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J. F. Federspiel (1931–2007)

Autor(a) de Ballad of Typhoid Mary

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Obras de J. F. Federspiel

Ballad of Typhoid Mary (1982) 79 cópias
Geographie der Lust (1989) 32 cópias
Alligator Mike (2007) 11 cópias
Böses Wahn und Müll (1983) 7 cópias
Die Märchentante (1986) 5 cópias
Massaker im Mond (1997) 4 cópias
Orangen vor ihrem Fenster (1961) 3 cópias
Orangen und Tode (1985) 3 cópias
Mal was andres (1974) 2 cópias
Le arance e la morte 1 exemplar(es)

Associated Works

Fiction, Volume 6, Number 1 — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)

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Conhecimento Comum

Nome padrão
Federspiel, J. F.
Nome de batismo
Federspiel, Jürg
Data de nascimento
1931-06-28
Data de falecimento
2007-01-12
Local de enterro
Wolfgottesacker, Basel, Basel-Stadt, Schweiz
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
Switzerland
Local de nascimento
Kemptthal, Zürich, Schweiz
Local de falecimento
Basel, Basel-Stadt, Schweiz
Causa da morte
suicide
Ocupação
Schriftsteller

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a presentazione e le recensioni di La ballata di Typhoid Mary, opera di Jurg Federspiel edita da Marcos Y Marcos. Questo libro narra la vita e la morte di una stupenda creatura, Mary Mallon alias Typhoid Mary, che per tutta la vita ebbe un'unica passione e un unico desiderio: cucinare.Mary era arrivata a New York nel 1868, a bordo di una nave di emigrati europei falcidiati durante la traversata da una violenta epidemia di tifo, ma riguardo alla mitica cuoca che avrebbe diffuso la malattia rimangono solo le poche notizie pubblicate su alcune riviste mediche di quarant'anni fa.Sullo sfondo della narrazione l'America degli immigrati, l'America delle grandi differenze sociali, dell'estrema povertà e della ricchezza sfacciata.Una storia di quarantacinque episodi drammatici ma ricchi di humour, come le strofe di una ballata, movimentata e affascinante.… (mais)
 
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kikka62 | outras 2 resenhas | Feb 4, 2020 |
What an interesting book! While it is a fictionalized account of the events of Mary's life after she landed in New York, I come away from the book having learned quite a few things.
 
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pussreboots | outras 2 resenhas | Sep 13, 2014 |
This was an interesting and quick read. I actually felt sorry for Mary in the beginning because she honestly seemed to be ignorant about the fact that she was causing so many deaths. Toward the end I wasn't so sure of her ignorance about the fact that she was killing people. I might be interested in reading more about Mary after reading this book.

While I found Mary's story to be interesting, the alternating story about the narrator was a bit boring. Thankfully, his parts of the story were short. I kept thinking that his story would be connected to Mary's in some way later in the book, but this never happened -- unless I misses something.… (mais)
 
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ladybug74 | outras 2 resenhas | Jun 26, 2009 |

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Obras
21
Also by
1
Membros
176
Popularidade
#121,982
Avaliação
½ 3.6
Resenhas
3
ISBNs
38
Idiomas
5

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