Im Dunkeln lesen.
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9783596143962 (3596143969)
Publish date: August 1st 2001
Publisher: Fischer (Tb.), Frankfurt
Edition language: Deutsch
Category:
Young Adult,
Classics,
Novels,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Irish Literature,
Coming Of Age,
Contemporary,
Ireland
'Reading In The Dark' is a childhood story, and in many ways a coming-of-age story of an unnamed Irish boy. The main narrative features a family secret, of which everyone thinks they know the truth. Much of the secret remains obscured though, because of a wild variety of reasons. The most fascinatin...
The book begins with an epigraph from "She Moved Through the Fair": The people were saying no two were e'er wedBut one had a sorrow that never was said.Those two lines carry the essence of the story. The long-term consequences of keeping secrets are at the heart of Reading in the Dark. The unnamed ...
A collection of vignettes that gradually coalesce to form a complete narrative revolving around family, death, loyalty, and love. Short, sweet, and stunning, with beautiful, simple writing.
14 years ago
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