
Ralph, Anna (daughter)
Premi e riconoscimenti
CBE
FRSL

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Discussioni

Le Salon reads the Iliad in Le Salon Littéraire du Peuple pour le Peuple (Aprile 2020)
What are you reading the week of September 20, 2019? in What Are You Reading Now? (Settembre 2019)
***Group Read: Regerneration in 1001 Books to read before you die (Novembre 2010)

Recensioni

Not the most entertaining book I've read, and it was hard not to compare it to "All Quiet on the Western Front" (which might not be entirely fair) but it was thought provoking. It brought up points that I hadn't seen discussed before, or read about, with regards to the psychological impact of World War I. I read some of Sassoon's poetry in high school and this book did provide something of an insight (though speculative) into his state of mind. In that context I found it a worthwhile read.
 
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WeeTurtle | 112 altre recensioni | Apr 20, 2024 |
Whilst not up there with the 'Regeneration' trilogy, this is an involving read. Toby is never present beyond the first few chapters of the book: istead it is his sister Elinor. But he is entirely central to the narrative. His confused sexual feelings, his disappearance in action (this is the First World War) in more than usually odd circumstances. All of this occupies Elinor's thoughts and actions, despite her career as an artist. It's an interesting look at the life at that time of a woman such as Elinor, and a good story too, so I'm not sure why I don't give it more stars. Maybe I'll add to this later....… (altro)
 
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Margaret09 | 23 altre recensioni | Apr 15, 2024 |
This story is best described as a psychological thriller. I found it gripping.
Child psychologist Tom Seymour is out walking with his wife along a canal. Their marriage is fragile and they were seeking space by going outdoors. They witness a young man throw himself in the canal after swallowing tablets. Tom dives in and rescues him, only to realise that it is a young man, Danny, who as a 10 year old was charged with murder of an elderly woman and Tom's testimony that he was capable of standing trial in an adult court helped secure his incarceration. Was their meeting again random chance or something more sinister?… (altro)
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HelenBaker | 17 altre recensioni | Mar 25, 2024 |
Weer een prachtige Pat Barker, deze keer vanuit het standpunt van Briseis, het verhaal van wat er gebeurt met de vrouwen van een veroverde stad: de mannen en jongens worden gedood en de vrouwen en de meisjes als slaven verkocht of weggegeven. Briseis wordt aan Achilles gegeven, Patroclus is de enige man die echt aardig voor haar is. Ze gaat vaak stiekem. Zwemmen, Achilles doet datt ook, dan is hij even bij zijn moeder Thetis. Briseis ruikt daarna naar de zee en Achilles wordt daar helemaal gek van. Door van Achilles te zijn heeft Briseis nog niet eens zo’n slecht leven als vele anderen, minder jonge, minder mooie vrouwen van “mindere” afkomst. Agamemnon eist haar op een dag op voor zichzelf. Achilles is dan zo woedend dat hij niet meer mee vecht. Het gaat hem niet om het meisje, maar hij is in zijn eer aangetast. Als de Pest uitbreekt gaat Patroclus als Achilles vechten, hij wordt door Hector gedood. Achilles doodt en onteert Hector, en sleept hem achter zijn paard aan. Pas als Priamus komt smeken om het lichaam van zijn zoon geeft Achilles hem terug. Het verhaal eindigt met de val van Troje (zonder het verhaal van het paard). De jongste dochter van Priamus, Polyxena wordt “voor Ajax” geofferd door Agamemnon. Andromache wordt aan de zoon van Achilles, Phyrrus, gegeven, Cassandra aan Agamemnon, Achilles heeft Briseis nog laten trouwen met Alcimus, omdat ze dan een deel van leven heeft, en ze zwanger is.… (altro)
 
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vuurziel | 102 altre recensioni | Jan 25, 2024 |

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Statistiche

Opere
20
Opere correlate
3
Utenti
18,714
Popolarità
#1,170
Voto
3.9
Recensioni
525
ISBN
442
Lingue
14
Preferito da
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