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Bezig met laden... Blockade Dairy (editie 1998)door Lidiya Ginzburg
Informatie over het werkBlockade Diary door Lidiya Ginzburg (Author)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This is one of the most affecting books that I have ever read. Ginzburg narrates the lives of individuals struggling to survive the Leningrad Blockade in such detail and depth that the reader is truly able to feel like he or she is there. Her descriptions of family lifestyle changes, reactions to raids and bomb shelters, and the unimaginable hunger brought about by the strict government-enforced rations are both beautiful and haunting at the same time. Hunger and malnourishment are described in ways that I had never heard before: a slow wasting away where eventually, the victim reaches the point of non-hunger. Sacrifice and selflessness within families is shown in such a bright light that readers can only feel proud of those who survived the war, and even more sympathetic and, somehow even appreciative of, those who were lost. The topic and historical significance of the book itself is enough to warrant giving it a read, but Ginzburg really adds something special to it with her beautiful vocabulary usage plus her constantly present personal experiences and observations. I would recommend it to anyone interested in the time period, learning more about the untold side of World War II, or those looking for a poignant memoir. It is not a story for the extremely faint of heart, but I think that everyone would gain something from reading. This is a very impressive book; the Dutch edition has only 92 pages, but the description of her experience during the siege of Leningrad, World Word II, is unforgettable. I have never read such a vivid description of feeling hungry before. I am very grateful to the friend who offered me this book and will always cherish it. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
The 900-day siege of Lenningrad (1941-440 was one of the turning points of the Second World War. It slowed down the German advance into Russia and became a national symbol of survival and resistance. From her own experience as a survivor of the blockade and using facts, conversations and impressions collected over the years, Lidiya Ginzburg has created a remarkable everyman hero in whom she distils the collective experience of life under siege. Though the author may depict, often painfully, the hunger and harrowing conditions of that period, the reader takes away a different impression: the dignity, vitality and intellectual resilience of the thinking mind as it records and makes sense of extreme experience. This first translation of a classic work of documentary fiction, reminscient of the work of Primo Levi and Albert Camus, introduces a major twentieth-century Russian writer to English-language readers. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)947.453History and Geography Europe Russia and eastern Europe [and formerly Finland] Eastern European Russia Saint Petersburg, Novgorod, Pskov Saint PetersburgLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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J'y suis venu par pur voyeurisme : j'avais lu quelque part que le siège de Leningrad avait été long et particulièrement affreux, une épreuve parmi les épreuves endurées par les soviétiques lors de la seconde guerre mondiale. Je n'ai pas eu ce que je voulais et c'est tant mieux, c'était de mauvaises raisons.
L'auteure fait preuve de beaucoup de pudeur pour décrire ce qui s'est passé à Leningrad pendant le siège. Point de vision apocalyptique pour trentenaire de la génération X en mal de sensations. Au contraire, c'est un récit de vie, avec sa routine et ses mesquineries au plus fort de la famine. Au lieu de lire des millions de morts claquant la gueule ouverte, je me suis senti à cette lecture comme dans un petit village de province. Et moi qui suis d'un naturel pessimiste, j'y ai vu de l'espoir.
Mais j'ai lâché prise, il y a certaines considérations philosophiques (ou sociologiques ou littéraires) qui me sont passé au-dessus. Avec regret, je le dis bien. J'avais juste quelques lacunes. Du coup, je ne peux pas trop en dire plus... :/ ( )