Vertigo
The beguiling first novel by W. G. Sebald, one of the most enormously acclaimed European writers of our time.
The beguiling first novel by W. G. Sebald, one of the most enormously acclaimed European writers of our time.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780811214308 (0811214303)
Publish date: May 17th 2000
Publisher: New Directions
Pages no: 263
Edition language: English
Πρόκειται για ένα έργο που αναπτύσσεται με τη μέθοδο ροής συνείδησης, με αποτέλεσμα η αφήγηση να δομείται με σπονδυλωτό τρόπο, ενώ το ένα συμβάν ανακαλεί στη μνήμη του ήρωα ένα άλλο, προσδίδοντας, έτσι, μια αλληλουχία στα κεφάλαια, τα οποία φαινομενικά δε συνδέονται μεταξύ τους. Η πρόζα του Sebald θ...
It seemed remarkable to me the ease in which I sped through this book. Not that I understood it all, I did not. Even though the translation I read was in English, the writing still felt foreign to me. The words for people and places, and even things, were unfamiliar, and from time to time I would...
Throughout Vertigo, W.G. Sebald, through deceptively clear prose and photographs, creates a disorienting waking dream for his readers. The novel is divided into four sections, and while there is not a straightforward plot or clear storyline, Sebald weaves thematic connections as well as specific det...
Interesting, charming in part, tiresome in part. I look foward to reading more, however
Only read a piece of this for a class, so I don't feel comfortable reviewing it yet. Maybe I'll read the whole thing when I'm out of school--it's pretty weird.
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