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Jeremias Gotthelf (1797–1854)

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Werken van Jeremias Gotthelf

De zwarte spin (1842) — Auteur — 720 exemplaren
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Kurt di Koppigen (1940) 5 exemplaren
Die Wassernot IM Emmental (2000) 4 exemplaren
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Gesammelte Werke (2014) 3 exemplaren
Das Erdbeeri-Mareili (1850) 3 exemplaren
Novelle 2 exemplaren
Die Frau Pfarrerin (1978) 2 exemplaren
Wilde, wüste Geschichten (2012) 2 exemplaren
Il cugino ricco 2 exemplaren
Uli Der Knecht Der Pächter (1954) 2 exemplaren
Der Notar in der Falle (2011) 2 exemplaren
Meistererzählungen (2002) 2 exemplaren
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Wealth and Welfare 1 exemplaar
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This sort was of reminds me of Selma Lagerlöf but with spiders.
 
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Deni_Weeks | 16 andere besprekingen | Sep 16, 2023 |
I’m not generally a fan of the horror genre, but this is different, although in its way a horror story. Written around the late 1830s, Wikipedia’s summary is accurate: “a semi-allegorical tale of a plague…that devastates a Swiss valley community; first as a result of a pact with the devil born out of need and a second time due to the moral decay that releases the monster from its prison again.” Really quite well done.
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Gypsy_Boy | 16 andere besprekingen | Aug 26, 2023 |
Felt increasingly like I was reading a passage from the Bible. Very God-fearing folks, the olden day Germans. The body horror is really well done, and I certainly will think of this story each time I see blackened wood or a large spider, etc.
 
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ostbying | 16 andere besprekingen | Jan 1, 2023 |
This review applies to the NYRB version translated by Susan Bernofsky.

Published in 1842, Gotthelf's The Black Spider, though clearly written by a devout man as a warning to Christians to take their faith seriously and not neglect their worship of god, turns out to be a great horror tale due to its author's vivid imagination. Peasants, under the rule of a cruel master, are faced with the impossible task of transferring 100 full grown trees to the lane leading up to the castle the same peasants have just broken their backs building. It is an impossible task--until a mysterious green man appears. Of course, we all know who he is, and so did the peasants, who were terrified. But faced with ruin at the hands of their evil master or immediate relief of their problem by the green man, perhaps there is room to consider. It is left to a woman to actually take the initiative....and that is about all you need to know. The story is told many years later in a nice framing device concerning the baptism of a new baby. You'll be lulled into this peaceful world, notable for the baptism feast, which the author describes lovingly and at great length. But then--the horror, the horror!

It certainly isn't necessary to be religious to enjoy this tale--I'm not. The descriptions of the horrible black spider and its rampage are quite graphic and very well done. Translator Susan Bernofsky has done a great job. Before buying this version, I read a comparison of this translation with another one, and this came out on top. It's a quick and worthwhile read. Unusally, for an NYRB published book, there is no foreword, no afterword, no supplementary material at all. Since such material often gives away the entire plot, and this book really doesn't require explanation, I'll count that as a plus.
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