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literary universe, part 10: Elfriede Jelinek


It began with the reading of "enthusiasts," aged about 19 years, spurred on by an enthusiastic classmate, and soon followed by "The Piano" as reading material. I read these two books by Elfriede Jelinek, with special attention. Each set is internally consistent, and can often produce an avalanche of associations in the reader. Three, four years later, I read then the coronation in the form of "pleasure", probably the most amazing novel that Elfriede Jelinek wrote so far.

"Lust" describes the madness of male omnipotence fantasies, sexual exploitation and Humiliation of women in a linguistic expression that is unparalleled. A story that as a female Bildungsroman, while resistance can be read. Latter to a double sense, since they represent one part of the intellectual confrontation with men, for women only extended arms of self-satisfaction, and other concessions to the inner feelings of women and men to encourage readers to specific reflections like. In short, a novel that can be easily misinterpreted, in that the mechanical representations of sexuality false conclusions of the reader in its wake.

I've just got to Elfriede Jelinek, as it has been awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Literature. There was then quite a media frenzy and not a few self-appointed "judge" defamatory lines written about the author during this decision of the Nobel Prize Committee. Elfriede Jelinek polarized, especially in Austria. The charge that they denounce Austria, here is the most absurd aspect.

something surprising I was because I asked myself and actually still wonder how the judges because the prose of Elfriede Jelinek were translated? Elfriede Jelinek does not write prose that can be transferred easily into all languages of the world. It has a linguistic expression, which metaphorically - to put it harmless - is widely applied, and also provides repetition spirals and flowing into each other main and secondary lines in relationship. In this form, a specialty of dealing with language, even acted as if Rilke partly similar brilliantly.

"The children of the dead" is sometimes hailed as her best novel, which I can not confirm. Certainly this novel a lot of potential to offer, in "The Piano" and especially "like" it does not, however, comes close.

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literary universe, Part 9: Reinhard P. Gruber



In the commercial college, I had the to get lucky, "From the Life Hoedlmoser" assigned as reading material. Perhaps one of the funniest stories I have ever read.
The division of the novel in a transcendent and an immanent version is possibly unique in the history of literature. Moreover, these guthin around the Styrian regional novel.

The first contact with an oblique story meant that I wanted to know more by this author. And I found one. A year later, I read "No more work" and was as fascinated as the "Hödlmoser. Of course, the two novels compare impossible, but the comedy and all manner of sparkling ideas create a powerful reading experience.

Hödlmoser is an anti-hero and Schivkov can be in the same drawer lock. Of course, the two figures would rebel if they are deprived of their free space. Hödlmoser would have no way to go hunting, and Schivkov would be forced to be idle, where he still preferred informal, to be idle. Basically Schivkov is an anti-capitalist, and he would be seen at every event these days of globalization opponents like. As one of the foremost proponents Attac he would make a good figure.

was much later I still read "In the name of the Father". This novel about a Relationship between father and son, the father of all his wishes for a better life projected onto his son is a nightmarish piece of literature, and there remains a different tone than in the wonderful parodies with Hödlmoser Schivkov and in the lead roles.

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diluted, as the terms are organic and organic is now, not later than when shopping in one of the big discounters clear. "Organic vegetables" there is Germany's offered in so big people crowd that force themselves on some issues. A key point: the transport routes. Where are the organic products and ingredients and how big is the market? This is true for vegetables as well as for the beer.

Regional economy is the magic word. Short distances, little environmental pollution. But it works, unfortunately, not always. may be a small example, how evil Bio: An ecologically operating company intends to produce organic lemonade. Instead of using sugar is sweetened with pure organic honey. Sounds good, tastes that way. Ideal for the kids. But the paragraph is going so well that not enough organic honey is available in the region. Not once throughout Germany there are plenty of honey. Salvation comes from New Zealand, where there is need, organic honey. Unfortunately, the honey, some 23,000 kilometers are transported far. The environmental pollution caused by shipping, this is not even the largest The truck has transportation to and create the ports in relative terms, the greatest damage, such as the University of Stuttgart calculated problem.

Since then supposed to buy healthy organic vegetables, organic lemonade or organic beer and actually harms the environment and the people far more than we might have done with the purchase of a conventionally produced product. Crazy.
This is not a call to stop encouraging the organic trend. On the contrary: It is the call to buy ecologically valuable food, but not only the content in view. to eat healthy and drink, and harming the environment and people by perverse long transport routes - a very questionable combination.
questions so quiet time after, when you buy organic products. There might also just have a 23,000 km long journey ...

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writers women and men

My little insights into literary universes me make clear that the relationship between authors, with whom I have engaged myself in more detail and employment, is very unbalanced. A glance at my bookshelves impressive evidence that a good 90, maybe even my 95% of the books in my possession were written by men, suggesting is that for female authors than 10% or less stay left.

behaves Why so? It is known that women generally like to read, and much, much to their expected high. Comparatively few men to form more literary, nor even a few men often remain stuck in low newspapers. Are there other more authors than female authors? No, I do not think not. Oh, and I'm just the question dodged why I want so few books by women in my book shelves ...

... an attempt to explain: I have only a few (maybe 20 or 25) favorite authors, whose work I most of or have read. My favorite female authors are countable on one hand. Well, of course, could be due to that I can identify with the main characters of my favorite male authors a little, and this with female characters is not so easy. Nevertheless, some women are clearly part of my literary universes and I will incorporate these wonderful women writers in my literary sketches. Name I tell the time being of course not ...

Yes, if my answer is correct or only one small aspect of the "phenomenon" covers that I have only a few authors in the course of my life in more detail (in relation to their work) to know , I can not judge. In any event, including some books by authors, to my absolute favorite reading them and the proper place of this blog will fill sooner or later I take my time before.

I would be interested so, how this allocation formula looks at other men who share a closer look with literature, and whether women may be just the opposite is defined? If women read this post, I would be very happy if they comment on it or contact directly by email to me. Well, if some man does not fall into this pattern, only with her arguments ...

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200th Birthday of Nikolai Gogol


Nikolai Gogol, like his contemporaries for life have been a mystery. There are people whose character can never be explained even comes close. What is known about the Russian writer of Ukrainian origin, may not astonish posterity. He was short, rather ugly, had a long nose and was described as sullen, sick, dark and smart.

Gogol was lucky to Alexander Pushkin in 1831 to get to know, who became his friend and supporter, and is said to have inspired him to write the dead souls.

Two of his stories I think are particularly good, so fantastic. For one, the nose , A grotesque piece of literature of the highest quality. The loss of a nose reveals the uncertainty of the hero who gets thereat into an identity crisis. On the other marked the jacket, the history of the copyist Akaky Akakijewitsch, whose life of boredom, which will take no notice of it. For his colleagues he is an object of ridicule. He has a lot of effort to take in to afford a coat can. This coat it transforms from one second to another. Akaky Akakijewitsch is literally a different person, and just when he begins to get used to this new life is, he stole the beloved coat. When he turns to a higher position, he is mocked. He over the loss of his mantle not to overcome, and eventually falls into madness. Soon after he dies.

The two tales demonstrate once more the words of Max Frisch, who admitted once:
"I write myself." No different from Gogol, whose heroes have more or less reference to himself.

Gogol fell into the clutches of a priest who approved of his writings do not, whereupon the author burned the second part of Dead Souls, which he later regretted little deep. Gogol may have been indoctrinated so much religious, that he eventually died from the effects of strict fasting.

A Mitgrund for his early Death at the age of 43 years may have been his schizophrenic traits which in those days could not be adequately addressed. He has created some wonderful grotesques, and with the dead souls of a work that is classified in the world literature.