Gisela Elsner (1937–1992)
Forfatter af The Giant Dwarfs
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Als de dagen van het jaar verhalen uit de Westduitse werkelijkheid 1970-heden (1985) — Forfatter — 3 eksemplarer
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- Fødselsdato
- 1937-05-02
- Dødsdag
- 1992-05-13
- Køn
- female
- Nationalitet
- Germany
- Fødested
- Nürnberg, Bayern, Deutschland
- Dødssted
- München, Bayern, Deutschland
- Dødsårsag
- suicide
- Bopæl
- Frankfurt, Germany
Rome, Italy
Paris, France - Uddannelse
- University of Vienna
- Erhverv
- freelance writer
novelist - Relationer
- Roehler, Klaus (spouse)
Platschek, Hans (spouse)
Roehler, Oskar (son) - Organisationer
- DKP
Group 47
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- Værker
- 18
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- 1
- Medlemmer
- 87
- Popularitet
- #211,168
- Vurdering
- 3.6
- Anmeldelser
- 2
- ISBN
- 33
- Sprog
- 2
There are some very funny moments, and some sharp bits of satirical observation, like the TV interview in which a journalist tries to persuade the Bundeskanzler to explain exactly what the "self-correction mechanism of the free market" actually is, and the scene where a bankrupt businessman invites his friends to a last dinner in the old home but doesn't have anything but radishes and herb-tea to offer them. From time to time, you get a strong feeling that this was someone on very much the same wavelength as Günter Grass. However, Elsner doesn't seem to be able to step back far enough from her political agenda to give the book some perspective, and the result feels a bit clumsy. She is constantly hammering away at the same point, as Heiner fails as a home-owner, a landlord, an employee, an entrepreneur, a husband, an adulterer, a consultant, a son, and a keep-fit enthusiast.
Interesting, but probably not the book on which someone who was obviously a very interesting outsider should be judged as a writer.… (mere)