Book Anarchy
"We are all mad here"
Hello, welcome to my page! My name is Stefanie, I studied German
Philology and work now as a highschool teacher. If I had to choose
to do only one thing in the world for the rest of my life, it
probably woud be reading. As you may or may not noticed, the prior
quote is from Lewis Caroll's
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The Cheshire Cat says this to Alice to take her fear of the
strange world down the rabbit hole. Unlike the world we are living
in, mad isn't necessarily a bad thing in the realm down the
rabbit hole. There, you should embrace a side of you that is quirky
and unpredictable, and maybe when you get back to reality, you'll
want to take a little of that with you.
Well, for me reading always comes with this weird sensations that you experience when you travel through the realm of madness. So what about you? Are you brave and curious enough to jump with me into this rabbit hole and explore the world beyond it? But don't forget - We are all a bit mad there!
In the following passage I will introduce you my three all time favorites!
Well, for me reading always comes with this weird sensations that you experience when you travel through the realm of madness. So what about you? Are you brave and curious enough to jump with me into this rabbit hole and explore the world beyond it? But don't forget - We are all a bit mad there!
In the following passage I will introduce you my three all time favorites!
Frost - Thomas BERNHARD
The novel tells us about Strauch, a mad painter, that isolates himself from the world by retreating to the hamlet of Weng near Schwarzach im Pongau. His surgeon brother has Strauch watched by his young medical assistant, who narrates the book. The inn where Strauch resides is managed by a woman with a husband in prison and an endless sequence of lovers. The story includes a significant amount of violence and murder.
The novel tells us about Strauch, a mad painter, that isolates himself from the world by retreating to the hamlet of Weng near Schwarzach im Pongau. His surgeon brother has Strauch watched by his young medical assistant, who narrates the book. The inn where Strauch resides is managed by a woman with a husband in prison and an endless sequence of lovers. The story includes a significant amount of violence and murder.
The Piano Teacher - Elfriede JELINEK
The novel follows Erika Kohut, a piano teacher in her late thirties who teaches at the Vienna Conservatory and still lives in an apartment with her very controlling elderly mother, with whom Erika shares her parents' marriage bed, despite having a room of her own. Erika expresses a latent violence and need for control. So she hits people with instruments and call it an accident, or kicks or steps on the feet of other passengers so that she can watch them blame someone else. She is a voyeur who frequents peep shows, and on one occasion catches a couple having sex in a park. Erika sees love as a means of rebellion or escape from her mother and thus seeks complete control in the relationship with her student Walter Klemmer.
The novel follows Erika Kohut, a piano teacher in her late thirties who teaches at the Vienna Conservatory and still lives in an apartment with her very controlling elderly mother, with whom Erika shares her parents' marriage bed, despite having a room of her own. Erika expresses a latent violence and need for control. So she hits people with instruments and call it an accident, or kicks or steps on the feet of other passengers so that she can watch them blame someone else. She is a voyeur who frequents peep shows, and on one occasion catches a couple having sex in a park. Erika sees love as a means of rebellion or escape from her mother and thus seeks complete control in the relationship with her student Walter Klemmer.
The Man Without Qualities - Robert MUSIL
A man matters, his experiences matter, but in a city, where experiences come by the thousands, we can no longer relate them to ourselves, and this is of course the beginning of life's notorious turning into abstraction. In 1913 the Viennese aristocracy are gathering to celebrate the seventieth jubilee of the accession of Emperor Franz Josef, even as the Austro-Hungarian Empire is collapsing and the rest of Vienna is showing signs of rebellion. At the centre of this social labyrinth is Ulrich: a veteran, a seducer and a scientist, yet also a man 'without qualities' and therefore a brilliant and detached observer of his changing world.
A man matters, his experiences matter, but in a city, where experiences come by the thousands, we can no longer relate them to ourselves, and this is of course the beginning of life's notorious turning into abstraction. In 1913 the Viennese aristocracy are gathering to celebrate the seventieth jubilee of the accession of Emperor Franz Josef, even as the Austro-Hungarian Empire is collapsing and the rest of Vienna is showing signs of rebellion. At the centre of this social labyrinth is Ulrich: a veteran, a seducer and a scientist, yet also a man 'without qualities' and therefore a brilliant and detached observer of his changing world.
This was a collection of my favorite books! If you're also interrested in reading, make sure to subscribe to my newsletter to get access to my latest book reviews!
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