Unconsoled

544 pages

English language

Published April 8, 2013 by Faber & Faber, Limited.

ISBN:
978-0-571-28389-7
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4 stars (4 reviews)

A surrealistic novel on a man who finds himself in a strange city, not knowing what he is doing there, but everyone seems to know him. What is more, he must be important because people ask him for favors. As he goes from encounter to encounter, the man discovers himself.

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Weird and funny

5 stars

In The Unconsoled we follow the pianist Ryder who arrives in a town completely unprepared and without any knowledge of the itinerary and follow him as he is dragged through the story and as he tries to not disappoint the towns citizens which expect him to solve the towns grave problems. Whatever they may be. Not a single scene is played out fully, together with Ryder we are dragged to the next scene and we are left in the dark.

This sounds bad but The Unconsoled is wonderfully written and shines with a dry humor.

Ich habe es nicht verstanden

1 star

Ich habe das Buch leider überhaupt nicht verstanden, weder, was der Autor mir damit sagen will, noch, worum es darin geht oder was das ganze überhaupt soll. Es ist mir zu unwirklich, wie einer von diesen Träumen, in denen sich alles ständig ändert und anders ist, als man erwartet. Aber für einen Traum ist es zu lang, und wirklich aufwachen oder auflösen tut nacher nichts und niemand...

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