Epub
Icelandic language
Published July 30, 2014 by JPV.
Bókaþjófurinn eftir Markus Zusak hefur vart vikið af metsölulistum víða um heim frá því hún kom fyrst út árið 2005 enda nær hún til allra aldurshópa. Bókin hlaut verðlaun starfsfólks bókaverslanna sem besta þýðing ársins. Sagan gerist í Þýskalandi nasismans þar sem dauðinn er sífellt nálægur – og ferðast víða. Þrisvar sér hann bókaþjófinn, hana Lísellu litlu, níu ára gamla stúlku sem býr hjá fósturforeldrum sínum í Himmelstræti eftir að móðir hennar er send í fangabúðir. Lísella hefur dálæti á bókum en til að geta eignast þær verður hún að stela þeim – og í bókunum uppgötvar hún mátt orðanna og tungumálsins og um leið mátt illskunnar sem oft er tjáð í orðum. Þetta er sagan um hana og fólkið í götunni hennar sem bíður örlaga sinna þegar sprengjuregnið hefst.
Teil 1 habe ich gelesen, aber mich fesselt der Roman einfach nicht. Vielleicht lese ich später (in ein paar Jahren..) das Buch weiter - jetzt breche ich es erstmal ab.
"I am haunted by humans" ....Death confesses
Just a few words, to tell you about this superb book, “The book thief”. It is the story of a girl in a small town in Germany during the WWII. Death himself narrates this creative and unusual story.
I try to find the most appropriate words to describe this book. There are moments that it is funny, else it is sad and painful. Sometimes, I found it hard to go on. I had to stop reading in order to absorb all this pain, the anger, the hate, the despair.
It is also a book about love and friendship. Mostly it is a book about words and their power. Their power over people.
The author understands very well this power; he likes to play with the words and the language. The use of language, especially in the short story of Max Vandenburg, “The Word …
"I am haunted by humans" ....Death confesses
Just a few words, to tell you about this superb book, “The book thief”. It is the story of a girl in a small town in Germany during the WWII. Death himself narrates this creative and unusual story.
I try to find the most appropriate words to describe this book. There are moments that it is funny, else it is sad and painful. Sometimes, I found it hard to go on. I had to stop reading in order to absorb all this pain, the anger, the hate, the despair.
It is also a book about love and friendship. Mostly it is a book about words and their power. Their power over people.
The author understands very well this power; he likes to play with the words and the language. The use of language, especially in the short story of Max Vandenburg, “The Word Shaker” is brilliant. Authentic, honest, original, like a child's narrative.
I finished "the book thief" this morning and my heart is still sore.
