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(3.67) | 2 | Ten classic short novels appear in this collection by noted editor Neider. The contents include: Benito Cereno by Herman Melville, Notes from Underground by F. M. Dostoyevsky, A Simple Heart by Gustave Flaubert, The Death of Ivan Ilych by L. N. Tolstoy, The Aspern Papers by Henry James, Ward No. 6 by A. P. Chekhov, Death in Venice by Thomas Mann, The Dead by James Joyce (recently made into a musical), The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, and The Fox by D. H. Lawrence. In the introduction, Neider discusses the themes that arise in several of the novels, grouping them by more than just their greatness.… (mere) |
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▾Offentliggjorte anmeldelser » Tilføj andre forfattere Forfatter navn | Rolle | Hvilken slags forfatter | Værk? | Status | Neider, Charles | Redaktør | primær forfatter | alle udgaver | bekræftet | Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich | Bidragyder | medforfatter | alle udgaver | bekræftet | Dostoyevsky, Fyodor | Bidragyder | medforfatter | alle udgaver | bekræftet | Flaubert, Gustave | Bidragyder | medforfatter | alle udgaver | bekræftet | James, Henry | Bidragyder | medforfatter | alle udgaver | bekræftet | Joyce, James | Bidragyder | medforfatter | alle udgaver | bekræftet | Kafka, Franz | Bidragyder | medforfatter | alle udgaver | bekræftet | Lawrence, D. H. | Bidragyder | medforfatter | alle udgaver | bekræftet | Mann, Thomas | Bidragyder | medforfatter | alle udgaver | bekræftet | Melville, Herman | Bidragyder | medforfatter | alle udgaver | bekræftet | Tolstoy, graf Leo | Bidragyder | medforfatter | alle udgaver | bekræftet |
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▾Referencer Henvisninger til dette værk andre steder. Wikipedia på engelskIngen ▾Bogbeskrivelser Ten classic short novels appear in this collection by noted editor Neider. The contents include: Benito Cereno by Herman Melville, Notes from Underground by F. M. Dostoyevsky, A Simple Heart by Gustave Flaubert, The Death of Ivan Ilych by L. N. Tolstoy, The Aspern Papers by Henry James, Ward No. 6 by A. P. Chekhov, Death in Venice by Thomas Mann, The Dead by James Joyce (recently made into a musical), The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, and The Fox by D. H. Lawrence. In the introduction, Neider discusses the themes that arise in several of the novels, grouping them by more than just their greatness. ▾Biblioteksbeskrivelser af bogens indhold No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThingmedlemmers beskrivelse af bogens indhold
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On the one hand, it is hard to go wrong with a collection of such famous authors. But it would be easy, because these are shorter works, to not see the best. (Dostoyevsky strikes me as the perfect example.) All to say that this turns into a pleasurable experience, even with the slower aspects.
(One quick note – skip the introduction, unless you revel in academic gobbled-gook. I eventually gave up, finding both spoilers and boring, useless information. ( )