StartGroepenDiscussieMeerTijdgeest
Doorzoek de site
Onze site gebruikt cookies om diensten te leveren, prestaties te verbeteren, voor analyse en (indien je niet ingelogd bent) voor advertenties. Door LibraryThing te gebruiken erken je dat je onze Servicevoorwaarden en Privacybeleid gelezen en begrepen hebt. Je gebruik van de site en diensten is onderhevig aan dit beleid en deze voorwaarden.

Resultaten uit Google Boeken

Klik op een omslag om naar Google Boeken te gaan.

Bezig met laden...

De Fahrenheit-tweeling (2005)

door Michel Faber

LedenBesprekingenPopulariteitGemiddelde beoordelingAanhalingen
4271058,787 (3.76)23
Michel Faber is not only a master storyteller but a daring innovator as well. Here are the pitch-perfect prose, indelible characterizations, and deep empathy for which he has been highly acclaimed. Here also is a satirical streak that depicts individuals at uncanny and all-too-familiar turning points in their lives. The alienated find sanctuary in "The Safehouse," their histories and diagnoses written like endless ads on their T-shirts. In "Andy Comes Back," a man awakens after a five-yearcoma, only to flee his home. In "The Smallness of Action," a distressed mother "breaks" her baby in increasingly more severe ways while her husband remains oblivious. In "The Eyes of the Soul," perpetual televised beauty replaces the derelict view from a suburban picture window. In these sixteen stories, Faber levels his gaze at humanity in all its despair, its madness, and its hope, moving from unspeakable sadness through moments of exquisitely distilled happiness.… (meer)
Geen
Bezig met laden...

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.

» Zie ook 23 vermeldingen

Engels (8)  Italiaans (1)  Alle talen (9)
1-5 van 9 worden getoond (volgende | toon alle)
4.5. ( )
  jaydenmccomiskie | Sep 27, 2021 |
Un anziano si sveglia in un sottoscala, tra i rifiuti. Si libera dell’impermeabile e del maglione sporchi ed esce alla luce, sul marciapiede. In fondo fa caldo, si sta bene anche in maglietta. Tutti i passanti che incrocia però sembrano insolitamente interessati a lui, lo guardano, cercano di fermarlo, provano a parlargli. Dopo un po’ l’uomo scopre che è perché sulla maglietta bianca che indossa c’è stampato una sorta di messaggio d’aiuto con il suo nome, l’indirizzo e il numero di telefono. Perché la indossa? Non lo sa, lui quando se ne è andato di casa non pensava certo di tornarci, meditava il suicidio. Scoppia a piovere, l’uomo ha fame, si sente male e non sa dove andare: d’un tratto pensa a Casa Sicura. Ne ha sentito parlare tante volte, è un luogo quasi leggendario, sta “nella zona della città dove ci sono tutti gli esercizi commerciali falliti e le stazioni ferroviarie chiuse, la zona con il filo spinato arruginito”… Per cinque anni Andy è stato “un imbecille capace solo di sbavare”. Prima era un uomo normale con una famiglia normale ma, colpito da una rara malattia infettiva, era apparentemente uscito di senno e alla fine l’hanno sbattuto in una casa di cura per lungodegenti, dove passava le giornate dormendo, mangiando imboccato dalle infermiere e facendosela spesso addosso. Una bella mattina però Andy si sveglia, perfettamente cosciente e apparentemente guarito. Il personale non fa in tempo ad avvertire sua moglie, che quando si presenta al capezzale di Andy per la consueta visita settimanale quindi non sa nulla. La donna reagisce un po’ freddamente alla novità, è capace solo di goffi commenti e di ancor più goffi abbracci. Dopo due giorni accompagna il marito a casa: tutto è sporco e disordinato, anche i tre figli sono più curiosi che affettuosi. Andy comincia a rimuginare sul da farsi…
  kikka62 | Feb 14, 2020 |
Faber sa scrivere, eccome. Racconti brevi, incisivi, taglienti. Un brivido lungo la schiena, nella maggior parte dei casi. Storie al limite del "possibile", in cui spesso provi il desiderio di andare oltre, di saperne di più, perché non è possibile che finisca COSI, non è "giusto". Grande inventiva, enorme maestria che però non risultano mai stucchevoli. Da non leggere prima di dormire se si è facilmente impressionabili ;) ( )
  Eva_Filoramo | May 3, 2018 |
A collection of imaginative writing, weird stories ranging from gothic to dystopian, from horror to plain absurdity. Many lack a sense of direction though and just end in mid air, leaving the reader thinking "So what?" These are mere sketches of what might have become real stories if thought out fully. ( )
1 stem stef7sa | Jan 5, 2017 |
The Farenheit Twins by Michel Faber (short stories) - some better than others but all very good

As mentioned earlier I picked two books by two of my favourite authors, at the library, only when I got home did I realise that both were Short Stories. As a result this took me some time to finish.

Now this was a different kettle of fish. Each of the stories had depth and were
thought provoking. One in particular I found extremely harrowing and had to skim read. Very interesting view into the mind that brought such differing novels as Under The Skin and The Crimson Petal.... Well worth persevering with. ( )
  Cassandra2020 | Jan 24, 2016 |
1-5 van 9 worden getoond (volgende | toon alle)
geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Je moet ingelogd zijn om Algemene Kennis te mogen bewerken.
Voor meer hulp zie de helppagina Algemene Kennis .
Gangbare titel
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis. Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
Oorspronkelijke titel
Alternatieve titels
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis. Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
Oorspronkelijk jaar van uitgave
Mensen/Personages
Belangrijke plaatsen
Belangrijke gebeurtenissen
Verwante films
Motto
Opdracht
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis. Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
As always, I thank my dear Eva for her criticism and wise advice during the revision of these stories.
Eerste woorden
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis. Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
I wake up, blinking hard against the sky, and the first thing I remember is that my wife cannot forgive me.
Citaten
Laatste woorden
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis. Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
(Klik om weer te geven. Waarschuwing: kan de inhoud verklappen.)
Ontwarringsbericht
Uitgevers redacteuren
Auteur van flaptekst/aanprijzing
Oorspronkelijke taal
Gangbare DDC/MDS
Canonieke LCC

Verwijzingen naar dit werk in externe bronnen.

Wikipedia in het Engels

Geen

Michel Faber is not only a master storyteller but a daring innovator as well. Here are the pitch-perfect prose, indelible characterizations, and deep empathy for which he has been highly acclaimed. Here also is a satirical streak that depicts individuals at uncanny and all-too-familiar turning points in their lives. The alienated find sanctuary in "The Safehouse," their histories and diagnoses written like endless ads on their T-shirts. In "Andy Comes Back," a man awakens after a five-yearcoma, only to flee his home. In "The Smallness of Action," a distressed mother "breaks" her baby in increasingly more severe ways while her husband remains oblivious. In "The Eyes of the Soul," perpetual televised beauty replaces the derelict view from a suburban picture window. In these sixteen stories, Faber levels his gaze at humanity in all its despair, its madness, and its hope, moving from unspeakable sadness through moments of exquisitely distilled happiness.

Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden.

Boekbeschrijving
Haiku samenvatting

Actuele discussies

Geen

Populaire omslagen

Snelkoppelingen

Waardering

Gemiddelde: (3.76)
0.5
1 1
1.5
2 8
2.5 2
3 19
3.5 5
4 38
4.5 8
5 16

Ben jij dit?

Word een LibraryThing Auteur.

 

Over | Contact | LibraryThing.com | Privacy/Voorwaarden | Help/Veelgestelde vragen | Blog | Winkel | APIs | TinyCat | Nagelaten Bibliotheken | Vroege Recensenten | Algemene kennis | 204,867,061 boeken! | Bovenbalk: Altijd zichtbaar