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Chargement... La splendeur de la vie (2011)par Michael Kumpfmüller
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. En el verano de 1923, un Kafka de 39 años, debilitado por la tuberculosis y conocido escritor sólo por unos pocos iniciados, conoce a Dora Diamant, hasta su muerte en 1924 ya no se separarán. ( ) Here we have the tale of Kafka and his last lover, Dora Dymant. Their attraction for each other is immediate and intense. Kafka is already ill. Once the two finally manage to move to Berlin together (pages 11-84), the reader waits for Kafka to die (pages 87-235). This, unfortunately, makes for a static read. Fortunately, Kumpfmüller writes with great feeling and precision. I would be interested to read another work by Kumpfmüller where he is not so constrained by historical fact. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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The aftermath of Franz Kafka's love affair with Dora Diamant is legend: refusing to honor his instructions to destroy his work when he died, Diamant saved Kafka's writings and letters that were in her possession. These were later taken by the Nazis and are still being sought today. Her importance for Kafka's literary legacy makes their all-too-brief relationship even more intriguing. Set over the course of his last year, The Glory of Life is compelling fictional re-imagining of this fragile, tender romance. In July 1923, Kafka is convalescing by the Baltic Sea when he meets Diamant and they fall in love. He is forty years old and dying of tuberculosis; she is twenty-five and seems to him the essence of life. After a tentative first meeting, the indecisive Kafka moves with Diamant to Berlin, a city in the throes of political upheaval, rising anti-Semitism, and the turmoil of Weimar-era hyperinflation. As his tuberculosis advances, they are forced to leave the city for the Kierling Sanatorium near Vienna, a move that threatens the paradise they have created. The first of Kumpfmüller's novels to appear in English after his acclaimed The Adventures of a Bed Salesman, The Glory of Life is a meticulously researched and poignant portrait of one of the most enduring authors in world literature. Beautifully crafted, this book is an evocative rumination on the power of love and friendship. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)833.92Literature German literature and literatures of related languages German fiction Modern period (1900-) 1990-Classification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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