Herr Sommer l盲uft stumm, im Tempo eines Gehetzten, mit seinem leeren Rucksack und dem langen, merkw眉rdigen Spazierstock von Dorf zu Dorf, geistert durch die Landschaft und durch die Tag- und Alptr盲ume eines kleinen Jungen. Erst als der kleine Junge schon nicht mehr auf B盲ume klettert, entschwindet der geheimnisvolle Herr Sommer.
From 1968-1974 he studied medieval and modern history in Munich and Aix-en-Provence. In the '80s he worked as a screenwriter, for Kir Royal and Monaco Franze among others.
After spending the 1970s writing what he has characterized as 鈥渟hort unpublished prose pieces and longer un-produced screenplays鈥�, Patrick S眉skind was catapulted to fame in the 1980s by the monodrama Der Kontrabass (The Double Bass, 1981), which became an instant success and a favourite of the German stage. In 1985 his status as literary wunderkind was confirmed with the publication of the novel Das Parf眉m. Die Geschichte eines M枚rders (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer), which quickly topped the European best-seller list and eventually sold millions of copies worldwide.
Die Geschichte von Herrn Sommer = The story of Mr. Sommer = L'histoire de monsieur sommer, Patrick S眉skind
Mr. Summer's Story is, in fact, the story of the child whose path he crosses only fleetingly but whose life鈥攐therwise ordinary in every way鈥攊s forever changed by those few moments in time.
At the story's conclusion, the enigmatic Mr. Summer, whose first name no one seems to know, who wanders silently through the countryside, and who is heard to utter but one sentence in the entire novel, appears to us as a man both noble and tragic, whose ultimate disappearance remains a mystery鈥攁nd a secret鈥攖o all but the little boy he unknowingly touched long ago.
There are some writers whom you can just trust to deliver great stories, either in a size of a brick-heavy-book or a small choco truffel. Patrick Sueskind is one of them and he has yet to dissapoint me.
In this seemingly without plot book he managed to give me a writing so entertaining it also reminded me how playfull and acrobatic German language can be. He also succeed in such a limited pages to tell a story of a man driven to always to walk, a boy with affinity to flying and tree climbing, and how the world arranges things just so for them to influence each other. There's no mystery revealed, no great occurences, just a wonderful pure piece of living.
review The Tale of Mr. Zoomer by German writer and novelist Patrick Suskind, who is best known for his novel #Perfume. . The number of pages in the novel is 88.Translated by: Nabil HaffarPublishing house: Al-Majal for Media and Arts..Claustrophobia is the fear of being in a confined space.
He is considered one of the missing people in the accident...The hero of our novel, Mr. Zoomer, fell ill with this disease, and he is an elderly married man who does not have much space. old man?! And what challenges were we all waiting for? What prompted our child hero to commit suicide? And why does the hero of our novel, who resulted in Mr. Zoomer and his last meeting with him, tell us?.. . It is light in its pages, but it carries many meanings. It explains things from a childhood perspective. It is suitable for those who have apathy. My readers, as I read its lines, evoke memories of the child Zisa from Jose Vasconcelos鈥檚 novel (My sweet orange Tree), which I loved very much.. . My review of the novel3 starsI thank the group of Bahraini readers for choosing the novel for the weekly challenge..Have you ever read this novel?
Bi' k谋艧 sabah谋, hen眉z okula bile gitmeyen k眉莽眉k karde艧imi cam谋n 枚n眉ne ge莽mi艧 sokakta oyun oynayan 莽ocuklar谋 izlerken g枚rm眉艧t眉m. Neden yanlar谋na inip onlarla oynamad谋臒谋n谋 sordu臒umda, asl谋nda istedi臒ini lakin utand谋臒谋n谋 s枚ylemi艧ti. Kendi ayaklar谋n谋n 眉zerinde durmay谋 枚臒renmesi i莽in kimse kar谋艧m谋yor, yeterli g眉veni toplad谋臒谋nda kendisinin gidip tan谋艧mas谋n谋 istedi臒imiz i莽in hepimiz geri planda duruyorduk. Bi' keresinde 艧枚yle sormu艧tum "Neden onlarla arkada艧 olmak istiyorsun?" 艦枚yle yan谋t vermi艧ti; "Bilmem 莽ok temiz 莽ocuklara benziyorlar. Onlarla oynarsam e臒lenirmi艧im gibime geliyor." Bu s谋rada abi karde艧 olan bu iki 莽ocuk d谋艧ar谋da birbirlerine yeti艧kinlerin bile a臒z谋na almayaca臒谋 k眉f眉rler edip, kahkahalar at谋yor; kendinden k眉莽眉k 莽ocuklara zorbal谋k yap谋yor, b眉y眉klerine asla sayg谋 g枚stermiyorlard谋. O zaman 莽ok g眉lm眉艧t眉m karde艧ime. Temiz buldu臒u 莽ocuklar谋n s枚ylediklerini i艧itse bile anlam谋n谋 kavrayacak kadar b眉y眉memi艧ti 莽眉nk眉. 脟ok sonra anlad谋m ger莽e臒i; benim g枚rd眉臒眉m ile onun g枚rd眉臒眉 bir de臒ildi.
Benimde kal谋r yerim yoktu ho艧. Annem arkada艧lar谋yla uzun uzad谋ya sohbet ederken beni ne zaman 莽akt谋rmadan saf d谋艧谋 b谋raksa, anlamad谋臒谋m halde gizlice onlar谋 dinler sa莽ma sapan 艧eyler d眉艧眉n眉r, tasarlard谋m. Onlar谋n g枚remedi臒i 艧eyleri g枚r眉r, detaylar谋 fark eder; her seferinde hayallerime daha 莽ok sa莽mal谋k ekler, e臒lenirdim.
陌莽imdeki 莽ocu臒u yitirmedi臒imden midir nedir, ya da dolu dolu bir 莽ocukluk ya艧ad谋臒谋m i莽in mi bilemiyorum ama; ba艧rol眉 莽ocuk olan kitaplar谋 bi' ayr谋 seviyorum. Bu kitapta b枚yleydi, Bay Sommer'i 莽ocu臒un g枚z眉nden g枚rmek ile yeti艧kinlerden tan谋mak aras谋nda da臒lar kadar fark vard谋.
S眉skind'e olan hayranl谋臒谋m谋 her f谋rsatta dile getiriyorum, b枚yle bir deneyimi onun kalemi ile ya艧amak ayr谋 bir keyifli oldu benim i莽in. Bir de ill眉strasyonluymu艧 kitap, elime alana dek bilmiyordum. Valla ne diyeyim, Jean-Jacques Semp茅 ve S眉skind. G眉zelle艧tirdiniz ulan 艧u garip gecemi.
Hist贸ria ternurenta por ser contada do ponto de vista de uma crian莽a. Apesar de n茫o chegarmos a saber quem 茅 o Sr. Sommer, estamos sempre a encontr谩-lo na sua forma peculiar de ser e de caminhar apressado. O que vamos acompanhando 茅 vida do narrador e as suas tropelias infantis, com as aventuras, sonhos e contrariedades t铆picas da idade. Mas entrela莽ada na hist贸ria juvenil pressente-se um drama na vida do Sr. Sommer que conduz ao seu desenlace final e que fica pendente da imagina莽茫o de cada leitor. O que mais me fascinou neste livro foi a habilidade de Patrick S眉skind para a narrativa. Aquilo que o comum dos mortais diria numa p谩gina, ele alonga por duas ou tr锚s, sem ser repetitivo ou ma莽ador.
The writing style is absolutely absorbing! The book is one long rant of an old man as he reflects on the period's of his life that were impacted by the strange presence of one, Mr. Summer's. The narrator captures the imperfections, flaws, adventures, and emotional rollercoaster that we all experience as children. As the story progresses, it maintains it's intensely insightful explication of the experiences of youth. Although I usually hate books that use run-on sentences, I loved the narration. It reminded me of sitting before an old friend listening to their stories of life, love, and dreams. It is a book I would re-read and I can't say I would do that for most books.
Ufak kasabalarda b眉y眉yen 莽ocuklar谋n kendilerinden bir艧eyler bulaca臒谋 bir kitap. Ben okurken 莽ok 艧ey buldum. Sanki ben ya艧谋yor mu艧um o anlar谋 gibi hayalimde canland谋 her艧ey. 脟ok g眉zeldi, tavsiye ederim.
Patrick S眉skind gilt f眉r mich als einer der gr枚脽ten Erz盲hler aller Zeiten. Das liegt vor allem daran, dass seine Ausdrucksweise einzigartig ist; er ist ein Sprachk眉nstler der Seinesgleichen sucht. Mit diesem Werk zeigte er wieder einmal wie gro脽artig seine Werke sind, selbst wenn ich zugeben muss, dass "Die Geschichte von Herrn Sommer" nicht ganz an die Virtuosit盲t von "Das Parfum" und "Die Taube" heranreichen kann.
In dem vorliegenden Buch beschreibt er einige Episoden aus der Jugend eines Icherz盲hlers. Auch wenn es der Titel nicht vermuten l盲sst, so geht es letztlich nat眉rlich immer um den Icherz盲hler und seine Probleme - die nicht so anders sind als die vergleichbarer Jugendlicher. Dieses Thema allerdings schildert er in seiner unvergleichlichen Art: nicht pathetisch aber dennoch mitf眉hlend; sprachgewaltig und dennoch leicht lesbar.
Wenn ich nun sagte, dass mir Parfum und Taube besser gefielen, so ist dies dennoch keine Geringsch盲tzung des Buches, denn auch dieses Werk ist ganz hervorragend. Blo脽 das Bessere ist des Guten Feind - und so ist es auch hier. Die Bilder von Semp茅 erg盲nzen das Buch zu einem wunderbaren Ganzen - genau diese Bilder sind es die mich, von Beginn weg, an den kleinen Prinzen von St. Exupery erinnerten, und mit diesem w眉rde ich die Geschichte von Herrn Sommer in eine Reihe stellen. Ganz anders, aber ebenso hintergr眉ndig; ebenso leicht zu lesen, aber auch keine leichte Lekt眉re. Von mir gibt es f眉r diese Buch eine klare Empfehlung.
Tras leer "El perfume" sent铆 el impulso de explorar alguna otra novela de su autor, lo que termin贸 en la lectura de 茅sta: "La historia del Se帽or Sommer", que a simple vista me pareci贸 el libro m谩s interesante del resto de su bibliograf铆a.
Ac谩 S眉skind nos narra las andanzas de un chico desde su ni帽ez a su adolescencia, pasando por momentos como su afici贸n por trepar 谩rboles, sus lecciones de piano con una exigente maestra solterona, su t铆mido encuentro con la chica que le gustaba, entre otras que se ir谩n cruzando con la enigm谩tica figura de se帽or Sommer, un vecino que se pasa el d铆a entero caminando de manera incansable, lo que nuestro protagonista intentar谩 desvelar hasta cierto punto. Algo que nos har谩 disfrutar de una lectura amena y de buen desarrollado.
No obstante, es en el final donde se desmorona todo. El autor, a trav茅s de las vivencias del muchacho, qu茅 ratos pareciera ser una especie de auto-biograf铆a, nos va planteando una serie de interrogantes en torno al Se帽or Sommer que al leer su 煤ltima p谩gina no ser谩n respondidas. Es cierto que hay situaciones del protagonista con las que nos iremos sintiendo identificados m谩s 茅sto no es capaz de sostener el p茅simo final que se le da a la "NO" historia del Se帽or Sommer, pues al final el autor no cierra nada, ni siquiera la historia de nuestro protagonista, dej谩ndonos con esa incomoda sensaci贸n de que falt贸 algo, algo que por supuesto nunca llega, ni llegar谩.
Es una verdadera l谩stima, con todo lo que am茅 "El perfume" esperaba mucho m谩s de est谩 peque帽a novela.
Mr. Summer's Story was a very refreshing read. I picked it out from a shelf in the library because it was skinny, short, and plain, and I read it because I discovered it had pictures. I grabbed my attention by being inconspicuous, and I wonder if this reverse psychology was intentional. Anyways, the story of Mr. Summer is heart breaking and simple, and it is one of the rare books tat I would read again, and I am planning on buying it. I have also developed an interest in the author, and am half-way through his novel Perfume, and have The Pigeon sitting on my night stand, waiting to be read. So far his work is consistently excellent. There were two problems with the book that bug me. The first is the illustrations. It is kind of funny that he thing that drew me into the novel in the first place ended up seeming a little distasteful to me. It's not that they're bad drawings, I just(knowing the ending) don't find their light-hearted exaggerative essence appropriate. Also, at the beginning of the book, the main character explains how he develops a bump on his head from falling off a tree, and that it hurts wen the weather is going to change. Then half-way through the book, he says how he is so glad that the weather turned out nice, for he hadn't even considered an alternative to his plans for the day if the weather would have been bad. But of course he would have known if the weather would have been bad by his bump. So this seems like a bad oversight.