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Lädt ... The White King (2005)von György Dragomán
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The White King is a collection of connected short stories inspired by Dragomán's experiences during the 1980s. The narrator, 11-year-old Djata, is a resilient but sensitive boy living in a world that seems designed by Joseph Stalin and Roald Dahl. Dragomán creates a nostalgic childhood, full of the games and pranks that mischievous scamps have always pursued -- playing hooky, pestering weird neighbors, daring each other to eat this or jump over that -- but in the dark days of Ceausescu's police state, the atmosphere is so poisoned, physically and psychologically, that boys' make-believe dangers constantly risk becoming deadly. This disturbing, compelling, beautifully translated novel - the first by the Hungarian György Dragomán to be published in English, and winner of the Sándor Márai Prize - is set in an unnamed totalitarian, communist regime, based on the nationalist, Stalinist, poverty-stricken Romania of the 1980s where Dragomán grew up. AuszeichnungenBemerkenswerte Listen
An international sensation, this startling and heartbreaking debut introduces us to precocious eleven-year-old Djata, whose life in the totalitarian state he calls home is about to change forever. Djata doesn’t know what to make of the two men who lead his father away one day, nor does he understand why his mother bursts into tears when he brings her tulips on her wedding anniversary. He does know that he must learn to fill his father’s shoes, even though among his friends he is still a boy: fighting with neighborhood bullies, playing soccer on radioactive grass, having inappropriate crushes, sneaking into secret screening rooms, and shooting at stray cats with his gun-happy grandfather. But the random brutality of Djata’s world is tempered by the hilarious absurdity of the situations he finds himself in, by his enduring faith in his father’s return, and by moments of unexpected beauty, hope, and kindness. Structured as a series of interconnected stories propelled by the energy of Dragomán’s riveting prose, the chapters of The White King collectively illuminate the joys and humiliations of growing up, while painting a multifaceted and unforgettable portrait of life in an oppressive state and its human cost. And as in the works of Mark Haddon, David Mitchell, and Marjane Satrapi, Djata’s child’s-eye view lends power and immediacy to his story, making us laugh and ache in recognition and reminding us all of our shared humanity. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Rumänien im Jahr von Tschernobyl, 1986. Ein Elfjähriger wird Zeuge, wie Beamte des Geheimdiensts den Vater abholen. Von Monat zu Monat schwindet die Hoffnung, ihn wiederzusehen. Seiner tapferen, als Jüdin und Dissidentin geächteten Mutter versucht er beizustehen, während er ihr die Schikanen in der Schule verschweigt. Er begleitet sie zum „Genossen Botschafter“, von dem sie sich Hilfe erhofft, sinnt auf eigene Wege, um den Vater aus dem Arbeitslager am Donaukanal freizubekommen.
Ein inhaftierter Vater, eine mutige Mutter und die Konfrontation eines hellwachen Jungen mit einer abscheulichen Diktatur.