Thursday, March 3, 2011

Spy Camming-hows It Done

Review: In 80 books to the world-A literary journey

The blurb is clear that the present book by well-read and well-traveled graduates of the postgraduate course book at the Ludwig-Maximilian University, has been written and designed. The preface to the book written by the journalist, essayist and literary critic Feridun Zaimoglu.

In the introduction we learn that the book would like to invite you to explore the world to read and dream in this way in distant lands and foreign cultures. The tour guides the interested reader from Europe to Asia, to Oceania and from there to Africa, South America and schließlich auch nach Nordamerika.

Vorgestellt werden im Rahmen von beispielhaften Buchbesprechungen 80 große Romane des 20. Jahrhunderts, die in bestimmten Ländern und dort an bestimmten Orten spielen. Neben den Buchbesprechungen wird stets auch der Autor  kurz vorgestellt und es ist nicht selten ein Notabene angefügt, dem man Wissenswertes entnehmen kann.

Es führt zu weit alle Romane und Autoren jetzt aufzulisten. Gefallen hat mir, dass man immer ein paar Zeilen aus dem jeweiligen Buch zitiert hat und man auch immer wieder zwischendurch mit einladenden Bildern zum gedanklichen oder gar tatsächlichen Reisen verlockt wird, aber auch zum Kauf des ein oder anderen Buches, nachdem man sich in die entsprechenden Zusammenfassungen vertieft hat.

Auf Seite 73 ff fand ich eine Buchzusammenfassung  des Romans "Am Hang" von Markus Werner, den ich vor einigen Jahren auf Amazon rezensiert habe.  Der Verfasser dieser Buchzusammenfassung  hat  die Essenz des Buches sehr gut  wiedergegeben. Dass man schon nach der Buchbesprechung Lust bekommt in das Tessin zu reisen, steht außer Frage und so sieht es bei allen anderen Buchbesprechungen ebenfalls aus. Fernweh stellt sich ein, man möchte schnell die Koffer packen und beispielsweise  nach Paris reisen und tut es gedanklich not right away.

writes Hemingway: "One day I met Joyce, of the Boulevard Saint Germain entlangkam" after he had been alone in a matinee He heard the actors to be happy, if he also could not see, he asked me.. on, something to drink with him and we went into the "Deux Magots and ordered tart sherry, although they will always read that he only drank Swiss white wine." (Quote p. 29) I like these inserted quotes from the books to be discussed, because they're more curious about the text. How nice it must be in the morning when the sun was starting to lie awake in bed in a hotel and a Saint Germain wenig  in Hemingways " "Paris - ein Fest fürs Leben" zu lesen, um anschießend  im "Deux Margot" seinen ersten Kaffee zu genießen.

Sehr gut zusammengefasst sind auch Canettis "Stimmen von Marrakesch“.  Man erfährt u.a., dass  man durch Canettis Augen eine reizvolle Innenansicht der orientalischen und jüdischen Gesellschaft erlebt und dass er sich dabei keiner Klischees bedient, sondern das alltägliche Leben nachzeichnet, ( vgl.: S.183). Stimmt und es stimmt auch, dass "Stimmen von Marakesch" mehr als nur eine Reisebericht ist. Es ist wahr, es handelt sich tatsächlich um eine Sammlung von Momentaufnahmen a precise and curious observer, (see: p.183).

My praise is the summary of One Hundred Years of Solitude "by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It certainly was not easy, given how complex the novel. It rightly points out that the novel almost an encyclopedic work. This is to sum up less than four pages and last but no significance, is a masterpiece. respect.

Although I just do not read much, I know most of the discussed Novels are not, and certainly not those that are listed in the short discussions to continue traveling. The book reviews make me very curious about the foreignness described in Oceania, that paradise that inspired me most. Returning through the back door, "I will read for sure. It is a satire that plays on Tonga in the South Pacific. The author epilator Hau `ofa was the private secretary of the King of Tonga.

also Ahdaf Soueif, "The Map of Love" I want to read. The love story that is told seems to be gripping.

My review, I would like to end with a quote that comes from a book which has been discussed on pages 171 ff. It is a passage from "Crime of the Day to the Night" by Yamina Khadra, the I find so moving that I want to tell her: "What is love, if it grants only pain How good are their myths and legends, victories and wonder if the lovers are unable to grow beyond itself, the anger? to face the sky, to let go of the eternal happiness for a kiss, a hug, a moment around? " (Quotation p. 174)

Recommended, because the book arouses curiosity, stimulates to dream and actually contains exemplary book reviews.

The reviewed product is available in stores everywhere.


Friday, February 25, 2011

How To Get Siverware And China Apraised

Frau Doktor Merkel wollte keinen wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiter

Our course, PhD Chancellor stressed that it had appointed a defense minister and no scientific staff in the government.



reminds me of a former coach of the Chinese women's swimming squad. When asked if he could not find strange that all his women have increased muscle and hair growth and a striking deep voice, he answered: The girls should not swim, sing!



thought until a few days, I just, our Defence Minister to be a spineless slimy liar and plagiarist. Now that the votes of the CDU / CSU parliamentary group called for a study of its instruction to the academic Service of the Federal Parliament as part of his dissertation was postponed, I'm really upset. Since it is hardly relevant, that the Lord Minister the results of research financed by me, of course, not marked as a quotation.



And this man is to remain federal minister? But, that will be discussed more seriously needs to make me angry. Since it is not actually about his crappy dissertation, or it that the arrogant upstart slick has returned his Ph.D. (which incidentally you can not), shortly before he stripped the title. I also know others who have a Ph.D. from surreptitiously and unobtrusive, bought and laughable sham Dissertations have written. I just do not want that kind of person is allowed to continue uninhibited exercise such an office!

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Ewing Adidas For Sale

Review: The Divine Comedy-Dante Alighieri

About "The Divine Comedy" were already written many reviews. At Wikipedia you can learn about the content of this work adequately. That is why I refrain from wide-ranging content on this play again. This book was written by Karl Bartsch (1832-1888), translated in 1858 in Rostock, the first Germanic Institute in Germany, founded in 1871 and taught in Heidelberg, Germanic and Romance Philology.

The work is to have very low cost in many paperback editions. All who opt for this hardcover edition will be amazed by the beautiful illustrations by Sandro Botticelli, which contains the book and which I shall return later. The book is

it is the main work of Dante Alighieri (1265 - 1321), an allegorical and didactic poem called in 100 songs with 14 230 verses in terza rima, which Dante "Commedia." The writer was convinced that the Commedia contains no less truth than the Bible, however, that this truth dem Leser wie dem Autor selbst verborgen bleibe und man sich ihr letztlich nur bedingt annähern könne, (vgl.: S.21). Allegorie und Gematrie als Ausdrucksformen erzielen durch dieses Werk "des im Herbst angekommenen christlichen Mittelalters" seinen unbestrittenen Höhepunkt.

Thill R. Kuhnle meint in seiner Einführung, dass die "Commedia" ein hohes Maß an Übereinstimmung mit zahlreichen sich prophetisch gebenden Werken des Mittelalters aufweist und erläutert dies näher. Allerdings verschmolzen mit dem Bild seiner Geliebten, zeugt das Allegorische im Werk Dantes von einem Ich, welches seiner Zeit voraus war, (vgl :S. 23). Das Werk zeichnet das epische Bild eines Kosmos bedeutungsvoller Zeichen. Diese bewirken the readers for centuries a never-ending process of interpretation. The reason for this, according to Till R. Kuhnle, that each of these characters, created more characters and that is because everything can be in this world characters, because everyone in a world of empirical genome-Menem measure always falls to a number of symbolic value (see is:. p.24).

In Dante's "Accomplished utopia" according to Kuhn the border-crossing by Odysseus to return home. Kuhn concludes: "All desire and longing are all in danger after surviving a safe haven: the ideal space for the projection since Romanticism has become unmistakable suffering on the Faustian, and repeals anticipated in Dante by the power of love "... (quote p. 26) I agree with this idea, after I read the book,

In the introduction we learn to know Dante's origin and in this context, of course, that he from birth the aristocracy belonged, was therefore privileged. Dante was introduced by Brunetto in Roman literature, and dealt primarily with Virgil. Through lively exchange with fellow poets, he was motivated to write himself. His beloved Beatrice died in 1290 after she had married a few years earlier another. The time of your death coincides with the beginning of his interest in philosophy.

Despite scientific studies Dante and love has always busy with public affairs of his city, it will be well informed in the introduction, (see: 35ff). In the struggle for independence from Florence to the intervention efforts of Pope Boniface VIII Dante entangled in a non-winning success of the opposition, was exiled from Florence and from there led a wandering life. His last years were spent in Ravenna, where he died.

His work, he divides into:
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Hell - Purgatory
- Paradise

Dante is the way of the sinful soul shows to salvation. The walker is guided by two guides, one part of Virgil, who is the embodiment of reason, science and philosophy is, on the other hand, by Beatrix, the glorified childhood sweetheart, now the symbol of divine grace. Accompanied the poet Virgil through Hell and Purgatory have the earthly paradise. Here he disappears at the time than is visible to Dante Beatrix, (see: p. 45). On his travels he meets by the way many famous dead souls, which he represents in terms of philosophy, theology, politics, government and church thoughtful questions.

Easy to read the texts. They contain a wealth of information that requires the secondary literature to be interpreted really good to.

come from the illustrations in the book a superb manuscript, which represents the joint work of two artists: the calligrapher and painter Nicolò Magnone Sandro Botticelli. Commissioned the work of Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de 'Medici was. He was the second cousin Degree of the famous Lorenzo il Magnifico de 'Medici. We learn how the leaves are once formed, and that few of the leaves heard the planned coloring. The illustrations are the first complete cycle of the "Divina Commedia". Except for "Paradiso XXXI" any song with a full-page illustration was provided, with 35 for the "Inferno", with 22 for the "Purgatorio" and 31 for the "Paradiso". On the pictures you can see coffins hell, naked in tormenting people, those who seek to escape from nasty dragon, naked men in chains and many more depressing scenes. Purgatory is, if one may believe the pictures, not even a picnic and ultimately reflects Dante's texts resist excellent in this regard. However, it is really nice in paradise. Here also there is a ladder to heaven (Paradiso 21) leads, in the divine spheres.

Recommended for lovers of beautiful books.




















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