Lidiya Ginzburg (1902–1990)
Auteur van Omsingeld notities van een belegerde
Over de Auteur
Werken van Lidiya Ginzburg
О старом и новом [Of old and new] 1 exemplaar
O lirike 1 exemplaar
Gerelateerde werken
Tagged
Algemene kennis
- Gangbare naam
- Ginzburg, Lidiya
- Geboortedatum
- 1902-03-18
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1990-07-17
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- Russia
- Geboorteplaats
- Odessa, Ukraine, Russian Empire
- Plaats van overlijden
- Leningrad, Russia, USSR
- Woonplaatsen
- Leningrad, Russia, USSR
- Opleiding
- Leningrad State Institute
- Beroepen
- Diarist
memoirist
Literary critic
historian - Korte biografie
- Lidia or Lidiya Yakovlevna Ginzburg was born into a Jewish family in Odessa. She attended the Leningrad State Institute of History of the Arts. She became a friend to the younger generation of poets and writers, including Joseph Brodsky and Alexander Kushner. Ginzburg remained in Leningrad during the German siege of the city during World War II and produced the famous survivor memoir,"The Siege of Leningrad." Her later published works included On the Lyric (1964), On Psychological Prose (1971), and On the Literary Hero (1977). Some of her work was translated into English and published posthumously as Notes from the Leningrad Blockade and Other Writings (1992).
Leden
Besprekingen
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.… (meer)
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.… (meer)
1 
kiwikowalski | 2 andere besprekingen | Jul 28, 2009 |
kiwikowalski | 2 andere besprekingen | Jul 28, 2009 | 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.
Misschien vindt je deze ook leuk
Gerelateerde auteurs
Statistieken
- Werken
- 10
- Ook door
- 1
- Leden
- 132
- Populariteit
- #153,555
- Waardering
- 4.3
- Besprekingen
- 3
- ISBNs
- 25
- Talen
- 8
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... :/… (meer)