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Dear Husband, she said, actually imitating me. I know what you are going to say. I always know what you are going to say. I know all the things you ever can or ever do say. She paused for a moment, and then added in a firm voice, looking me straight in the eyes, By heart. ' For the Major and his wife Edelgard, the idea of a holiday touring Southern England in a horse-drawn gypsy caravan seems perfect. As they begin their leisurely progress through its green and verdant countryside, the holiday spirit sets in. But England presents more than a contrast of scenery to this German couple - amongst the company of their English companions Edelgard seems to undergo a change of terperament, rebealing herself to be far less biddable than the upright Major had believed. The blossoming of hedgerows is one thing, but the blossoming of his wife is quite another ...… (plus d'informations)
If you want to see me at my grumpiest, send me on a camping holiday. This includes camper vans. So when a so-called friend convinced Edelgard and her husband Otto to go on holiday in England using rented caravans, I knew they were in for some unpleasant surprises. And Otto’s stuffy upper-crust breeding, staunch German classist attitudes, and military career were not going to help them one bit.
The Caravaners is written from Otto’s point of view, with an eye toward reading his holiday memoir later, for a gathering of friends. Elizabeth von Arnim satirizes him (and, well, probably all Germans) mercilessly. He starts out simply naive about this type of holiday, but things go from bad to worse as he interacts with the others in his party. Otto objects to pitching in with the many chores required to maintain their campsites. He objects to the rain (seriously?!), and looks down on his wife who is trying to make the best of things. Worse still, he believes he is getting on famously with the others. It is increasingly obvious to the reader that they are avoiding Otto at all costs while embracing his wife Edelgard. It’s just a matter of time before Otto gets his comeuppance, and it plays out beautifully.
Reading this book made me laugh out loud, both at the situations the party found themselves in, and Otto’s over the top hubris. The experience was similar to reading The Diary of a Provincial Lady but much more biting. And quite a lot of fun. ( )
This is a story of a married, aristocratic German couple. The Baron is the narrator of his caravaning holiday which he participates in rather than shares with among others, his wife Edelgard and two other couples. Von Arnim allows his didactic manner and pedantic patriarchial opinions to draw the reader into imagining a holiday very different from the one he experiences. The reader reaching conclusions above and beyond anything imaginable by the Baron himself .
It is true that there is much of von Arnim's gentle wit and humour on offer, but a whole story devoted to satirising the Baron was too much for me. ( )
In his generous obituary, the devoted Hugh Walpole placed her alongside Jane Austen as a writer of comedy, and added: "English literature is not so crammed with wits that it can spare Elizabeth." (Introduction)
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Dear Husband, she said, actually imitating me. I know what you are going to say. I always know what you are going to say. I know all the things you ever can or ever do say. She paused for a moment, and then added in a firm voice, looking me straight in the eyes, By heart. ' For the Major and his wife Edelgard, the idea of a holiday touring Southern England in a horse-drawn gypsy caravan seems perfect. As they begin their leisurely progress through its green and verdant countryside, the holiday spirit sets in. But England presents more than a contrast of scenery to this German couple - amongst the company of their English companions Edelgard seems to undergo a change of terperament, rebealing herself to be far less biddable than the upright Major had believed. The blossoming of hedgerows is one thing, but the blossoming of his wife is quite another ...
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Journal intime et fictif d'Otto von Ottringel, baron et officier prussien - qui, en ce début de XXe siècle, jette sur le reste du monde (les femmes, les étrangers, les pasteurs, bref, tout ce qui n'est pas de son " rang ") un regard condescendant -, ce roman raconte la randonnée burlesque que notre énergumène entreprend en roulotte à travers leKent et le Sussex en compagnie de sa femme, d'un groupe d'autres Allemands et de quelques Anglais. Notre narrateur va en effet, sans même s'en rendre compte, transformer le périple de ses compagnons en un enfer quotidien mais - pour le plus vif plaisir du lecteur - absolument désopilant. En caravane relate un voyage bien réel que l'auteur effectua en 1906, en compagnie du romancier E.M. Forster et de son premier mari dont elle trace ici un mordantportrait !
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The Caravaners is written from Otto’s point of view, with an eye toward reading his holiday memoir later, for a gathering of friends. Elizabeth von Arnim satirizes him (and, well, probably all Germans) mercilessly. He starts out simply naive about this type of holiday, but things go from bad to worse as he interacts with the others in his party. Otto objects to pitching in with the many chores required to maintain their campsites. He objects to the rain (seriously?!), and looks down on his wife who is trying to make the best of things. Worse still, he believes he is getting on famously with the others. It is increasingly obvious to the reader that they are avoiding Otto at all costs while embracing his wife Edelgard. It’s just a matter of time before Otto gets his comeuppance, and it plays out beautifully.
Reading this book made me laugh out loud, both at the situations the party found themselves in, and Otto’s over the top hubris. The experience was similar to reading The Diary of a Provincial Lady but much more biting. And quite a lot of fun. (