Tristan da Cunha oder die Hälfte der Erde by Raoul Schrott


Tristan da Cunha oder die Hälfte der Erde
Title : Tristan da Cunha oder die Hälfte der Erde
Author :
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ISBN : 3596164648
ISBN-10 : 9783596164646
Language : German
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 714
Publication : First published January 1, 2003

Eine winzige Insel im Ozean als Brennpunkt der Sehnsucht von vier drei Männer und eine Frau, deren Leben und deren Liebesgeschichten bestimmt werden von dem entlegensten Ort der Welt. Tristan da Cunha, in dessen Namen der mythische Liebende anklingt; ein Vulkan mitten im Atlantik, im Dreieck zwischen Brasilien, der Antarktis und Südafrika. Raoul Schrott verbindet in seinem großen, vieldimensionalen Roman fesselnde Schicksale, schroffe Landschaften, unstillbare Passionen und Obsessionen. Ein zeitloser Roman und doch ein Zeitbild von fünf Jahrhunderten Weltgeschichte.

Tristan da Cunha oder die Hälfte der Erde Reviews

  • Anna Carina S.

    Lyrische Sprache, grandiose Naturbeschreibungen
    4 Blickwinkel aus verschiedenen Jahrhunderten
    Wenig Plot
    Viel Forschung, Zahlen, Daten, Analysen, Dokumentationen
    Das ist ultra anstrengend und fordernd zu lesen
    Komm ich grad nicht drauf klar

  • Oceana2602

    I'm impressed. Schrott's writing is marvelous. I really really didn't expect this from a German author I had for some reason never heard of before, especially not after the last few German books that had been recommended all over the place turned out to be overrated pseudo-intellectual combinations of random words.

    Tristan da Cunha, however, is simply a beautiful book - an intelligent combination of different stories about the Island Tristan da Cunha, though, really, about the people who came and lived there, about its history and about life. And did I mention the beautiful writing?

    So, now that we've established that it's a good book, I feel as if I should mention that I didn't particularly enjoy it. I was simply not interested in the story. I feel a bit bad about this, because it really is beautiful, and I blame it more on my current real life situation, that just doesn't give me the patience to read through 600+ pages of history, than on Schrott's writing. It's definitely not the author's fault.

    I gave the book four stars anyway, because I want to like it as much as it deserves to be liked. Maybe one day I will go ona cruise through Antarctica and sit on the deck reading this book every day. I wonder if they have waiters serving hot chocolate on these cruises...

  • Jan

    This is a phenomenal novel, as to the varied contence and literary intertextual connotations, as to the structure and as to stylistic aspects. Extraordinary achievement by the Austrian composer of stories and themes. Later more. There is a lot to be said about this magnum opus of Raoul Schrott. (main themes: the longing for love; characters who endure harsh circumstances; Nature!!) JM