Leviathan
When his closest friend, Benjamin Sachs, accidentally blows himself up on a Wisconsin road, Peter Aaron attempts to piece together the life that led to Sach's tragic demise and determine the reason for his death.
When his closest friend, Benjamin Sachs, accidentally blows himself up on a Wisconsin road, Peter Aaron attempts to piece together the life that led to Sach's tragic demise and determine the reason for his death.
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Pages no: 245
Edition language: English
What is friendship? Especially what is male friendship? Paul Auster gives us an answer in his novel, Leviathan. Leviathan is an Old Testament reference meaning a dragon-like monster, serpent or even a crocodile that represents evil. While, Auster’s novel is not biblical or religious on the surf...
Als Fan von Paul Austers Fabulierkunst hat mir dieser Roman bisher am wenigsten gefallen. Dabei ist er sprachlich und erzählerisch wieder in gewohnt grossartiger Qualität, wenn auch die Geschichte etwas unwahrscheinlich weit hergeholt und schräg ist. Macht nix ich mag schräge Gschichtln schliesslich...