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Lädt ... Minuet for Guitar (1975)von Vitomil Zupan
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Brilliant, historical peice set in WW2. Protagonist provide a great insight into to futility of war, at time the comradship and provides a great sense of place as he traverses the terrain of the Slovenian woods - hills and villiages. My favorite book of 2010 was Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes. I liked Minuet for Guitar very much. While not an anti-war novel, it contrasts the cluelessness of front line troops, carelessly deployed by leaders who don't know much either. The little triumphs are mostly the result of individual seflless heroism. There are long battle scenes where Berk fights on careless of his own safety, in the moment, functioning at an animalistic level, unconcerned for his own safety. In contrast are interludes of philosophical speculation on the nature of war, leadership, soldiering, turncoats, and relations with the locals. There are numerous Good News/Bad News gems: once Berk warms up after freezing for days, the lice start biting him again. Since history is written by the winners - mostly the big winners, we see the fight from Slovenia a tendril on the periphery, even with connections to the Spanish Civil war. And how remote Berk and his sometime company were from the major theater and politics of WWII. This book was written by a participant in Slovene action in World War II. The protagonist simply walks out of barbed wire enclosed Ljubljana, under German control, and joins the partisans in the woods and mountains. There is another, contemporary plot line that gives impetus to the war narrative, and it provides for some of Zupan's most interesting philosphical moments, but what makes this book one of the great war novels I have ever read is the precise sense it gives of what is too often called 'the fog of war'. It isn't fog, so much as a wicket labyrinth. Virtually the entire war, the protagonist has absolutely no idea what is going on and the reader feels it. There is also one of the most tender scenes I have ever read between two people, two men in a sort of crevasse, hiding out. I won't give away who wins the war, but I hope that Zupan becomes more widely known. This one tops Cendrars' lice and I wouldn't put it far behind Journey to the End of the Night. Zeige 3 von 3
De ik-verteller van de roman sleept de lezer mee in de waanzin van de oorlog. Van alle heroïek ontdaan en in een directe en bijzondere stijl is de roman een ware leeservaring…lees verder > Built upon his own experience, Zupan (1914–1987) masterfully renders the partisan experience in WWII Slovenia, beginning in 1943 when narrator Berk joins the resistance struggle against the Germans. Berk has already fought with the Liberation Front and was imprisoned in an Italian concentration camp. In spite of the brutality he’s endured, the novel begins gently with Berk, a smug daydreamer and womanizer, meeting Anton en route to his first posting... ...Zupan’s literary gifts are on full display in passages that range from startlingly lyrical to graphically realistic, achingly surrealistic to boldly philosophical. An intensely imagined exploration of war, translated well by Leeming. Gehört zu Verlagsreihen
Berk, a resistance fighter against the Germans and an Italian concentration camp survivor, meets Anton en route to his first posting. Anton, battle-wizened and nostalgic after fighting in the Spanish Civil War, and Berk fight side by side, witnessing the death of comrades, tending to each other's wounds, and saving each other time and again. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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