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卮丕賴 貙 亘蹖 亘蹖貙 爻乇亘丕夭
The novel is the story of Dreyer, a wealthy and boisterous proprietor of a men's clothing emporium store.听听Ruddy, self-satisfied, and thoroughly masculine, he is perfectly repugnant to his exquisite but cold middle-class wife Martha.听听Attracted to his money but repelled by his oblivious passion, she longs for their nephew instead, the myopic Franz. Newly arrived in Berlin, Franz soon repays his uncle's condescension in his aunt's bed.
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Vladimir Nabokov
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袙谢邪写懈屑懈褉 袧邪斜芯泻芯胁
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Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov, also known by the pen name Vladimir Sirin, was a Russian-American novelist. Nabokov wrote his first nine novels in Russian, then rose to international prominence as a master English prose stylist. He also made significant contributions to lepidoptery, and had a big interest in chess problems.
Nabokov's Lolita (1955) is frequently cited as his most important novel, and is at any rate his most widely known one, exhibiting the love of intricate wordplay and descriptive detail that characterized all his works.
Lolita was ranked fourth in the list of the Modern Library 100 Best Novels; Pale Fire (1962) was ranked 53rd on the same list, and his memoir, Speak, Memory (1951), was listed eighth on the publisher's list of the 20th century's greatest nonfiction. He was also a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction seven times.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov, also known by the pen name Vladimir Sirin, was a Russian-American novelist. Nabokov wrote his first nine novels in Russian, then rose to international prominence as a master English prose stylist. He also made significant contributions to lepidoptery, and had a big interest in chess problems.
Nabokov's Lolita (1955) is frequently cited as his most important novel, and is at any rate his most widely known one, exhibiting the love of intricate wordplay and descriptive detail that characterized all his works.
Lolita was ranked fourth in the list of the Modern Library 100 Best Novels; Pale Fire (1962) was ranked 53rd on the same list, and his memoir, Speak, Memory (1951), was listed eighth on the publisher's list of the 20th century's greatest nonfiction. He was also a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction seven times.
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February 25, 2021
The train is on the track鈥�
And in the end of the railroad there is a capital city鈥� And a new life waits ahead鈥�
Vladimir Nabokov鈥檚 expressionistic style of narration adds to the story the special dynamism鈥�
And the author always remains derisively ironic.
Three playing cards: King, Queen, Knave 鈥� a man, his wife and her lover 鈥� it鈥檚 a classical love triangle鈥�
The queen keeps her great expectations鈥�
And the knave is full of anticipations too鈥�
So they are lovers鈥� And the king stays aside, more resembling a joker than a king now鈥� Then the knave becomes a captive of the queen and the king must be deposed鈥�
But playing cards can鈥檛 change their denomination so a knave is never capable to turn into a king鈥�
The huge black clock hand is still at rest but is on the point of making its once-a-minute gesture; that resilient jolt will set a whole world in motion. The clock face will slowly turn away, full of despair, contempt, and boredom, as one by one the iron pillars will start walking past, bearing away the vault of the station like bland atlantes; the platform will begin to move past, carrying off on an unknown journey cigarette butts, used tickets, flecks of sunlight and spittle鈥�
And in the end of the railroad there is a capital city鈥� And a new life waits ahead鈥�
Vladimir Nabokov鈥檚 expressionistic style of narration adds to the story the special dynamism鈥�
Meanwhile, shafts and ripples of life passed by, marking the course of every car. Shop windows, bursting with tense radiance, oozed, squirted, and splashed out into the rich blackness.
And at every corner, emblem of ineffable happiness, stood a sleek-hosed harlot whose features there was no time to study: another already beckoned in the distance, and beyond her, a third.
And the author always remains derisively ironic.
Three playing cards: King, Queen, Knave 鈥� a man, his wife and her lover 鈥� it鈥檚 a classical love triangle鈥�
The queen keeps her great expectations鈥�
With a vague resentment, she recalled that her sister had already had at least four or five lovers in succession, and that Willy Wald鈥檚 young wife had had two simultaneously. And yet Martha was already past thirty-four. It was high time. In turn, she had been given a husband, a beautiful villa, antique silver, an automobile; the next gift on her list was Franz.
And the knave is full of anticipations too鈥�
And Franz told the pillow, in the half-obscene, half-grandiloquent idiom he affected when talking to himself: 鈥楴ever mind 鈥� better betray my career than wait till my brain cracks. Tomorrow, yes, tomorrow, I鈥檒l grab her and tumble her, on the sofa, on the floor, on the table, on broken crockery鈥︹€�
So they are lovers鈥� And the king stays aside, more resembling a joker than a king now鈥� Then the knave becomes a captive of the queen and the king must be deposed鈥�
Reality returned. And once again everything became oppressive, dark, and relentless.
鈥樷€� strangle him,鈥� she muttered. 鈥業f we could simply strangle him. With our bare hands.鈥�
But playing cards can鈥檛 change their denomination so a knave is never capable to turn into a king鈥�
November 30, 2019
亘賳丿賴 蹖讴 丿賵爻鬲 毓夭蹖夭蹖 丿丕乇賲 亘賴 賳丕賲 賮乇夭丕丿. 丕蹖賳 丌賯丕 賮乇夭丕丿貙 賴賲賵賳蹖賴 讴賴 亘賴 賲賳 賱賵賱蹖鬲丕 乇賵 丿丕丿 賵 丕爻賮賳丿賽 倬蹖乇丕乇爻丕賱 (賵丕蹖 禺丿丕 趩賴 鬲乇爻賳丕讴貙 丿賵 爻丕賱 诏匕卮鬲賴) 賲賳賵 亘丕 賱賵賱蹖鬲丕 丿蹖賵丕賳賴 讴乇丿 賵 丿乇丨丕賱蹖鈥屭┵� 鬲賵賱丿 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 亘趩賴鈥屬囏� 乇賮鬲賴 亘賵丿蹖賲 蹖賴 讴丕賮賴鈥屫й� 讴賴 丕賵賳 夭賲丕賳丕 禺蹖賱蹖 丿賵爻鬲卮 丿丕卮鬲蹖賲 賵 丕賱丕賳 讴賲鬲乇貙 賲賳 丿丕卮鬲賲 蹖賴 亘賳丿 丿乇 賵氐賮 賱賵賱蹖鬲丕 丌賴 賵 賳丕賱賴 爻乇 賲蹖鈥屫ж� 讴賴 丨丕噩蹖 丕蹖賳 趩蹖 亘賵丿 鬲賵 賳賵卮鬲蹖. 乇蹖賵蹖賵蹖 丕蹖賳噩丕賲賲 讴賴 賴爻鬲. 賵爻胤 鬲賵賱丿 賲賳 丿丕卮鬲賲 賴賲賴鈥屫� 賲賵蹖賴 賲蹖鈥屭┴必� 爻乇 賱賵賱蹖鬲丕.
丨丕賱丕貙 賮乇夭丕丿 蹖賴 讴鬲丕亘 丿蹖诏賴 丕夭 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 丌賵乇丿 賵 賲賳 賲賳鬲馗乇賲 亘乇賲 亘卮 亘丿賲 賵 亘丕賴丕卮 丨乇賮 亘夭賳賲. 趩蹖夭丕蹖蹖 讴賴 丿乇 賳馗乇 丿丕乇賲 亘卮 亘诏賲貙 丕蹖賳賴 讴賴貙 賲賳 賲毓賲賵賱丕賸 亘丕 蹖賴 丕孬乇 爻毓蹖 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 丿乇亘丕乇踿 蹖賴 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賯囟丕賵鬲 賳讴賳賲 賵 丿蹖丿蹖 賳丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕卮賲貙 亘丕丕蹖賳鈥屫з� 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 亘丕 蹖賴 丕孬乇貙 賱賵賱蹖鬲丕貙 賯賱亘 賲賳賵 鬲爻禺蹖乇 讴乇丿. :丿蹖 丕賲丕貙 丕蹖賳 卮蹖賮鬲诏蹖 丿蹖乇蹖 賳倬丕蹖蹖丿 賵 賲賳 丕夭蹖賳 丨丕丿孬賴 睾賲诏蹖賳賲. 亘丕蹖丿 丕毓鬲乇丕賮 讴賳賲 讴賴 卮丕賴 亘蹖鈥屫ㄛ� 爻乇亘丕夭 丕氐賱丕賸 亘賴 讴蹖賮蹖鬲 賱賵賱蹖鬲丕 賳亘賵丿貙 丕賱亘鬲賴 讴賴 爻蹖乇 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賴賲 丿乇 賱賵賱蹖鬲丕 亘賴 鬲讴丕賲賱 乇爻蹖丿賴 亘賵丿 賵 丕蹖賳 丕孬乇 噩夭賵 丕賵賱蹖賳 讴丕乇賴丕卮賴貙 賮讴乇 讴賳賲.
卮丕賴 亘蹖鈥屫ㄛ� 爻乇亘丕夭 賴賲 賲孬賱 賱賵賱蹖鬲丕 丕诏賴 蹖讴蹖 亘乇丕賲 丕蹖丿賴鈥屫� 乇賵 鬲毓乇蹖賮 讴賳賴貙 賲蹖鈥屭� 毓賵賯貙 賲賳 亘賲蹖乇賲賲 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 賳賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁�. 趩胤賵乇 蹖賴 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丨丕囟乇 賲蹖鈥屫促� 丕蹖賳賵 亘賳賵蹖爻賴. 丕賵賳賲 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮. 蹖賴 睾賵賱賽 乇賵爻蹖賽 賲蹖丕賳鈥屫堌臂€ 讴賱丕爻蹖讴 賵 賲丿乇賳貙 讴賴 鬲賵蹖 讴丕乇賴丕卮貙 丨丿丕賯賱 鬲丕 丕蹖賳噩丕蹖蹖 讴賴 賲賳 禺賵賳丿賲貙 丕夭 賴乇丿賵 丿賵乇賴 賵蹖跇诏蹖鈥屬囏й屰� 乇賵 丿丕乇賴. 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 賴賲 賲孬賱 賱賵賱蹖鬲丕 蹖賴 卮乇賵毓 賲蹖禺讴賵亘鈥屭┵嗁嗀� 丿丕乇賴 賵 賲賴鈥屫①勝堌� 賵 賵賴賲鈥屫①堌�. 禺蹖賱蹖 卮乇賵毓卮 賲丕賱蹖禺賵賱蹖丕蹖蹖 賵 爻蹖丕賴賴貙 賵賱蹖 倬爻鈥屫操嗁嗀� 賳蹖爻鬲 賵 賲賳賵 丿賳亘丕賱 禺賵丿卮 讴卮賵賳丿. 賲丕乇鬲丕 乇賵 丿賱賲 賲蹖鈥屫堌ж池� 禺賮賴 讴賳賲. 亘毓丿 卮賵賴乇卮 乇賵 丿賱賲 賲蹖鈥屫堌ж池� 禺賮賴 讴賳賲. 亘毓丿 丕賵賳 倬爻乇讴賽 丕丨爻丕爻丕鬲蹖 賲爻禺乇賴 乇賵. 禺賱丕氐賴貙 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 丕蹖賳噩丕 賴賲 鬲賵賳爻鬲 禺卮賲 賵 亘蹖夭丕乇蹖 賲賳賵 亘乇丕賳诏蹖夭賴貙 賵賱蹖 丕賵賳 賱匕鬲 賱賵賱蹖鬲丕 乇賵 亘賴賲 賳丿丕丿. 丕亘丿丕賸貙 丨鬲蹖 賳夭丿蹖讴卮 賴賲 賳卮丿.
丿蹖丿賲 蹖讴蹖 鬲賵蹖 乇蹖賵蹖賵卮 賳賵卮鬲賴 蹖賴 噩丕賴丕蹖蹖 禺爻鬲賴鈥屭┵嗁嗀� 亘賵丿. 丌賯丕 禺爻鬲賴鈥屭┵嗁嗀� 讴賲賴貙 蹖賴 噩丕賴丕蹖蹖 賲賳 蹖丕丿賲 賲蹖鈥屫辟佖� 丿丕乇賲 趩蹖 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁�! 丕蹖賳賯丿 禺爻鬲賴鈥屭┵嗁嗀� 亘賵丿貙 蹖丕 趩蹖. 丕蹖賳 丕夭 禺爻鬲賴鈥屭┵嗁嗀� 賮乇丕鬲乇賴. 禺蹖賱蹖 亘丿 亘賵丿. 禺蹖賱蹖 胤賵賱 讴卮蹖丿 賵 讴卮卮 丿丕丿 鬲丕 乇爻蹖丿 亘賴 丕賳鬲賴丕. 丕賳鬲賴丕 賴賲 丕賵噩蹖 賳亘賵丿. 禺蹖賱蹖 丕賳鬲賴丕 毓噩蹖亘 亘賵丿. 賴賲 倬丕蹖丕賳 噩丕賱亘蹖 亘賵丿貙 賴賲 賳亘賵丿. 賴賲 賮賴賲蹖丿賲 趩蹖 卮丿貙 賴賲 賳賴. 賱賵賱蹖鬲丕 亘丕丕蹖賳讴賴 丨噩賲 夭蹖丕丿蹖 丿丕卮鬲貙 诏賲賵賳賲 亘丕賱睾 亘乇 卮卮氐丿 氐賮丨賴貙 賴蹖趩鈥屫ж� 賲賳 禺爻鬲賴 賳卮丿賲. 乇蹖鬲賲 賴賲 丌乇賵賲 賲蹖鈥屫簇� 賲賳 丕丨爻丕爻 賲賱丕賱 賳賲蹖鈥屭┴必�. 丕蹖賳噩丕 亘毓丿 丕夭 卮乇賵毓貙 亘丕乇賴丕 丕賮鬲 讴乇丿. 蹖賴 匕乇賴 亘賱賳丿 卮丿貙 丿蹖丕賱賵诏鈥屬囏� 賵 卮禺氐蹖鬲鈥屬矩必ж槽屸€屬囏й� 夭蹖乇讴丕賳踿 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮蹖 丕賵賲丿賳貙 亘丕夭 倬乇鬲 卮丿 倬丕蹖蹖賳.
睾賲诏蹖賳賲 讴乇丿蹖 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮. 賵賱蹖 賴賳賵夭 丿賵爻鬲鬲 丿丕乇賲 賱毓賳鬲蹖. 賲蹖鈥屫堌з� 蹖賴 賮乇氐鬲 丿蹖诏賴 亘鬲 亘丿賲貙 鬲丕 讴丕乇賴丕蹖 亘毓丿蹖. :丿蹖
+ 丕丨鬲賲丕賱丕賸 禺蹖賱蹖 讴丕乇 夭卮鬲蹖賴 讴賴 亘賴 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 爻賴 爻鬲丕乇賴 亘丿賲貙 賵賱蹖 賲蹖鈥屫�. 卮丕蹖丿 亘毓丿 亘蹖丕賲 趩丕乇 爻鬲丕乇賴 讴賳賲卮貙 賵賱蹖 亘賴 賱丨丕馗 丨爻蹖 丕氐賱丕賸 亘乇丕賲 趩賴丕乇 爻鬲丕乇賴 賳亘賵丿.
+ 亘蹖鈥屫必ㄘ�: 乇丕爻鬲蹖貙 丌賯丕蹖 乇囟丕 乇囟丕蹖蹖 乇賵 丕夭 賳夭丿蹖讴 丿蹖丿蹖賳 賵 亘乇禺賵乇丿 丿丕卮鬲蹖賳責 賴賲蹖賳 丌亘丕賳 賲賳 鬲賴乇丕賳 鬲賵蹖 讴鬲丕亘賮乇賵卮蹖 賴賳賵夭 丿蹖丿賲鈥屫促堎嗀� 賵 趩賯丿 丕蹖卮賵賳 賲賴乇亘賵賳 賵 诏乇賲 賵 诏賵诏賵賱蹖鈥屫з�. :((((
丨丕賱丕貙 賮乇夭丕丿 蹖賴 讴鬲丕亘 丿蹖诏賴 丕夭 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 丌賵乇丿 賵 賲賳 賲賳鬲馗乇賲 亘乇賲 亘卮 亘丿賲 賵 亘丕賴丕卮 丨乇賮 亘夭賳賲. 趩蹖夭丕蹖蹖 讴賴 丿乇 賳馗乇 丿丕乇賲 亘卮 亘诏賲貙 丕蹖賳賴 讴賴貙 賲賳 賲毓賲賵賱丕賸 亘丕 蹖賴 丕孬乇 爻毓蹖 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 丿乇亘丕乇踿 蹖賴 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賯囟丕賵鬲 賳讴賳賲 賵 丿蹖丿蹖 賳丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕卮賲貙 亘丕丕蹖賳鈥屫з� 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 亘丕 蹖賴 丕孬乇貙 賱賵賱蹖鬲丕貙 賯賱亘 賲賳賵 鬲爻禺蹖乇 讴乇丿. :丿蹖 丕賲丕貙 丕蹖賳 卮蹖賮鬲诏蹖 丿蹖乇蹖 賳倬丕蹖蹖丿 賵 賲賳 丕夭蹖賳 丨丕丿孬賴 睾賲诏蹖賳賲. 亘丕蹖丿 丕毓鬲乇丕賮 讴賳賲 讴賴 卮丕賴 亘蹖鈥屫ㄛ� 爻乇亘丕夭 丕氐賱丕賸 亘賴 讴蹖賮蹖鬲 賱賵賱蹖鬲丕 賳亘賵丿貙 丕賱亘鬲賴 讴賴 爻蹖乇 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賴賲 丿乇 賱賵賱蹖鬲丕 亘賴 鬲讴丕賲賱 乇爻蹖丿賴 亘賵丿 賵 丕蹖賳 丕孬乇 噩夭賵 丕賵賱蹖賳 讴丕乇賴丕卮賴貙 賮讴乇 讴賳賲.
卮丕賴 亘蹖鈥屫ㄛ� 爻乇亘丕夭 賴賲 賲孬賱 賱賵賱蹖鬲丕 丕诏賴 蹖讴蹖 亘乇丕賲 丕蹖丿賴鈥屫� 乇賵 鬲毓乇蹖賮 讴賳賴貙 賲蹖鈥屭� 毓賵賯貙 賲賳 亘賲蹖乇賲賲 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 賳賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁�. 趩胤賵乇 蹖賴 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丨丕囟乇 賲蹖鈥屫促� 丕蹖賳賵 亘賳賵蹖爻賴. 丕賵賳賲 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮. 蹖賴 睾賵賱賽 乇賵爻蹖賽 賲蹖丕賳鈥屫堌臂€ 讴賱丕爻蹖讴 賵 賲丿乇賳貙 讴賴 鬲賵蹖 讴丕乇賴丕卮貙 丨丿丕賯賱 鬲丕 丕蹖賳噩丕蹖蹖 讴賴 賲賳 禺賵賳丿賲貙 丕夭 賴乇丿賵 丿賵乇賴 賵蹖跇诏蹖鈥屬囏й屰� 乇賵 丿丕乇賴. 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 賴賲 賲孬賱 賱賵賱蹖鬲丕 蹖賴 卮乇賵毓 賲蹖禺讴賵亘鈥屭┵嗁嗀� 丿丕乇賴 賵 賲賴鈥屫①勝堌� 賵 賵賴賲鈥屫①堌�. 禺蹖賱蹖 卮乇賵毓卮 賲丕賱蹖禺賵賱蹖丕蹖蹖 賵 爻蹖丕賴賴貙 賵賱蹖 倬爻鈥屫操嗁嗀� 賳蹖爻鬲 賵 賲賳賵 丿賳亘丕賱 禺賵丿卮 讴卮賵賳丿. 賲丕乇鬲丕 乇賵 丿賱賲 賲蹖鈥屫堌ж池� 禺賮賴 讴賳賲. 亘毓丿 卮賵賴乇卮 乇賵 丿賱賲 賲蹖鈥屫堌ж池� 禺賮賴 讴賳賲. 亘毓丿 丕賵賳 倬爻乇讴賽 丕丨爻丕爻丕鬲蹖 賲爻禺乇賴 乇賵. 禺賱丕氐賴貙 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 丕蹖賳噩丕 賴賲 鬲賵賳爻鬲 禺卮賲 賵 亘蹖夭丕乇蹖 賲賳賵 亘乇丕賳诏蹖夭賴貙 賵賱蹖 丕賵賳 賱匕鬲 賱賵賱蹖鬲丕 乇賵 亘賴賲 賳丿丕丿. 丕亘丿丕賸貙 丨鬲蹖 賳夭丿蹖讴卮 賴賲 賳卮丿.
丿蹖丿賲 蹖讴蹖 鬲賵蹖 乇蹖賵蹖賵卮 賳賵卮鬲賴 蹖賴 噩丕賴丕蹖蹖 禺爻鬲賴鈥屭┵嗁嗀� 亘賵丿. 丌賯丕 禺爻鬲賴鈥屭┵嗁嗀� 讴賲賴貙 蹖賴 噩丕賴丕蹖蹖 賲賳 蹖丕丿賲 賲蹖鈥屫辟佖� 丿丕乇賲 趩蹖 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁�! 丕蹖賳賯丿 禺爻鬲賴鈥屭┵嗁嗀� 亘賵丿貙 蹖丕 趩蹖. 丕蹖賳 丕夭 禺爻鬲賴鈥屭┵嗁嗀� 賮乇丕鬲乇賴. 禺蹖賱蹖 亘丿 亘賵丿. 禺蹖賱蹖 胤賵賱 讴卮蹖丿 賵 讴卮卮 丿丕丿 鬲丕 乇爻蹖丿 亘賴 丕賳鬲賴丕. 丕賳鬲賴丕 賴賲 丕賵噩蹖 賳亘賵丿. 禺蹖賱蹖 丕賳鬲賴丕 毓噩蹖亘 亘賵丿. 賴賲 倬丕蹖丕賳 噩丕賱亘蹖 亘賵丿貙 賴賲 賳亘賵丿. 賴賲 賮賴賲蹖丿賲 趩蹖 卮丿貙 賴賲 賳賴. 賱賵賱蹖鬲丕 亘丕丕蹖賳讴賴 丨噩賲 夭蹖丕丿蹖 丿丕卮鬲貙 诏賲賵賳賲 亘丕賱睾 亘乇 卮卮氐丿 氐賮丨賴貙 賴蹖趩鈥屫ж� 賲賳 禺爻鬲賴 賳卮丿賲. 乇蹖鬲賲 賴賲 丌乇賵賲 賲蹖鈥屫簇� 賲賳 丕丨爻丕爻 賲賱丕賱 賳賲蹖鈥屭┴必�. 丕蹖賳噩丕 亘毓丿 丕夭 卮乇賵毓貙 亘丕乇賴丕 丕賮鬲 讴乇丿. 蹖賴 匕乇賴 亘賱賳丿 卮丿貙 丿蹖丕賱賵诏鈥屬囏� 賵 卮禺氐蹖鬲鈥屬矩必ж槽屸€屬囏й� 夭蹖乇讴丕賳踿 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮蹖 丕賵賲丿賳貙 亘丕夭 倬乇鬲 卮丿 倬丕蹖蹖賳.
睾賲诏蹖賳賲 讴乇丿蹖 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮. 賵賱蹖 賴賳賵夭 丿賵爻鬲鬲 丿丕乇賲 賱毓賳鬲蹖. 賲蹖鈥屫堌з� 蹖賴 賮乇氐鬲 丿蹖诏賴 亘鬲 亘丿賲貙 鬲丕 讴丕乇賴丕蹖 亘毓丿蹖. :丿蹖
+ 丕丨鬲賲丕賱丕賸 禺蹖賱蹖 讴丕乇 夭卮鬲蹖賴 讴賴 亘賴 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 爻賴 爻鬲丕乇賴 亘丿賲貙 賵賱蹖 賲蹖鈥屫�. 卮丕蹖丿 亘毓丿 亘蹖丕賲 趩丕乇 爻鬲丕乇賴 讴賳賲卮貙 賵賱蹖 亘賴 賱丨丕馗 丨爻蹖 丕氐賱丕賸 亘乇丕賲 趩賴丕乇 爻鬲丕乇賴 賳亘賵丿.
+ 亘蹖鈥屫必ㄘ�: 乇丕爻鬲蹖貙 丌賯丕蹖 乇囟丕 乇囟丕蹖蹖 乇賵 丕夭 賳夭丿蹖讴 丿蹖丿蹖賳 賵 亘乇禺賵乇丿 丿丕卮鬲蹖賳責 賴賲蹖賳 丌亘丕賳 賲賳 鬲賴乇丕賳 鬲賵蹖 讴鬲丕亘賮乇賵卮蹖 賴賳賵夭 丿蹖丿賲鈥屫促堎嗀� 賵 趩賯丿 丕蹖卮賵賳 賲賴乇亘賵賳 賵 诏乇賲 賵 诏賵诏賵賱蹖鈥屫з�. :((((
October 18, 2023
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袪芯屑邪薪 斜褘谢 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪 袧邪斜芯泻芯胁褘屑 胁 袚械褉屑邪薪懈懈, 锌芯写 锌褋械胁写芯薪懈屑芯屑 小懈褉懈薪. 袝谐芯 褋褌褉褍泻褌褍褉芯芯斜褉邪蟹褍褞褖懈屑 褝谢械屑械薪褌芯屑 褟胁谢褟械褌褋褟 褌褉邪写懈褑懈芯薪薪褘泄 斜褍谢褜胁邪褉薪褘泄 谢褞斜芯胁薪褘泄 褌褉械褍谐芯谢褜薪懈泻 - 斜芯谐邪褌褘泄 屑褍卸 袛褉邪泄械褉 (泻芯褉芯谢褜), 械谐芯 泻褉邪褋邪胁懈褑邪 卸械薪邪 袦邪褉褌邪 (写邪屑邪) 懈 屑芯谢芯写芯泄 谢褞斜芯胁薪懈泻 肖褉邪薪褑 (胁邪谢械褌). 袪芯屑邪薪 褉邪蟹胁芯褉邪褔懈胁邪械褌褋褟 褋芯胁械褉褕械薪薪芯 褌褉懈胁懈邪谢褜薪芯 胁 褋芯芯褌胁械褌褋褌胁懈懈 褋 褌褉邪写懈褑懈褟屑懈 写邪薪薪芯谐芯 卸邪薪褉邪 鈥� 屑褍卸 薪懈 芯 褔械屑 薪械 写芯谐邪写褘胁邪械褌褋褟, 卸械薪邪 褋 谢褞斜芯胁薪懈泻芯屑 蟹邪屑褘褕谢褟褞褌, 泻邪泻 械谐芯 褍斜懈褌褜 懈 蟹邪胁谢邪写械褌褜 械谐芯 褋芯褋褌芯褟薪懈械屑. 袦芯卸薪芯 芯褌屑械褌懈褌褜, 褔褌芯 邪胁褌芯褉 褌芯薪泻芯 薪邪褋屑械褏邪械褌褋褟, 泻邪泻 谢褞斜芯胁薪懈泻懈 懈蟹褍褔邪褞褌 褟写褘 懈 写褉褍谐懈械 褋锌芯褋芯斜褘 褍斜懈泄褋褌胁邪 懈 锌褉懈褏芯写褟褌 泻 胁褘胁芯写褍, 褔褌芯 褍斜懈褌褜 斜械褋褋谢械写薪芯 懈 斜械蟹 褍谢懈泻 锌褉邪泻褌懈褔械褋泻懈 薪械胁芯蟹屑芯卸薪芯. 袨薪懈 锌芯褔褌懈 褉械邪谢懈蟹芯胁邪谢懈 褋胁芯泄 锌谢邪薪 锌芯褌芯锌谢械薪懈褟 薪械 褍屑械胁褕械谐芯 锌谢邪胁邪褌褜 袛褉邪泄械褉邪, 薪芯 芯薪 薪械薪邪褉芯泻芯屑 褍锌芯屑褟薪褍谢, 褔褌芯 锌芯褔褌懈 薪邪胁械褉薪褟泻邪 蟹邪褉邪斜芯褌邪械褌 薪邪 斜褍写褍褖械泄 薪械写械谢械 薪械褋泻芯谢褜泻芯 褋芯褌 褌褘褋褟褔 屑邪褉芯泻. 协褌芯 械谐芯 懈 褋锌邪褋谢芯. 袞邪写薪芯褋褌褜 芯斜褍褟谢邪 袦邪褉褌褍, 懈 芯薪邪 褉械褕懈谢邪, 褔褌芯 蟹邪屑邪薪懈褌褜 械谐芯 胁 谢芯写泻褍 褔械褉械蟹 薪械褋泻芯谢褜泻芯 写薪械泄 斜褍写械褌 褋芯胁褋械屑 薪械褋谢芯卸薪芯. 小褑械薪邪 褋 蟹邪屑褘褋谢芯屑 褍褌芯锌谢械薪懈褟 屑褍卸邪 芯褔械薪褜 褋懈谢褜薪芯 薪邪锌芯屑懈薪邪械褌 邪薪邪谢芯谐懈褔薪褍褞 褋褑械薪褍 懈蟹 褉芯屑邪薪邪 袟芯谢褟 芦孝械褉械蟹邪 袪邪泻械薪禄, 褌芯谢褜泻芯 斜械蟹 薪邪褌褍褉邪谢懈蟹屑邪 懈 褍谐谢褍斜谢械薪懈褟 胁 锌褋懈褏芯谢芯谐懈褔械褋泻芯械 褋芯褋褌芯褟薪懈械. 袩芯褕械谢 写芯卸写褜, 芯薪邪 锌褉芯屑芯泻谢邪, 蟹邪斜芯谢械谢邪 锌薪械胁屑芯薪懈械泄 懈 褋泻芯褉芯锌芯褋褌懈卸薪芯 褍屑械褉谢邪 薪邪 褉褍泻邪褏 斜械蟹褍褌械褕薪芯谐芯 屑褍卸邪. 肖褉邪薪褑 胁蟹写芯褏薪褍谢 褋 芯斜谢械谐褔械薪懈械屑. 袘芯谢褜褕懈褏 褏褍写芯卸械褋褌胁械薪薪褘褏 写芯褋褌芯懈薪褋褌胁 胁 褝褌芯屑 褉芯屑邪薪械 薪械褌. 袙芯蟹屑芯卸薪芯, 袧邪斜芯泻芯胁 锌懈褋邪谢 褝褌芯 褉芯屑邪薪 写谢褟 蟹邪褉邪斜芯褌泻邪, 芯褉懈械薪褌懈褉褍褟褋褜 薪邪 胁泻褍褋褘 锌褍斜谢懈泻懈, 谢褞斜褟褖械泄 斜械谢谢械褌褉懈褋褌懈泻褍. 袠 胁 褝褌芯屑 褌褉邪谐械写懈褟 斜芯谢褜褕芯谐芯 屑邪褋褌械褉邪, 胁褘薪褍卸写械薪薪芯谐芯 胁褘斜懈褉邪褌褜 屑械卸写褍 蟹邪褉邪斜芯褌泻芯屑 胁 褍谐芯写褍 薪械锌褉懈褌褟蟹邪褌械谢褜薪芯屑褍 褔懈褌邪褌械谢褞 懈 褉邪褋褌褉邪褌芯泄 褌邪谢邪薪褌邪 薪邪 锌褍褋褌褟泻懈.
袪芯屑邪薪 斜褘谢 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪 袧邪斜芯泻芯胁褘屑 胁 袚械褉屑邪薪懈懈, 锌芯写 锌褋械胁写芯薪懈屑芯屑 小懈褉懈薪. 袝谐芯 褋褌褉褍泻褌褍褉芯芯斜褉邪蟹褍褞褖懈屑 褝谢械屑械薪褌芯屑 褟胁谢褟械褌褋褟 褌褉邪写懈褑懈芯薪薪褘泄 斜褍谢褜胁邪褉薪褘泄 谢褞斜芯胁薪褘泄 褌褉械褍谐芯谢褜薪懈泻 - 斜芯谐邪褌褘泄 屑褍卸 袛褉邪泄械褉 (泻芯褉芯谢褜), 械谐芯 泻褉邪褋邪胁懈褑邪 卸械薪邪 袦邪褉褌邪 (写邪屑邪) 懈 屑芯谢芯写芯泄 谢褞斜芯胁薪懈泻 肖褉邪薪褑 (胁邪谢械褌). 袪芯屑邪薪 褉邪蟹胁芯褉邪褔懈胁邪械褌褋褟 褋芯胁械褉褕械薪薪芯 褌褉懈胁懈邪谢褜薪芯 胁 褋芯芯褌胁械褌褋褌胁懈懈 褋 褌褉邪写懈褑懈褟屑懈 写邪薪薪芯谐芯 卸邪薪褉邪 鈥� 屑褍卸 薪懈 芯 褔械屑 薪械 写芯谐邪写褘胁邪械褌褋褟, 卸械薪邪 褋 谢褞斜芯胁薪懈泻芯屑 蟹邪屑褘褕谢褟褞褌, 泻邪泻 械谐芯 褍斜懈褌褜 懈 蟹邪胁谢邪写械褌褜 械谐芯 褋芯褋褌芯褟薪懈械屑. 袦芯卸薪芯 芯褌屑械褌懈褌褜, 褔褌芯 邪胁褌芯褉 褌芯薪泻芯 薪邪褋屑械褏邪械褌褋褟, 泻邪泻 谢褞斜芯胁薪懈泻懈 懈蟹褍褔邪褞褌 褟写褘 懈 写褉褍谐懈械 褋锌芯褋芯斜褘 褍斜懈泄褋褌胁邪 懈 锌褉懈褏芯写褟褌 泻 胁褘胁芯写褍, 褔褌芯 褍斜懈褌褜 斜械褋褋谢械写薪芯 懈 斜械蟹 褍谢懈泻 锌褉邪泻褌懈褔械褋泻懈 薪械胁芯蟹屑芯卸薪芯. 袨薪懈 锌芯褔褌懈 褉械邪谢懈蟹芯胁邪谢懈 褋胁芯泄 锌谢邪薪 锌芯褌芯锌谢械薪懈褟 薪械 褍屑械胁褕械谐芯 锌谢邪胁邪褌褜 袛褉邪泄械褉邪, 薪芯 芯薪 薪械薪邪褉芯泻芯屑 褍锌芯屑褟薪褍谢, 褔褌芯 锌芯褔褌懈 薪邪胁械褉薪褟泻邪 蟹邪褉邪斜芯褌邪械褌 薪邪 斜褍写褍褖械泄 薪械写械谢械 薪械褋泻芯谢褜泻芯 褋芯褌 褌褘褋褟褔 屑邪褉芯泻. 协褌芯 械谐芯 懈 褋锌邪褋谢芯. 袞邪写薪芯褋褌褜 芯斜褍褟谢邪 袦邪褉褌褍, 懈 芯薪邪 褉械褕懈谢邪, 褔褌芯 蟹邪屑邪薪懈褌褜 械谐芯 胁 谢芯写泻褍 褔械褉械蟹 薪械褋泻芯谢褜泻芯 写薪械泄 斜褍写械褌 褋芯胁褋械屑 薪械褋谢芯卸薪芯. 小褑械薪邪 褋 蟹邪屑褘褋谢芯屑 褍褌芯锌谢械薪懈褟 屑褍卸邪 芯褔械薪褜 褋懈谢褜薪芯 薪邪锌芯屑懈薪邪械褌 邪薪邪谢芯谐懈褔薪褍褞 褋褑械薪褍 懈蟹 褉芯屑邪薪邪 袟芯谢褟 芦孝械褉械蟹邪 袪邪泻械薪禄, 褌芯谢褜泻芯 斜械蟹 薪邪褌褍褉邪谢懈蟹屑邪 懈 褍谐谢褍斜谢械薪懈褟 胁 锌褋懈褏芯谢芯谐懈褔械褋泻芯械 褋芯褋褌芯褟薪懈械. 袩芯褕械谢 写芯卸写褜, 芯薪邪 锌褉芯屑芯泻谢邪, 蟹邪斜芯谢械谢邪 锌薪械胁屑芯薪懈械泄 懈 褋泻芯褉芯锌芯褋褌懈卸薪芯 褍屑械褉谢邪 薪邪 褉褍泻邪褏 斜械蟹褍褌械褕薪芯谐芯 屑褍卸邪. 肖褉邪薪褑 胁蟹写芯褏薪褍谢 褋 芯斜谢械谐褔械薪懈械屑. 袘芯谢褜褕懈褏 褏褍写芯卸械褋褌胁械薪薪褘褏 写芯褋褌芯懈薪褋褌胁 胁 褝褌芯屑 褉芯屑邪薪械 薪械褌. 袙芯蟹屑芯卸薪芯, 袧邪斜芯泻芯胁 锌懈褋邪谢 褝褌芯 褉芯屑邪薪 写谢褟 蟹邪褉邪斜芯褌泻邪, 芯褉懈械薪褌懈褉褍褟褋褜 薪邪 胁泻褍褋褘 锌褍斜谢懈泻懈, 谢褞斜褟褖械泄 斜械谢谢械褌褉懈褋褌懈泻褍. 袠 胁 褝褌芯屑 褌褉邪谐械写懈褟 斜芯谢褜褕芯谐芯 屑邪褋褌械褉邪, 胁褘薪褍卸写械薪薪芯谐芯 胁褘斜懈褉邪褌褜 屑械卸写褍 蟹邪褉邪斜芯褌泻芯屑 胁 褍谐芯写褍 薪械锌褉懈褌褟蟹邪褌械谢褜薪芯屑褍 褔懈褌邪褌械谢褞 懈 褉邪褋褌褉邪褌芯泄 褌邪谢邪薪褌邪 薪邪 锌褍褋褌褟泻懈.
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May 18, 2018
毓賳賵丕賳 芦卮丕賴貙 亘蹖 亘蹖貙 爻乇亘丕夭禄 丕卮丕乇賴 丕蹖 賲爻鬲賯蹖賲 亘賴 亘丕夭蹖 賵乇賯 丿丕乇丿貙 丕賲丕 丕蹖賳 毓賳賵丕賳 亘蹖卮鬲乇 讴賳丕蹖賴 丕蹖 丕爻鬲 亘賴 賲丨鬲賵丕蹖 丕孬乇 讴賴 丨賵賱 賲丨賵乇 蹖讴 賲孬賱孬 毓卮賯蹖 乇賵丕蹖鬲 賲蹖 卮賵丿貨 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 讴賴 丕囟賱丕毓 爻賴 诏丕賳賴 丌賳 乇丕 蹖讴 夭賳 賵 丿賵 賲乇丿 鬲卮讴蹖賱 賲蹖 丿賴賳丿 賵 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴丕 乇丕 賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳 亘丕 卮丕賴 賵 亘蹖 亘蹖 賵 爻乇亘丕夭 賳馗蹖乇 爻丕夭蹖 讴乇丿. 賲丨賱 乇禺丿丕丿賴丕蹖 丕蹖賳 乇賲丕賳 乇賵爻蹖賴 賳蹖爻鬲 賵 亘乇禺賱丕賮 乇賲丕賳 賯亘賱蹖 (賲丕卮賳讴丕) 丕賵 丨鬲蹖 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴丕蹖 丕氐賱蹖 丌賳 賳蹖夭 睾蹖乇 乇賵爻 賵 丌賱賲丕賳蹖 賴爻鬲賳丿. 亘賳丕亘乇丕蹖賳 毓賱丕賯賲賳丿蹖 賳丕卮乇 丌賱賲丕賳蹖 丿乇 丌賳 丕蹖丕賲 亘乇丕蹖 鬲乇噩賲賴 賵 丕賳鬲卮丕乇 丕蹖賳 乇賲丕賳 亘賴 夭亘丕賳 丌賱賲丕賳蹖 亘蹖 噩賴鬲 賳亘賵丿賴 丕爻鬲.
丕蹖賳 毓賳賵丕賳 讴賳丕蹖賴鈥屫й屫� 爻賴 卮禺氐蹖鬲 丕氐賱蹖 讴鬲丕亘 亘賴 賳丕賲鈥屬囏й� 丿乇丕蹖乇 賵 賲丕乇鬲丕(賴賲爻乇 丿乇丕蹖乇) 賵 賮乇丕賳鬲爻(賮丕賲蹖賱 丿乇丕蹖乇) 讴賴 亘丕 鬲賵噩賴 亘賴 賯丿乇鬲 賵 孬乇賵鬲 丿乇丕蹖乇貙 亘賴 卮丕賴 賵 亘賴 賴賲蹖賳 鬲乇鬲蹖亘 賲丕乇鬲丕 亘賴 亘蹖鈥庘€屫ㄛ� 鬲卮亘蹖賴 卮丿賳丿 賵 賮乇丕賳鬲爻 丿乇 倬丕蹖蹖賳 鬲乇蹖賳 丿乇噩賴 賮賯胤 丕夭 丕賲賵丕賲乇 丕蹖賳 丿賵 賳賮乇 丕胤丕毓鬲 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀� 賳卮丕賳 賲蹖丿賴丿. 賳孬乇 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵丕賳 賵 爻丕丿賴 爻鬲. 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丿乇 丌賱賲丕賳 丕鬲賮丕賯 賲蹖 丕賮鬲丿 賵 乇賵丕蹖鬲 丿蹖诏賴鈥屫й� 丕夭 禺蹖丕賳鬲 賵 丿夭丿蹖 乇賵 亘蹖丕賳 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀� 亘丕 丕蹖賳 鬲賮丕賵鬲 讴賴 丕蹖賳 鬲賮讴乇丕鬲 賴賵賱賳丕讴 賵 丕爻鬲乇爻 夭丕 亘賴 胤乇夭蹖 倬匕蹖乇賮鬲賴 卮丿賴 賵 賲毓賲賵賱蹖 賲胤乇丨 賲蹖鈥屫促堌�. 賲丕噩乇丕蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 毓賱丕賯賴鈥屰� 賲丕乇鬲丕 賵 賮乇丕賳鬲爻 賵 趩丕賱卮 賴丕蹖蹖賴 讴賴 丿乇 丕蹖賳 乇丕賴 亘丕 丌賳 賲賵丕噩賴 賲蹖鈥屫促堎嗀�. 丕丨爻丕爻 賳賮乇鬲 賵 丌夭乇丿诏蹖 賲丕乇鬲丕 賳爻亘鬲 亘賴 丿乇丕蹖乇 貙 鬲賱丕卮 丕賵 亘乇丕蹖 鬲氐丕丨亘 孬乇賵鬲 丕賵 賵 丕夭 丿蹖诏乇 爻賵 鬲賵噩賴 賮乇丕賳鬲爻 亘賴 丿乇丕蹖乇 賵 丕賳噩丕賲 禺賵丕爻鬲賴 賴丕蹖 丕賵 丨賱賯賴 丕蹖 丕夭 乇丕亘胤賴 賴丕蹖蹖 倬蹖趩蹖丿賴 乇丕 卮讴賱 賲蹖 丿賴丿. 丕蹖賳 卮蹖賮鬲诏蹖 賲孬賱孬蹖 毓丕卮賯丕賳賴 賵 卮賵賲 乇丕 鬲卮讴蹖賱 賲蹖 丿賴丿 讴賴 亘賴 爻賲鬲 禺賱賯 鬲乇丕跇丿蹖 丨乇讴鬲 賲蹖 讴賳丿. 丕蹖賳 乇賲丕賳 丕夭 丿乇賵賳賲丕蹖賴 丕蹖 噩匕丕亘 賵 趩乇禺卮 賴丕蹖 丿乇丕賲丕鬲蹖讴 倬乇讴卮卮 亘乇禺賵乇丿丕乇 丕爻鬲貙 丕鬲賮丕賯丕鬲蹖 讴賴 乇賵蹖 鬲氐賲蹖賲 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴丕 丕孬乇 诏匕丕卮鬲賴 賵 禺胤 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 亘賴 爻賵蹖蹖 丿蹖诏乇 賲蹖 讴卮賳丿 賵 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 乇丕 賳蹖夭 亘丕 禺賵丿 賴賲乇丕賴 賲蹖 讴賳賳丿.
丿乇 丕賵丕蹖賱 讴鬲丕亘 丿賱丿丕诏蹖 賮乇丕賳鬲爻 亘賴 賲丕乇鬲丕 亘賴 趩卮賲 賲蹖鈥屫堌辟�. 毓賱丕賯賴鈥屰� 賳賮爻鈥屭屫� 亘賴 夭賳蹖 睾乇蹖亘賴 讴賴 丿乇 趩賳丿 氐賮丨賴 亘毓丿鬲乇 亘賴 丌卮賳丕蹖蹖 氐賲蹖賲蹖 鬲亘丿蹖賱 賲蹖卮賵丿:
丿乇 丕蹖賳 賱丨馗賴 禺賵乇卮蹖丿 丿丕卮鬲 氐賵乇鬲 夭賳 乇丕 丌賮鬲丕亘蹖 賲蹖鈥屭┴必�. 賲蹖鈥屫臂屫� 乇賵蹖 诏賵賳賴鈥屬囏й� 氐丕賮卮 賵 诏乇賲丕蹖 讴丕匕亘蹖 賲蹖鈥屫ж� 亘賴 趩卮賲鈥屬囏й屫� 亘丕 丌賳 賲乇丿賲讴 賴丕蹖 丿乇卮鬲 讴卮 賲丕賳賳丿 鬲賵蹖 毓賳亘蹖賴鈥屫й� 亘丕 鬲賴 乇賳诏 氐賵乇鬲蹖 賵 倬賱讴鈥屬囏й� 爻蹖丕賴 賵 丿賱乇亘丕貙 亘賴 趩乇賵讴蹖 亘賮賴賲蹖 賳賮賴賲蹖 卮亘蹖賴 亘賳賮卮賴鈥屬囏� 讴賴 禺蹖賱蹖 賯卮賳诏 賳蹖賲 亘爻鬲賴 亘賵丿 賵 亘賴 賳丿乇鬲 倬賱讴 賲蹖鈥屫藏�. 鬲賯乇蹖亘丕 賴蹖趩 丌乇丕蹖卮蹖 賳丿丕卮鬲 賮賯胤 賱丕蹖 丿乇夭賴丕蹖 賲賵乇亘 賵 夭蹖乇 賱亘鈥屬囏й� 诏賵卮鬲丕賱賵蹖卮 丕賳诏丕乇 乇诏賴鈥屬囏й� 禺卮讴蹖丿賴鈥屰� 賲丕鬲蹖讴 倬乇鬲賯丕賱蹖 乇賳诏蹖 丿蹖丿賴 賲蹖鈥屫簇�.
賳讴鬲賴 蹖 卮丕蹖丕賳 鬲賵噩賴 丿乇 丕蹖賳噩丕 丕爻鬲 讴賴 夭賳 賲鬲賲賵賱蹖 賲孬賱 賲丕乇鬲丕 亘丕 賵噩賵丿 丿丕卮鬲賳 賴賲爻乇 孬乇賵鬲賲賳丿 賵 賲賵賮賯蹖 賲孬賱 丿锟斤拷丕蹖乇 賵 丨爻 鬲噩賲賱 诏乇丕蹖蹖 禺賵丿 賲丕乇鬲丕貙鈥� 趩胤賵乇 丕夭 噩賵丕賳 蹖讴 賱丕賯亘丕蹖蹖 賲孬賱 賮乇丕賳鬲爻貙 讴賴 丨鬲蹖 丕噩丕乇賴鈥屰� 丕鬲丕賯卮 乇丕 賴賲 丿乇丕蹖乇 賲蹖鈥屬矩必ж藏� 禺賵卮卮 丌賲丿賴 賵 亘毓丿 丕夭 丕賵賳 趩賯丿乇 丨爻 鬲賳賮乇 賳爻亘鬲 亘賴 卮賵賴乇卮 亘乇丕蹖卮 賲賱賲賵爻 賵 亘夭乇诏 賲蹖卮賵丿貙 鬲丕 噩丕蹖蹖 讴賴 丨丕囟锟斤拷 賲蹖卮賵丿 賮乇丕賳鬲爻 乇丕 亘賴 噩丕蹖 丿乇丕蹖乇 丿乇 夭賳丿诏蹖卮 鬲氐乇 賵 亘乇丕蹖 賲丨賯賯 卮丿賳 丕蹖賳 乇賵蹖丕 鬲丕 丕賳鬲賴丕 丿爻鬲 亘乇賳賲蹖鈥屫ж必�.
賴乇 趩賳丿 讴賴 卮賵賴乇卮 賲卮讴賱丕鬲蹖 丿丕乇丿 賵賱蹖 丿乇 賯爻賲鬲鈥屬囏й屰� 丕卮丕乇賴 卮丿賴 讴賴 賵丕賯毓丕 亘賴 賴賲爻乇卮 毓賱丕賯賴 賲賳丿 賵 丕夭 亘乇禺賵乇丿 爻乇丿 賲丕乇鬲丕 賳丕乇丕丨鬲 丕爻鬲:
賲賳 賯卮賳诏 賲蹖鈥屬佡囐呝� 亘丕 夭賳鬲 趩讴丕乇 賲蹖讴賳蹖貙 毓丕卮賯卮 賴爻鬲蹖 丕賲丕 鬲賵噩賴蹖 亘賴 丕賵 賳賲蹖鈥屭┵嗃�. 毓丕卮賯卮 賴爻鬲蹖- 丕賵賴 禺蹖賱蹖 夭蹖丕丿- 丕賲丕 亘賴 禺賵丿鬲 夭丨賲鬲 賳賲蹖鈥屫囒� 亘亘蹖賳蹖 亘丕胤賳卮 趩賴 卮讴賱蹖 爻鬲. 賲蹖鈥屫ㄙ堌驰� 丕卮 賵 亘丕夭 賴賲 鬲賵噩賴蹖 亘賴 丕賵 賳賲蹖鈥屭┵嗃�.
賳讴鬲賴鈥屫й� 讴賴 禺賵丿 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 亘蹖丕賳 賲蹖讴賳丿 芦丕蹖賳 噩丕賳賵乇 趩賲賵卮(讴鬲丕亘 卮丕賴貙 亘蹖鈥屫ㄛ屫� 爻乇亘丕夭) 丕夭 賴賲賴鈥屰� 乇賲丕賳 賴丕蹖賲 亘蹖鈥屫屫з� 鬲乇 丕爻鬲.禄 丿乇爻鬲 鬲乇蹖賳 賳馗乇蹖爻鬲 讴賴 賲蹖鈥屫促堌� 丿乇賲賵乇丿 讴鬲丕亘 丿丕丿. 鬲賵氐蹖賮鈥屬囏й� 丿賯蹖賯 賵 亘蹖鈥屬傌ж关� 丕賳诏丕乇蹖 賱蹖夭 亘禺賵乇賳丿 賵 賵丕乇丿 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 卮賵賳丿 丿乇 賲鬲賳 倬蹖丿丕 賲蹖鈥屫促堎嗀� 賵 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 乇丕 爻乇诏乇丿丕賳 賲蹖 讴賳賳丿.
夭蹖乇 賳诏丕賴 鬲丕亘賳丕讴 賵 亘蹖鈥屫ж关嗀й� 夭賳貙 丕亘乇賵賴丕蹖卮 诏乇賴 禺賵乇丿 賵 賵賯鬲蹖 夭賳 爻乇卮 乇丕 亘乇诏乇丿丕賳丿貙 賮乇丕賳鬲爻 鬲賵蹖 匕賴賳卮 丕賳诏丕乇 丕賳诏卮鬲鈥屬囏й屫� 乇賵蹖 賲賴乇賴鈥屬囏й� 蹖讴 趩乇鬲讴賴鈥屰� 賳丕賲乇卅蹖 丨乇讴鬲 讴賳丿貙 丨爻丕亘 讴乇丿 趩賳丿 乇賵夭 丕夭 毓賲乇卮 乇丕 丨丕囟乇 丕爻鬲 亘丿賴丿 鬲丕 丕蹖賳 夭賳 亘倬匕蹖乇丿卮.
賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 丕毓鬲賯丕丿蹖 亘賴 賳馗乇蹖丕鬲 賵 鬲丨賱蹖賱 賴丕蹖 乇賵丕賳 讴丕賵丕賳賴 賮乇賵蹖丿 賳丿丕乇丿貨 賵 丿乇 丌孬丕乇卮 賲毓賲賵賱丕 亘賴 卮蹖賵賴 禺賵丿 亘賴 鬲丨賱蹖賱 睾乇丕蹖夭 丕賳爻丕賳蹖 賵 賳賯卮蹖 讴賴 讴賳卮 賵 賵丕讴賳卮 賴丕蹖 卮丕賳 丿丕乇丿 賲蹖 倬乇丿丕夭丿. 丿乇 丨賯蹖賯鬲 亘賴 诏賵賳賴 丕蹖 乇賮鬲丕乇 賲蹖讴賳丿 讴賴 賳馗乇蹖丕鬲 賮乇賵蹖丿 乇丕 夭蹖乇 爻賵丕賱 亘乇丿賴 賵 亘賴 鬲賲爻禺乇 賲蹖 诏蹖乇丿.
February 6, 2019
Senryu Review:
Dim late-teen tailor
lusts after Teutonic wilf
in heaven-kissed prose
Dim late-teen tailor
lusts after Teutonic wilf
in heaven-kissed prose
March 25, 2019
賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 禺賵丕賳蹖 賴乇诏夭 讴丕乇 爻丕丿賴 丕蹖 賳亘賵丿賴 丕爻鬲. 賴賳诏丕賲 賴賲乇丕賴蹖 亘丕 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 賲賲讴賳 丕爻鬲 賳賴 丕夭 賲爻蹖乇 賱匕鬲 亘亘乇蹖丿 賵 賳賴 丕夭 賲賯氐丿. 賴賲诏蹖 亘賴 蹖讴 丕賳丿丕夭賴 鬲賱禺 賵 丕賱亘鬲賴 亘賴 賴賲丕賳 丕賳丿丕夭賴 爻乇卮丕乇 丕夭 鬲噩乇亘賴 賵 丿乇讴 夭賳丿诏蹖 賴爻鬲賳丿. 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 丿乇 丕亘鬲丿丕 卮賲丕 乇丕 亘丕 丿爻蹖爻賴 賵 亘賴乇賴 诏蹖乇蹖 丕夭 丕亘夭丕乇 丕丿亘蹖丕鬲 賳丕亘卮 賴賲乇丕賴 賲蹖 讴賳丿 賵 丿乇 丕丿丕賲賴 鬲丕 賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳丿 夭噩乇鬲丕賳 賲蹖 丿賴丿 賵 丿乇 丕賳鬲賴丕 賴賲 禺賮賴 鬲丕賳 賲蹖 讴賳丿. 讴卮卮 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賴丕蹖 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 賴賲丕賳 趩蹖夭蹖 丕爻鬲 讴賴 卮賲丕 乇丕 亘賴 丿賳亘丕賱 丕賵 賲蹖 讴卮丕賳丿 賵 鬲毓賱蹖賯丕鬲 亘蹖卮賲丕乇 賵 胤賵賱丕賳蹖 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 賴賲丕賳 丕亘夭丕乇 卮讴賳噩賴 爻鬲. 丕賲丕 趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 丿乇 卮丕賴貙 亘蹖 亘蹖貙 爻乇亘丕夭 亘蹖卮鬲乇 賴乇 趩蹖夭蹖 丌夭丕乇鬲丕賳 賲蹖丿賴丿 讴賳噩讴丕賵蹖 讴賵乇 讴賳賳丿賴 亘乇 丕孬乇 鬲毓賱蹖賯丕鬲 胤賵賱丕賳蹖 賳蹖爻鬲 亘賱讴賴 亘蹖 丨賵氐賱诏蹖 賵 丿賱夭丿诏蹖 丕夭 丕蹖賳 丨噩賲 夭蹖丕丿 鬲毓賱蹖賯 丕爻鬲. 丌賳賯丿乇 亘毓囟蹖 賯爻賲鬲 賴丕 讴卮 賲蹖鈥屫③屫� 讴賴 毓賲賱丕 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 乇丕 禺爻鬲賴 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀� 賵 賯丿乇鬲 鬲賲乇讴夭 乇丕 丕夭 丕賵 賲蹖鈥屭屫必�. 亘賴 氐賵乇鬲蹖 讴賴 賲噩亘賵乇 賲蹖鈥屫促堐屫� 讴賲蹖 亘蹖禺蹖丕賱 卮賵蹖丿 賵 亘乇賵蹖丿 丌亘蹖 亘賳賵卮蹖丿 賵 丿賵亘丕乇賴 亘丕 賯賵丕蹖蹖 亘丕夭蹖丕亘蹖 卮丿賴 丕丿丕賲賴 丿賴蹖丿
鬲賲 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丿乇 丕賳鬲賴丕 亘爻蹖丕乇 賲丕賱蹖禺賵賱蹖丕蹖蹖 賵 賵賴賲 丌賱賵丿 賲蹖 卮賵丿. 賴賲賴 趩蹖夭 丕夭 丨丕賱鬲 爻蹖丕賴 賵 爻賮蹖丿 賵 讴丿乇 禺賵丿 禺丕乇噩 賲蹖卮賵丿 賵 丨丕賱鬲蹖 鬲丕乇蹖讴 賵 丿乇賴賲 亘乇賴賲 亘賴 禺賵丿 賲蹖诏蹖乇丿. 賳賲蹖卮賵丿 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 乇丕 乇賵丕賳卮賳丕爻 賯丕亘賱蹖 丿丕賳爻鬲 賵 鬲丨賱蹖賱 賴丕蹖卮 乇丕 爻鬲賵丿 丕賲丕 亘丕蹖丿 亘賴 賯丿乇鬲 丕賯賳丕毓卮 丌賮乇蹖賳 诏賮鬲. 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 乇丕 賯丕賳毓 賲蹖 讴賳丿 讴賴 鬲丨賱蹖賱 賴丕蹖卮 賴賲诏蹖 賲蹖鬲賵丕賳賳丿 丿乇 趩賳蹖賳 賲賵賯毓蹖鬲蹖 丿乇爻鬲 亘丕卮賳丿
爻賳 讴賲 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 丿乇 賴賳诏丕賲 賳诏丕乇卮 丕蹖賳 丕孬乇 亘丕毓孬 卮丿賴 丕爻鬲 丿爻鬲 亘賴 禺賱賯 賮囟丕賴丕蹖蹖 亘夭賳丿 讴賴 讴賲蹖 亘丕 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 賲毓賲賵賱蹖 賳丕賲鬲噩丕賳爻 丕爻鬲. 賲孬賱丕 乇賵丕蹖鬲 爻丕蹖-賮丕蹖 賲乇亘賵胤 亘賴 賲丕賳讴賳 賲鬲丨乇讴貙 賴乇趩賳丿 讴賴 禺賵亘 丕夭 丌亘 丿乇賳蹖丕賲丿賴 丕爻鬲 丕賲丕 亘爻蹖丕乇 賴賲爻賵 亘丕 乇賵丨蹖賴 蹖 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 噩賵丕賳 丿乇 丌爻鬲丕賳賴 蹖 爻蹖 爻丕賱诏蹖爻鬲
亘丕 丕蹖賳讴賴 賲賳 賳爻亘鬲 亘賴 丕讴孬乇 賯爻賲鬲 賴丕蹖 讴鬲丕亘 丨爻 禺賵亘蹖 賳丿丕乇賲 賵 丕賮爻乇丿诏蹖 卮丿蹖丿蹖 丿乇 乇丕亘胤賴 亘丕 賲爻丕卅賱蹖 趩賵賳 丨爻 丿乇丕蹖乇 亘賴 賮乇丕賳鬲爻 蹖丕 倬蹖乇賲乇丿 氐丕丨亘 禺丕賳賴 丿丕卮鬲賲貙 丕賲丕 丕夭 賲丕賴蹖鬲 讴賱蹖 丕孬乇 賱匕鬲 亘乇丿賲. 賳賲蹖鬲賵丕賳賲 丿乇 賲賯丕亘賱 爻賴 爻鬲丕乇賴 丕蹖 讴賴 丕蹖賳噩丕 孬亘鬲 讴乇丿賴 丕賲 讴丕賲賱丕 丨賯 亘賴 噩丕賳亘 亘丕卮賲. 賵賯鬲蹖 亘賴 丕賲鬲蹖丕夭丕鬲賲 亘賴 爻丕蹖乇 讴鬲丕亘賴丕 賳诏丕賴 賲蹖讴賳賲 賲蹖亘蹖賳賲 讴賴 爻賴 爻鬲丕乇賴 亘乇丕蹖 卮丕賴貙 亘蹖亘蹖貙 爻乇亘丕夭 亘爻蹖丕乇 賳丕禺賳 禺卮讴丕賳賴 丕爻鬲
卮丕蹖丿 丕诏乇 倬丕蹖丕賳 亘賳丿蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 鬲丕 丕蹖賳 丕賳丿丕夭賴 毓噩蹖亘 賵 賲賴 丌賱賵丿 賳亘賵丿 賵 讴賲蹖 丌賮鬲丕亘 爻賵丕丨賱 丕爻倬丕賳蹖丕 乇丕 亘賴 噩丕蹖 爻乇賲丕蹖 丌賱賲丕賳 亘賴 賴賲乇丕賴 丿丕卮鬲貙 丨鬲蹖 亘蹖卮鬲乇 賴賲 賱匕鬲 賲蹖亘乇丿賲
鬲賲 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丿乇 丕賳鬲賴丕 亘爻蹖丕乇 賲丕賱蹖禺賵賱蹖丕蹖蹖 賵 賵賴賲 丌賱賵丿 賲蹖 卮賵丿. 賴賲賴 趩蹖夭 丕夭 丨丕賱鬲 爻蹖丕賴 賵 爻賮蹖丿 賵 讴丿乇 禺賵丿 禺丕乇噩 賲蹖卮賵丿 賵 丨丕賱鬲蹖 鬲丕乇蹖讴 賵 丿乇賴賲 亘乇賴賲 亘賴 禺賵丿 賲蹖诏蹖乇丿. 賳賲蹖卮賵丿 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 乇丕 乇賵丕賳卮賳丕爻 賯丕亘賱蹖 丿丕賳爻鬲 賵 鬲丨賱蹖賱 賴丕蹖卮 乇丕 爻鬲賵丿 丕賲丕 亘丕蹖丿 亘賴 賯丿乇鬲 丕賯賳丕毓卮 丌賮乇蹖賳 诏賮鬲. 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 乇丕 賯丕賳毓 賲蹖 讴賳丿 讴賴 鬲丨賱蹖賱 賴丕蹖卮 賴賲诏蹖 賲蹖鬲賵丕賳賳丿 丿乇 趩賳蹖賳 賲賵賯毓蹖鬲蹖 丿乇爻鬲 亘丕卮賳丿
爻賳 讴賲 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 丿乇 賴賳诏丕賲 賳诏丕乇卮 丕蹖賳 丕孬乇 亘丕毓孬 卮丿賴 丕爻鬲 丿爻鬲 亘賴 禺賱賯 賮囟丕賴丕蹖蹖 亘夭賳丿 讴賴 讴賲蹖 亘丕 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 賲毓賲賵賱蹖 賳丕賲鬲噩丕賳爻 丕爻鬲. 賲孬賱丕 乇賵丕蹖鬲 爻丕蹖-賮丕蹖 賲乇亘賵胤 亘賴 賲丕賳讴賳 賲鬲丨乇讴貙 賴乇趩賳丿 讴賴 禺賵亘 丕夭 丌亘 丿乇賳蹖丕賲丿賴 丕爻鬲 丕賲丕 亘爻蹖丕乇 賴賲爻賵 亘丕 乇賵丨蹖賴 蹖 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 噩賵丕賳 丿乇 丌爻鬲丕賳賴 蹖 爻蹖 爻丕賱诏蹖爻鬲
亘丕 丕蹖賳讴賴 賲賳 賳爻亘鬲 亘賴 丕讴孬乇 賯爻賲鬲 賴丕蹖 讴鬲丕亘 丨爻 禺賵亘蹖 賳丿丕乇賲 賵 丕賮爻乇丿诏蹖 卮丿蹖丿蹖 丿乇 乇丕亘胤賴 亘丕 賲爻丕卅賱蹖 趩賵賳 丨爻 丿乇丕蹖乇 亘賴 賮乇丕賳鬲爻 蹖丕 倬蹖乇賲乇丿 氐丕丨亘 禺丕賳賴 丿丕卮鬲賲貙 丕賲丕 丕夭 賲丕賴蹖鬲 讴賱蹖 丕孬乇 賱匕鬲 亘乇丿賲. 賳賲蹖鬲賵丕賳賲 丿乇 賲賯丕亘賱 爻賴 爻鬲丕乇賴 丕蹖 讴賴 丕蹖賳噩丕 孬亘鬲 讴乇丿賴 丕賲 讴丕賲賱丕 丨賯 亘賴 噩丕賳亘 亘丕卮賲. 賵賯鬲蹖 亘賴 丕賲鬲蹖丕夭丕鬲賲 亘賴 爻丕蹖乇 讴鬲丕亘賴丕 賳诏丕賴 賲蹖讴賳賲 賲蹖亘蹖賳賲 讴賴 爻賴 爻鬲丕乇賴 亘乇丕蹖 卮丕賴貙 亘蹖亘蹖貙 爻乇亘丕夭 亘爻蹖丕乇 賳丕禺賳 禺卮讴丕賳賴 丕爻鬲
卮丕蹖丿 丕诏乇 倬丕蹖丕賳 亘賳丿蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 鬲丕 丕蹖賳 丕賳丿丕夭賴 毓噩蹖亘 賵 賲賴 丌賱賵丿 賳亘賵丿 賵 讴賲蹖 丌賮鬲丕亘 爻賵丕丨賱 丕爻倬丕賳蹖丕 乇丕 亘賴 噩丕蹖 爻乇賲丕蹖 丌賱賲丕賳 亘賴 賴賲乇丕賴 丿丕卮鬲貙 丨鬲蹖 亘蹖卮鬲乇 賴賲 賱匕鬲 賲蹖亘乇丿賲
August 20, 2021
"Dintre toate romanele mele, aceasta nemaipomenita fiara e cea mai jucausa" spunea Vladimir Nabokov despre opera de fata. Asadar si recenzia mea o sa fie una amuzanta si jucausa.
Romanul este un tribut adus lui Flaubert prin "imitatia deliberata" a creatiei sale "Doamna Bovary" si infatiseaza un trio amoros cuprinzand un sot, o sotie si un amant (regele, dama si valetul).
Actiunea are in prim plan un cuplu alcatuit din frumoasa Martha si Dreyer, care calatorind cu trenul ajung sa stea in acelasi compartiment cu un tanar neobisnuit, care se va dovedi ulterior a fi ruda cu Dreyer. Franz se ducea la Berlin pentru a obtine o slujba tocmai la magazinul detinut de unchiul sau Dreyer. El ajunge sa devina un intim si un musafir constant al casei celor doi soti si acest lucru va da nastere la o idila intre el si Martha. Cu timpul, cei doi se indragostesc si Martha ajunge chiar sa se gandeasca la diferite moduri de a-si ucide sotul.
Felul in care Martha il seduce pe Franz este demn de o mare dama, cu miscari sublime, rafinate, deloc vulgare, calculate cu inteligenta, facute la momentul potrivit, ea fiind o maestra in arta seductiei.
Cum incepe idila? Cu o plimbare nevinovata pe strada unde, deodata, Marthei i se pare ca este ceva in neregula cu tocul pantofului ei si ii cere necoptului de Franz sa se sprijine de umarul lui, doar o clipa pentru a verifica. Cu alta ocazie, in timp ce sta pe scaun, Marthei i se desface un fir de la ciorap si lingandu-si un deget tamponeaza iute matasea ca sa nu se desire mai departe. Apoi se apleaca pentru a aranja coltul unui covor si adancimea dintre sanii ei devine vizibila tanarului. Cand ajung in intimitate si il dezbraca pe acesta isi infige "cele 10 unghii in fesele lui".
In ceea ce priveste parerea mea, ma tem ca este una ironica, deoarece Dreyer mi s-a parut un sot anost si insipid, foarte nepasator cu tot ce e in jurul lui si nu prea demn de titlul de rege desi ramane cu toata imparatia. Cred totusi ca a avut mult noroc pentru ca trebuie sa ai multa sansa atunci cand stai alaturi de femei cu ganduri criminale.
Martha este femeia fatala, seducatoare si rece, inteligenta insa lipsita de un destin pe masura. Uneori mi s-a parut enervanta, pentru ca e foarte directa si acida in vorbire si nazuroasa in purtare.
Nu stiu cum poate o femeie ca ea sa stea cu un asemenea sot (adica stiu - pentru avere) dar oare ce a impins-o sa se indragosteasca de Franz - cel mai palid tantalau si neputincios amant din istoria literaturii? Desi autorul nu ne releva in descriere, mie mi-a dat impresia ca Franz e doar putin mai frumos ca Yeti... Totusi, Martha a inceput idila cu mintea rece si sufletul gol, satisfacandu-si ego-ul si curiozitatea feminina, ca mai apoi sa-si piarda capul si sa se gandeasca pana la crima pentru dragostea lor.
Eu mereu am crezut ca cel mai inteligent pentru o dama este sa aiba mai multi valeti care sa-i duca trena si un singur rege in fata caruia sa ingenuncheze - si daca acesta e initial valet sa faca rege din el, daca il iubeste! :)
In incheiere atasez cateva citate care ne pot invata multe lucruri in viata si care sunt graitoare pentru aceasta carte:
"... Erica nu poate intelege ca raceala unei regine este cea mai buna garantie, fidelitatea perfecta."
"Probabil ca intregul ei farmec consta in faptul ca e asa de rece."
"Vezi, scumpul meu, visurile nu pot fi depuse la banca. Nu sunt titluri de valoare, de incredere, iar dobanzile pe care le aduc sunt zero."
"Inca odata, ca de atatea ori inainte, a trecut in revista toate pacatele sotului, in gand. I se parea ca si le aminteste pe toate."
"Orbit si stanjenit, si atat de tanar, a cugetat ea, cu un amestec de multumire si tandrete, ceara tanara, calda si sanatoasa, pe care-o poti manipula si modela pana ce forma sa iti e pe plac."
"Sufrageria mea, cerceii mei, argintaria mea, Franz al meu." (in aceasta ordine) :)
Romanul este un tribut adus lui Flaubert prin "imitatia deliberata" a creatiei sale "Doamna Bovary" si infatiseaza un trio amoros cuprinzand un sot, o sotie si un amant (regele, dama si valetul).
Actiunea are in prim plan un cuplu alcatuit din frumoasa Martha si Dreyer, care calatorind cu trenul ajung sa stea in acelasi compartiment cu un tanar neobisnuit, care se va dovedi ulterior a fi ruda cu Dreyer. Franz se ducea la Berlin pentru a obtine o slujba tocmai la magazinul detinut de unchiul sau Dreyer. El ajunge sa devina un intim si un musafir constant al casei celor doi soti si acest lucru va da nastere la o idila intre el si Martha. Cu timpul, cei doi se indragostesc si Martha ajunge chiar sa se gandeasca la diferite moduri de a-si ucide sotul.
Felul in care Martha il seduce pe Franz este demn de o mare dama, cu miscari sublime, rafinate, deloc vulgare, calculate cu inteligenta, facute la momentul potrivit, ea fiind o maestra in arta seductiei.
Cum incepe idila? Cu o plimbare nevinovata pe strada unde, deodata, Marthei i se pare ca este ceva in neregula cu tocul pantofului ei si ii cere necoptului de Franz sa se sprijine de umarul lui, doar o clipa pentru a verifica. Cu alta ocazie, in timp ce sta pe scaun, Marthei i se desface un fir de la ciorap si lingandu-si un deget tamponeaza iute matasea ca sa nu se desire mai departe. Apoi se apleaca pentru a aranja coltul unui covor si adancimea dintre sanii ei devine vizibila tanarului. Cand ajung in intimitate si il dezbraca pe acesta isi infige "cele 10 unghii in fesele lui".
In ceea ce priveste parerea mea, ma tem ca este una ironica, deoarece Dreyer mi s-a parut un sot anost si insipid, foarte nepasator cu tot ce e in jurul lui si nu prea demn de titlul de rege desi ramane cu toata imparatia. Cred totusi ca a avut mult noroc pentru ca trebuie sa ai multa sansa atunci cand stai alaturi de femei cu ganduri criminale.
Martha este femeia fatala, seducatoare si rece, inteligenta insa lipsita de un destin pe masura. Uneori mi s-a parut enervanta, pentru ca e foarte directa si acida in vorbire si nazuroasa in purtare.
Nu stiu cum poate o femeie ca ea sa stea cu un asemenea sot (adica stiu - pentru avere) dar oare ce a impins-o sa se indragosteasca de Franz - cel mai palid tantalau si neputincios amant din istoria literaturii? Desi autorul nu ne releva in descriere, mie mi-a dat impresia ca Franz e doar putin mai frumos ca Yeti... Totusi, Martha a inceput idila cu mintea rece si sufletul gol, satisfacandu-si ego-ul si curiozitatea feminina, ca mai apoi sa-si piarda capul si sa se gandeasca pana la crima pentru dragostea lor.
Eu mereu am crezut ca cel mai inteligent pentru o dama este sa aiba mai multi valeti care sa-i duca trena si un singur rege in fata caruia sa ingenuncheze - si daca acesta e initial valet sa faca rege din el, daca il iubeste! :)
In incheiere atasez cateva citate care ne pot invata multe lucruri in viata si care sunt graitoare pentru aceasta carte:
"... Erica nu poate intelege ca raceala unei regine este cea mai buna garantie, fidelitatea perfecta."
"Probabil ca intregul ei farmec consta in faptul ca e asa de rece."
"Vezi, scumpul meu, visurile nu pot fi depuse la banca. Nu sunt titluri de valoare, de incredere, iar dobanzile pe care le aduc sunt zero."
"Inca odata, ca de atatea ori inainte, a trecut in revista toate pacatele sotului, in gand. I se parea ca si le aminteste pe toate."
"Orbit si stanjenit, si atat de tanar, a cugetat ea, cu un amestec de multumire si tandrete, ceara tanara, calda si sanatoasa, pe care-o poti manipula si modela pana ce forma sa iti e pe plac."
"Sufrageria mea, cerceii mei, argintaria mea, Franz al meu." (in aceasta ordine) :)
April 4, 2018
Il re - soddisfatto, tronfio, narciso, iperattivo, egocentrico al punto da non considerare neppure l鈥檃ltrui personalit脿, borioso, sicuro di s茅, diciamo ottuso, non sente nell鈥檃ria la crisi, n茅 quella della moglie n茅 i primi accenni di quella finanziaria, e comunque infantile -
La donna - eburnea, corvina, elegantissima, buona teatrante, ha imparato bene la parte di abbiente ma la classe non si compra: a volte il suo parlato perde il giusto accento, l鈥檌mpostazione della voce per qualche secondo diventa dozzinale come il pensiero del soldino che sempre l鈥檃ssilla, il costo dei mezzi pubblici, della stanza in affitto e il contrattare del suo prezzo, dell鈥檋otel al mare. Capricciosa, opprimente e manipolatrice, fredda ma assolutamente non frigida, avida, di intelletto limitato 鈥� l鈥檈laborazione del piano per raggiungere la libert脿 猫 veramente ridicola - anche se a modo suo brillante, comunque infantile 鈥�.
Il fante 鈥� di diritto infantile, giovane uomo in formazione, prende la via sbagliata inseguendo il luccichio della bella vita e facendosi plagiare da una donna anagraficamente pi霉 matura, in una sola stagione salta dieci anni di vita, esaltato all鈥檌nizio, abbattuto e svuotato alla fine, incapace di reagire, goffo, inetto, rinuncia a migliorarsi, anche se progressivamente si rende conto della vacuit脿 del mondo che si 猫 scelto ripensando con nostalgia a certi episodi della sua vita passata, che prima disprezzava.
A due delle carte di cui sopra, tutto sommato, va bene, una viene scartata.
La donna - eburnea, corvina, elegantissima, buona teatrante, ha imparato bene la parte di abbiente ma la classe non si compra: a volte il suo parlato perde il giusto accento, l鈥檌mpostazione della voce per qualche secondo diventa dozzinale come il pensiero del soldino che sempre l鈥檃ssilla, il costo dei mezzi pubblici, della stanza in affitto e il contrattare del suo prezzo, dell鈥檋otel al mare. Capricciosa, opprimente e manipolatrice, fredda ma assolutamente non frigida, avida, di intelletto limitato 鈥� l鈥檈laborazione del piano per raggiungere la libert脿 猫 veramente ridicola - anche se a modo suo brillante, comunque infantile 鈥�.
Il fante 鈥� di diritto infantile, giovane uomo in formazione, prende la via sbagliata inseguendo il luccichio della bella vita e facendosi plagiare da una donna anagraficamente pi霉 matura, in una sola stagione salta dieci anni di vita, esaltato all鈥檌nizio, abbattuto e svuotato alla fine, incapace di reagire, goffo, inetto, rinuncia a migliorarsi, anche se progressivamente si rende conto della vacuit脿 del mondo che si 猫 scelto ripensando con nostalgia a certi episodi della sua vita passata, che prima disprezzava.
A due delle carte di cui sopra, tutto sommato, va bene, una viene scartata.
November 27, 2019
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October 14, 2021
賳馗乇 賲賳 賴賲 賲孬賱 亘賯蹖賴貙 禺蹖賱蹖 禺爻鬲賴 讴賳賳丿賴 亘賵丿!
March 8, 2018
Questo romanzo ha dovuto sudare per farsi apprezzare. Non so perch茅, ma all鈥檌nizio prevaleva una sensazione di avversione.
Forse la scrittura mi pareva leziosa e artefatta (prima esperienza con questo autore). Forse non avevo voglia di leggere questo tipo di storia (uffa, ancora un adulterio - eppure avevo scelto io di leggere questo libro, non me l鈥檃veva prescritto il medico, e sapevo di cosa parlava), forse i personaggi mi ispiravano davvero troppa antipatia (che vi devo dire, c鈥櫭� chi non ama quelli disperati e depressi, io ammetto di avere dei problemi con quelli cattivi - cattivi di quella cattiveria senza rimorsi - ho delle difficolt脿 a trovarli realistici), come se ci trovassi un cinismo che non mi apparteneva.
Poi non so cos鈥櫭� successo. La bravura di Nabokov deve aver tracimato, mi ha dato uno strattone e mi ha tirato gi霉, dentro al romanzo, dentro questa scrittura che rende la lettura un鈥檈sperienza sensoriale, nella psicologia di questi personaggi cos矛 veri pur cos矛 esasperate caricature di se stessi, in questa storia che 猫 una beffa, uno sberleffo, alla piccineria umana.
Nabokov, uno a zero per te.
Forse la scrittura mi pareva leziosa e artefatta (prima esperienza con questo autore). Forse non avevo voglia di leggere questo tipo di storia (uffa, ancora un adulterio - eppure avevo scelto io di leggere questo libro, non me l鈥檃veva prescritto il medico, e sapevo di cosa parlava), forse i personaggi mi ispiravano davvero troppa antipatia (che vi devo dire, c鈥櫭� chi non ama quelli disperati e depressi, io ammetto di avere dei problemi con quelli cattivi - cattivi di quella cattiveria senza rimorsi - ho delle difficolt脿 a trovarli realistici), come se ci trovassi un cinismo che non mi apparteneva.
Poi non so cos鈥櫭� successo. La bravura di Nabokov deve aver tracimato, mi ha dato uno strattone e mi ha tirato gi霉, dentro al romanzo, dentro questa scrittura che rende la lettura un鈥檈sperienza sensoriale, nella psicologia di questi personaggi cos矛 veri pur cos矛 esasperate caricature di se stessi, in questa storia che 猫 una beffa, uno sberleffo, alla piccineria umana.
Nabokov, uno a zero per te.
September 26, 2023
Nabokov's second novel, KING, QUEEN, KNAVE (1928) is a satirical version of the novel of adultery. All the characters are German and the action is set in Berlin. Lust, not love, is closely examined and the characters' bondage to lust gradually reveals its horrifying aspects. However, these are somewhat counteracted by the comic mode in which the story is told.
Young, inexperienced Franz (the "Knave") arrives in Berlin from the province and is given employment by his uncle, Kurt Dreyer (the "King"), out of whom he wishes to shamelessly "squeeze everything he possibly can". He falls in love with Dreyer's wife, Martha (the " Queen ") and, as soon as the affair is consummated, surrenders to her his body and his will.
Franz becomes a sort of automaton: his actions, his perceptions and thoughts become completely automatic. In the tradition of the novel of adultery, Franz eventually gets tired of his affair with Martha, however he not only obediently continues the affair but is prepared to carry out her sinister plans. I was very much reminded of LOLITA when I read this novel: the savage humor and the inquiry into the mechanics of the devaluation of love and the substitution for it of lust are already in embryonic form in this novel.
Young, inexperienced Franz (the "Knave") arrives in Berlin from the province and is given employment by his uncle, Kurt Dreyer (the "King"), out of whom he wishes to shamelessly "squeeze everything he possibly can". He falls in love with Dreyer's wife, Martha (the " Queen ") and, as soon as the affair is consummated, surrenders to her his body and his will.
Franz becomes a sort of automaton: his actions, his perceptions and thoughts become completely automatic. In the tradition of the novel of adultery, Franz eventually gets tired of his affair with Martha, however he not only obediently continues the affair but is prepared to carry out her sinister plans. I was very much reminded of LOLITA when I read this novel: the savage humor and the inquiry into the mechanics of the devaluation of love and the substitution for it of lust are already in embryonic form in this novel.
January 19, 2020
She was no Emma, and no Anna
Anyone who loves literary game-playing and spot-the-allusion should read this: it's a cornucopia of intertexts and literary inversions. Martha may be no Emma (Bovary) or Anna (Karenina) however much she follows them in 'the adultery plot', but her make-up does include elements of Terese (Raquin) as well as the femmes fatales of many a noir potboiler. And poor Franz has his Raskolnikov moments as he imagines being followed by a police inspector and pursued by letters from his anxious mother... There are even foreshadowings of later iconic scenes .
All this combined with the glittering prose style for which Nabokov is famous makes this compulsively readable, though I'd say the pleasures are almost all cerebral in comparison with some of his other books. There isn't the dark undertow of tragedy that we find in , for example, which gives emotional ballast to all the linguistic fireworks.
There's a lovely conceit which plays out throughout the novel of inanimate objects having emotions, life and agency ('the platform will begin to move past, carrying off on an unknown journey cigarette butts, used tickets, flecks of sunlight and spittle') which serves to disorient us delightfully as well as act as a contrast to the deliberately flattened characters of the human protagonists. The presence of 'automannequins', mechanical automatons that made me think of Coppelia, add to this spectrum along which sit predetermined movements and free agency. The characters are deliberately over-determined by their roles as prescribed by literary forebears: that 'king', 'queen', 'knave' of the title.
So this is perhaps the most playful of Nabokov's novels that I've read, though alert to issues of authoritative compulsion as Martha pushes Franz almost to his limits. I almost thought it was going to end in a certain way but Nabokov pulls back. Sparkling, erudite, alive to literary elements from 'high' culture to pop fiction , this doesn't have the tragic payoff of but is exuberant entertainment encased in scintillating prose.
Anyone who loves literary game-playing and spot-the-allusion should read this: it's a cornucopia of intertexts and literary inversions. Martha may be no Emma (Bovary) or Anna (Karenina) however much she follows them in 'the adultery plot', but her make-up does include elements of Terese (Raquin) as well as the femmes fatales of many a noir potboiler. And poor Franz has his Raskolnikov moments as he imagines being followed by a police inspector and pursued by letters from his anxious mother... There are even foreshadowings of later iconic scenes .
All this combined with the glittering prose style for which Nabokov is famous makes this compulsively readable, though I'd say the pleasures are almost all cerebral in comparison with some of his other books. There isn't the dark undertow of tragedy that we find in , for example, which gives emotional ballast to all the linguistic fireworks.
There's a lovely conceit which plays out throughout the novel of inanimate objects having emotions, life and agency ('the platform will begin to move past, carrying off on an unknown journey cigarette butts, used tickets, flecks of sunlight and spittle') which serves to disorient us delightfully as well as act as a contrast to the deliberately flattened characters of the human protagonists. The presence of 'automannequins', mechanical automatons that made me think of Coppelia, add to this spectrum along which sit predetermined movements and free agency. The characters are deliberately over-determined by their roles as prescribed by literary forebears: that 'king', 'queen', 'knave' of the title.
So this is perhaps the most playful of Nabokov's novels that I've read, though alert to issues of authoritative compulsion as Martha pushes Franz almost to his limits. I almost thought it was going to end in a certain way but Nabokov pulls back. Sparkling, erudite, alive to literary elements from 'high' culture to pop fiction , this doesn't have the tragic payoff of but is exuberant entertainment encased in scintillating prose.
January 12, 2025
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July 1, 2022
Re, donna e tante esercitazioni di stile
Immaginatevi qualcuno che a mano libera riesca a fare precise righe sottili sovrapposte e che senza cambiare penna, ma solo angolazione, di tanto in tanto ne faccia di pi霉 marcate quando parla di desiderio fisico. La precisione di Nabokov 猫 invidiabile, ha un controllo totale della mano, nessuna fretta, nessun tremito. Quelle righe sono ammirevoli, solo avvicinando lo sguardo, come farebbe un miope, si riesce a stabilire che sono formate da tanti piccoli sussulti. Il primo capitolo 猫 davvero ottimo, racconta il viaggio in treno dei tre personaggi che saranno protagonisti del libro, i pensieri erotici del pi霉 giovane di loro intervallano descrizioni accurate di ci貌 che si vede sul treno e dal treno
Poi la pioggia cominci貌 a picchiettare dolcemente sul finestrino: un rivoletto serpeggiava sul vetro, si fermava esitante, per poi riprendere la sua rapida corsa a zigzag verso il basso. Oltre il finestrino del corridoio, uno stretto tramonto arancione finiva di ardere sotto una massa di nuvole temporalesche
Ci貌 che succede fuori e ci貌 che accade dentro
...Aggrott貌 le sopracciglia sotto lo sguardo luminoso e indifferente di lei e, quando la vide distogliere il viso, calcol貌 mentalmente, come se le sue dita stessero spostando rumorosamente le palline di un invisibile pallottoliere, quanti giorni della sua vita avrebbe dato per possedere quella donna
Il godimento con cui si leggono i primi capitoli finisce nel momento in cui l鈥檃dulterio riduce la storia ad una sordida storia di corna nella quale la donna e il gobbo (qui da noi il fante lo chiamiamo cos矛) si coalizzano per far fuori il re. I potenziali assassini mi annoiano, la preparazione del delitto mi indispettisce, a meno che esso non sia per vendetta e qui l鈥檜nico torto del re 猫 possedere il denaro che consentirebbe agli amanti di condurre una vita agiata.
La pianificazione dell鈥檕micidio 猫 in alcuni passi volutamente grottesca, per farsi venire l鈥檃nima nera, gli amanti vi han passato due mani di tinta. La terza ed ultima parte 猫 un delirio febbrile che si legge solo perch茅 ormai si vuol capire come finir脿 il romanzo; delle linee precise dei primi capitoli non vi 猫 pi霉 traccia, la prosa raffinata 猫 stata prima adulterata e poi simbolizzata.
L鈥檌ntroduzione dell鈥檃utore, scritta per gli iniziati, io l鈥檋o letta alla fine. Nabokov lascia intendere di aver ritoccato ad arte il suo romanzo in et脿 adulta per consentirgli di invecchiare meglio, lascia intendere anche di voler onorare il suo debito verso Flaubert (trovavo odiosa Martha, lui mi ha suggerito il perch茅: il suo temperamento 猫 modellato su quello di Emma Bovary) ma di non dover niente a Balzac e pochi spiccioli a Joyce e Freud.
Nemmeno io credo di dovere niente a Nabokov, questo probabilmente sar脿 il suo ultimo romanzo per me.
Trovo che sia votato alla letteratura al punto di sacrificare qualsiasi verit脿 in nome dello stile. Per lui tutto 猫 contesto e pretesto per far mostra del suo sopraffino esercizio letterario. Leggere Nabokov 猫 come bere da un bicchiere vuoto.
Immaginatevi qualcuno che a mano libera riesca a fare precise righe sottili sovrapposte e che senza cambiare penna, ma solo angolazione, di tanto in tanto ne faccia di pi霉 marcate quando parla di desiderio fisico. La precisione di Nabokov 猫 invidiabile, ha un controllo totale della mano, nessuna fretta, nessun tremito. Quelle righe sono ammirevoli, solo avvicinando lo sguardo, come farebbe un miope, si riesce a stabilire che sono formate da tanti piccoli sussulti. Il primo capitolo 猫 davvero ottimo, racconta il viaggio in treno dei tre personaggi che saranno protagonisti del libro, i pensieri erotici del pi霉 giovane di loro intervallano descrizioni accurate di ci貌 che si vede sul treno e dal treno
Poi la pioggia cominci貌 a picchiettare dolcemente sul finestrino: un rivoletto serpeggiava sul vetro, si fermava esitante, per poi riprendere la sua rapida corsa a zigzag verso il basso. Oltre il finestrino del corridoio, uno stretto tramonto arancione finiva di ardere sotto una massa di nuvole temporalesche
Ci貌 che succede fuori e ci貌 che accade dentro
...Aggrott貌 le sopracciglia sotto lo sguardo luminoso e indifferente di lei e, quando la vide distogliere il viso, calcol貌 mentalmente, come se le sue dita stessero spostando rumorosamente le palline di un invisibile pallottoliere, quanti giorni della sua vita avrebbe dato per possedere quella donna
Il godimento con cui si leggono i primi capitoli finisce nel momento in cui l鈥檃dulterio riduce la storia ad una sordida storia di corna nella quale la donna e il gobbo (qui da noi il fante lo chiamiamo cos矛) si coalizzano per far fuori il re. I potenziali assassini mi annoiano, la preparazione del delitto mi indispettisce, a meno che esso non sia per vendetta e qui l鈥檜nico torto del re 猫 possedere il denaro che consentirebbe agli amanti di condurre una vita agiata.
La pianificazione dell鈥檕micidio 猫 in alcuni passi volutamente grottesca, per farsi venire l鈥檃nima nera, gli amanti vi han passato due mani di tinta. La terza ed ultima parte 猫 un delirio febbrile che si legge solo perch茅 ormai si vuol capire come finir脿 il romanzo; delle linee precise dei primi capitoli non vi 猫 pi霉 traccia, la prosa raffinata 猫 stata prima adulterata e poi simbolizzata.
L鈥檌ntroduzione dell鈥檃utore, scritta per gli iniziati, io l鈥檋o letta alla fine. Nabokov lascia intendere di aver ritoccato ad arte il suo romanzo in et脿 adulta per consentirgli di invecchiare meglio, lascia intendere anche di voler onorare il suo debito verso Flaubert (trovavo odiosa Martha, lui mi ha suggerito il perch茅: il suo temperamento 猫 modellato su quello di Emma Bovary) ma di non dover niente a Balzac e pochi spiccioli a Joyce e Freud.
Nemmeno io credo di dovere niente a Nabokov, questo probabilmente sar脿 il suo ultimo romanzo per me.
Trovo che sia votato alla letteratura al punto di sacrificare qualsiasi verit脿 in nome dello stile. Per lui tutto 猫 contesto e pretesto per far mostra del suo sopraffino esercizio letterario. Leggere Nabokov 猫 come bere da un bicchiere vuoto.
January 19, 2014
What kind of car I drive, the girls I used to date, personal hygiene: these are all things for which I鈥檝e never really had high standards. A book by Vladimir Nabokov, now that鈥檚 a different story. For a good portion of my reading, I was seriously considering giving this a mere two stars. It takes way too long for the plot to develop鈥攂ecause of this the pacing is off and parts are simply boring鈥攁nd one can really see the artist behind the book. By that I mean that some of Nabokov鈥檚 brushstrokes are a little too heavy to make this a masterpiece. For one, the irony is laid on thickly, even when he tries to invert it. Take, for example, in mid tryst one adulterous lover to another mentioning 鈥淚magine if [your husband] were suddenly to come in now鈥攋ust like that鈥� and she reassuring him 鈥淥h he won鈥檛 be coming home for a week yet. That鈥檚 as sure as death鈥� (155, 157). All the while, of course, the reader knows that he is returning early. The sounds of someone entering the house downstairs make both the reader and the lovers nervous, nervous enough in the latter鈥檚 case to call it a night. But it鈥檚 only a false alarm鈥攁 close call鈥攆or despite the setup, the husband does not arrive until the lover has safely left. After all, 鈥淸the husband] was too naively self-centered to realize how thoroughly those sudden returns had been exploited in ribald tales鈥� (154). Then there鈥檚 the later chance encounter that the husband has with an ex-lover of his. Without knowing anything, she tells him his wife is likely cheating on him, which he faithfully scoffs at. At least Nabokov sums this one up accurately: 鈥淥n the whole, an unnecessary encounter鈥� (176). Then there鈥檚 the time when the husband is walking home imagining/inventing all of the horrible secrets/misdeeds that every person he passes must hide, thereby warping these people鈥檚 images to him. That is, until he finally arrives home and feels 鈥渁 pleasant relief at seeing at last two familiar, two perfectly human faces鈥� (209). Finally, there鈥檚 the ultimate irony of the ending that I鈥檓 not even sure can rightly be termed 鈥渋rony鈥� because it is clear enough what will happen, thereby preventing it from actually upsetting one鈥檚 expectations.
Another Nabokovian staple that is a bit too heavy-handed are all of fate鈥檚 subtle coincidences. Because they are not so subtle and because they don鈥檛 really contribute to the story, I find them a bit superfluous. There is the coincidence of the 鈥渕eeting鈥� on the train; the coincidence of the inventor staying in the same hotel room as Franz (107, 253); there are the numerous parallel car crashes (49, 115, 129). These are Nabokovian, but they just don鈥檛 achieve what I have come to feel are Nabokovian standards. (That really makes sense since this is one of his earlier works and it鈥檚 one of his final works that I鈥檓 reading.)
Want some unexpected irony after all that complaining? I also nearly gave this four stars. 鈥淲hy?鈥� you may ask. Well I鈥檓 glad to tell you: this book really made me think. Here鈥檚 what I鈥檓 thinking about: Is the story all a dream? Knowing whether or not it鈥檚 a dream wouldn鈥檛 change my enjoyment at all, but it presents a puzzle. And those are often my favorite parts of Nabokov books. This time, since I don鈥檛 have a definitive answer I鈥檓 stuck mulling it over. Anyone care to help?
If so, here鈥檚 reason for my hypothesis:
- It all starts with chapter 2, which begins with all that 鈥渇alse awakening, being nearly the next layer of a dream鈥nd what seemed reality abruptly loses the tingle and tang of reality鈥� stuff (20). That introduction ends with, what is to me, the central question: 鈥淚s this reality the final reality, or just a new deceptive dream?鈥� (21).
-So much depends on how one reads the following: 鈥淎nd in order to free himself from this gold-tinted vagueness still so strongly reminiscent of a dream, he reached toward the night table and groped for his glasses. And only when he touched them, or more precisely the handkerchief in which they were wrapped as in a winding sheet, only then did Franz remember that absurd mishap in a lower layer of a dream鈥� (21). In that mishap he broke his glasses. How does one read 鈥渨ere wrapped鈥�? Are the glasses STILL wrapped there? If so then he did not break them and not only was that but everything subsequent is a dream. If they aren鈥檛 there, then he did break them鈥ut I think everything could still be another layer of the dream.
-The rest of the chapter he鈥檚 relatively blind without his glasses, giving everything a dream-like quality. There are soooo many examples to pick from this chapter alone, I鈥檓 just listing the chapter. What follows is all from other chapters.
Here鈥檚 my evidence:
-鈥淭he workmen were moving as in a dream鈥� (52)
-鈥渟uffering as if in a dream鈥� (63)
-鈥淲ith dream-like unexpectedness they emerged鈥� (69)
-鈥渕oving with the slow motion of a sleepwalker鈥� (74)
-鈥渟leep, with a bow, handed him the keys to the city鈥� (74)
-鈥渁lready lost in a dream鈥� (76)
-鈥渉ow much will you pay me for dreaming鈥� (89)
-鈥淚 am duty-bound to believe in a dream but to believe in the embodiment of that dream鈥擯uh鈥� (90)
-鈥淵our dream is enchanting鈥� (90) A description of this book???
-鈥淪top harping on dreams, sir鈥� (90) Advice to me????
-鈥渕aybe I鈥檒l see your invention in my next dream鈥� (91)
-鈥渨hen the express pulls out of a dreamy station鈥� (97)
-鈥渆verything changed. As happens in dreams鈥very time we dream of it鈥� (104)
-鈥渘oble slowness of a sleepwalker鈥檚 progress鈥� (109)
-鈥淔ranz, too, tried to shake off this strange drowsiness鈥� (111)
-鈥渄espite her long-standing dream鈥� (113)
-鈥渉e could not remember afterwards how he said good-by, or put on his overcoat, or reached the street鈥� (128)
-鈥淟et鈥檚 dream a little鈥� (134)
-鈥淥ne cannot deposit dreams at the bank鈥� (135)
-鈥淔ranz was oblivious to the corrosive probity of his pleasant daydreams鈥� (138)
-鈥渉e lay supine on his bed not knowing whether he was asleep or awake鈥� (153)
-鈥淗e would dream at night of a treacherous handshake. Half-awake, he would recoil鈥� (162)
-鈥渟he could not rid herself of the dream of magic powders鈥� (168)
-鈥渢rying to persuade himself that it was only a bad dream鈥� (186)
-鈥渟ome kind of atrocious dreamland was encroaching upon her鈥� (197)
-鈥渁 curious debility blurred his movements as if he were existing only because existing were the proper thing to do鈥� (200)
-鈥渆phemeral glints of consciousness; he would instantly revert to semi-existence. Then at night in his drugged sleep鈥� (202)
-鈥渇atal veil between him and every dream that beckoned to him鈥� (224)
-鈥淏ut he still saw it all as if through a dream鈥� (245)
-鈥渓ike a recurrent dream image or a subtle leitmotiv鈥� (254)
-鈥淏arely awake and still blinking鈥� (256)
-The very end.
My Conclusion (maybe):
-This is like the end of Bend Sinister, where the author breaks through and it becomes clear that it was a book. It鈥檚 just more subtle. There鈥檚 the weird-ass landlord who decides everything is a story of his creation (226-228), and there鈥檚 the (directly mentioned leitmotiv) 鈥渇oreign girl in the blue dress with a remarkably handsome man in an old-fashioned dinner jacket鈥ometimes the man carried a butterfly net鈥� (254). Thus, Franz鈥檚 adventure is nothing more than a dream, a magician鈥檚 invention, an author鈥檚 story.
Another Nabokovian staple that is a bit too heavy-handed are all of fate鈥檚 subtle coincidences. Because they are not so subtle and because they don鈥檛 really contribute to the story, I find them a bit superfluous. There is the coincidence of the 鈥渕eeting鈥� on the train; the coincidence of the inventor staying in the same hotel room as Franz (107, 253); there are the numerous parallel car crashes (49, 115, 129). These are Nabokovian, but they just don鈥檛 achieve what I have come to feel are Nabokovian standards. (That really makes sense since this is one of his earlier works and it鈥檚 one of his final works that I鈥檓 reading.)
Want some unexpected irony after all that complaining? I also nearly gave this four stars. 鈥淲hy?鈥� you may ask. Well I鈥檓 glad to tell you: this book really made me think. Here鈥檚 what I鈥檓 thinking about: Is the story all a dream? Knowing whether or not it鈥檚 a dream wouldn鈥檛 change my enjoyment at all, but it presents a puzzle. And those are often my favorite parts of Nabokov books. This time, since I don鈥檛 have a definitive answer I鈥檓 stuck mulling it over. Anyone care to help?
If so, here鈥檚 reason for my hypothesis:
- It all starts with chapter 2, which begins with all that 鈥渇alse awakening, being nearly the next layer of a dream鈥nd what seemed reality abruptly loses the tingle and tang of reality鈥� stuff (20). That introduction ends with, what is to me, the central question: 鈥淚s this reality the final reality, or just a new deceptive dream?鈥� (21).
-So much depends on how one reads the following: 鈥淎nd in order to free himself from this gold-tinted vagueness still so strongly reminiscent of a dream, he reached toward the night table and groped for his glasses. And only when he touched them, or more precisely the handkerchief in which they were wrapped as in a winding sheet, only then did Franz remember that absurd mishap in a lower layer of a dream鈥� (21). In that mishap he broke his glasses. How does one read 鈥渨ere wrapped鈥�? Are the glasses STILL wrapped there? If so then he did not break them and not only was that but everything subsequent is a dream. If they aren鈥檛 there, then he did break them鈥ut I think everything could still be another layer of the dream.
-The rest of the chapter he鈥檚 relatively blind without his glasses, giving everything a dream-like quality. There are soooo many examples to pick from this chapter alone, I鈥檓 just listing the chapter. What follows is all from other chapters.
Here鈥檚 my evidence:
-鈥淭he workmen were moving as in a dream鈥� (52)
-鈥渟uffering as if in a dream鈥� (63)
-鈥淲ith dream-like unexpectedness they emerged鈥� (69)
-鈥渕oving with the slow motion of a sleepwalker鈥� (74)
-鈥渟leep, with a bow, handed him the keys to the city鈥� (74)
-鈥渁lready lost in a dream鈥� (76)
-鈥渉ow much will you pay me for dreaming鈥� (89)
-鈥淚 am duty-bound to believe in a dream but to believe in the embodiment of that dream鈥擯uh鈥� (90)
-鈥淵our dream is enchanting鈥� (90) A description of this book???
-鈥淪top harping on dreams, sir鈥� (90) Advice to me????
-鈥渕aybe I鈥檒l see your invention in my next dream鈥� (91)
-鈥渨hen the express pulls out of a dreamy station鈥� (97)
-鈥渆verything changed. As happens in dreams鈥very time we dream of it鈥� (104)
-鈥渘oble slowness of a sleepwalker鈥檚 progress鈥� (109)
-鈥淔ranz, too, tried to shake off this strange drowsiness鈥� (111)
-鈥渄espite her long-standing dream鈥� (113)
-鈥渉e could not remember afterwards how he said good-by, or put on his overcoat, or reached the street鈥� (128)
-鈥淟et鈥檚 dream a little鈥� (134)
-鈥淥ne cannot deposit dreams at the bank鈥� (135)
-鈥淔ranz was oblivious to the corrosive probity of his pleasant daydreams鈥� (138)
-鈥渉e lay supine on his bed not knowing whether he was asleep or awake鈥� (153)
-鈥淗e would dream at night of a treacherous handshake. Half-awake, he would recoil鈥� (162)
-鈥渟he could not rid herself of the dream of magic powders鈥� (168)
-鈥渢rying to persuade himself that it was only a bad dream鈥� (186)
-鈥渟ome kind of atrocious dreamland was encroaching upon her鈥� (197)
-鈥渁 curious debility blurred his movements as if he were existing only because existing were the proper thing to do鈥� (200)
-鈥渆phemeral glints of consciousness; he would instantly revert to semi-existence. Then at night in his drugged sleep鈥� (202)
-鈥渇atal veil between him and every dream that beckoned to him鈥� (224)
-鈥淏ut he still saw it all as if through a dream鈥� (245)
-鈥渓ike a recurrent dream image or a subtle leitmotiv鈥� (254)
-鈥淏arely awake and still blinking鈥� (256)
-The very end.
My Conclusion (maybe):
-This is like the end of Bend Sinister, where the author breaks through and it becomes clear that it was a book. It鈥檚 just more subtle. There鈥檚 the weird-ass landlord who decides everything is a story of his creation (226-228), and there鈥檚 the (directly mentioned leitmotiv) 鈥渇oreign girl in the blue dress with a remarkably handsome man in an old-fashioned dinner jacket鈥ometimes the man carried a butterfly net鈥� (254). Thus, Franz鈥檚 adventure is nothing more than a dream, a magician鈥檚 invention, an author鈥檚 story.
September 5, 2020
is about an uncle, aunt and nephew. The nephew has been offered a position at his uncle鈥檚 clothing emporium in Berlin. The nephew falls for his aunt, thirteen years his senior. He鈥檚 sexually attracted to her. He鈥檚 twenty one. She鈥檚 thirty four. The aunt鈥檚 and uncle鈥檚 marriage has gone stale.
Before jumping to any conclusion about who may be in the wrong, one must know more. Call this a character study of the uncle, aunt and nephew. None of the three are angels. Adultery, trickery and possibly murder are elements of the plot. It is 1928 and the setting is Berlin and a resort town not far distant.
Perhaps the story sounds nasty, with a plot not terribly original. It is instead plucky and fun, a cerebral tragi-comedy. What makes this special, while other novels having a similar plot are just ordinary, is the writing and the humor. Nabokov plays with words. He draws allusions. He captures the feel of situations and places, be it a train ride, a morning on the beach or a room in a boarding house. You read, you recognize and remember similar situations. You marvel at how perfectly Nabokov has captured your own experiences. Little details make all the difference in the telling of a story, and Nabokov gets it right. It is the details, the humor and the way Nabokov plays with words that make this book special, a book above the ordinary.
I was about to give the book four stars, but the tying up of the strings at the book鈥檚 end is quick, lacks the humor and the play on words that make Nabokov鈥檚 writing special. I don鈥檛 dislike what happens at the end, but the writing had all of a sudden become ordinary. For this reason, I have given the book three rather than four stars.
This, Nabokov鈥檚 second novel, is one of his ten written originally in Russian. It is translated by his son, with the author鈥檚 collaboration. Words are an important element of Nabokov鈥檚 stories, making a good translation essential.
Christopher Lane narrates the audiobook. He does dramatize. Until I got into the swing of the story, this annoyed me. By the end I enjoyed it. Three stars for the narration; it鈥檚 good.
If you are a Nabokov fan, you will definitely like this a lot. It is not the story that is special, but the prose and the humor.
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Before jumping to any conclusion about who may be in the wrong, one must know more. Call this a character study of the uncle, aunt and nephew. None of the three are angels. Adultery, trickery and possibly murder are elements of the plot. It is 1928 and the setting is Berlin and a resort town not far distant.
Perhaps the story sounds nasty, with a plot not terribly original. It is instead plucky and fun, a cerebral tragi-comedy. What makes this special, while other novels having a similar plot are just ordinary, is the writing and the humor. Nabokov plays with words. He draws allusions. He captures the feel of situations and places, be it a train ride, a morning on the beach or a room in a boarding house. You read, you recognize and remember similar situations. You marvel at how perfectly Nabokov has captured your own experiences. Little details make all the difference in the telling of a story, and Nabokov gets it right. It is the details, the humor and the way Nabokov plays with words that make this book special, a book above the ordinary.
I was about to give the book four stars, but the tying up of the strings at the book鈥檚 end is quick, lacks the humor and the play on words that make Nabokov鈥檚 writing special. I don鈥檛 dislike what happens at the end, but the writing had all of a sudden become ordinary. For this reason, I have given the book three rather than four stars.
This, Nabokov鈥檚 second novel, is one of his ten written originally in Russian. It is translated by his son, with the author鈥檚 collaboration. Words are an important element of Nabokov鈥檚 stories, making a good translation essential.
Christopher Lane narrates the audiobook. He does dramatize. Until I got into the swing of the story, this annoyed me. By the end I enjoyed it. Three stars for the narration; it鈥檚 good.
If you are a Nabokov fan, you will definitely like this a lot. It is not the story that is special, but the prose and the humor.
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* 5 stars
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August 16, 2021
Kartais u啪tenka vienos knygos ir supranti, kad autorius visi拧kai tavo. Taip man nutiko su Nabokovu ir jo "Lolita". Likau paker臈ta ra拧ymo stiliumi, estetika, elegancija ir buvo visi拧kai ai拧ku, kad "Lolita" nebus paskutin臈 mano skaityta autoriaus knyga. Leidyklos "Jotema" i拧leista Nabokovo knyga "Karalius, dama, valetas" sudomino ne tik d臈l to, kad j膮 ra拧臈 Nabokovas, bet ir d臈l to, kad tai ankstyvojo jo k奴rybos periodo vaisius. Visuomet 寞domu palyginti, kaip atrodo brand奴s k奴riniais su k奴rybos prad啪ia. Tuo metu Nabokovas gyveno Vokietijoje, o ir ra拧臈 ne angli拧kai, bet rusi拧kai. Net ir pasira拧in臈jo kitu slapyvard啪iu - Sirinas.
"Karalius, dama ir valetas" siu啪etas paprastas ir net 拧iek tiek banalus. Yra meil臈s trikampio motyvas. Vyresn臈 moteris 寞simyli savo vyro s奴n臈n膮. Jai pavyksta vaikinuk膮 suvilioti ir u啪 vyro nugaros u啪megzti slapt膮 roman膮. Grimztant gilyn 寞 拧寞 roman膮, u啪gimsta 拧altakrauji拧kas planas, k膮 daryti su savo vyru. Apie tai pla膷iau ir kuo viskas baigsis gal臈site su啪inoti perskait臋 roman膮. Tiek trumpai apie siu啪et膮, kuris tikrai n臈ra pretenzingas, bet vis tik, manau, kad d臈mesio centre 膷ia ne k膮 ra拧o Nabokovas, bet kaip skleid啪iasi jo pasakojimas, kaip jis d臈sto savo mintis. O jis tikras 啪od啪io meistras. Jau matosi ir to v臈lesniojo brandaus autoriaus brai啪as - rafinuota pasakojimo maniera, ironija, didelis poreikis estetikai.
Pritr奴ko daugiau psichologijos. Veik臈j懦 psichologiniai portretai tarsi praplauk臈 pavir拧iumi. Nor臈josi detaliau ir giliau.
Kam skaityti? Tiems, kurie myli Nabokov膮 ir nori susipa啪inti su ankstyv膮ja jo k奴ryba.
"Karalius, dama ir valetas" siu啪etas paprastas ir net 拧iek tiek banalus. Yra meil臈s trikampio motyvas. Vyresn臈 moteris 寞simyli savo vyro s奴n臈n膮. Jai pavyksta vaikinuk膮 suvilioti ir u啪 vyro nugaros u啪megzti slapt膮 roman膮. Grimztant gilyn 寞 拧寞 roman膮, u啪gimsta 拧altakrauji拧kas planas, k膮 daryti su savo vyru. Apie tai pla膷iau ir kuo viskas baigsis gal臈site su啪inoti perskait臋 roman膮. Tiek trumpai apie siu啪et膮, kuris tikrai n臈ra pretenzingas, bet vis tik, manau, kad d臈mesio centre 膷ia ne k膮 ra拧o Nabokovas, bet kaip skleid啪iasi jo pasakojimas, kaip jis d臈sto savo mintis. O jis tikras 啪od啪io meistras. Jau matosi ir to v臈lesniojo brandaus autoriaus brai啪as - rafinuota pasakojimo maniera, ironija, didelis poreikis estetikai.
Pritr奴ko daugiau psichologijos. Veik臈j懦 psichologiniai portretai tarsi praplauk臈 pavir拧iumi. Nor臈josi detaliau ir giliau.
Kam skaityti? Tiems, kurie myli Nabokov膮 ir nori susipa啪inti su ankstyv膮ja jo k奴ryba.
June 29, 2022
This is one my favourite books of all time, from the originality of the opening page (the clock hand's 'once a minute gesture' that 'will set the entire world in motion') to every page thereafter.
The fact is, very, very few authors (no-one?) can touch Nab when it comes to metaphor, intellect, descriptive precision at large, and of course, he just happens to have arguably greatest sense of humour of anyone who ever lived to top it all off.
The opening sequence contains such a remarkable description of the sensation and shapes of a train disembarking that you almost have to hold on to something firm to prevent you sliding away with it.
Then there are the silken, truly exquisite meanderings through a subterranean world of the 'automannequins', about which I will not ruin your enjoyment.
This is vintage Nabokov - the MIND of Nabokov at its most self-indulgent, mesmerising best, if you will.
Every single page of this book contains moments as good as this:
'The city shimmered and fell in fantastic folds, not held up by anything, a discarnate iridescence limply suspended in the azure autumnal air...and suddenly a sunbeam, a gleam of glass, would stab him in the pupil.'
'...a famous young man who flitted all summer from resort to resort like a velvet butterfly.'
'The fizzy little stars of champagne pricked an unfamiliar tongue, without warming her blood or quenching her thirst.'
Some people have mentioned shallow characterisation, but I think the main focus here is the humour and the descriptions - everything is fairly satitical, often how Nabokov liked to play things.
I can't speak highly enough of this book, and much preferred it to several Nabokov works that are more widespreadly read (so to speak). Massive fan of 'Speak, Memory' and the Short Stories too - incidentally the style of KQK is reminiscent of several of Nabokov's most stylistically impressive short stories.
Perhaps not a 'masterpiece' in the most expansive sense, but equally enjoyable as many works considered masterpieces for reasons of exquisite combinations of words, page after page.
The fact is, very, very few authors (no-one?) can touch Nab when it comes to metaphor, intellect, descriptive precision at large, and of course, he just happens to have arguably greatest sense of humour of anyone who ever lived to top it all off.
The opening sequence contains such a remarkable description of the sensation and shapes of a train disembarking that you almost have to hold on to something firm to prevent you sliding away with it.
Then there are the silken, truly exquisite meanderings through a subterranean world of the 'automannequins', about which I will not ruin your enjoyment.
This is vintage Nabokov - the MIND of Nabokov at its most self-indulgent, mesmerising best, if you will.
Every single page of this book contains moments as good as this:
'The city shimmered and fell in fantastic folds, not held up by anything, a discarnate iridescence limply suspended in the azure autumnal air...and suddenly a sunbeam, a gleam of glass, would stab him in the pupil.'
'...a famous young man who flitted all summer from resort to resort like a velvet butterfly.'
'The fizzy little stars of champagne pricked an unfamiliar tongue, without warming her blood or quenching her thirst.'
Some people have mentioned shallow characterisation, but I think the main focus here is the humour and the descriptions - everything is fairly satitical, often how Nabokov liked to play things.
I can't speak highly enough of this book, and much preferred it to several Nabokov works that are more widespreadly read (so to speak). Massive fan of 'Speak, Memory' and the Short Stories too - incidentally the style of KQK is reminiscent of several of Nabokov's most stylistically impressive short stories.
Perhaps not a 'masterpiece' in the most expansive sense, but equally enjoyable as many works considered masterpieces for reasons of exquisite combinations of words, page after page.
August 19, 2021
87th book of 2021.
Continuing with my chronological romp through Nabokov's early Russian novels I backtrack slightly to his second novel, King, Queen, Knave, on account of availability. This one has pretty good reviews but is the Nabo I've liked the least recently. An uncle, aunt and nephew: Franz is a fairly pathetic character who goes to work with his uncle and ends up in an affair with his uncle's wife, Martha. Though dripping with viscous irony, sometimes too much to bear, the novel drags at a slow pace. The plot takes some time to get going with a long long part of the opening focussed on Franz's train ride towards Germany. It is saved from utter boredom with an interesting plot device in that Franz loses his glasses and Nabokov showboats his prose ability with wonderful almost-blind descriptions of the world in a haze, a mass of colour, a fog of vision. The rest is fairly inevitable, sneaking around, dipping into the characters' heads, moving towards the only foreseeable outcome and novel question: are they caught in the end? Though deliciously written, I found it mostly underwhelming and dull at times, overwrought, even. I did want to read all his Russian novels before the end of the year though I'm unsure if I'll quite manage it. I've got 4/5 to go, depending if I count The Enchanter, which was written in Russian but published much later, posthumously. Either way, next up, The Eye, as I've already read his third novel, The Luzhin Defence.
Continuing with my chronological romp through Nabokov's early Russian novels I backtrack slightly to his second novel, King, Queen, Knave, on account of availability. This one has pretty good reviews but is the Nabo I've liked the least recently. An uncle, aunt and nephew: Franz is a fairly pathetic character who goes to work with his uncle and ends up in an affair with his uncle's wife, Martha. Though dripping with viscous irony, sometimes too much to bear, the novel drags at a slow pace. The plot takes some time to get going with a long long part of the opening focussed on Franz's train ride towards Germany. It is saved from utter boredom with an interesting plot device in that Franz loses his glasses and Nabokov showboats his prose ability with wonderful almost-blind descriptions of the world in a haze, a mass of colour, a fog of vision. The rest is fairly inevitable, sneaking around, dipping into the characters' heads, moving towards the only foreseeable outcome and novel question: are they caught in the end? Though deliciously written, I found it mostly underwhelming and dull at times, overwrought, even. I did want to read all his Russian novels before the end of the year though I'm unsure if I'll quite manage it. I've got 4/5 to go, depending if I count The Enchanter, which was written in Russian but published much later, posthumously. Either way, next up, The Eye, as I've already read his third novel, The Luzhin Defence.
April 7, 2017
Bir seyahatte dald谋臒谋m bir sahafta rastlay谋p, biraz zarar g枚rm眉艧 olsa da nefis cildi ile bu g眉zel bask谋yla ters orant谋l谋 fiyat谋n谋n cazibesine kap谋l谋p alm谋艧t谋m. Nabokov'un gen莽lik d枚nemi (28 ya艧谋nda yazm谋艧) 眉r眉nlerinden. B枚yle bir roman谋 oldu臒unu dahi bilmiyordum, ho艧 bir s眉rpriz oldu.
Konusu asl谋nda kli艧e. Zengin ve orta ya艧l谋 kocas谋n谋n paras谋 d谋艧谋nda hi莽bir 艧eyinden hazzetmeyen 30'lar谋ndaki bir kad谋n ile amcas谋 olan kad谋n谋n kocas谋n谋n yan谋nda 莽al谋艧mak 眉zere Berlin'e gelen 20'lerindeki ta艧ral谋 delikanl谋 aras谋nda ye艧eren tutkulu bir a艧k ve bu a艧谋klar谋n kocay谋 ortadan kald谋rma 莽abalar谋. Fakat tabii Nabokov gibi birisi yaz谋nca, kli艧e bir konu da bir edebiyat olay谋na d枚n眉艧ebiliyor. Kendine has, karma艧谋k olabilen ve oyunbaz 眉slubu olay 枚rg眉s眉n眉n 枚tesine ge莽ebiliyor. Ama olaylar谋n ak谋艧谋nda da gerilim, merak duygusu iyi kurgulanm谋艧.
Kitap ilk kez 1928'de Rus莽a olarak bas谋lm谋艧. Benim okudu臒um 1968 bas谋m谋n谋n 陌ngilizce terc眉mesini Nabokov'un i艧birli臒iyle o臒lu Dimitri yapm谋艧. Bizde 陌leti艧im basm谋艧, umar谋m terc眉mesi iyidir. 脟眉nk眉 Nabokov ger莽ekten terc眉me edilmesi kolay bir yazar de臒il.
Konusu asl谋nda kli艧e. Zengin ve orta ya艧l谋 kocas谋n谋n paras谋 d谋艧谋nda hi莽bir 艧eyinden hazzetmeyen 30'lar谋ndaki bir kad谋n ile amcas谋 olan kad谋n谋n kocas谋n谋n yan谋nda 莽al谋艧mak 眉zere Berlin'e gelen 20'lerindeki ta艧ral谋 delikanl谋 aras谋nda ye艧eren tutkulu bir a艧k ve bu a艧谋klar谋n kocay谋 ortadan kald谋rma 莽abalar谋. Fakat tabii Nabokov gibi birisi yaz谋nca, kli艧e bir konu da bir edebiyat olay谋na d枚n眉艧ebiliyor. Kendine has, karma艧谋k olabilen ve oyunbaz 眉slubu olay 枚rg眉s眉n眉n 枚tesine ge莽ebiliyor. Ama olaylar谋n ak谋艧谋nda da gerilim, merak duygusu iyi kurgulanm谋艧.
Kitap ilk kez 1928'de Rus莽a olarak bas谋lm谋艧. Benim okudu臒um 1968 bas谋m谋n谋n 陌ngilizce terc眉mesini Nabokov'un i艧birli臒iyle o臒lu Dimitri yapm谋艧. Bizde 陌leti艧im basm谋艧, umar谋m terc眉mesi iyidir. 脟眉nk眉 Nabokov ger莽ekten terc眉me edilmesi kolay bir yazar de臒il.
August 5, 2024
丕賵賱 亘诏賲 讴賴 賲賳 賲卮讴賱 卮禺氐蹖 亘丕 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 丿丕乇賲. 亘賴 丌賯丕賲 丿丕爻鬲丕蹖賵賮爻讴蹖 鬲賵賴蹖賳 讴乇丿賴. 丨蹖賮 讴賴 毓賲乇卮 賯丿 賳丿丕丿 賵诏乇賳賴 禺賵丿賲 賲蹖鈥屫辟佖� 賵 亘丕 倬卮鬲 丿爻鬲 賲蹖鈥屫藏� 鬲賵 丿賴賳卮. 蹖毓賳蹖 趩蹖 鬲蹖倬鈥屬囏й� 讴賱蹖卮賴鈥屫й� 賵 丕睾乇丕賯鈥屫①呟屫藏� 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賴! 賲诏賴 丕氐賱丕賸 丿乇 丨丿蹖 賴爻鬲蹖 讴賴 丕夭 丿丕爻鬲丕蹖賵賮爻讴蹖 丕賳鬲賯丕丿 讴賳蹖責
丨丕賱丕 丕诏賴 丕賲蹖賱 夭賵賱丕 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 乇賵 賲蹖鈥屫屫� 賲蹖鈥屫藏� 乇賵 卮丕賳賴鈥屫ж� 賵 賲蹖鈥屭佖�: "賴蹖 賵賱丕丿蹖賲蹖乇貙 賲賳 賲孬賱 丕蹖賳賵 60 爻丕賱 倬蹖卮 賳賵卮鬲賲." 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 賲蹖鈥屭佖�: "亘丕亘丕 丕賲蹖賱 亘蹖鈥屫屫з勜� 卮禺氐蹖鬲 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賲賳 賳丕鬲賵乇丕賱蹖爻賲 賵 賵丕賯毓鈥屭必й屰� 賵 丕蹖賳丕 賳丿丕乇賴. 卮賵禺鈥屫坟ㄘ� 賵 倬蹖趩蹖丿賴鈥屫池�. 丕氐賱丕賸 乇亘胤蹖 亘賴 丕賵賳 趩蹖夭丕 賳丿丕乇賴."
賮乇丕賳鬲爻 賲賳 讴賴 亘丕 夭賳 卮賵賴乇丿丕乇 賲蹖鈥屬矩辟囏� 賮乇賯 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁�. 丕賲蹖賱 亘賴卮 賲蹖鈥屭�: "亘丕亘丕 亘蹖鈥屫屫з勜� 禺蹖丕賳鬲 禺蹖丕賳鬲賴 丿蹖诏賴."
丨丕賱丕 丿乇 賴乇 氐賵乇鬲 賳賲蹖鈥屫促� 卮亘丕賴鬲 夭蹖丕丿 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 "卮丕賴貙 亘蹖鈥屫ㄛ屫� 爻乇亘丕夭" 亘賴 乇賲丕賳 "鬲乇夭 乇丕讴賳" 丕賲蹖賱 夭賵賱丕 乇賵 賲賳讴乇 卮丿. 賵賱蹖 爻亘讴 乇賵丕蹖蹖 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 亘丕 夭賵賱丕 賵丕賯毓丕賸 賮乇賯 丿丕乇賴. 鬲賵蹖 乇賲丕賳 "鬲乇夭 乇丕讴賳" 賵丕賯毓丕賸 丌丿賲 蹖禺 賲蹖鈥屫操嗁� 賵 賱乇夭卮 賲蹖鈥屭屫辟�. 卮亘丕賴鬲 夭蹖丕丿蹖 亘賴 乇賲丕賳 "跇乇賲蹖賳丕賱" 丿丕乇賴. 賵賱蹖 賱丨賳 乇賵丕蹖蹖 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 禺蹖賱蹖 诏乇賲 賵 倬乇 丕夭 卮賵禺蹖賴.
賴乇 丿賵 乇賲丕賳 亘賴 倬蹖趩蹖丿诏蹖鈥屬囏й� 乇賵丕賳蹖 卮禺氐蹖鬲鈥屬囏� 賵 毓賵丕賯亘 噩賳丕蹖鬲 賲蹖鈥屬矩必ж操嗀�. 丿乇 "卮丕賴貙 亘蹖鈥屫ㄛ屫� 爻乇亘丕夭"貙 賳賯卮賴鈥屬囏й� 禺蹖丕賳鬲鈥屫①呟屫� 賵 賯鬲賱 賲賳噩乇 亘賴 毓賵丕賯亘 睾蹖乇賲賳鬲馗乇賴 賵 鬲乇丕跇蹖讴 賲蹖鈥屫促堎嗀� 賵 卮禺氐蹖鬲鈥屬囏� 亘丕 丕丨爻丕爻 诏賳丕賴 賵 鬲乇丿蹖丿賴丕蹖 丿乇賵賳蹖 丿爻鬲 賵 倬賳噩賴 賳乇賲 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁嗀�. 賴賲蹖賳 賲爻卅賱賴 丿乇 "鬲乇夭 乇丕讴賳" 賳蹖夭 丿蹖丿賴 賲蹖鈥屫促堌� 噩丕蹖蹖 讴賴 鬲乇夭 賵 賱賵乇丕賳 倬爻 丕夭 賯鬲賱貙 亘丕 毓賵丕賯亘 乇賵丕賳蹖 賵 丕禺賱丕賯蹖 卮丿蹖丿 丌賳 賲賵丕噩賴 賲蹖鈥屫促堎嗀�.
丨丕賱丕 丕诏賴 丕賲蹖賱 夭賵賱丕 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 乇賵 賲蹖鈥屫屫� 賲蹖鈥屫藏� 乇賵 卮丕賳賴鈥屫ж� 賵 賲蹖鈥屭佖�: "賴蹖 賵賱丕丿蹖賲蹖乇貙 賲賳 賲孬賱 丕蹖賳賵 60 爻丕賱 倬蹖卮 賳賵卮鬲賲." 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 賲蹖鈥屭佖�: "亘丕亘丕 丕賲蹖賱 亘蹖鈥屫屫з勜� 卮禺氐蹖鬲 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賲賳 賳丕鬲賵乇丕賱蹖爻賲 賵 賵丕賯毓鈥屭必й屰� 賵 丕蹖賳丕 賳丿丕乇賴. 卮賵禺鈥屫坟ㄘ� 賵 倬蹖趩蹖丿賴鈥屫池�. 丕氐賱丕賸 乇亘胤蹖 亘賴 丕賵賳 趩蹖夭丕 賳丿丕乇賴."
賮乇丕賳鬲爻 賲賳 讴賴 亘丕 夭賳 卮賵賴乇丿丕乇 賲蹖鈥屬矩辟囏� 賮乇賯 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁�. 丕賲蹖賱 亘賴卮 賲蹖鈥屭�: "亘丕亘丕 亘蹖鈥屫屫з勜� 禺蹖丕賳鬲 禺蹖丕賳鬲賴 丿蹖诏賴."
丨丕賱丕 丿乇 賴乇 氐賵乇鬲 賳賲蹖鈥屫促� 卮亘丕賴鬲 夭蹖丕丿 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 "卮丕賴貙 亘蹖鈥屫ㄛ屫� 爻乇亘丕夭" 亘賴 乇賲丕賳 "鬲乇夭 乇丕讴賳" 丕賲蹖賱 夭賵賱丕 乇賵 賲賳讴乇 卮丿. 賵賱蹖 爻亘讴 乇賵丕蹖蹖 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 亘丕 夭賵賱丕 賵丕賯毓丕賸 賮乇賯 丿丕乇賴. 鬲賵蹖 乇賲丕賳 "鬲乇夭 乇丕讴賳" 賵丕賯毓丕賸 丌丿賲 蹖禺 賲蹖鈥屫操嗁� 賵 賱乇夭卮 賲蹖鈥屭屫辟�. 卮亘丕賴鬲 夭蹖丕丿蹖 亘賴 乇賲丕賳 "跇乇賲蹖賳丕賱" 丿丕乇賴. 賵賱蹖 賱丨賳 乇賵丕蹖蹖 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 禺蹖賱蹖 诏乇賲 賵 倬乇 丕夭 卮賵禺蹖賴.
賴乇 丿賵 乇賲丕賳 亘賴 倬蹖趩蹖丿诏蹖鈥屬囏й� 乇賵丕賳蹖 卮禺氐蹖鬲鈥屬囏� 賵 毓賵丕賯亘 噩賳丕蹖鬲 賲蹖鈥屬矩必ж操嗀�. 丿乇 "卮丕賴貙 亘蹖鈥屫ㄛ屫� 爻乇亘丕夭"貙 賳賯卮賴鈥屬囏й� 禺蹖丕賳鬲鈥屫①呟屫� 賵 賯鬲賱 賲賳噩乇 亘賴 毓賵丕賯亘 睾蹖乇賲賳鬲馗乇賴 賵 鬲乇丕跇蹖讴 賲蹖鈥屫促堎嗀� 賵 卮禺氐蹖鬲鈥屬囏� 亘丕 丕丨爻丕爻 诏賳丕賴 賵 鬲乇丿蹖丿賴丕蹖 丿乇賵賳蹖 丿爻鬲 賵 倬賳噩賴 賳乇賲 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁嗀�. 賴賲蹖賳 賲爻卅賱賴 丿乇 "鬲乇夭 乇丕讴賳" 賳蹖夭 丿蹖丿賴 賲蹖鈥屫促堌� 噩丕蹖蹖 讴賴 鬲乇夭 賵 賱賵乇丕賳 倬爻 丕夭 賯鬲賱貙 亘丕 毓賵丕賯亘 乇賵丕賳蹖 賵 丕禺賱丕賯蹖 卮丿蹖丿 丌賳 賲賵丕噩賴 賲蹖鈥屫促堎嗀�.
July 7, 2019
The writing is superb. The characters and plot both reminded me quite a bit of An American Tragedy with Martha and Franz splitting Clyde Griffith's personality between them. This one differs quite a bit though with all the hints and foreshadowing of nazism. It comes through quite directly with Martha's attitude towards foreigners and eerily with Franz who we are told will some day be "guilty of worse sins than avunculicide". Yikes! Franz is portrayed as a budding nazi in other ways as well as he becomes increasingly unable to think for himself and only responds to Martha's harsh commands.
One of my criteria for five stars is that it has to be something I would be interested in re-reading and this is the rare Nabokov that I probably won't be revisiting but it's just shy of that level.
One of my criteria for five stars is that it has to be something I would be interested in re-reading and this is the rare Nabokov that I probably won't be revisiting but it's just shy of that level.
September 4, 2021
鈥楰ing, Queen, Knave鈥� represents the first flowering of Nabokov鈥檚 genius, the petals of which fall deciduously and deliriously throughout the novel. From Franz鈥檚 impressions of Berlin as a whirlwind of colours after he loses his glasses, to the little details only Nabokov is able to imbue his novels with, to the farcical and solipsistic characters, hopelessly tangled up in the web the writer, who twice makes and appearance, weaves around the novel, entrapped by the caprices of their creator. In many ways 鈥楰ing, Queen, Knave鈥� is the most quintessentially Nabokovian written in Russian aside from 鈥楾he Gift鈥� the sense of whimsy mixed with vituperation he is able to create is only really replicated in some of his English language novels such as 鈥楶nin鈥� and 鈥楶ale Fire鈥�.
Essentially 鈥楰ing, Queen, Knave鈥� follows the story of Franz, Dreyer and Martha, a trio caught up in a love triangle so banal that one of them is blissfully unaware, the other vaguely indifferent and the other caught up in a passion which can only be explained, as with Emma Bovary, with the excitement of the affair rather than the attractiveness of her lover. Yet, beneath the banality Nabokov is able to constantly weave beauty, from the delicate flickers of sunlight on the street pavement to the impressionistic renderings of a city from the point-of-view of a half-blind Franz:
鈥淔ranz reached a plausible street corner. After much fussing and squinting he discovered the red blur of a bust stop which rippled and wavered like the support of a bathhouse when you dive under it. Almost directly the image of a yellow bus came into being鈥�
鈥楰ing, Queen, Knave鈥� is worth reading if only for the chance to become accustomed to Nabokov鈥檚 brilliance and to the aesthetic ideas which formed the base of all his art and which he continued to explore in his other novels.
Essentially 鈥楰ing, Queen, Knave鈥� follows the story of Franz, Dreyer and Martha, a trio caught up in a love triangle so banal that one of them is blissfully unaware, the other vaguely indifferent and the other caught up in a passion which can only be explained, as with Emma Bovary, with the excitement of the affair rather than the attractiveness of her lover. Yet, beneath the banality Nabokov is able to constantly weave beauty, from the delicate flickers of sunlight on the street pavement to the impressionistic renderings of a city from the point-of-view of a half-blind Franz:
鈥淔ranz reached a plausible street corner. After much fussing and squinting he discovered the red blur of a bust stop which rippled and wavered like the support of a bathhouse when you dive under it. Almost directly the image of a yellow bus came into being鈥�
鈥楰ing, Queen, Knave鈥� is worth reading if only for the chance to become accustomed to Nabokov鈥檚 brilliance and to the aesthetic ideas which formed the base of all his art and which he continued to explore in his other novels.
May 9, 2018
禺賵亘 亘賵丿 诏乇趩賴 丕賵丕蹖賱 讴鬲丕亘 诏賮賳賲 趩賴 讴鬲丕亘 賲毓乇讴賴 丕蹖賴 丕賲丕 亘毓丿 讴賴 鬲丕 丌禺乇 禺賵賳丿賲 丿蹖丿賲 賵丕賯毓丕 亘賴 賴賲賵賳 賯丿乇鬲 丕丿丕賲賴 賳丿丕卮鬲 丨鬲蹖 亘丕 丕蹖賳 讴賴 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 禺蹖賱蹖 丕夭 噩丕賴丕 乇賵 丿乇 鬲乇噩賲賴 丕賳诏賱蹖爻蹖 讴賴 倬爻乇卮 丕賳噩丕賲 丿丕丿賴 丨匕賮 讴乇丿賴 賵 倬丕蹖丕賳卮 賴賲 毓賵囟 讴乇丿賴 丕賲丕 亘丕夭 賴賲 賲蹖鬲賵賳爻鬲 讴賲 丨噩賲 鬲乇 亘丕卮賴 賵 丕賱亘鬲賴 讴賲蹖 賴蹖噩丕賳 丕賳诏蹖夭鬲乇貨 鬲毓賱蹖賯 賴丕蹖 讴鬲丕亘 丿乇 丌禺乇 丿丕卮鬲 禺爻鬲賴 讴賳賳丿賴 賲蹖卮丿 賵 倬丕蹖丕賳 毓噩蹖亘 賵 丕賱讴蹖 倬蹖趩蹖丿賴 丕卮 賴賲 讴賲讴 趩賳丿丕賳蹖 亘賴 讴賱蹖鬲 讴鬲丕亘 賳讴乇丿 讴賴 賲孬賱 丕賵丕蹖賱 讴鬲丕亘 賯賵蹖 亘丕卮賴.
February 21, 2019
丿乇爻 賳賵蹖爻賳丿诏蹖貨 丕夭 賳馗乇 鬲賵氐蹖賮鈥屬囏� 賵 卮乇丨鈥屬囏� 賵 亘讴鈥屭必з嗀� 讴丕乇丕讴鬲乇賴丕貙 賵 賴賲蹖賳鈥屫焚堌� 賲氐丿丕賯蹖 亘乇 噩賲賱賴鈥屰� 賲毓乇賵賮賽 芦賴賲賴鈥屰� 倬蹖乇賳诏鈥屬囏й� 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 賯亘賱丕賸 賳賵卮鬲賴 卮丿賳貙 賲賴賲 丕蹖賳賴 讴賴 鬲賵 丕賵賳鈥屬囏� 乇賵 趩胤賵乇 亘賳賵蹖爻蹖.禄
賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 禺胤 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖賽 鬲讴乇丕乇蹖 賵 丿爻鬲鈥屬呚з勠屸€屫簇� 乇賵 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁� 噩賵乇蹖 亘賳賵蹖爻賴 讴賴 讴乇讴鈥屬堎矩� 賴賲賴 亘乇蹖夭賴.
倬蹖鈥屬嗁堌簇� 倬卮鬲 倬賵爻鬲賴鈥屰� 卮蹖乇蹖賳 賵 亘丕賳卮丕胤 賵 亘蹖鈥屬傐屫簇� 禺蹖賱蹖 丿乇丿丌賵乇 亘賵丿 亘乇丕賲. 賳賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁� 趩乇丕.
倬蹖鈥屬嗁堌簇� 鄄貨 丨囟賵乇 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賵 夭賳卮 賴賲 鬲賵蹖 丿賵 賮氐賱 丌禺乇 噩匕丕亘 亘賵丿 亘乇丕賲. 賵 賴賲蹖賳鈥屫焚堌� 丕乇噩丕毓鈥屬囏й� 亘丕賲夭賴 亘賴 賲丕丿丕賲 亘賵賵丕乇蹖 賵 丌賳丕 讴丕乇賳蹖賳丕.
賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 禺胤 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖賽 鬲讴乇丕乇蹖 賵 丿爻鬲鈥屬呚з勠屸€屫簇� 乇賵 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁� 噩賵乇蹖 亘賳賵蹖爻賴 讴賴 讴乇讴鈥屬堎矩� 賴賲賴 亘乇蹖夭賴.
倬蹖鈥屬嗁堌簇� 倬卮鬲 倬賵爻鬲賴鈥屰� 卮蹖乇蹖賳 賵 亘丕賳卮丕胤 賵 亘蹖鈥屬傐屫簇� 禺蹖賱蹖 丿乇丿丌賵乇 亘賵丿 亘乇丕賲. 賳賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁� 趩乇丕.
倬蹖鈥屬嗁堌簇� 鄄貨 丨囟賵乇 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賵 夭賳卮 賴賲 鬲賵蹖 丿賵 賮氐賱 丌禺乇 噩匕丕亘 亘賵丿 亘乇丕賲. 賵 賴賲蹖賳鈥屫焚堌� 丕乇噩丕毓鈥屬囏й� 亘丕賲夭賴 亘賴 賲丕丿丕賲 亘賵賵丕乇蹖 賵 丌賳丕 讴丕乇賳蹖賳丕.
March 20, 2023
亘爻蹖丕乇 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 乇賵 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕乇賲. 賱賵賱蹖鬲丕 賴賲蹖卮賴 丕夭 亘賴鬲乇蹖賳 賴丕蹖 賲賳 亘乇丕蹖 倬蹖卮賳賴丕丿 讴鬲丕亘 亘賵丿賴 賵 賴爻鬲 賵 賴賲蹖賳 胤賵乇 倬賳蹖賳.
讴鬲丕亘 卮丕賴貙 亘蹖 亘蹖貙 爻乇亘丕夭 丕賲丕 讴賲蹖 賲鬲賮丕賵鬲賴 亘丕 亘賯蹖賴 讴丕乇賴丕蹖 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮. 丕夭 丕賵賱蹖賳 乇賲丕賳 賴丕卮賴 賵 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賴賳賵夭 丕賵賳 爻亘讴 毓丕賱蹖 爻丕賱 賴丕蹖 亘毓丿 乇賵 倬蹖丿丕 賳讴乇丿賴. 丕賲丕 胤乇丨 丕氐賱蹖 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘毓丿 賴丕 丿乇 讴鬲丕亘 禺賳丿賴 賵 賮乇丕賲賵卮蹖 丿賵亘丕乇賴 倬乇丿丕禺鬲 卮丿賴 賵 禺蹖賱蹖 賴賲 倬禺鬲賴 鬲乇 賵 賲賵賮賯 鬲乇 丕噩乇丕 卮丿賴. 丕诏乇 丕夭 胤乇賮丿丕乇丕賳 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 賳蹖爻鬲蹖丿 賲賳 倬蹖卮賳賴丕丿 賲蹖 讴賳賲 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 賳丿蹖丿 亘诏蹖乇蹖丿 賵 禺賳丿賴 丿乇 鬲丕乇蹖讴蹖 乇賵 亘禺賵賳蹖丿. 丕賲丕 丕诏乇 賲孬賱 賲賳 丕爻鬲丕讴乇 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 丕蹖丿 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 亘禺賵賳蹖丿. 亘亘蹖賳蹖丿 亘丕乇賯賴 賴丕蹖 丕賵賳 噩賴丕賳 亘蹖賳蹖 禺丕氐 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 趩胤賵乇 鬲賵 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘乇賯 賲蹖 夭賳賴 賵 賱匕鬲 亘亘乇蹖丿.
丌賵丕
亘賴賲賳 郾鄞郯郾
讴鬲丕亘 卮丕賴貙 亘蹖 亘蹖貙 爻乇亘丕夭 丕賲丕 讴賲蹖 賲鬲賮丕賵鬲賴 亘丕 亘賯蹖賴 讴丕乇賴丕蹖 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮. 丕夭 丕賵賱蹖賳 乇賲丕賳 賴丕卮賴 賵 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賴賳賵夭 丕賵賳 爻亘讴 毓丕賱蹖 爻丕賱 賴丕蹖 亘毓丿 乇賵 倬蹖丿丕 賳讴乇丿賴. 丕賲丕 胤乇丨 丕氐賱蹖 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘毓丿 賴丕 丿乇 讴鬲丕亘 禺賳丿賴 賵 賮乇丕賲賵卮蹖 丿賵亘丕乇賴 倬乇丿丕禺鬲 卮丿賴 賵 禺蹖賱蹖 賴賲 倬禺鬲賴 鬲乇 賵 賲賵賮賯 鬲乇 丕噩乇丕 卮丿賴. 丕诏乇 丕夭 胤乇賮丿丕乇丕賳 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 賳蹖爻鬲蹖丿 賲賳 倬蹖卮賳賴丕丿 賲蹖 讴賳賲 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 賳丿蹖丿 亘诏蹖乇蹖丿 賵 禺賳丿賴 丿乇 鬲丕乇蹖讴蹖 乇賵 亘禺賵賳蹖丿. 丕賲丕 丕诏乇 賲孬賱 賲賳 丕爻鬲丕讴乇 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 丕蹖丿 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 亘禺賵賳蹖丿. 亘亘蹖賳蹖丿 亘丕乇賯賴 賴丕蹖 丕賵賳 噩賴丕賳 亘蹖賳蹖 禺丕氐 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 趩胤賵乇 鬲賵 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘乇賯 賲蹖 夭賳賴 賵 賱匕鬲 亘亘乇蹖丿.
丌賵丕
亘賴賲賳 郾鄞郯郾
November 18, 2024
鈥� Pubblicato nel 1928, questo racconto 猫 una delle prime opere di Nabokov, scritto in un periodo in cui la voce unica dell'autore si stava ancora affinando. Tuttavia la sua capacit脿 di intrecciare trama, linguaggio e psicologia dei personaggi 猫 indiscutibilmente evidente.
鈥� La storia ruota attorno a un triangolo amoroso tra Franz, un giovane provinciale che si trasferisce a Berlino, la bella e manipolatrice Martha, e il marito di lei nonch茅 zio di Franz, il ricco e ingenuo Dreyer. Nabokov ci guida attraverso questa relazione intricata con grande precisione e attenzione per i dettagli, esplorando le dinamiche di potere tra i personaggi, ma anche il gioco di apparenze e illusioni che ciascuno di loro costruisce.
鈥� Ci貌 che mi ha colpito di pi霉 猫 stata la rappresentazione di Martha che, dipinta come una femme fatale, mostra innumerevoli fragilit脿 nascoste. Sebbene sembri la burattinaia, orchestrando gli eventi con astuzia, anche lei 猫 intrappolata nel proprio gioco dimostrando la complessit脿 dei ruoli di genere e la sottile linea tra manipolatore e manipolato.
鈥� Franz 猫 un personaggio di cui 猫 difficile avere simpatia. La sua passivit脿 e la sua incapacit脿 di comprendere appieno ci貌 che lo circonda lo rendono quasi un simbolo dell'uomo comune, facilmente influenzabile. Ma la sua evoluzione da vittima inconsapevole a partecipante attivo (sebbene in modo, diciamo, maldestro), mi ha fatto riflettere sul potere delle circostanze e delle decisioni individuali: quanto, tutto, pu貌 cambiare un semplice dettaglio.
鈥� Il vero genio di Nabokov, per貌, risiede nel modo in cui gioca con il linguaggio e la narrazione. La prosa 猫 ricca di metafore, giochi di parole e immagini suggestive che aggiungono strati di significato alla trama. Ho apprezzato in particolare la sua capacit脿 di bilanciare umorismo e tragedia, creando un tono che 猫 s矛 leggero ma profondamente inquietante.
鈥� Nonostante questo romanzo non raggiunga la complessit脿 delle opere successive, come "Lolita" o "Pnin", 猫 comunque intrigante e niente affatto banale, interessante il modo in cui Nabokov gioca con le aspettative del lettore sovvertendo spesso i clich茅 del romanzo sentimentale e trasformando una storia apparentemente semplice in un'indagine profonda sulla natura umana.
鈥� Archetipi che si dissolvono in un mazzo di simulacri, dove il gioco 猫 solo un pretesto per decostruire il potere.
鈥� "Una gaiezza motivata e un pizzico d'eccitazione caratterizzavano ora le piogge. Non sgocciolavano pi霉 a caso: respiravano, parlavano. Cristalli violetti si scioglievano come sali da bagno nell'acqua piovana. Le pozzanghere non erano pi霉 fatte di fango liquido, ma di limpidi pigmenti che formavano splendidi quadri rispecchiando facciate di case, lampioni, staccionate, un cielo bianco e azzurro, un collo di piede nudo, un pedale di bicicletta"
鈥� "Oh, lo so bene come ti comporti con tua moglie. L'ami e non t'accorgi neanche di lei. L'ami - oh, con ardore - e non ti preoccupi di sapere che cosa ha dentro. La baci e ancora non ti accorgi di lei"
鈥� " [...] ogni giorno, in ogni istante, tutto quello che mi sta attorno ride, luccica, insiste perch茅 lo si guardi, perch茅 lo si ami. Il mondo sta l矛 come un cane che supplica perch茅 lo si faccia giocare"
鈥� La storia ruota attorno a un triangolo amoroso tra Franz, un giovane provinciale che si trasferisce a Berlino, la bella e manipolatrice Martha, e il marito di lei nonch茅 zio di Franz, il ricco e ingenuo Dreyer. Nabokov ci guida attraverso questa relazione intricata con grande precisione e attenzione per i dettagli, esplorando le dinamiche di potere tra i personaggi, ma anche il gioco di apparenze e illusioni che ciascuno di loro costruisce.
鈥� Ci貌 che mi ha colpito di pi霉 猫 stata la rappresentazione di Martha che, dipinta come una femme fatale, mostra innumerevoli fragilit脿 nascoste. Sebbene sembri la burattinaia, orchestrando gli eventi con astuzia, anche lei 猫 intrappolata nel proprio gioco dimostrando la complessit脿 dei ruoli di genere e la sottile linea tra manipolatore e manipolato.
鈥� Franz 猫 un personaggio di cui 猫 difficile avere simpatia. La sua passivit脿 e la sua incapacit脿 di comprendere appieno ci貌 che lo circonda lo rendono quasi un simbolo dell'uomo comune, facilmente influenzabile. Ma la sua evoluzione da vittima inconsapevole a partecipante attivo (sebbene in modo, diciamo, maldestro), mi ha fatto riflettere sul potere delle circostanze e delle decisioni individuali: quanto, tutto, pu貌 cambiare un semplice dettaglio.
鈥� Il vero genio di Nabokov, per貌, risiede nel modo in cui gioca con il linguaggio e la narrazione. La prosa 猫 ricca di metafore, giochi di parole e immagini suggestive che aggiungono strati di significato alla trama. Ho apprezzato in particolare la sua capacit脿 di bilanciare umorismo e tragedia, creando un tono che 猫 s矛 leggero ma profondamente inquietante.
鈥� Nonostante questo romanzo non raggiunga la complessit脿 delle opere successive, come "Lolita" o "Pnin", 猫 comunque intrigante e niente affatto banale, interessante il modo in cui Nabokov gioca con le aspettative del lettore sovvertendo spesso i clich茅 del romanzo sentimentale e trasformando una storia apparentemente semplice in un'indagine profonda sulla natura umana.
鈥� Archetipi che si dissolvono in un mazzo di simulacri, dove il gioco 猫 solo un pretesto per decostruire il potere.
鈥� "Una gaiezza motivata e un pizzico d'eccitazione caratterizzavano ora le piogge. Non sgocciolavano pi霉 a caso: respiravano, parlavano. Cristalli violetti si scioglievano come sali da bagno nell'acqua piovana. Le pozzanghere non erano pi霉 fatte di fango liquido, ma di limpidi pigmenti che formavano splendidi quadri rispecchiando facciate di case, lampioni, staccionate, un cielo bianco e azzurro, un collo di piede nudo, un pedale di bicicletta"
鈥� "Oh, lo so bene come ti comporti con tua moglie. L'ami e non t'accorgi neanche di lei. L'ami - oh, con ardore - e non ti preoccupi di sapere che cosa ha dentro. La baci e ancora non ti accorgi di lei"
鈥� " [...] ogni giorno, in ogni istante, tutto quello che mi sta attorno ride, luccica, insiste perch茅 lo si guardi, perch茅 lo si ami. Il mondo sta l矛 come un cane che supplica perch茅 lo si faccia giocare"
October 6, 2016
禺蹖賱蹖 賵賯鬲 亘賵丿 賳丕亘賵讴賵賮 賳禺賵賳丿賴 亘賵丿賲 賵 亘丕蹖丿 亘诏賲 丿賱賲 亘乇丕蹖 讴蹖賮蹖鬲賽 賲賳丨氐乇亘賴鈥屬佖必� 賮囟丕蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳鈥屬囏ж簇� 賳孬乇卮貙 賵 鬲賵氐蹖賮鈥屬囏ж� 鬲賳诏 卮丿賴 亘賵丿. 賵賱蹖 芦卮丕賴貙 亘蹖鈥屫ㄛ屫� 爻乇亘丕夭禄 亘賴 賳爻亘鬲 禺賵丿 賳丕亘賵讴賵賮 讴鬲丕亘 丿乇禺卮丕賳蹖 賳亘賵丿貙 胤乇丨 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賵 賲爻蹖乇 鬲乇丕跇蹖讴卮 讴賲鈥屬堌ㄛ屫� 卮亘蹖賴 亘賴 禺賳丿賴 丿乇 鬲丕乇蹖讴蹖賴 (亘賴 噩夭 丕賵賳 鬲賲賽 爻丕蹖鈥屬佖й� 丌丿賲鈥屬堌ж辟団€屰� 毓噩蹖亘鈥屬堌贺臂屫ㄘ� 讴賴 讴丕卮 鬲賵 讴鬲丕亘鈥屬囏й� 丿蹖诏賴鈥屫� 丕丿丕賲賴 賲蹖鈥屰屫з佖�) 賵 賮乇丕賳鬲爻 賳爻禺賴鈥屰� 讴賲鈥屫� 亘爻胤鈥屰屫з佖団€屰� 倬乇賵賮爻賵乇 倬賳蹖賳賴. 賵賱蹖 賳讴鬲賴鈥屰� 乇卮讴鈥屫ㄘ必з嗂屫� 亘乇丕蹖 賲賳 丕蹖賳賴 讴賴 賳丕亘賵讴賵賮 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘賵 鬲賵 亘蹖爻鬲鈥屬堎嗁� 爻丕賱诏蹖 趩丕倬 讴乇丿賴. 亘蹖爻鬲鈥屬堎嗁� 爻丕賱诏蹖 丌禺賴責
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