Erik Bindervoet Libri

San Pietroburgo, inverno 1916. La rivoluzione è alle porte. Davanti all'Istituto Smol'nyj per nobili fanciulle una governante inglese aspetta una ragazza, che però è attesa anche dalla polizia segreta dello zar: Sa'enka Zejtlin ha solo sedici anni, un padre ricchissimo, una madre devota di Rasputin, e uno zio bolscevico che la converte alla causa rivoluzionaria. 1936. Sposata con un compagno che ha fatto carriera, madre di due figli e direttrice di un mensile, Sa'enka conduce una vita agiata all'interno dell'élite vicina a Stalin. Sopravvive alle purghe, ma alla vigilia della guerra commette un imperdonabile errore: per la prima volta in vita sua s'innamora veramente, con conseguenze impensabili per lei e per la sua famiglia. 1994. Più di mezzo secolo è trascorso, di Sa'enka Zejtlin e dei suoi famigliari, dei colleghi e conoscenti, dello stesso Paese in cui hanno vissuto si sono perse le tracce... finché, Katinka, una giovane storica, viene incaricata di compiere una misteriosa ricerca. Destreggiandosi nei meandri degli archivi di partito, da poco aperti, Katinka mette insieme i pezzi di un puzzle drammatico che viene da un passato lontano e dimenticato, ma che riaffiora coinvolgendola ben più di quanto non avesse mai potuto immaginare...

Weinig filosofen hebben zo’n invloed gehad als Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951). En weinig filosofen zijn zo raadselachtig gebleven als hij. Als jonge filosoof geloofde Wittgenstein dat er een absolute, universele, zuivere, volmaakt logische taal bestond en deed hij alle moeite die te beschrijven. Dertig jaar later had Wittgenstein zich erbij neergelegd dat hem dat nooit zou lukken en onderzocht hij de taal van alledag. En dan is er zijn bijzondere leven, dat van een van de rijkste mensen in het Oostenrijkse keizerrijk, die koos voor de filosofie, zich terugtrok in een hutje in Noorwegen, in Cambridge studeerde bij Bertrand Russell, in de Eerste Wereldoorlog in het keizerlijke leger diende, in de Tweede ambulance-broeder was en er een voor die tijd zonderling liefdesleven op na hield.Zo’n bijzondere man verdient een bijzonder boek. Laat dat maar aan Erik Bindervoet en Saskia Pfaeltzer over. Alles komt ter sprake: de jeugd als blauwdruk voor het verdere leven; familie; eenzaamheid; zelfhaat; gedrevenheid; ernst; humor; zin en onzin; muziek; logica; taal en hoe die ons kan beheksen; spreektaal; beeldtaal; de cultus die rond Wittgenstein is ontstaan.

An unprecedented publishing event - the first volume in a series of memoirs by one of the most important and influential musicians and songwriters of our time.

"The Dead" is the final and longest story in the "Dubliners", a collection of fifteen short stories by James Joyce. First published in 1904, the stories aim to capture Irish middle class life as it really was around Dublin at the turn-of-the-century. Like many of Joyce's tales in the collection, "The Dead" features a transformative epiphany, where a character experiences a sudden insight into their life that changes the way they see everything. In what many consider one of Joyce's most nuanced and well-written works, the story centers around Gabriel Conroy, his evening attending a Christmas dinner party hosted by his elderly aunts, and the experiences of his wife and various friends. In his signature style, Joyce delves deeply into the inner lives of his characters and the subtle details of their evening together in order to transform a seemingly mundane dinner party into a profound examination of the fleeting nature of life, love, happiness, and regret. At the end of the evening, Gabriel is surprised to learn that even the people he believed he knew well are capable of unseen depths of emotion and hidden experiences. "The Dead" withstands the test of time as one of Joyce's most thought-provoking and emotionally powerful works. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.