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Lädt ... The River (1946)von Rumer Godden
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. (7.5) A quiet reflective coming of age story set in India. The author beautifully evokes the sights sounds and smells of the country. Bea, Harriet , Bogey and Victoria live an idyllic carefree life until disaster strikes but even then there is the realisation that the river still flows, the world spins and life goes on. ( ) Beautifully told story of a European girl named Harriet coming of age in Colonial India. About Life, growing, death, birth, love, so many first experiences, poetry, beauty and presence of nature. My grandfather knew Renoir and loves his films. We finally watched The River over Thanksgiving and I enjoyed the movie very much, despite its simplicity and datedness. I figured I should read the book, I've had my grandmother's old copy sitting on my bookshelf for years. So I read it in 3 days and the book is a thousand times better than Renoir's film -- which is lovely, but thought over all it missed the reality/beauty/meaning of the book. I wish I had read this when I was 13, 14...I'm sure I will read it to a future daughter when she is growing up. Seriously recommended. Zeige 4 von 4
Underlying this delicate story about the children of an English family living in Bengal, are the moods and changes of the river that flows through their garden. Rich in mood and atmosphere, the author has undoubtedly succeeded in capturing the flavor of this river and of the people who lived beside it. Gehört zu VerlagsreihenVirago Modern Classics (565) Ist enthalten inBearbeitet/umgesetzt inPrestigeträchtige Auswahlen
Facing harsh adult realities, a young English girl in India must leave childhood behind, in this masterful tale from a New York Times-bestselling author. The Ganges River runs through young Harriet's world. The eleven-year-old daughter of the British owner of a successful jute concern, she loves her life in Bengal, India, on the river's edge, so far removed from the English boarding school she attended before the outbreak of hostilities in Europe. Often left alone by an overworked father and preoccupied mother, Harriet is enchanted by the local festivals, colors, and vibrant life surrounding her. Now, as she stands on the brink of adulthood--too old to play childish games with her reckless little brother, Bogey, yet too young to be touched by such grown-up concerns as the faraway Second World War--a stranger's unexpected arrival will rock her world. When Captain John, a handsome soldier returning wounded from the battlefield, becomes her family's new neighbor, Harriet is instantly entranced, beset by a rush of unfamiliar emotions: longing, jealousy, infatuation. But the inevitable change inherent in growing older may be too heavy a burden for a young girl to bear when it carries with it disappointment and heartbreaking loss. Inspired by the author's personal experiences as a child raised in India--and the basis for the acclaimed classic motion picture of the same name from French film director Jean Renoir--Rumer Godden's The River is a lovely, moving portrayal of childhood's end. Evocative, heartfelt, and bittersweet, it is a coming-of-age story without equal from a major twentieth-century novelist. This ebook features an illustrated biography of the author including rare images from the Rumer Godden Literary Estate. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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