Radici come rami. Da Rustschuk a Vienna, fino a Manchester e a Zurigo. Città, lingue, culture differenti. E libri. Tanti. “Ogni volta che avevo finito un libro, ne discutevo con mio padre e talvolta mi eccitavo a tal segno che lui doveva calmarmi. Non mi disse mai però, come usano fare gli adul...
I had been wanting to read this book ever since I visited Morocco and wandered through the streets and market of Marrakesh. It's quite a short book and very atmospheric, but I didn't think it was particularly well written, given that Elias Canetti was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1981. ...
A vivid, eloquent and well-written account of a nomadic, rather privileged childhood, told by a narrator smug, snobbish and self-righteous to the point of nausea.
I did not enjoy this third part of the memoirs of Elias Canetti as much as the first two, but nonetheless a very well-written book. Too much reportage in this third, name-dropping the norm, but still the ending was well worth my time.
Another great segment in the trilogy. It was rewarding to read as Canetti matured. The next, and last book, should be a knockout as he becomes the writer he has worked so hard to be. This was a man who read everything he possibly could and his self-study was remarkable in its expansive ideal.
The first of three memoirs covering the life of Elias Canetti. So wonderfully written, much more superb than the writing of Vladimir Nabokov and his [b:Speak, Memory|30594|Speak, Memory|Vladimir Nabokov|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1346107008s/30594.jpg|2540547]. Typically, childhood ...
Well, I've to confess that my expectations for 'The Torch in My Ear' were not that high upon having been struck by the mesmerizing (if slightly self-referential) beauty of the first volume of Canetti's autobiography, 'The Tongue Set Free'.This was essentially my problem as I do prefer memoirs dealin...
The die has been cast upon reading Gregor von Rezzori's 'The Snow of Yesteryear'.Struck by the literary spell of that excellent specimen of Central European memoirs, I decided it was just the right time to go ahead along the same golden vein.Thus, I picked 'The Tongue Set Free' up. This is the first...
A thoroughly enjoyable read and look into the secret life of Franz Kafka. His inspiration for The Metamorphosis and The Trial among others. The study was so well-written that I now have ordered the only novel by Canetti.
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