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Lädt ... Just as Well I'm Leaving (Original 2005; 2006. Auflage)von Michael Booth
Werk-InformationenJust As Well I'm Leaving: To the Orient with Hans Christian Andersen von Michael Booth (2005)
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A funny, moving travelogue following in the footsteps of Hans Christian Andersen. Without Hans Christian Andersen there would be no Alice in Wonderland, no Roald Dahl and maybe even no Harry Potter (and he has outsold them all), but few realise that the man who invented children's literature was also a pioneering travel writer. Having been dragged against his will to live in Denmark, Michael Booth discovered one of the great secrets of travel literature - Andersen's A Poet's Bazaar - a fascinating travelogue through a Europe on the cusp of revolution, by an author who, though a genius, was clearly a towering neurotic and proto-drama queen. He discovered, too, his chance to escape Denmark. In 1840 Andersen was also desperate to flee, writing as he sailed: 'It is just as well I am leaving, my soul is unwell ' In Germany he was enraptured both by steam travel and the fiery Franz Liszt. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Along the way Booth discusses all sorts of interesting aspects of Andersen and his writing, his inspirations, quirks etc. Quite fascinating, at times Booth is a bit much, he gets a bit obsessed at the start with the question of Andersen's sexuality (over which there has been much debate to give Booth his due) but is also funny and laughs at his own predicaments. Overall this book just makes you appreciate and want to read everything Andersen has written and has been written about him. It's an interesting travel narrative as we are visiting these places in the 21st century with Booth, but also seeing them through Andersen's 1841 eyes from A Poet's Bazaar. I enjoyed this, Andersen was a complex character and I think Booth does a great job of impressing on us the 'greatness' of the man and his legacy. ( )