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David Herter

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Nome canonico
Herter, David
Data di nascita
1963-06-26
Sesso
male
Nazionalità
United States of America
Luogo di nascita
Denver, Colorado, USA
Luogo di residenza
Seattle, Washington, USA
Attività lavorative
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I read this years ago, but I can report that the book creates scenes and scenarios and images that stick in your mind. Herter is a gifted dreamweaver.

But I can't remember anything about the book's import, what it was all for. What it had to say.

Perhaps those are the wrong questions. Or I just missed the answers.

But definitely worth a try for those who enjoy urban (in this case isolated small town) fantasy.
 
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ehines | 2 altre recensioni | May 1, 2017 |
What was that about? Some boy with massive psycho problems, whose reality was completely intertwined with stories from comics and books? Sorry, I don't get it at all. And the writing style was quite hard for me to follow.
 
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aviskase | Nov 26, 2015 |
[One Who Disappeared]

The First Republic is the Czechoslovak state that existed from 1918 until 1938 when it was subsumed by Nazi Occupation. David Herter’s trilogy delves into the cultural richness of this period as it is overshadowed by the looming evil of the times. His characters are historical figures, artists – most notably, the composers Leoš Janáček, Pavel Haas, Igor Stravinsky and Gideon Klein; the writers, Franz Kafka, Karel Čapek and Max Brod; the brothers of Čapek and Haas, the artist Joseph Čapek and the Hollywood actor and director Hugo Haas; and a mysterious flautist named Magdalena.

The critic, Brian Stableford, who wrote the introduction to [One Who Disappeared], describes the books as belonging to a heterocosmic tradition that realism rejected, but which has emerged not only in genre fiction but the wider scope of magical realism. Rather than try to summarize or analyze the trilogy, I would simply like to express my appreciation for Herter’s fascinating introduction to this time and these people in dazzling series of books that teases the imagination and provides a rich and strange exploration.

Herter’s own description of his experience in Brno during the festival that celebrated the birth of Janáček in 2004 (while he was working on the trilogy) is evocative of some of the magic produced by his books: http://www.locusmag.com/2004/Features/06_HerterLetter.html

Listening Guide to the connection between the city of Brno and Janacek’s Sinfonietta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uciNH5hCCvI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_an_Overgrown_Path
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHEk9Iemd5s
… (altro)
 
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janeajones | 1 altra recensione | Sep 28, 2015 |
[The Luminous Depths]

The First Republic is the Czechoslovak state that existed from 1918 until 1938 when it was subsumed by Nazi Occupation. David Herter’s trilogy delves into the cultural richness of this period as it is overshadowed by the looming evil of the times. His characters are historical figures, artists – most notably, the composers Leoš Janáček, Pavel Haas, Igor Stravinsky and Gideon Klein; the writers, Franz Kafka, Karel Čapek and Max Brod; the brothers of Čapek and Haas, the artist Joseph Čapek and the Hollywood actor and director Hugo Haas; and a mysterious flautist named Magdalena.

The critic, Brian Stableford, who wrote the introduction to [One Who Disappeared], describes the books as belonging to a heterocosmic tradition that realism rejected, but which has emerged not only in genre fiction but the wider scope of magical realism. Rather than try to summarize or analyze the trilogy, I would simply like to express my appreciation for Herter’s fascinating introduction to this time and these people in dazzling series of books that teases the imagination and provides a rich and strange exploration.

Herter’s own description of his experience in Brno during the festival that celebrated the birth of Janáček in 2004 (while he was working on the trilogy) is evocative of some of the magic produced by his books: http://www.locusmag.com/2004/Features/06_HerterLetter.html

Listening Guide to the connection between the city of Brno and Janacek’s Sinfonietta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uciNH5hCCvI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_an_Overgrown_Path
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHEk9Iemd5s
… (altro)
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janeajones | 1 altra recensione | Sep 28, 2015 |

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