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A literary masterpiece by one of Germany's most renowned contemporary writers. Rome one January afternoon in 1943. A young German woman is on her way to listen to a Bach concert at the Lutheran church. Innocent and naïve, the war is for her little more than a day-dream, until she realizes that her husband might never return. This is a mesmerizing psychological portrait of the human need to safeguard innocence and integrity at any cost - even at the risk of excluding reality. Why Peirene chose to publish this book: 'I was simply enthralled by the structure of this narrative; a single 117-page long sentence with a beautifully clear rhythm. At the same time it's a compelling and credible description of a ""typical"" young German woman during the Nazi era. If we can relate to her we come close to understanding the forces that were shaping an entrie generation.' Meike Ziervogel 'A small masterpiece.' Helmut Schmitz, Times Literary Supplement 'A formidable achievement by a German writer too little known here. Delius understands the forces that shape Germany and has the gift to articulate joy, beauty and love.' Rosie Goldsmith, Independent 'A beautifully crafted work of superb psychological intensity.' Pam Norfolk, Lancashire Evening Post 'The book's last paragraph, overtly expressing nothing more than the young woman's intention to write a letter, is one of the most moving conclusions I've ever read.' Nicholas Lezard, Guardian 'Delius's exploration of how indoctrination and denial work impresses with both the sympathy it creates for its bewildered protagonist and the musicality of its prose.' Adrian Turpin, Financial Times 'The single 117-page sentence, covering just an hour-long walk, contains multitudes.' Blake Morrison, Guardian GUARDIAN BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2010… (plus d'informations)
Un beau livre très court qui raconte l'errance d'une femme allemande à Rome pendant la 2e guerre mondiale et sa lente prise de conscience de ce que pourrait cacher le discours officiel des militaires et dirigeants du Reich. ( )
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Walk, young lady, walk if you want to walk, the child will like it if you walk, Dr Roberto had said in his funny German with a strong Italian accent,
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on her own she could not work out what you were allowed and not allowed to say, what you should think and what you ought not to think, and how to cope with her ambivalent feelings, all she could do was to keep these things herself until his return
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and she resolved to write a letter that very evening, and to retain in her heart as much as possible of what she had seen on her walk and had felt beneath the heavenly vault of the music, and to relate it all to her beloved far away in Africa, today if possible, after supper, in a long letter.
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A literary masterpiece by one of Germany's most renowned contemporary writers. Rome one January afternoon in 1943. A young German woman is on her way to listen to a Bach concert at the Lutheran church. Innocent and naïve, the war is for her little more than a day-dream, until she realizes that her husband might never return. This is a mesmerizing psychological portrait of the human need to safeguard innocence and integrity at any cost - even at the risk of excluding reality. Why Peirene chose to publish this book: 'I was simply enthralled by the structure of this narrative; a single 117-page long sentence with a beautifully clear rhythm. At the same time it's a compelling and credible description of a ""typical"" young German woman during the Nazi era. If we can relate to her we come close to understanding the forces that were shaping an entrie generation.' Meike Ziervogel 'A small masterpiece.' Helmut Schmitz, Times Literary Supplement 'A formidable achievement by a German writer too little known here. Delius understands the forces that shape Germany and has the gift to articulate joy, beauty and love.' Rosie Goldsmith, Independent 'A beautifully crafted work of superb psychological intensity.' Pam Norfolk, Lancashire Evening Post 'The book's last paragraph, overtly expressing nothing more than the young woman's intention to write a letter, is one of the most moving conclusions I've ever read.' Nicholas Lezard, Guardian 'Delius's exploration of how indoctrination and denial work impresses with both the sympathy it creates for its bewildered protagonist and the musicality of its prose.' Adrian Turpin, Financial Times 'The single 117-page sentence, covering just an hour-long walk, contains multitudes.' Blake Morrison, Guardian GUARDIAN BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2010
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