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Dirk Kurbjuweit

Auteur de Fear: A Novel

17 oeuvres 196 utilisateurs 8 critiques

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Crédit image: Journalist und Schriftsteller Dirk Kurbjuweit auf der Leipziger Buchmesse 2011. By Julian Nitzsche - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14657464

Œuvres de Dirk Kurbjuweit

Fear: A Novel (2013) 99 exemplaires
Deux sans barreur (2001) 24 exemplaires
Nicht die ganze Wahrheit. Roman (2008) 12 exemplaires
Haarmann (2020) 11 exemplaires
Die Einsamkeit der Krokodile (1995) 9 exemplaires
Kriegsbraut (2011) 9 exemplaires
Nachbeben (2004) 5 exemplaires
Schußangst (1998) 5 exemplaires
L'ombra del dubte (2018) 4 exemplaires
Der Ausflug: Roman (2022) 3 exemplaires
Twins (2017) 1 exemplaire
Haarmann (2020) 1 exemplaire

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Partage des connaissances

Date de naissance
1962-11-03
Sexe
male
Nationalité
Germany
Lieu de naissance
Wiesbaden, Germany
Lieux de résidence
Berlin, Germany
Cologne, Germany
Zambia
Professions
journalist
author
newspaper editor
Organisations
Der Spiegel

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A disturbing novel set in Berlin in the recent past, where a seemingly straightforward crime is gradually revealed as having complex roots on both the victim’s and the criminal’s sides. The story is related by the son of a man convicted of manslaughter, but rather than being a simple account of events, he delves into his own psyche and relationships with his family, especially his father. Randolph and his wife Rebecca are unexpectedly and seemingly without reason, accused of abusing their children by their downstairs neighbour Dieter Tiberius, which leads to the involvement of the police and social services, with the pair of them receiving no help from either of the services. As a child, Randolph’s pacifism was a source of disagreement with his father who enjoyed shooting and this pacifism also stains Randolph’s relationship with his younger brother and inhibits his response to Dieter. Randolph fears for his and his wife’s future as their seemingly comfortable middle-class lives are threatened. What follows is a tense and intriguing re-evaluation of his beliefs by Randolph in an absorbing book… (plus d'informations)
 
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camharlow2 | 5 autres critiques | Aug 13, 2020 |
DNF
Sadly this one wasn't for me I found the writing itself hard to get my head around and just couldn't get to grips with it.
I believe this is a translation so maybe that was the main issue here for me.
Had to give up as it just wasn't getting any better.
I received a review copy of "Fear" from Netgalley.
All opinions expressed here are entirely my own.

Reviewed By Beckie Bookworm
https://www.facebook.com/beckiebookworm/
www.beckiebookworm.com… (plus d'informations)
 
Signalé
carpathian1974 | 5 autres critiques | Nov 7, 2019 |
DNF
Sadly this one wasn't for me I found the writing itself hard to get my head around and just couldn't get to grips with it.
I believe this is a translation so maybe that was the main issue here for me.
Had to give up as it just wasn't getting any better.
I received a review copy of "Fear" from Netgalley.
All opinions expressed here are entirely my own.

Reviewed By Beckie Bookworm
https://www.facebook.com/beckiebookworm/
www.beckiebookworm.com… (plus d'informations)
 
Signalé
carpathian1974 | 5 autres critiques | Nov 7, 2019 |
Well, it wasn't the suspenseful thriller I was expecting. I wasn't on the edge of my seat. The idea had promise but no oomph. I'm afraid if it were my family being threatened I would have pulled that trigger long before he did! Maybe it lost something in translation? I don't know.
 
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jhullie | 5 autres critiques | Mar 20, 2018 |

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Statistiques

Œuvres
17
Membres
196
Popularité
#111,885
Évaluation
½ 3.4
Critiques
8
ISBN
51
Langues
5

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