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Lädt ... Obscurity (2015. Auflage)von Philippe Jaccottet
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. A regrettably under-reviewed book! Jaccottet is well known as a poet, but from what little I've seen, he's managed to reverse the usual nature of things. For his poetry is fairly clear, and not all that difficult. This novel, however, is a complex, thoughtful meditation on how we relate to our mentors/teachers/svengalis/etc, and, more importantly, on the importance of thinking through, of thinking past, both fatuous optimism (everything is love!!!) and fatuous pessimism (everything is death!!!). It does this without descending into fatuous mediocrity (everything is love AND death!!!). I look forward to re-reading it more closely. ( ) keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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The story of an intense encounter between two men who were once very close and now must grapple with the fractured ideals that separate them. After several years abroad, a young man returns to his hometown to seek the man he calls master. This master, a brilliant philosopher, had made the young man into a disciple before sending him out into the world to put his teachings into practice. Returning three years later, the disciple finds his master has abandoned his wife and child and moved into a squalid one-room flat, cutting himself off completely from his former life. Disillusioned and reeling from the discovery, the young man spends an entire night listening to his master's bitter denunciation of the ideals they once shared. Written in 1960 during Jaccottet's period of poetic paralysis, the novel seeks to harmonize the best and worst of human nature--reconciling despair, falsehood, and lethargy of spirit with the need to remain open to beauty, truth, and the essential goodness of humankind. Translated by Tess Lewis, Obscurity is Jaccottet's only work of fiction, one that will introduce new readers to the multifaceted skills of this major poet. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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