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- 306pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
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In an unnamed European village, in the middle of a civil war, one man digs while another watches over him. Gradually, they begin to talk. Over the course of the afternoon, as the snow falls and truck-loads of villagers are corralled in the next field, we discover why they are there - not just who they are and how specific, sinister events in their country have led them to be separated by a deepening grave, but why the history of civilization is inseparable from the history of mass violence. Beautifully written, with a poet's eye for detail coupled with a chilling narrative drive, Gerard Donovan's first novel has been compared with Franz Kafka and Bernhard Schlink. SCHOPENHAUER'S TELESCOPE is current in the best sense - not merely about Bosnia or Kosovo, but in attempting to make art out of brutal life.
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Schopenhauer's Telescope, Gerard Donovan
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- Pubblicato
- 2004
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- Titolo
- Schopenhauer's Telescope
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Gerard Donovan
- Editore
- Simon & Schuster Limited
- Pubblicato
- 2004
- Formato
- In brossura
- Pagine
- 306
- ISBN10
- 0743239210
- ISBN13
- 9780743239219
- Serie
- Tag
- Narrativa, Temi psicologici, Tematica filosofica, Prosa storica, Narrativa contemporanea, Tensione, Prosa di guerra, Guerre, Irlanda, Violenza, Letteratura irlandese, Inverno, freddo, Insegnante,professori, Neve, Fiocchi, Colonialismo, Congo
- Titolo originale
- Schopenhauer's telescope
- Valutazione
- 3,4 su 5
- Descrizione
- In an unnamed European village, in the middle of a civil war, one man digs while another watches over him. Gradually, they begin to talk. Over the course of the afternoon, as the snow falls and truck-loads of villagers are corralled in the next field, we discover why they are there - not just who they are and how specific, sinister events in their country have led them to be separated by a deepening grave, but why the history of civilization is inseparable from the history of mass violence. Beautifully written, with a poet's eye for detail coupled with a chilling narrative drive, Gerard Donovan's first novel has been compared with Franz Kafka and Bernhard Schlink. SCHOPENHAUER'S TELESCOPE is current in the best sense - not merely about Bosnia or Kosovo, but in attempting to make art out of brutal life.