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Indlæser... De ontdekking van de hemel (1992)af Herman Mülisch
Work InformationThe Discovery of Heaven af Harry Mulisch (1992)
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Die Entdeckung des Himmels (ndl. „De ontdekking van de hemel“) ist der Titel eines 1992 entstandenen Romans des niederländischen Schriftstellers Harry Mulisch. Er beschreibt die intensive Freundschaft zweier Männer, deren biographische Verzahnungen von zwei Engeln beeinflusst werden, um die beiden Tafeln der Zehn Gebote in den Himmel zurückzubringen und dadurch den biblischen Bund zwischen Gott und den Menschen aufzuheben. Mit dem für ihn typischen Humor zeigt Harry Mulisch sein enzyklopädisch anmutendes Wissen, seine Denk- und Sichtweisen und zeichnet gleichzeitig ein Gesellschaftsbild der Niederlande der 1960er bis 1980er Jahre.(wikipedia) This is what you wrote about this read in 2008: "Wow. A really tough, Dutch read . . . But with good rewards. God is angry with his people for discovering DNA and getting close to discovering the source of creation. Quentin, who is arranged to be created by God's angels, is to retrieve and break God's covenent (the tablets of the Ten Commandments) with mankind. NOTE: Recall talking about this book with Jos Van Pee; he had not heard of; MGA tried to interest him." The Discovery of Heaven begins with the meeting of Onno and Max, two complicated individuals whom fate has mysteriously and magically brought together, They share responsibility for the birth of a remarkable and radiant boy who embarks on a mandated quest that takes the reader all over Europe and to the land where all such quests begin and end. Abounding in philosophical, psychological and theological inquiries - yet laced with humour that is as infectious as it is wilful - The Discovery of Heaven convinces us that it just might be possible to bring order into the chaos of the world through a story. Indeholdt iInspireretHas as a reference guide/companionIndeholder studiedelHæderspriserNotable Lists
"On a cold night in Holland, Max Delius - a hedonist, yet a rhetorically brilliant astronomer who loves fast cars, nice clothes, and women - picks up a hitchhiker, Onno Quist, a cerebral, chaotic philologist who cannot bear the banalities of everyday life. They are like fire and water. But soon after they learn that they were conceived on the same day in 1933, it is clear that something special, even extraordinary, is about to happen." "At the center of their relationship lies the battle between humanistic values and technological progress ... and an especially radiant child, Onno's son, Quinten. Quinten's sublimity - in his beauty, intelligence, and demeanor - becomes even more apparent when, after the heavens conspire against Onno and Max, Quinten embarks on a journey that can only be completed by a child with his incredible gifts." "Abounding in philosophical, psychological, and theological inquires, yet laced with humor that is as infectious as it is wilful, The Discovery of Heaven lingers in the mind long after it has been read, offering itself up to many interpretations over time."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved No library descriptions found. |
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