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Sto caricando le informazioni... Ein weites Feld (1998)di Günter Grass
German Literature (220) 1990s (111) Sto caricando le informazioni...
Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. (Goodreads) From the Nobel Prize-winning author of My Century and The Tin Drum, a novel of broad historical proportions set in Berlin during the years of German reunification. Rarely do I give up on a book, but trying to read "Too Far Afield" was a painful experience. I made it to page 104 (of 658 pages) setting the book aside several times and finally quit. This novel is not for the average reader seeking relaxing, pleasurable entertainment. It came to my attention after researching on the internet that the story involves the personality of a famous German author who’s name or identity is never revealed in the book... at least not by page 104. All that is revealed is a character named Fonty. And to confuse things, there are two Fontys - one born in 1919 and the other born in 1819. And they both had wives named Emilie. At any given time, either one of the Fontys could be the subject of observation but you never know which until all of a sudden a date or incident is thrown into the plot and you realize you are not in the same era you had been just reading about, and by the time you figure that out, you start to analyze everything you have previously read and question whether you should continue. Throughout the story references are made to German names and incidents that unless you are a German citizen, or a German historian, you will most likely know nothing about, and therefore understanding the plot is like wading through a dense fog. In one paragraph alone there was mention of "The Likedeeler Project", "Stortebeker’s piracy", and "the case of Oskar Panizza". And from the very start “The Immortal” is mentioned over and over. Who is the “Immortal”? The mysterious German author? Finally on page 86 the narrator throws out a clue that “The Immortal” includes “the archival collective” - whatever that means. German politics? German espionage? At this point does anyone really care? But I have been rambling- let me tell you what this story is supposed to be about. It’s 1989 and two 70 year old men are watching the Berlin Wall being torn down. That much is clear. One or both of them were previously spies and may still be. I didn’t get far enough into the plot to find out where their loyalties lie. But, they appear to trust each other and are working together methodically destroying files in the Archival building. Based on the description on the back cover it should have been a captivating story. Gunter Grass is a wonderful writer. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature. I highly recommend his other books "The Tin Drum" , "Cat and Mouse", and "Dog Years". But "Too Far Afield"? it was just too far afield for me. Alemania entre la caída del Muro y la Unificación, entre el júbilo y la resaca persistente. En su nueva novela, Grass describe esa tensión desde un punto de vista insólito en el que los recientes sucesos se mezclan con sus precedentes y sus ascendentes. De esa contraposición surge un panorama de la historia alemana entre la Revolución de 1848 y nuestros días. One of the most interesting parts of this book is the reaction of characters from East Berlin to the wall going down. Inflation of rents and the cost of living is a big change to normal everyday life. Commercials all over the place are replacing the boring political slogans and propoganda. Theo is consumed by doubt about his political destiny and about the relationship with his wife. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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From the Nobel Prize-winning author of My Century and The Tin Drum, a novel of broad historical proportions set in Berlin during the years of German reunification. Two old men roam through Berlin observing life in the former German Democratic Republic after the fall of the Wall in 1989. Theo Wuttke, a former East German functionary, is a keen observer and a gifted speaker. Ludwig Hoftaller is a mid-level spy whose loyalties shift with each new regime. Together, both men see what the future is bringing as they try to save what they can from the past and understand the meaning of being German. A complex and challenging exploration of what Germany's reunification will mean-for Germans, for Europe, and for the world-Too Far Afield is a masterwork from one of Europe's greatest writers. Written with the wit, fantasy, literary erudition, and political acerbity for which Grass is celebrated, it is a deeply human story laced with pain and humor in equal measure. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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