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Gert Hofmann (1931–1993)

Autor(a) de The Parable of the Blind

30 Works 550 Membros 6 Reviews

About the Author

Gert Hofmann, Dr. phil. habil. (2011, University of Rostock) is Head of the Department of German at the National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC). He has published extensively on literary and cultural theory, including Schweigende Tropen. Studien zu einer sthetik der Ohnmacht (Francke, 2003). mostrar mais Snjezana Zoric, Dr. phil. (2000, University of Zagreb), is Professor of Cultural Anthropology at the University of Zadar. She has published widely on Asian religions and anthropological theory, including Yongsan-Jae. Buddhist Ritual as a Mirror Image of the Korean Culture (Institute of Ethnology and Folkloristics, Zagreb, 2004). mostrar menos
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Obras de Gert Hofmann

The Parable of the Blind (1985) — Autor — 152 cópias
The Film Explainer (1990) 76 cópias
Our Philosopher (1986) 46 cópias
The Spectacle at the Tower (1982) 30 cópias
Luck (1995) 29 cópias
Before the Rainy Season (1988) 14 cópias
Our Conquest (1984) 12 cópias
The Burgomaster (1968) 4 cópias
La Dénonciation (1979) 4 cópias
Die Fistelstimme : Roman (1980) 3 cópias

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An odd book that often feels like a cousin of Beckett. At first, I didn't think I'd enjoy it as much as I eventually did—but I'll wager that this one's going to stick with me for a while.
 
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KatrinkaV | Oct 11, 2023 |
J'ai beaucoup apprécié ce livre à la limite de la science fiction, de l'allégorie... terrible mais fascinant.
½
 
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Nikoz | Nov 28, 2018 |
Des nouvelles très inégales, 2 très bonnes (dont celle du Titanic) et le reste incompréhensible.
½
 
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Nikoz | Oct 19, 2018 |
Stories from a novelist can seem slight and even incomplete, which may account for the weak effect of the first entries in this collection. However, strength builds, until the last terrible story, for which the collection is named, takes the reader by surprise, or perhaps by shock. More thinking and some looking back over the collection is necessary before more can be said. For those who don't want to commit to a novel by this powerful writer, these stories are a good introduction, which if one is lucky, will lead to The Film Explainer, Luck, and Lichtenberg and the Little Flower Girl.… (mais)
 
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V.V.Harding | Apr 21, 2015 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
30
Membros
550
Popularidade
#45,355
Avaliação
½ 3.5
Resenhas
6
ISBNs
101
Idiomas
10

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