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Bezig met laden... Spiegeldood (1984)door Breyten Breytenbach
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'This is not a prisoner's book. It would be a crass injustice of underestimation and simplification if it were presented and received that way. It describes how the ordinary timefocus of a man's perception can be extraordinarily rearranged by a definitive experience. . . . Prison irradiates this book with dreadful enlightenments; the dark and hidden places of the country from which the book arises are phosphorescent with it.' - Nadine Gordimer Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)839.3Literature German literature and literatures of related languages Other Germanic literatures Netherlandish literaturesLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
Ben jij dit?Word een LibraryThing Auteur. Archipelago Books2 edities van dit boek werden gepubliceerd door Archipelago Books. Edities: 0980033071, 1935744283 |
After reading Moriour I can see why he and his writing was important during that time. A time when race issues were flaming and life in South Africa was disjointed and hard. He does not write inside a neat box making sure that his readers understand every nuance and intonation. He concentrates on the message, but not wrapping it up pretty or even simply. Several times throughout the reading I would read a page and wonder what happened. I figured out soon that I was not meant to understand everything, just to gloat on the beauty of the richness in his plump words. If you enjoy artistic writing, poetic prose and an author who writes with a voice full of wisdom then for you Mouroir is a must read. You too will become captivated in its dream-like scenes and sequences, which will surround you even after the book is placed back on the shelf happily read.
I will leave you with a quote:
"For a long time the unfinished story haunted me. I wanted to be able to complete it because I was keen to fit it in with the other writings, get my characters in perspective, fill my notebook so as to be able to hand it in. One doesn't get any younger. The flesh starts riding you bareback, drags you down towards the sods" (p. 237)
(quote from Advanced Reading Copy, final book my contain changes and a different page listing) ( )