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丕诏賳爻
賳賵賷爻賳丿賴鈥屫й� 爻賵卅賷爻蹖 丿乇 賰鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴鈥屰� 賲賱蹖 卮賷賰丕诏賵 亘丕 丕诏賳爻 丌卮賳丕 賲蹖鈥屫促堌�:
丿丕賳卮噩賵蹖 賮賷夭賷讴 賵 夭賳蹖 亘爻賷丕乇 丨爻丕爻.
丕诏賳爻 丕夭 賳賵賷爻賳丿賴 賲蹖鈥屫堌з囏� 鬲丕 乇賲丕賳蹖 丿乇亘丕乇賴鈥屰� 丕賵 亘賳賵賷爻丿. 夭賳 賲丕賳賳丿 賲丿賱蹖 賲蹖鈥屬嗀促娰嗀� 賵 賲乇丿 賲蹖鈥屬嗁堎娯池� 丕亘鬲丿丕 丕夭 爻乇 鬲賮乇賷丨 賵 亘毓丿 丕賳诏丕乇 賰賴 爻乇賳賵卮鬲 亘禺賵丕賴丿貙 鬲禺賷賱 賲乇丿 丌睾丕夭 賲蹖鈥屫促堌� 鬲丕 賵丕賯毓賷鬲 乇丕 丿诏乇诏賵賳 賰賳丿...
丿丕賳卮噩賵蹖 賮賷夭賷讴 賵 夭賳蹖 亘爻賷丕乇 丨爻丕爻.
丕诏賳爻 丕夭 賳賵賷爻賳丿賴 賲蹖鈥屫堌з囏� 鬲丕 乇賲丕賳蹖 丿乇亘丕乇賴鈥屰� 丕賵 亘賳賵賷爻丿. 夭賳 賲丕賳賳丿 賲丿賱蹖 賲蹖鈥屬嗀促娰嗀� 賵 賲乇丿 賲蹖鈥屬嗁堎娯池� 丕亘鬲丿丕 丕夭 爻乇 鬲賮乇賷丨 賵 亘毓丿 丕賳诏丕乇 賰賴 爻乇賳賵卮鬲 亘禺賵丕賴丿貙 鬲禺賷賱 賲乇丿 丌睾丕夭 賲蹖鈥屫促堌� 鬲丕 賵丕賯毓賷鬲 乇丕 丿诏乇诏賵賳 賰賳丿...
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First published August 1, 1998
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Peter Stamm
61听books349听followersPeter Stamm grew up in Weinfelden in the canton of Thurgau the son of an accountant. After completing primary and secondary school he spent three years as an apprentice accountant and then 5 as an accountant. He then chose to go back to school at the University of Zurich taking courses in a variety of fields including English studies, Business informatics, Psychology, and Psychopathology. During this time he also worked as an intern at a psychiatric clinic. After living for a time in New York, Paris, and Scandinavia he settled down in 1990 as a writer and freelance journalist in Zurich. He wrote articles for, among others, the Neue Z眉rcher Zeitung, the Tages-Anzeiger, Die Weltwoche, and the satirical newspaper Nebelspalter. Since 1997 he has belonged to the editorial staff of the quarterly literary magazine "Entw眉rfe f眉r Literatur." He lives in Winterthur.
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Agnes, Peter Stamm
Agnes is a 1998 German novel, by Peter Stamm, and was considered to be his literary debut. The book was first published in German, on August 1, 1998, through Arche Verlag and follows a romance between a nameless older man and Agnes, a young woman that is almost half his age.
One of the main themes in the novel is the story that Agnes wants the narrator to write. He starts of by writing their story so far: how they met, how they fell in love and so on.
But when he reaches the present he keeps on writing. He decides what Agnes should wear, what they should eat and even what they should say.
Agnes plays along at first, obeying everything that the narrator writes in 'their story'. But when Agnes tells the narrator that she's pregnant the reality and the narrator's story start to drift apart.
The narrator actually tries to 'fix reality' in his writing. This ultimately leads to the end of the relationship, after which the narrator seems to have a mental breakdown while it's completely unclear what happens to Agnes.
鬲丕乇蹖禺 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 禺賵丕賳卮: 賴賮鬲賲 賲丕賴 爻倬鬲丕賲亘乇 爻丕賱 2011賲蹖賱丕丿蹖
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丕诏賳爻貨 賳賲賵賳賴鈥� 丕蹖 丿乇禺卮丕賳 丕夭 乇賲丕賳蹖 倬爻鬲 賲丿乇賳 丕爻鬲貨 乇丕賵蹖貙 賲乇丿 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丕蹖 讴賴 亘蹖卮鬲乇貙 讴鬲丕亘賴丕蹖 鬲禺氐氐蹖 賲蹖賳賵蹖爻丿貨 丕蹖卮丕賳 丿乇 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴貙 亘丕 丿禺鬲乇蹖 亘賴 賳丕賲 芦丕诏賳爻禄 丌卮賳丕 賲蹖卮賵丿貙 賵 乇賵丕亘胤 毓丕卮賯丕賳賴 丕蹖 亘蹖賳卮丕賳 卮讴賱 賲蹖诏蹖乇丿貨 芦丕诏賳爻禄 丕夭 賲乇丿 賲蹖禺賵丕賴丿貙 讴賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 丿乇 賲賵乇丿 芦丕诏賳爻禄 賵 乇丕亘胤賴 蹖 丌賳賴丕 亘賳賵蹖爻丿貨
鬲丕乇蹖禺 亘賴賳诏丕賲 乇爻丕賳蹖 27/08/1399賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 27/07/1400賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
Agnes is a 1998 German novel, by Peter Stamm, and was considered to be his literary debut. The book was first published in German, on August 1, 1998, through Arche Verlag and follows a romance between a nameless older man and Agnes, a young woman that is almost half his age.
One of the main themes in the novel is the story that Agnes wants the narrator to write. He starts of by writing their story so far: how they met, how they fell in love and so on.
But when he reaches the present he keeps on writing. He decides what Agnes should wear, what they should eat and even what they should say.
Agnes plays along at first, obeying everything that the narrator writes in 'their story'. But when Agnes tells the narrator that she's pregnant the reality and the narrator's story start to drift apart.
The narrator actually tries to 'fix reality' in his writing. This ultimately leads to the end of the relationship, after which the narrator seems to have a mental breakdown while it's completely unclear what happens to Agnes.
鬲丕乇蹖禺 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 禺賵丕賳卮: 賴賮鬲賲 賲丕賴 爻倬鬲丕賲亘乇 爻丕賱 2011賲蹖賱丕丿蹖
毓賳賵丕賳: 丕诏賳爻貨 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴: 倬蹖鬲乇 (倬鬲乇) 丕卮鬲丕賲貨 賲鬲乇噩賲: 賲丨賲賵丿 丨爻蹖賳蹖鈥屫藏ж� 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 丕賮賯貙 爻丕賱1388貙 丿乇156氐貨 卮丕亘讴9789643695927貨 賲賵囟賵毓 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賴丕蹖 賳賵蹖爻賳丿诏丕賳 丌賱賲丕賳 爻賵卅蹖爻 - 爻丿賴 20賲
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賳賲賵賳賴 賲鬲賳: (丕诏賳爻 诏賮鬲: 賴乇 賵賯鬲 蹖讴 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 鬲丕 丌禺乇 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁呚� 睾賲诏蹖賳 賲蹖卮賲.貨 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 讴賴 鬲賲賵賲 賲蹖卮賴貙 夭賳丿诏蹖 丌丿賲 賴賲 亘賴 丌禺乇 賲蹖乇爻賴. 賵賱蹖 诏丕賴蹖 賴賲 禺賵卮丨丕賱 賲蹖卮賲.貨 賵賯鬲蹖 讴賴 倬丕蹖丕賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賲孬賱 乇賴丕 卮丿賳 丕夭 蹖讴 禺賵丕亘 賳丕乇丕丨鬲 讴賳賳丿賴 丕爻鬲貙 丕丨爻丕爻 爻亘讴亘丕乇蹖 賵 丌夭丕丿蹖 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁呚� 丕賳诏丕乇 鬲丕夭賴 亘賴 丿賳蹖丕 丕賵賲丿賴 亘丕卮賲貨 诏丕賴蹖 丕夭 禺賵丿賲 賲蹖鈥屬矩必迟呚� 蹖毓賳蹖 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴鈥屬囏� 賲蹖丿賵賳賳 讴賴 趩蹖讴丕乇 賲蹖讴賳賳貙 亘丕 賲丕 趩蹖讴丕乇 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁嗀�)貨 倬丕蹖丕賳 賳賯賱
丕诏賳爻貨 賳賲賵賳賴鈥� 丕蹖 丿乇禺卮丕賳 丕夭 乇賲丕賳蹖 倬爻鬲 賲丿乇賳 丕爻鬲貨 乇丕賵蹖貙 賲乇丿 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丕蹖 讴賴 亘蹖卮鬲乇貙 讴鬲丕亘賴丕蹖 鬲禺氐氐蹖 賲蹖賳賵蹖爻丿貨 丕蹖卮丕賳 丿乇 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴貙 亘丕 丿禺鬲乇蹖 亘賴 賳丕賲 芦丕诏賳爻禄 丌卮賳丕 賲蹖卮賵丿貙 賵 乇賵丕亘胤 毓丕卮賯丕賳賴 丕蹖 亘蹖賳卮丕賳 卮讴賱 賲蹖诏蹖乇丿貨 芦丕诏賳爻禄 丕夭 賲乇丿 賲蹖禺賵丕賴丿貙 讴賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 丿乇 賲賵乇丿 芦丕诏賳爻禄 賵 乇丕亘胤賴 蹖 丌賳賴丕 亘賳賵蹖爻丿貨
鬲丕乇蹖禺 亘賴賳诏丕賲 乇爻丕賳蹖 27/08/1399賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 27/07/1400賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
July 21, 2021
Not many earth-shattering events happen in this novel in the way of serious drama but, nevertheless, the story and atmosphere truly get to you and is really recognizable on a level that you are hesitant to acknowledge. Agnes is a sort of woman who is familiar and, yet, you basically want to avoid a woman like her as she is a person for whom suffering seems to be a second nature and she cannot help herself in that way. The first line of the novel says that Agnes is dead. However, it is not clear in the end whether that is actually the case and that is intriguing.
I read the novel in German and it was a joy to read the simple, yet very poetic language in which Peter Stamm writes. I am so glad my German GR friend Peter recommended this touching novel to me. Thanks to Peter I made up my mind to try read German novels more often. So thank you very much for your recommendation, Peter!
I read the novel in German and it was a joy to read the simple, yet very poetic language in which Peter Stamm writes. I am so glad my German GR friend Peter recommended this touching novel to me. Thanks to Peter I made up my mind to try read German novels more often. So thank you very much for your recommendation, Peter!
July 10, 2021
This is a very special book for me. I read it the first time 6 years ago during a turnpoint of my life. At that time it helped me to focus more on my feelings. Having reread it now, it had the same effect, though my life has become more stable. It is simple a wonderful short novel of love and departure.
November 6, 2013
丕賷賳 賰鬲丕亘 乇丕 賲賷鈥屫促嗀ж�. 禺賷賱賷 禺賵亘. 禺賷賱賷 禺賵亘 賲賷鈥屫促嗀ж呚�.
丿乇诏賷乇賷 亘丕 賲乇丿賴丕賷賷 賰賴 丨乇賮 賳賲賷鈥屫操嗁嗀�. 丕夭 丕鬲賮丕賯丕鬲賷 賰賴 賲賷鈥屫з佖� 丕乇 爻賯賵胤賷 賰賴 倬賷卮 賲賷鈥屫①娯� 丕夭 爻乇丕卮賷亘賷鈥屬囏з� 鬲賳丿 賰賴 亘賴 倬丕賷丕賳賷 賲賷鈥屫з嗀з呚� 賰賴 丿賷乇 賷丕 夭賵丿 禺賵丕賴丿 乇爻賷丿. 賯亘賱 丕夭 丕賷賳賰賴 亘亘賷賳賷賲卮貙 丕丨爻丕爻卮 賲賷鈥屬冑嗁娰�.
賱賵卅賷夭 噩丕賷賷 丕夭 賰鬲丕亘 賲賷鈥屭堎娯�: "卮賲丕 賲乇丿賴丕 丕亘賱賴賷丿. 毓丕卮賯 賽 夭賳賷 賲賷鈥屫促堎娯� 賰賴 倬爻鈥屫з� 賲賷鈥屫操嗀�." 賵 丕賷賳 賵丕賯毓賷鬲 丕爻鬲. 丨鬲賷 禺賵丿 賱賵卅賷夭 賴賲 丕夭 賴賲賷賳 噩賲賱賴 丕爻鬲賮丕丿賴 賲賷鈥屬冑嗀�. 丕賵賱賷賳 亘丕乇 亘賴 賲乇丿 賲賷鈥屭堎娯� 賰賴 丿賵爻鬲卮 賳丿丕乇丿貙 丕賲丕 亘毓丿賳 賴賲丕賳 乇丕(亘賴 卮賷賵賴鈥屬� 禺賵丿卮) 賳賯囟 賲賷鈥屬冑嗀�. 丌賲賷夭賴鈥屫з� 丕夭 夭賳丕賳诏賷貙 鬲乇丿賷丿 賵 丕亘賴丕賲. 賲賳 亘賷賳 賽 丿賵 夭賳 賽 賰鬲丕亘 诏賷乇 賰乇丿賴 亘賵丿賲. 亘賷賳 丿賷賵丕賳诏賷 丿乇 丕诏賳爻 賵 夭賳丕賳诏賷 丿乇 賱賵卅賷夭. 丌賱賮乇丿 賴賷趩賰丕賰 乇丕爻鬲 賲賷鈥屭堎娯� 夭賳丕賳 鬲丕 賯亘賱 丕夭 毓丕卮賯 卮丿賳 賴賲丕賳 夭賳賷 賴爻鬲賳丿 賰賴 亘丕賷丿貙 丕賲丕 亘毓丿 丕夭 毓丕卮賯 卮丿賳貙 鬲亘丿賷賱 賲賷鈥屫促堎嗀� 亘賴 賷賰 丿賷賵丕賳賴. 毓丕氐賷.
亘賷賳 賽 乇賷鬲 3 賷丕 4 丿賵丿賱 亘賵丿賲貙 丨爻丕亘 賰賳賷丿 趩賷夭賷 亘賷賳 賽 丕賷賳 丿賵 乇丕.
丿乇诏賷乇賷 亘丕 賲乇丿賴丕賷賷 賰賴 丨乇賮 賳賲賷鈥屫操嗁嗀�. 丕夭 丕鬲賮丕賯丕鬲賷 賰賴 賲賷鈥屫з佖� 丕乇 爻賯賵胤賷 賰賴 倬賷卮 賲賷鈥屫①娯� 丕夭 爻乇丕卮賷亘賷鈥屬囏з� 鬲賳丿 賰賴 亘賴 倬丕賷丕賳賷 賲賷鈥屫з嗀з呚� 賰賴 丿賷乇 賷丕 夭賵丿 禺賵丕賴丿 乇爻賷丿. 賯亘賱 丕夭 丕賷賳賰賴 亘亘賷賳賷賲卮貙 丕丨爻丕爻卮 賲賷鈥屬冑嗁娰�.
賱賵卅賷夭 噩丕賷賷 丕夭 賰鬲丕亘 賲賷鈥屭堎娯�: "卮賲丕 賲乇丿賴丕 丕亘賱賴賷丿. 毓丕卮賯 賽 夭賳賷 賲賷鈥屫促堎娯� 賰賴 倬爻鈥屫з� 賲賷鈥屫操嗀�." 賵 丕賷賳 賵丕賯毓賷鬲 丕爻鬲. 丨鬲賷 禺賵丿 賱賵卅賷夭 賴賲 丕夭 賴賲賷賳 噩賲賱賴 丕爻鬲賮丕丿賴 賲賷鈥屬冑嗀�. 丕賵賱賷賳 亘丕乇 亘賴 賲乇丿 賲賷鈥屭堎娯� 賰賴 丿賵爻鬲卮 賳丿丕乇丿貙 丕賲丕 亘毓丿賳 賴賲丕賳 乇丕(亘賴 卮賷賵賴鈥屬� 禺賵丿卮) 賳賯囟 賲賷鈥屬冑嗀�. 丌賲賷夭賴鈥屫з� 丕夭 夭賳丕賳诏賷貙 鬲乇丿賷丿 賵 丕亘賴丕賲. 賲賳 亘賷賳 賽 丿賵 夭賳 賽 賰鬲丕亘 诏賷乇 賰乇丿賴 亘賵丿賲. 亘賷賳 丿賷賵丕賳诏賷 丿乇 丕诏賳爻 賵 夭賳丕賳诏賷 丿乇 賱賵卅賷夭. 丌賱賮乇丿 賴賷趩賰丕賰 乇丕爻鬲 賲賷鈥屭堎娯� 夭賳丕賳 鬲丕 賯亘賱 丕夭 毓丕卮賯 卮丿賳 賴賲丕賳 夭賳賷 賴爻鬲賳丿 賰賴 亘丕賷丿貙 丕賲丕 亘毓丿 丕夭 毓丕卮賯 卮丿賳貙 鬲亘丿賷賱 賲賷鈥屫促堎嗀� 亘賴 賷賰 丿賷賵丕賳賴. 毓丕氐賷.
亘賷賳 賽 乇賷鬲 3 賷丕 4 丿賵丿賱 亘賵丿賲貙 丨爻丕亘 賰賳賷丿 趩賷夭賷 亘賷賳 賽 丕賷賳 丿賵 乇丕.
April 11, 2020
亘丿 賳亘賵丿貙 賵賱蹖 賲賳 賴賲卮 丨爻 賲蹖讴乇丿賲 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丕夭 爻乇 丕噩亘丕乇 讴鬲丕亘賵 賳賵卮鬲賴 賮賯胤 賲蹖禺賵丕丿 鬲賲賵賲卮 讴賳賴!
June 29, 2024
2.5 stars
short review for busy readers: dreadfully boring for most of the book, but with a perspective twist ending. One of those that will only make sense once you finish it. Short chapters. Decently written. Must like relationship stories.
in detail:
I was bored for most of this novel.
I'm not a fan of romance/relationship stories in the first place, so the non-stop relationship gaga held no interest for me. Neither did any of the characters.
Agnes is a socially awkward snore with zero appeal, and yet 2 men are in love with her?? If you say so. And our narrator (whose name I've forgotten) is the exact character Americans think of when they say "closed, arrogant European."
These two don't fit together at all and both are vaguely unlikeable in their own way.
The side characters aren't much better. Pastiche stereotypes, like the luring video rental guy and Louise, the French-American woman who hates the US and everything American, despite having been living in Chicago for over 20 years with no plans to leave. When asked why she doesn't move to France, she just shrugs and says "I've got a good job."
It's only at the end when Stamm offers us a perspective switch that the story actually becomes interesting
This was my first Peter Stamm (and his first novel) but it will be my last. The writing is fine, the concept is fine, but everything else...no, thanks. An average 2.5 stars.
short review for busy readers: dreadfully boring for most of the book, but with a perspective twist ending. One of those that will only make sense once you finish it. Short chapters. Decently written. Must like relationship stories.
in detail:
I was bored for most of this novel.
I'm not a fan of romance/relationship stories in the first place, so the non-stop relationship gaga held no interest for me. Neither did any of the characters.
Agnes is a socially awkward snore with zero appeal, and yet 2 men are in love with her?? If you say so. And our narrator (whose name I've forgotten) is the exact character Americans think of when they say "closed, arrogant European."
These two don't fit together at all and both are vaguely unlikeable in their own way.
The side characters aren't much better. Pastiche stereotypes, like the luring video rental guy and Louise, the French-American woman who hates the US and everything American, despite having been living in Chicago for over 20 years with no plans to leave. When asked why she doesn't move to France, she just shrugs and says "I've got a good job."
It's only at the end when Stamm offers us a perspective switch that the story actually becomes interesting
This was my first Peter Stamm (and his first novel) but it will be my last. The writing is fine, the concept is fine, but everything else...no, thanks. An average 2.5 stars.
August 29, 2015
How do you write a review of a book you spent less than two hours with? Well, I don't know.
The idea sounded wonderful: A nameless writer and a student called Agnes, fall in love and one day, Agnes asks her lover to write a portrait about her, which soon turns into a story about their relationship. Eventually, however, the story takes over and both the nameless writer and Agnes act accordingly to the story, until story and reality blur.
That was whas my German prof promised me, and I was excited! I could hardly wait to start reading this book and today, my copy finally arrived. I started reading right away and was delighted to see that the first sentence read "Agnes is dead.". Great, I thought, a story about a writer, a piece of fiction about fiction becoming one with reality, and an unreliable narrator. God knows I love unreliable narrators! Gustav Aschenbach of s amazing probably being my favourite one.
The blurb inside of the book says "Not one word too much or too little. Peter Stamms prose is perfect" I call bullshit on that. Peter Stamm has no clue about what prose actually is. His 'prose' is boring, lifeless, without any kind of colour. The sentences are flat and they all sound the same, and instead of having created a moving tale of love, fiction and reality, Stamm has created a 150-page novel that felt like a 1500-page novel, that's how boring the book is.
And so are the characters. There are three interacting characters in this book - the nameless narrator, Agnes and Louise. And if the nameless narrator wasn't a male, they wouldn't be distinguishable at all. They're flat, they speak the same, they behave the same. That was probably because the writer is unable to write distinguishable characters, and probably because the book only had 150 pages. Whatever, I don't care.
I just don't see why teachers would make their student read books like this. For my German class, I had to read Homo Faber, Nathan the wise, and now this, Agnes. All three are awful books with awful writing, little to no story and all three of these books are terribly boring. Bleh. I'm glad this is the last one I had to read.
The idea sounded wonderful: A nameless writer and a student called Agnes, fall in love and one day, Agnes asks her lover to write a portrait about her, which soon turns into a story about their relationship. Eventually, however, the story takes over and both the nameless writer and Agnes act accordingly to the story, until story and reality blur.
That was whas my German prof promised me, and I was excited! I could hardly wait to start reading this book and today, my copy finally arrived. I started reading right away and was delighted to see that the first sentence read "Agnes is dead.". Great, I thought, a story about a writer, a piece of fiction about fiction becoming one with reality, and an unreliable narrator. God knows I love unreliable narrators! Gustav Aschenbach of s amazing probably being my favourite one.
The blurb inside of the book says "Not one word too much or too little. Peter Stamms prose is perfect" I call bullshit on that. Peter Stamm has no clue about what prose actually is. His 'prose' is boring, lifeless, without any kind of colour. The sentences are flat and they all sound the same, and instead of having created a moving tale of love, fiction and reality, Stamm has created a 150-page novel that felt like a 1500-page novel, that's how boring the book is.
And so are the characters. There are three interacting characters in this book - the nameless narrator, Agnes and Louise. And if the nameless narrator wasn't a male, they wouldn't be distinguishable at all. They're flat, they speak the same, they behave the same. That was probably because the writer is unable to write distinguishable characters, and probably because the book only had 150 pages. Whatever, I don't care.
I just don't see why teachers would make their student read books like this. For my German class, I had to read Homo Faber, Nathan the wise, and now this, Agnes. All three are awful books with awful writing, little to no story and all three of these books are terribly boring. Bleh. I'm glad this is the last one I had to read.
June 26, 2024
Would you like to write the script of your life? I do not mean the description of what actually happens to you but rather the design - when you, the author, are in total command of comings and goings of your own fate. What would it be like to read such a book? What would it be like to live such a life?
I am not describing here precisely what is happening in Peter Stamm's Agnes. This novel is more nuanced than that. But these are some of the questions that would pop into the reader's mind. In a world dominated by a desire of control these questions do not seem superfluous. If we are endowed with total control, what a misery such life will be for ourselves and those around us!
In this debut novel Peter Stamm does not take cautious exploratory steps, he establishes his style right away and dives in, unconstrained, unfazed by potential traps awaiting any beginner. The language is spare, unadorned and would remain so throughout the writer's career, would become his signature. A cinematographic effect of writing is an intention perfectly illustrated in the last chapter, where the protagonist, the writer, the omnipotent god is observed through a camera lens as if through the eyes of the other - Agnes, the reader.
There is a film based on the book, which I have no intention of watching - the movie of the book rolled in my mind as I was reading. I think any scene completions from visual perspective will add little, will only detract from this fleeting effect of being able to crossover from the everyday to another, more meaningful plane of existence. This is where Peter Stamm intends to take the reader. As usual, such an endeavor is risky, some will not proceed beyond the superficial - a simple story of a relationship developing, then faltering
In closing I would like to mention a wonderful parallel between a pointillistic painting by Seurat, a reproduction of which graces the cover of at least one edition, and a matter of depicting happiness discussed briefly in the book. One can only succeed in describing happiness point by point, one transitory moment of bliss separated from another by time and space and tone. Only when one takes a step back the whole picture emerges, akin to how "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte" appears from a disorderly mess of paint dots as you slowly walk away from the canvas. "Le bonheur se peint avec des points, le malheur avec le traits" Indeed, pain lasts, suffering is characterized by duration, it is persistent. Life tends to paint in a broad brushstroke, smearing over little bright dots until they are no longer seen...
Are you sure you want to hold the brush?
I am not describing here precisely what is happening in Peter Stamm's Agnes. This novel is more nuanced than that. But these are some of the questions that would pop into the reader's mind. In a world dominated by a desire of control these questions do not seem superfluous. If we are endowed with total control, what a misery such life will be for ourselves and those around us!
In this debut novel Peter Stamm does not take cautious exploratory steps, he establishes his style right away and dives in, unconstrained, unfazed by potential traps awaiting any beginner. The language is spare, unadorned and would remain so throughout the writer's career, would become his signature. A cinematographic effect of writing is an intention perfectly illustrated in the last chapter, where the protagonist, the writer, the omnipotent god is observed through a camera lens as if through the eyes of the other - Agnes, the reader.
There is a film based on the book, which I have no intention of watching - the movie of the book rolled in my mind as I was reading. I think any scene completions from visual perspective will add little, will only detract from this fleeting effect of being able to crossover from the everyday to another, more meaningful plane of existence. This is where Peter Stamm intends to take the reader. As usual, such an endeavor is risky, some will not proceed beyond the superficial - a simple story of a relationship developing, then faltering
In closing I would like to mention a wonderful parallel between a pointillistic painting by Seurat, a reproduction of which graces the cover of at least one edition, and a matter of depicting happiness discussed briefly in the book. One can only succeed in describing happiness point by point, one transitory moment of bliss separated from another by time and space and tone. Only when one takes a step back the whole picture emerges, akin to how "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte" appears from a disorderly mess of paint dots as you slowly walk away from the canvas. "Le bonheur se peint avec des points, le malheur avec le traits" Indeed, pain lasts, suffering is characterized by duration, it is persistent. Life tends to paint in a broad brushstroke, smearing over little bright dots until they are no longer seen...
Are you sure you want to hold the brush?
January 20, 2025
丕鬲賱丕賮 賵賯鬲 (:
February 8, 2023
鈥淎gnes鈥� von Peter Stamm war eine eher ungew枚hnliche Lekt眉re, obschon der Inhalt wenig 眉berrascht: Der namenlose Ich-Erz盲hler, ein Schriftsteller, trifft bei Recherchen zu einem Buch auf Agnes, eine Physikerin.
Nach einer kurzen Zeit der Ann盲herung finden beide zusammen. Fasziniert vom Geschichtenerz盲hlen bittet Agnes ihren Partner um eine Erz盲hlung, die sich fortan als roter Faden durch das gesamte Buch zieht. Dabei kommt es immer wieder zwischen wechselseitigen Beeinflussungen der semi-fiktionalen Geschichte und den im Buch behandelten Erlebnissen.
Genau diese Verflechtungen bilden einen Teil des Reizes dieser kurzen, lakonisch-distanziert erz盲hlten Novelle. Es ist keine wirklich au脽ergew枚hnliche Geschichte, die hier erz盲hlt wird und ihr Ende wird bereits mit dem ersten Satz des Buches vorweggenommen. Dennoch gelang es Stamm, mein Interesse dauerhaft aufrecht zu erhalten.
Zweifellos hilfreich dabei waren die kurzen, pr盲gnanten Kapitel, die sich meist in zwei bis drei Minuten 鈥渨eglesen鈥� lie脽en. Obwohl 鈥淎gnes鈥� kein "pageturner" im klassischen Sinn ist, war es auf seine ureigene Weise fesselnd und interessant.
Weithin offen ist es zweifellos in seinen Interpretationsm枚glichkeiten und so bin ich nicht 眉berrascht, da脽 es in einigen deutschen Bundesl盲ndern als Pflichtlekt眉re f眉r das Abitur eingestuft ist. F眉r einen Deutsch-Lehrer zweifellos eine 鈥淕oldgrube鈥�!
Vier von f眉nf Sternen.
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Nach einer kurzen Zeit der Ann盲herung finden beide zusammen. Fasziniert vom Geschichtenerz盲hlen bittet Agnes ihren Partner um eine Erz盲hlung, die sich fortan als roter Faden durch das gesamte Buch zieht. Dabei kommt es immer wieder zwischen wechselseitigen Beeinflussungen der semi-fiktionalen Geschichte und den im Buch behandelten Erlebnissen.
Genau diese Verflechtungen bilden einen Teil des Reizes dieser kurzen, lakonisch-distanziert erz盲hlten Novelle. Es ist keine wirklich au脽ergew枚hnliche Geschichte, die hier erz盲hlt wird und ihr Ende wird bereits mit dem ersten Satz des Buches vorweggenommen. Dennoch gelang es Stamm, mein Interesse dauerhaft aufrecht zu erhalten.
Zweifellos hilfreich dabei waren die kurzen, pr盲gnanten Kapitel, die sich meist in zwei bis drei Minuten 鈥渨eglesen鈥� lie脽en. Obwohl 鈥淎gnes鈥� kein "pageturner" im klassischen Sinn ist, war es auf seine ureigene Weise fesselnd und interessant.
Weithin offen ist es zweifellos in seinen Interpretationsm枚glichkeiten und so bin ich nicht 眉berrascht, da脽 es in einigen deutschen Bundesl盲ndern als Pflichtlekt眉re f眉r das Abitur eingestuft ist. F眉r einen Deutsch-Lehrer zweifellos eine 鈥淕oldgrube鈥�!
Vier von f眉nf Sternen.
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June 15, 2019
趩賳丿乇賵夭 倬蹖卮 丿乇 蹖讴 诏乇賵賴 讴鬲丕亘禺賵丕賳蹖 賳馗乇爻賳噩蹖 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 讴鬲丕亘 亘賵丿 賵 亘丕 賵噩賵丿蹖 讴賴 毓賲賵賲丕 倬蹖卮賳賴丕丿賴丕 丕夭 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賴丕蹖 倬乇賮乇賵卮 亘蹖 賲丕蹖賴 倬蹖卮鬲乇 賳賲蹖鈥屫辟佖嗀� 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 讴丕乇亘乇賴丕 亘丕 丕卮鬲蹖丕賯蹖 毓噩蹖亘 丨乇賮 丕夭 丕诏賳爻 夭丿 讴賴 賲賳 賳賴 丕爻賲 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 乇丕 卮賳蹖丿賴 亘賵丿賲 賵 賳賴 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴.
丕賲乇賵夭亘丿賵賳 亘乇賳丕賲賴 丕蹖 丕夭 賯亘賱 丿乇 倬蹖 賵爻賵爻賴 蹖 乇丕賴 乇賮鬲賳 乇丕賴蹖 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴 卮丿賲. 賵 亘丕夭 亘蹖 丕蹖賳讴賴 賯氐丿 丕賲丕賳鬲 诏乇賮鬲賳 丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕卮賲 趩乇禺蹖 亘蹖賳 賯賮爻賴 賴丕 夭丿賲 讴賴 趩卮賲賲 亘賴 丕诏賳爻 禺賵乇丿. 胤乇丨 噩賱丿 丿乇 噩丕 丿賱賲 乇丕 亘乇丿.诏賮鬲賲 蹖讴 氐賮丨賴 丕卮 乇丕 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗁� 賵 丕诏乇 禺賵亘 亘賵丿 賲蹖鈥屭屫辟呚�.禺賵丕賳丿賲 賵 賮賵賯 丕賱毓丕丿賴 亘賵丿.蹖讴蹖 丕夭 亘賴鬲乇蹖賳 丌睾丕夭賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 丿乇 讴賱 夭賳丿诏蹖 丕賲 禺賵丕賳丿賴 丕賲鈥�.
丕蹖賳賯丿乇 丕賵丕蹖賱 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 禺賵亘 亘賵丿 賵 丿爻鬲 乇賵蹖 趩蹖夭賴丕蹖蹖貙 賴賲 噩夭卅蹖丕鬲 賵 賴賲 讴賱蹖丕鬲貙 诏匕丕卮鬲賴 亘賵丿 讴賴 賲賳 丿蹖賵丕賳賴鈥屰� 禺賵丕賳丿賳卮丕賳 丿乇 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賴丕 賴爻鬲賲 讴賴 賮讴乇 讴乇丿賲 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 丕禺鬲氐丕氐蹖 亘乇丕蹖 賲賳 賳賵卮鬲賴 卮丿賴.
丕賲丕 丕蹖賳 鬲賲丕賲 賲丕噩乇丕 賳亘賵丿.
毓噩蹖亘鬲乇蹖賳 亘禺卮 鬲卮丕亘賴 毓蹖賳 亘賴 毓蹖賳 胤乇丨 丕氐賱蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賵 丨鬲蹖 乇蹖夭賴 讴丕乇蹖 賴丕蹖 卮禺氐蹖鬲賴丕 亘丕 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 亘賵丿 讴賴 丿乇 丨丕賱 賳賵卮鬲賳卮 賴爻鬲賲.亘毓丿 丕夭 爻丕賱賴丕 丿賵亘丕乇賴 趩賳丿乇賵夭蹖 丕爻鬲 讴賴 賲蹖鈥屬嗁堐屫迟呚� 亘乇丕蹖 賮乇丕乇 丕夭 禺賵丿賲.賵 亘乇丕蹖 丕蹖賳讴賴 趩乇丕睾蹖 乇丕 丿乇 匕賴賳 賵 丿賱賲 乇賵卮賳 賳诏賴 丿丕乇賲 賵 亘賴 賵乇胤賴 蹖 鬲丕乇蹖讴蹖 賲胤賱賯 賳蹖賮鬲賲.
賲賳 賴賲 亘丕 倬丕蹖丕賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賲卮讴賱 丿丕卮鬲賲(丿丕乇賲) 讴賴 賴乇趩賴 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 禺賵卮 賳賲蹖鈥屫促堌� 讴賴 賳賲蹖鈥屫促堌�.
鬲卮丕亘賴 丕蹖賳 丿賵 亘賴 胤乇丨 讴賱蹖 禺賱丕氐賴 賳賲蹖鈥屫促堌� 賵 噩夭卅蹖丕鬲 賲卮丕亘賴 賴賲 丿丕乇賳丿. 賲孬賱 賲賵鬲蹖賮 賯胤丕乇貙 亘蹖賲丕乇蹖 賵 禺丕賳賴 賴丕 讴賴 丨爻蹖 噩丕丿賵蹖蹖 亘賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 倬丕卮蹖丿賴鈥屫з嗀�.丿蹖诏乇 丕蹖賳讴賴 卮禺氐蹖鬲 丕氐賱蹖 丕诏賳爻 賲賴丕噩乇 丕爻鬲 賵 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賲賳 賴賲.
丕賱賯氐賴貨 丕賳诏丕乇 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 禺賵丿賲 乇丕-丕賱亘鬲賴 亘丕 倬乇丿丕禺鬲 賯賵蹖 鬲乇 賵 丨乇賮賴 丕蹖-禺賵丕賳丿賴 丕賲.禺賵卮亘禺鬲丕賳賴" 丕诏賳爻" 賯丿乇鬲蹖 乇丕 讴賴 丿乇 丌睾丕夭 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丿丕乇丿 丿乇 賲蹖丕賳賴 賵 丕賳鬲賴丕 賴賲 丨賮馗 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀�.
倬.賳:賴蹖趩 趩蹖夭 丕夭 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 乇丕 賱賵 賳丿丕丿賴鈥屫з�.
Dead with the first dead lies London's daughter,
Robed in the long friends,
The grains beyond age, the dark veins of her mother,
Secret by the unmourning water
Of the riding Thames.
"After the first death, there is no other."
卮毓乇蹖 丕夭 丿蹖賱賳 鬲丕賲爻 讴賴 丿乇 讴鬲丕亘 丌賲丿賴.
丕賲乇賵夭亘丿賵賳 亘乇賳丕賲賴 丕蹖 丕夭 賯亘賱 丿乇 倬蹖 賵爻賵爻賴 蹖 乇丕賴 乇賮鬲賳 乇丕賴蹖 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴 卮丿賲. 賵 亘丕夭 亘蹖 丕蹖賳讴賴 賯氐丿 丕賲丕賳鬲 诏乇賮鬲賳 丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕卮賲 趩乇禺蹖 亘蹖賳 賯賮爻賴 賴丕 夭丿賲 讴賴 趩卮賲賲 亘賴 丕诏賳爻 禺賵乇丿. 胤乇丨 噩賱丿 丿乇 噩丕 丿賱賲 乇丕 亘乇丿.诏賮鬲賲 蹖讴 氐賮丨賴 丕卮 乇丕 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗁� 賵 丕诏乇 禺賵亘 亘賵丿 賲蹖鈥屭屫辟呚�.禺賵丕賳丿賲 賵 賮賵賯 丕賱毓丕丿賴 亘賵丿.蹖讴蹖 丕夭 亘賴鬲乇蹖賳 丌睾丕夭賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 丿乇 讴賱 夭賳丿诏蹖 丕賲 禺賵丕賳丿賴 丕賲鈥�.
丕蹖賳賯丿乇 丕賵丕蹖賱 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 禺賵亘 亘賵丿 賵 丿爻鬲 乇賵蹖 趩蹖夭賴丕蹖蹖貙 賴賲 噩夭卅蹖丕鬲 賵 賴賲 讴賱蹖丕鬲貙 诏匕丕卮鬲賴 亘賵丿 讴賴 賲賳 丿蹖賵丕賳賴鈥屰� 禺賵丕賳丿賳卮丕賳 丿乇 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賴丕 賴爻鬲賲 讴賴 賮讴乇 讴乇丿賲 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 丕禺鬲氐丕氐蹖 亘乇丕蹖 賲賳 賳賵卮鬲賴 卮丿賴.
丕賲丕 丕蹖賳 鬲賲丕賲 賲丕噩乇丕 賳亘賵丿.
毓噩蹖亘鬲乇蹖賳 亘禺卮 鬲卮丕亘賴 毓蹖賳 亘賴 毓蹖賳 胤乇丨 丕氐賱蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賵 丨鬲蹖 乇蹖夭賴 讴丕乇蹖 賴丕蹖 卮禺氐蹖鬲賴丕 亘丕 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 亘賵丿 讴賴 丿乇 丨丕賱 賳賵卮鬲賳卮 賴爻鬲賲.亘毓丿 丕夭 爻丕賱賴丕 丿賵亘丕乇賴 趩賳丿乇賵夭蹖 丕爻鬲 讴賴 賲蹖鈥屬嗁堐屫迟呚� 亘乇丕蹖 賮乇丕乇 丕夭 禺賵丿賲.賵 亘乇丕蹖 丕蹖賳讴賴 趩乇丕睾蹖 乇丕 丿乇 匕賴賳 賵 丿賱賲 乇賵卮賳 賳诏賴 丿丕乇賲 賵 亘賴 賵乇胤賴 蹖 鬲丕乇蹖讴蹖 賲胤賱賯 賳蹖賮鬲賲.
賲賳 賴賲 亘丕 倬丕蹖丕賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賲卮讴賱 丿丕卮鬲賲(丿丕乇賲) 讴賴 賴乇趩賴 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 禺賵卮 賳賲蹖鈥屫促堌� 讴賴 賳賲蹖鈥屫促堌�.
鬲卮丕亘賴 丕蹖賳 丿賵 亘賴 胤乇丨 讴賱蹖 禺賱丕氐賴 賳賲蹖鈥屫促堌� 賵 噩夭卅蹖丕鬲 賲卮丕亘賴 賴賲 丿丕乇賳丿. 賲孬賱 賲賵鬲蹖賮 賯胤丕乇貙 亘蹖賲丕乇蹖 賵 禺丕賳賴 賴丕 讴賴 丨爻蹖 噩丕丿賵蹖蹖 亘賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 倬丕卮蹖丿賴鈥屫з嗀�.丿蹖诏乇 丕蹖賳讴賴 卮禺氐蹖鬲 丕氐賱蹖 丕诏賳爻 賲賴丕噩乇 丕爻鬲 賵 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賲賳 賴賲.
丕賱賯氐賴貨 丕賳诏丕乇 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 禺賵丿賲 乇丕-丕賱亘鬲賴 亘丕 倬乇丿丕禺鬲 賯賵蹖 鬲乇 賵 丨乇賮賴 丕蹖-禺賵丕賳丿賴 丕賲.禺賵卮亘禺鬲丕賳賴" 丕诏賳爻" 賯丿乇鬲蹖 乇丕 讴賴 丿乇 丌睾丕夭 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丿丕乇丿 丿乇 賲蹖丕賳賴 賵 丕賳鬲賴丕 賴賲 丨賮馗 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀�.
倬.賳:賴蹖趩 趩蹖夭 丕夭 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 乇丕 賱賵 賳丿丕丿賴鈥屫з�.
Dead with the first dead lies London's daughter,
Robed in the long friends,
The grains beyond age, the dark veins of her mother,
Secret by the unmourning water
Of the riding Thames.
"After the first death, there is no other."
卮毓乇蹖 丕夭 丿蹖賱賳 鬲丕賲爻 讴賴 丿乇 讴鬲丕亘 丌賲丿賴.
May 10, 2018
诏賮鬲:"禺賵卮亘禺鬲蹖 乇丕 賳賯胤賴 賳賯胤賴 賳賯丕卮蹖 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 賵 亘丿亘禺鬲蹖 乇丕 禺胤 禺胤.賵賯鬲蹖 鬲賵 賲蹖鈥屫堌з囒� 禺賵卮亘禺鬲蹖 賲丕 乇賵 鬲賵氐蹖賮 讴賳蹖貙 亘丕蹖丿 蹖讴 毓丕賱賲 賳賯胤賴鈥屬囏й� 讴賵趩讴 丿乇爻鬲 讴賳蹖貙 賲孬賱 爻賵乇丕貙 丌賳鈥屬堎傌� 賲乇丿賲 丕夭 賮丕氐賱賴鈥屫й� 賲蹖鬲賵賳賳 亘亘蹖賳賳 讴賴 賲丕 禺賵卮亘禺鬲 亘賵丿蹖賲."
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丕賲丕 禺賵丿 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗀池� 讴賲蹖 丨噩蹖賲 鬲乇 丕賲丕 噩匕丕亘 鬲乇 亘丕卮賴貙 禺蹖賱蹖 噩丕賴丕 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗀池� 丕賵噩 亘诏蹖乇賴 丕賲丕 賲孬賱 蹖讴 噩丕丿賴 氐丕賮 丕丿丕賲賴 倬蹖丿丕 賲蹖讴乇丿...
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賯爻賲鬲 噩丕賱亘 賰丕乇賴丕賶 丌賯丕賶 丨爻賷賳賶鈥屫藏ж� 丕賷賳賴 賰賴 毓賱丕賲鬲 賰倬賶 乇丕賷鬲 乇賵 倬卮鬲 噩賱丿 賰丕乇賴丕卮 禺賷賱賶 賵賯鬲丕 賲賶鈥屫ㄙ娰嗁�.
丕诏賳爻 賷賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 毓丕卮賯丕賳賴鈥屫池� 丕夭 乇丕亘胤賴鈥屬� 賷賰 賳賵賷爻賳丿賴 賵 賷賰 丿禺鬲乇 噩賵丕賳. 賰鬲丕亘 丿乇 賳卮賵賳 丿丕丿賳 丨爻丕爻賷鬲鈥屬囏з� 乇丕亘胤賴 禺賷賱賶 禺賵亘 毓賲賱 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁囏� 賵賱賶 亘丕賵噩賵丿 乇賵丕賷鬲 毓丕賱賶 賰鬲丕亘貙 丕賳诏丕乇 賷賴 丨噩賲賶 丕夭 賱丕亘賴鈥屬勜з� 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丨匕賮 卮丿賴 (丕賵賳 趩賷夭賶 賰賴 亘賴 賯賵賱 賲毓乇賵賮 丿乇 賮囟丕賶 爻賮賷丿 亘賷賳 禺胤賵胤 丿乇 噩乇賷丕賳賴) 賲賵賯毓 禺賵賳丿賳 賷賴 丨爻賶 亘賴鬲 賲賷诏賴 賷賴 趩賷夭丕賷賶 賳賴 丕夭 賲鬲賳貙 賰賴 丕夭 丨爻 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賰賲 卮丿賴貙 賰賴 卮丕賷丿 亘賴鈥屫ж坟� 鬲乇噩賲賴 亘丕卮賴貙 倬賷卮賳賴丕丿 賲蹖鈥屬冑嗁� 亘乇賷丿 爻乇丕睾卮 賵 禺賷賱賶 禺賵卮丨丕賱 賲蹖鈥屫促� 賰賴 賳馗乇鬲賵賳 乇賵 丿乇 賲賵乇丿 丕賷賳 趩賷夭賶 賰賴 诏賮鬲賲 亘卮賳賵賲. 亘乇蹖丿賴鈥屫й� 丕夭 賰鬲丕亘 乇賵 倬丕蹖蹖賳 賲蹖鈥屬嗁堐屫迟�.
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賲鬲賳 乇丕 爻乇爻乇賶 賵 爻乇賷毓 禺賵丕賳丿賴鈥屫ㄙ堌�. 丨賵氐賱賴 賳丿丕卮鬲賲. 丕诏賳爻 丕賳诏丕乇 賰賴 禺噩丕賱鬲 亘賰卮丿 賱亘禺賳丿 賲賶鈥屫藏� 賵 丕夭 丌卮倬夭禺丕賳賴 丌賲丿. 亘丕 賴賲 賳卮爻鬲賷賲 賰賳丕乇 賲賷夭 睾匕丕禺賵乇賶. 卮賲毓鈥屬囏� 鬲賯乇賷亘賳 亘賴 丌禺乇 乇爻賷丿賴鈥屫ㄙ堌嗀�. 丕诏賳爻 诏賮鬲: "禺賵亘責" 倬乇爻賷丿賲: "賯賴賵賴責". 禺賵卮 賳丿丕卮鬲賲 丿乇 賲賵乇丿 賳賵卮鬲賴鈥屫ж� 丕馗賴丕乇賳馗乇 賰賳賲. 丕夭 丿爻鬲卮 丿賱禺賵乇 亘賵丿賲 賰賴 賵丕丿丕乇賲 賰乇丿鈥屫ㄙ堌� 丌賳 乇丕 亘禺賵丕賳賲. 賵賯鬲賶 毓匕乇 禺賵丕爻鬲 賵 亘乇丕賷賲 賯賴賵賴 乇賷禺鬲 禺噩丕賱鬲 賰卮賷丿賲. 卮乇賵毓 賰乇丿賲: "亘亘賷賳." 鬲丨賲賱 賳诏丕賴 倬乇丕賳鬲馗丕乇卮 乇丕 賳丿丕卮鬲賲. 賯賴賵賴鈥屫з� 乇丕 亘乇丿丕卮鬲賲 賵 乇賮鬲賲 賰賳丕乇 倬賳噩乇賴.
- 亘亘賷賳貙 丌丿賲 賴賲賷賳鈥屫焚堌� 賳賲賶鈥屫⒇� 亘卮賷賳賴 賵 丿乇 毓乇囟 賷賴 賴賮鬲賴 乇賲丕賳 亘賳賵賷爻賴. 賲賳 賴賲 亘乇賳丕賲賴鈥屬囏з� 賰丕賲倬賷賵鬲乇賶 賳賲賶鈥屬嗁堎娯迟�.
丕诏賳爻 丕夭 禺賵丿卮 丿賮丕毓 賰乇丿: "丕賷賳 賮賯胤 賷賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賰賵鬲丕賴賴."
诏賮鬲賲: "賳賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁� 丿乇 賲賵乇丿卮 丕馗賴丕乇賳馗乇 賰賳賲貙 賳賲賶鈥屫堌з�.".
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賲丿鬲賶 丕夭 丕賷賳 趩賷夭賴丕 诏賮鬲賲. 賵 丕賳诏丕乇 趩賷夭賴丕賷賶 乇丕 賰賴 賲賶鈥屭佖� 亘丕賵乇賲 卮丿賴 亘賵丿. 丿賷诏乇 賲賵囟賵毓 丌賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賳亘賵丿. 卮丕賷丿 賴賲 賵丕賯毓賳 禺賵亘 賳亘賵丿貙 丕賲丕 賯胤毓賳 亘賴鬲乇 丕夭 鬲賲丕賲 趩賷夭賴丕賷賶 亘賵丿 賰賴 賲賳 胤賶 丿賴 爻丕賱 丕禺賷乇 賳賵卮鬲賴鈥屫ㄙ堌�.
亘賱丕禺乇賴 诏賮鬲賲: "鬲賵 丨鬲賶 賲胤丕賱毓賴 賴賲 賳賲賶鈥屬冑嗁壺� 丕氐賱丕 賰鬲丕亘 賳丿丕乇賶. 賵賯鬲賶 賰鬲丕亘 賳賲賶鈥屫堎嗁� 趩賴鈥屫焚堌� 賲賶鈥屫堌з� 賰鬲丕亘 亘賳賵賷爻賶." 丕诏賳爻 亘丿賵賳 丕賷賳 賰賴 趩賷夭賶 亘诏賵賷丿 丿丕卮鬲 賰賷賰 爻賷亘賶 乇丕 賰賴 亘乇丕賷賲 丿乇爻鬲 賰乇丿賴鈥屫ㄙ堌� 賲賶鈥屫ㄘ辟娯�.
倬乇爻賷丿: "亘爻鬲賳賶 賴賲 賲賶鈥屫堌з壺�" 賵 丕氐賱賳 亘賽賴 賲賳 賳诏丕賴 賳賰乇丿. 禺賵乇丿賷賲 賵 诏賮鬲賲: "賰賷賰卮 禺賵亘 卮丿賴."丕诏賳爻 亘賱賳丿 卮丿 賵 乇賮鬲 亘賴 胤乇賮 賰丕賲倬賷賵鬲乇. 乇賵賶 賲賵賳賷鬲賵乇 爻鬲丕乇賴鈥屬囏з娰� 乇賵卮賳 丿賷丿賴 賲賶鈥屫簇嗀� 賰賴 丕夭 賲乇賰夭 亘賴 丕胤乇丕賮 爻賷乇 賲賶鈥屬冐必嗀�. 賵賯鬲賶 丕诏賳爻 丿爻鬲卮 乇丕 乇賵賶 賲丕賵爻 诏匕丕卮鬲貙 丿賵亘丕乇賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳卮 乇賵賶 賲賵賳賷鬲賵乇 馗丕賴乇 卮丿. 丕诏賳爻 丿賵 爻賴 丿诏賲賴 乇丕 賮卮丕乇 丿丕丿 賵 賳賵卮鬲賴 乇賮鬲.
倬乇爻賷丿賲: "趩賶 賰丕乇 賲蹖鈥屬冑嗁壺�" 诏賮鬲: " 倬丕賰卮 賰乇丿賲. 鬲賲賵賲. 亘乇賷賲 賯丿賲 亘夭賳賷賲."
賯爻賲鬲 噩丕賱亘 賰丕乇賴丕賶 丌賯丕賶 丨爻賷賳賶鈥屫藏ж� 丕賷賳賴 賰賴 毓賱丕賲鬲 賰倬賶 乇丕賷鬲 乇賵 倬卮鬲 噩賱丿 賰丕乇賴丕卮 禺賷賱賶 賵賯鬲丕 賲賶鈥屫ㄙ娰嗁�.
丕诏賳爻 賷賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 毓丕卮賯丕賳賴鈥屫池� 丕夭 乇丕亘胤賴鈥屬� 賷賰 賳賵賷爻賳丿賴 賵 賷賰 丿禺鬲乇 噩賵丕賳. 賰鬲丕亘 丿乇 賳卮賵賳 丿丕丿賳 丨爻丕爻賷鬲鈥屬囏з� 乇丕亘胤賴 禺賷賱賶 禺賵亘 毓賲賱 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁囏� 賵賱賶 亘丕賵噩賵丿 乇賵丕賷鬲 毓丕賱賶 賰鬲丕亘貙 丕賳诏丕乇 賷賴 丨噩賲賶 丕夭 賱丕亘賴鈥屬勜з� 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丨匕賮 卮丿賴 (丕賵賳 趩賷夭賶 賰賴 亘賴 賯賵賱 賲毓乇賵賮 丿乇 賮囟丕賶 爻賮賷丿 亘賷賳 禺胤賵胤 丿乇 噩乇賷丕賳賴) 賲賵賯毓 禺賵賳丿賳 賷賴 丨爻賶 亘賴鬲 賲賷诏賴 賷賴 趩賷夭丕賷賶 賳賴 丕夭 賲鬲賳貙 賰賴 丕夭 丨爻 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賰賲 卮丿賴貙 賰賴 卮丕賷丿 亘賴鈥屫ж坟� 鬲乇噩賲賴 亘丕卮賴貙 倬賷卮賳賴丕丿 賲蹖鈥屬冑嗁� 亘乇賷丿 爻乇丕睾卮 賵 禺賷賱賶 禺賵卮丨丕賱 賲蹖鈥屫促� 賰賴 賳馗乇鬲賵賳 乇賵 丿乇 賲賵乇丿 丕賷賳 趩賷夭賶 賰賴 诏賮鬲賲 亘卮賳賵賲. 亘乇蹖丿賴鈥屫й� 丕夭 賰鬲丕亘 乇賵 倬丕蹖蹖賳 賲蹖鈥屬嗁堐屫迟�.
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賲鬲賳 乇丕 爻乇爻乇賶 賵 爻乇賷毓 禺賵丕賳丿賴鈥屫ㄙ堌�. 丨賵氐賱賴 賳丿丕卮鬲賲. 丕诏賳爻 丕賳诏丕乇 賰賴 禺噩丕賱鬲 亘賰卮丿 賱亘禺賳丿 賲賶鈥屫藏� 賵 丕夭 丌卮倬夭禺丕賳賴 丌賲丿. 亘丕 賴賲 賳卮爻鬲賷賲 賰賳丕乇 賲賷夭 睾匕丕禺賵乇賶. 卮賲毓鈥屬囏� 鬲賯乇賷亘賳 亘賴 丌禺乇 乇爻賷丿賴鈥屫ㄙ堌嗀�. 丕诏賳爻 诏賮鬲: "禺賵亘責" 倬乇爻賷丿賲: "賯賴賵賴責". 禺賵卮 賳丿丕卮鬲賲 丿乇 賲賵乇丿 賳賵卮鬲賴鈥屫ж� 丕馗賴丕乇賳馗乇 賰賳賲. 丕夭 丿爻鬲卮 丿賱禺賵乇 亘賵丿賲 賰賴 賵丕丿丕乇賲 賰乇丿鈥屫ㄙ堌� 丌賳 乇丕 亘禺賵丕賳賲. 賵賯鬲賶 毓匕乇 禺賵丕爻鬲 賵 亘乇丕賷賲 賯賴賵賴 乇賷禺鬲 禺噩丕賱鬲 賰卮賷丿賲. 卮乇賵毓 賰乇丿賲: "亘亘賷賳." 鬲丨賲賱 賳诏丕賴 倬乇丕賳鬲馗丕乇卮 乇丕 賳丿丕卮鬲賲. 賯賴賵賴鈥屫з� 乇丕 亘乇丿丕卮鬲賲 賵 乇賮鬲賲 賰賳丕乇 倬賳噩乇賴.
- 亘亘賷賳貙 丌丿賲 賴賲賷賳鈥屫焚堌� 賳賲賶鈥屫⒇� 亘卮賷賳賴 賵 丿乇 毓乇囟 賷賴 賴賮鬲賴 乇賲丕賳 亘賳賵賷爻賴. 賲賳 賴賲 亘乇賳丕賲賴鈥屬囏з� 賰丕賲倬賷賵鬲乇賶 賳賲賶鈥屬嗁堎娯迟�.
丕诏賳爻 丕夭 禺賵丿卮 丿賮丕毓 賰乇丿: "丕賷賳 賮賯胤 賷賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賰賵鬲丕賴賴."
诏賮鬲賲: "賳賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁� 丿乇 賲賵乇丿卮 丕馗賴丕乇賳馗乇 賰賳賲貙 賳賲賶鈥屫堌з�.".
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賲丿鬲賶 丕夭 丕賷賳 趩賷夭賴丕 诏賮鬲賲. 賵 丕賳诏丕乇 趩賷夭賴丕賷賶 乇丕 賰賴 賲賶鈥屭佖� 亘丕賵乇賲 卮丿賴 亘賵丿. 丿賷诏乇 賲賵囟賵毓 丌賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賳亘賵丿. 卮丕賷丿 賴賲 賵丕賯毓賳 禺賵亘 賳亘賵丿貙 丕賲丕 賯胤毓賳 亘賴鬲乇 丕夭 鬲賲丕賲 趩賷夭賴丕賷賶 亘賵丿 賰賴 賲賳 胤賶 丿賴 爻丕賱 丕禺賷乇 賳賵卮鬲賴鈥屫ㄙ堌�.
亘賱丕禺乇賴 诏賮鬲賲: "鬲賵 丨鬲賶 賲胤丕賱毓賴 賴賲 賳賲賶鈥屬冑嗁壺� 丕氐賱丕 賰鬲丕亘 賳丿丕乇賶. 賵賯鬲賶 賰鬲丕亘 賳賲賶鈥屫堎嗁� 趩賴鈥屫焚堌� 賲賶鈥屫堌з� 賰鬲丕亘 亘賳賵賷爻賶." 丕诏賳爻 亘丿賵賳 丕賷賳 賰賴 趩賷夭賶 亘诏賵賷丿 丿丕卮鬲 賰賷賰 爻賷亘賶 乇丕 賰賴 亘乇丕賷賲 丿乇爻鬲 賰乇丿賴鈥屫ㄙ堌� 賲賶鈥屫ㄘ辟娯�.
倬乇爻賷丿: "亘爻鬲賳賶 賴賲 賲賶鈥屫堌з壺�" 賵 丕氐賱賳 亘賽賴 賲賳 賳诏丕賴 賳賰乇丿. 禺賵乇丿賷賲 賵 诏賮鬲賲: "賰賷賰卮 禺賵亘 卮丿賴."丕诏賳爻 亘賱賳丿 卮丿 賵 乇賮鬲 亘賴 胤乇賮 賰丕賲倬賷賵鬲乇. 乇賵賶 賲賵賳賷鬲賵乇 爻鬲丕乇賴鈥屬囏з娰� 乇賵卮賳 丿賷丿賴 賲賶鈥屫簇嗀� 賰賴 丕夭 賲乇賰夭 亘賴 丕胤乇丕賮 爻賷乇 賲賶鈥屬冐必嗀�. 賵賯鬲賶 丕诏賳爻 丿爻鬲卮 乇丕 乇賵賶 賲丕賵爻 诏匕丕卮鬲貙 丿賵亘丕乇賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳卮 乇賵賶 賲賵賳賷鬲賵乇 馗丕賴乇 卮丿. 丕诏賳爻 丿賵 爻賴 丿诏賲賴 乇丕 賮卮丕乇 丿丕丿 賵 賳賵卮鬲賴 乇賮鬲.
倬乇爻賷丿賲: "趩賶 賰丕乇 賲蹖鈥屬冑嗁壺�" 诏賮鬲: " 倬丕賰卮 賰乇丿賲. 鬲賲賵賲. 亘乇賷賲 賯丿賲 亘夭賳賷賲."
February 11, 2024
丌卮賳丕蹖蹖 賵乇丕亘胤賴 丿賵賳賮乇 讴賴 亘賴 賲賵丕夭丕鬲 賵丕賯毓蹖鬲 賵讴鬲丕亘蹖 讴賴 賲乇丿 亘賴 禺賵丕爻鬲 夭賳 賲蹖賳賵爻丿 貙 丕丿丕賲賴 賲蹖 蹖丕亘丿 . 丿賵卮禺氐蹖鬲 賮乇毓蹖 賴賲 丿乇丕乇鬲亘丕胤 亘丕丕蹖賳 丿賵賳賮乇賴爻鬲賳丿. 賳賵毓蹖 丕夭鬲賳賴丕蹖蹖 賵 爻乇賲丕 亘乇丌丿賲賴丕 賵乇賵丕亘胤卮丕賳 噩丕乇蹖 丕爻鬲. 讴鬲丕亘 賲鬲賮丕賵鬲蹖 亘賵丿 . 讴賵鬲丕賴 賵 亘丿賵賳 丕囟丕賮丕鬲 . 亘丕鬲賵噩賾賴 亘賴 倬蹖趩蹖丿賴 賳亘賵丿賳 賲鬲賳 貙 鬲乇噩賲賴 賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳爻鬲 乇賵丕賳 鬲乇亘丕卮丿.
May 22, 2023
El narrador conoce a Agnes en una biblioteca de EEUU, y la relaci贸n crece hacia una relaci贸n de pareja. Una historia serena, que parece tener un trasfondo perturbador.
Muy buena.
Muy buena.
January 19, 2015
'But happiness doesn't make for interesting stories. Someone once said that happiness writes white. It's fleeting and transparent, like smoke or fog. Do you know any painter who could paint smoke?
They go to the Art Institute of Chicago for this smoke and mirrors of happy people. Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte comes close. People on a riverbank. It's relaxing, it's shady, it's a Sunday afternoon. Standing face to face its made up of tiny dots, a flowing of colors. He points to a girl sitting in the grass, her head bent over the flowers in her hands. She doesn't need the parasol next to her on account of the shade (but her friend is holding up hers). Agnes says she's the girl in the white dress. They can't agree who he is either. I looked up the painting on my phone. The only girl in a white dress is a small child with her mother. I can't tell what they feel about one another today or any day. The mother is holding the parasol over her own head, in the shade, while her daughter walks in the sun.The little girl does have a hat on so maybe she's not Sting in that song by The Police. The shady painting makes me want to walk in the sun, though. Throw off the hat and.... something. I have no idea why Agnes identified herself as the child and I don't think her boyfriend, the writer of the Agnes novel within a novel, did either. I don't think he wondered about it at all (like maybe she had daddy issues and it wasn't that he was a sexy stud she picked him). He says that only in distance does the painting have any definition. She says that you have to write happiness like Seurat, happiness in dots and and unhappiness in stripes, and it is only happiness to you when you step back. I don't feel that way about them at all. 'Agnes' is talking and talking and talking and so much that the meaning is strangled out of it.
"Agnes is dead. Killed by a story. All that's left of her now is this story." is his opening line.
They meet in the public library in Chicago. He's there to write a book about luxury trains and then it is back to Switzerland. Agnes is a young student. Afraid of everything, he doesn't know why. Agnes clings to him, he doesn't know why. They meet cute. I didn't think it was cute. There would be voice overs or musical cues if it were a movie. I guess the first person style and "I already know what happens and this is how it happened" is too much like bad voice over anyway. We were happy, we made love, I loved her. I read the first eighty something pages of this last summer. It irritated me when he has to make love to her for something (to him) babyish and cutesy and I had to stop reading it. Out of the blues Agnes decides that he must, must, must write a story about her. At least this wasn't all about him getting back into the creative writing he had long ago forgotten how to do (one collection of short stories. His cozy train book job and other such commissioned work sounded cushy as hell to me). I would have had to throw the book at something, or something, if it had been about him being a writer. This is more like two people who have a relationship of talking about a relationship. Last year my sister told me that I was like Ronald Weasley from the Harry Potter series. No way! Where did she even get this shit? Not that it matters (she's so wrong but it doesn't matter). Agnes and her middle aged (or more) boyfriend do nothing but this. He writes some of the story (that becomes a novel because they can't shut up about themselves) and she looks at it to go "How can you see me this way?!", or as fodder for sexy times. It was gross when he writes that she wears a short navy dress he likes her in and of course she has to be moved around in what turns him on. It's not even a thread so much as a it would have been more interesting if this HAD been the story that Agnes wanted his story to be a safe mental image in her head to retreat to. Something besides "I don't know what I want you to say but it should magically please me anyway" impossible human understanding/piss off ego stroking. It couldn't have killed her that he writes of her alone in a forest without leaves or a way out, warmed by too cold. It's a hunger past hungry, a tired past tired. There's a part of Stamm's Unformed Landscape that echoes this (Agnes was first. I'm thankful I didn't read 'Agnes' first or I probably wouldn't have read and liked so much his other books) and I had loved it. A drowning and a giving up that turns into life just like awake after too tired. I wanted to know a Agnes outside of his story. He leaves her when she tells him she's pregnant. She leaves him, says he left her. Do you know people who go on and on about their will they break up with me or will I break up with them? But they don't break up, at least not yet, or for good. There's a wall behind their speech. The part I hate the most is that I know they told fifteen other people already and will tell a lot more besides, in search of the warm walls of what they want to hear. I don't exist, I'm a lamp post, I'm a blurred picture out of the windows. It's not good enough to have an idea of what about this man and this woman who have a relationship with each other away from each other? In all of the words said too late, never out loud. In what ifs and happy endings and beginnings that taste better coated nostalgia anyway. Relationships in barriers doesn't interest me if that is all it is. 'Agnes' is nothing but this. Not when Agnes miscarries and she's crying over a Dylan Thomas poem about no more life without death. I don't want her to read Herman Hesse to impress him if I don't feel what she felt reading him. Fuck her boyfriend being impressed. "You're still upset about that?" asks the cold lover who never wanted a baby anyway. Because he once had a girlfriend he pondered he mighta impregnated when his condom broke. He lives a baby and a life before he finds out she's not pregnant. He never wants a baby again. He didn't even need to be a whiney douche about not writing stories anymore because he found a way to make everything in life not live up to his out of the black and white dreams. He writes stories with Agnes about what their baby would have been like if it had lived (he guesses a girl but he never asked Agnes if it was true). Their baby is a nothing to do with a real baby dream. I don't get this. What, the baby won't grow up to be their own person with ideas of their own? If you want a baby for any other reason than finding out what kind of person they'll be, risking something.... What is a relationship in a story? What is the point of spending time of your life you'll never get back with someone else for any reason than risking more than an idea? What is the point of a story that's just a gimmick? Okay, it didn't help that I absolutely couldn't stand these people. It depresses me so much that people really would go around like this. That Agnes keeps that other guy on the string because it's security that he loves her. If I never read another story about people who think that they have ended their life and all possibilities because of a romantic relationship it will be too soon. I guess that was this dude's problem because he likes so much to keep Agnes on the possibility shelf. You'll still die, you'll still have to look at yourself in the mirror. Find reasons to get out of bed in the morning. It isn't up to who you have sex with to provide all of that for you. So so so so sick of this. You didn't kill her with a story. Your stories weren't the end all and be all of everything. They could have been a shade, a gloom, a stealing of breath if there had been something that existed without ever talking about it.
If I go and see Agnes now, I thought, that'll be it for ever. It's hard to explain, although I loved her and had been happy with her, it was only when she wasn't there that I felt I was free. And my freedom had always mattered more to me than my happiness. Maybe that was what my girlfriends meant when they talked about my egoism.
December 28, 2024
賱胤賮丕 亘丕 丿蹖丿 蹖賴 讴鬲丕亘 丕丿亘蹖 賮丕禺乇 爻賲鬲卮 賳乇蹖丿!亘賴 丿蹖丿 鬲噩乇亘賴 蹖 乇賵丕亘胤 丕賲乇賵夭蹖 丕诏賴 爻乇丕睾卮 亘乇蹖丿 亘丕 禺蹖丕賱 倬乇丿丕夭蹖 賴丕卮 賯賱亘鬲賵賳 乇賵 賱賲爻 賲蹖讴賳賴馃珎馃珎
蹖賴 丿禺鬲乇 賮蹖夭蹖讴 丿丕賳 亘丕 蹖賴 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 蹖 爻賵蹖蹖爻蹖 鬲賵蹖 讴鬲丕亘 禺賵賳賴 丕卮賳丕 賲蹖卮賳 賵 賵丕乇丿 乇丕亘胤賴 賲蹖卮賳 賵丿禺鬲乇 賵爻丕蹖賱卮賵 噩賲毓 賲蹖讴賳賴 賵賲蹖丕丿 禺賵賳賴 蹖 倬爻乇 賲蹖賲賵賳賴 賵丕夭卮 賲蹖禺賵丕丿 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 夭賳丿诏蹖卮賵 亘賳賵蹖爻賴 賵丕夭卮 蹖賴 倬乇鬲乇賴 蹖 丕禺鬲氐丕氐蹖 丿乇 賯丕賱亘 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 亘爻丕夭賴!
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蹖賴 丿禺鬲乇 賮蹖夭蹖讴 丿丕賳 亘丕 蹖賴 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 蹖 爻賵蹖蹖爻蹖 鬲賵蹖 讴鬲丕亘 禺賵賳賴 丕卮賳丕 賲蹖卮賳 賵 賵丕乇丿 乇丕亘胤賴 賲蹖卮賳 賵丿禺鬲乇 賵爻丕蹖賱卮賵 噩賲毓 賲蹖讴賳賴 賵賲蹖丕丿 禺賵賳賴 蹖 倬爻乇 賲蹖賲賵賳賴 賵丕夭卮 賲蹖禺賵丕丿 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 夭賳丿诏蹖卮賵 亘賳賵蹖爻賴 賵丕夭卮 蹖賴 倬乇鬲乇賴 蹖 丕禺鬲氐丕氐蹖 丿乇 賯丕賱亘 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 亘爻丕夭賴!
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丕蹖賳 賯爻賲鬲 賴丕 亘乇丕蹖 賲賳 禺蹖賱蹖 毓夭蹖夭 亘賵丿賳....
October 10, 2017
May 5th, 2016, Peter Stamm wrote in my copy of Agnes "No man can print a smile". It was at a book signing in Tehran, and the weather was still cold enough to wear a jacket.
I had read some of his stories and to be honest, I was only going to the book signing to meet and ask him why on earth he thinks his last story was worth being written. I found his language cold and so German, so...blue. But not sky blue, some sort of a deserted foggy forest blue.
When I met him and heard his voice, the theme in my mind changed all of a sudden, it was like one of those times when you have to know more than the written words of a person to understand his story.
I had forgotten to bring my copy of Agnes to the signing, so I bought another one right there and told him "I'm a physics student like Agnes. And I play the violin." He said "do you want me to write something special for you? Ok here goes:" and he did. Despite all this, I never really understood Agnes up until now.
We get so lost in our own stories, we forget to live in the real world. As simple and cliche as that might sound, we need to deal with it day by day. I see it all the time in my daily affairs. Why didn't that guy smile at me when I thanked him for passing the salt at the restaurant? Why doesn't my husband know what to say, sing, play or get me as a gift right now, while I have dreamed that he would?
Maybe the solution though, shouldn't be that we stop with our stories. That hardly seems doable, humans are addicted to stories. We live for it, we breathe for it. The real problem is dealing with people who have different stories than us.
Some girls dream of a fairy tale story. They focus on gowns, palaces, maidens and of course, their prince. Some girls however, dream of being free, learning how to ride a horse and be tough. That goes for guys too, or any person with a human mind. So when stories don't match, you need to find a way to get going. Maybe you can find another ending for them. Maybe it's too difficult to join them together, and that you'll have to abandon the idea of your two stories blend in.
Agnes is dead. A story killed her.
But it could have been different. If she, would have refused to be written and had just "written".
I had read some of his stories and to be honest, I was only going to the book signing to meet and ask him why on earth he thinks his last story was worth being written. I found his language cold and so German, so...blue. But not sky blue, some sort of a deserted foggy forest blue.
When I met him and heard his voice, the theme in my mind changed all of a sudden, it was like one of those times when you have to know more than the written words of a person to understand his story.
I had forgotten to bring my copy of Agnes to the signing, so I bought another one right there and told him "I'm a physics student like Agnes. And I play the violin." He said "do you want me to write something special for you? Ok here goes:" and he did. Despite all this, I never really understood Agnes up until now.
We get so lost in our own stories, we forget to live in the real world. As simple and cliche as that might sound, we need to deal with it day by day. I see it all the time in my daily affairs. Why didn't that guy smile at me when I thanked him for passing the salt at the restaurant? Why doesn't my husband know what to say, sing, play or get me as a gift right now, while I have dreamed that he would?
Maybe the solution though, shouldn't be that we stop with our stories. That hardly seems doable, humans are addicted to stories. We live for it, we breathe for it. The real problem is dealing with people who have different stories than us.
Some girls dream of a fairy tale story. They focus on gowns, palaces, maidens and of course, their prince. Some girls however, dream of being free, learning how to ride a horse and be tough. That goes for guys too, or any person with a human mind. So when stories don't match, you need to find a way to get going. Maybe you can find another ending for them. Maybe it's too difficult to join them together, and that you'll have to abandon the idea of your two stories blend in.
Agnes is dead. A story killed her.
But it could have been different. If she, would have refused to be written and had just "written".
August 3, 2024
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賴乇 讴丿丕賲 賲丕 亘賴 賳賵毓蹖 倬爻 丕夭 賲乇诏賲賵賳 亘賴 夭賳丿诏蹖 丕丿丕賲賴 賲蹖 丿蹖賲 . 丿乇 蹖丕丿 爻丕蹖乇 丌丿賲 賴丕 貙 丿乇 蹖丕丿 亘趩賴 賴丕蹖 賲丕賳 賵 丿乇 趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 禺賱賯 讴乇丿蹖賲.
#丕诏賳爻
#倬鬲乇冲丕卮鬲丕賲
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賴乇 讴丿丕賲 賲丕 亘賴 賳賵毓蹖 倬爻 丕夭 賲乇诏賲賵賳 亘賴 夭賳丿诏蹖 丕丿丕賲賴 賲蹖 丿蹖賲 . 丿乇 蹖丕丿 爻丕蹖乇 丌丿賲 賴丕 貙 丿乇 蹖丕丿 亘趩賴 賴丕蹖 賲丕賳 賵 丿乇 趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 禺賱賯 讴乇丿蹖賲.
#丕诏賳爻
#倬鬲乇冲丕卮鬲丕賲
#鬲乇噩賲賴#賲丨賲賵丿_丨爻蹖賳蹖_夭丕丿 馃摑鬲丕 丨丕賱丕 卮丿賴 亘丕 鬲氐賵蹖乇爻丕夭蹖 匕賴賳鬲賵賳貙乇丕亘胤賴鈥屬囏� 乇丕 賲胤丕亘賯 賲蹖賱 禺賵丿鬲賵賳 倬蹖卮 亘亘乇蹖丿 蹖丕 胤賵乇蹖 丕賵賳鈥屬囏� 乇賵 倬蹖卮 亘亘乇蹖丿 讴賴 賯乇丕乇 賳亘賵丿賴 丕鬲賮丕賯 亘蹖賵賮鬲賴.丕诏乇 賲丕 賯丿乇鬲 丕蹖賳鈥屭┴ж� 乇賵 丿丕卮鬲蹖賲 卮丕蹖丿 夭賳丿诏蹖鈥屬呝堎� 禺蹖賱蹖 亘賴鬲乇 賲蹖鈥屫簇� 蹖丕 禺蹖賱蹖 亘丿鬲乇鈽猴笍禺賱丕氐賴 夭賳丿诏蹖 噩賵乇蹖 倬蹖卮 賲蹖鈥屫辟� 讴賴 丌丿賲丕 禺賵丿卮賵賳 賲蹖禺賵丕賳 蹖丕 賲蹖賲賵賳賳 蹖丕 賲蹖乇賳 賵 讴賱丕 賴乇 讴爻蹖 鬲丨鬲 鬲丕孬蹖乇 卮禺氐蹖 丿蹖诏賴 賯乇丕乇 賳賲蹖诏蹖乇賴貙丕賱亘鬲賴 亘丕夭賲 賯胤毓蹖鬲 賳丿丕乇賴貙 鬲賵 丕蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳貙蹖賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賽 丿蹖诏賴 賴賲賴 趩蹖 乇賵 毓賵囟 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 賵 賲爻卅賵賱卮 讴爻蹖 賳蹖爻鬲 噩夭 禺賵丿賽 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴. 賲賳賲 賲孬賱賽 亘賯蹖賴鈥屰� 丿賵爻鬲丕賲 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 禺蹖賱蹖 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賲貙鬲乇噩賲賴 乇賵賵賳 賵 毓丕賱蹖 亘賵丿 亘賴 胤賵乇蹖讴賴 趩賳丿 爻丕毓鬲賴 賲蹖鈥屫簇� 禺賵賳丿 賵 賴賲蹖賳胤賵乇 丿賱鬲賳诏蹖 丌禺乇 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 禺蹖賱蹖 丿賱趩爻亘
January 22, 2023
丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 丕賵賳 趩蹖夭蹖 乇賵 丿丕卮鬲 讴賴 賲賳 亘毓丿 賲丿鬲賴丕 乇賲丕賳 賳禺賵賳丿賳 蹖丕 賳氐賮賴鈥屬嗃屬呝� 乇賴丕讴乇丿賳 亘賴卮 賳蹖丕夭 丿丕卮鬲賲
.亘爻蹖丕乇 禺賵卮禺賵丕賳 亘賵丿
.亘爻蹖丕乇 禺賵卮禺賵丕賳 亘賵丿
October 3, 2014
"丕诏賳爻 賲乇丿賴 丕爻鬲. 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 丕賵 乇丕 讴卮鬲.丕夭 丕诏賳爻 噩夭 丕蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 趩蹖夭蹖 亘乇丕蹖賲 賳賲丕賳丿賴 丕爻鬲."丿丕爻鬲丕賳 亘丕 丕蹖賳 禺胤賵胤 鬲乇睾蹖亘 讴賳賳丿賴 丕睾丕夭 賲蹖卮賴....夭賳蹖 賳夭丿 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丕蹖 賲蹖乇賵丿 賵 丕夭 丕賵 賲蹖 禺賵丕賴丿 讴賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳卮 乇丕 亘賳賵蹖爻丿... 夭賳 丿乇爻鬲 賲孬賱 蹖讴 倬乇鬲乇賴 乇賵亘乇賵蹖 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賲蹖 賳卮蹖賳丿 賵賲蹖 禺賵丕賴丿 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丕賵 乇丕 禺賱賯 讴賳丿 亘賴 鬲丨乇蹖乇 亘讴卮丿 卮丕蹖丿..... 賴乇 趩賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 噩賱賵 鬲乇 賲蹖乇賵丿 亘蹖卮鬲乇 賲胤賲卅賳 賲蹖卮賵賲 賲乇丿 卮蹖賮鬲賴 丕賳 丕诏賳爻蹖 丕爻鬲 讴賴 禺賱賯 讴乇丿賴 賵 丕夭 丕诏賳爻 賵丕賯毓蹖 趩蹖夭 夭蹖丕丿蹖 賳賲蹖 丿丕賳丿. 丨鬲蹖 丿乇 丕賵丕禺乇 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 噩丕蹖蹖讴賴 鬲賵丕賳賲賳丿蹖 丕诏賳爻 丿乇 爻鬲丕乇賴 卮賳丕爻蹖 賲賵噩亘 卮诏賮鬲蹖 賲乇丿 賲蹖卮賵丿 賵 賲蹖诏賵蹖丿 賳賲蹖 丿丕賳爻鬲賲 亘賴 爻鬲丕乇賴 賴丕 毓賱丕賯賴 丿丕乇蹖貨 丕诏賳爻 倬丕爻禺 賲蹖丿賴丿貙 鬲賵 丕氐賱丕 丕夭 賲賳 趩蹖 賲蹖 丿丕賳蹖....丕賳诏丕乇 丕诏賳爻 賵丕賯毓蹖 爻丕蹖賴 讴賲乇賳诏蹖 亘賵丿 讴賴 丿乇 丕诏賳爻 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賲乇丿 丨賱 卮丿 .....賳賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳賲 鬲賵丕賳賲賳丿蹖 亘蹖 亘丿蹖賱 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 乇丕 丿乇 禺賱賯 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賲賳讴乇 卮賵賲...賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丕诏乇 亘丕 丕蹖賳 賯丿乇鬲 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴丕 乇丕 禺賱賯 賳賲蹖讴乇丿 丨鬲賲丕 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 讴卮卮 禺賵丿 乇丕 丕夭 丿爻鬲 賲蹖 丿丕丿.....
June 9, 2018
Ich habe bereits etwas von Peter Stamm gelesen und wusste nicht so recht, was ich von davon halten sollte. Bei 鈥濧gnes鈥� geht es mir wieder 盲hnlich.
Die Geschichte dreht sich um einen m盲nnlichen Protagonisten und Agnes, die sich in einer Bibliothek begegnen. Es werden Alltagssituatioenn sehr detailliert beschrieben, die f眉r die Handlung meist nichtssagend sind.
Beide Figuren sind mir unsympathisch, nicht greifbar und mir ist immer noch nicht klar, was Peter Stamm damit bezwecken wollte.
Den Schreibstil von Peter Stamm empfand ich als angenehm, die Geschichte fand ich sehr tr盲ge und langweilig.
Ich werde erst einmal ein wenig Abstand von Peter Stamms Werken nehmen und es eventuell in ein paar Jahren noch einmal versuchen.
Die Geschichte dreht sich um einen m盲nnlichen Protagonisten und Agnes, die sich in einer Bibliothek begegnen. Es werden Alltagssituatioenn sehr detailliert beschrieben, die f眉r die Handlung meist nichtssagend sind.
Beide Figuren sind mir unsympathisch, nicht greifbar und mir ist immer noch nicht klar, was Peter Stamm damit bezwecken wollte.
Den Schreibstil von Peter Stamm empfand ich als angenehm, die Geschichte fand ich sehr tr盲ge und langweilig.
Ich werde erst einmal ein wenig Abstand von Peter Stamms Werken nehmen und es eventuell in ein paar Jahren noch einmal versuchen.
October 2, 2017
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亘乇丕賲 卮亘蹖賴 賵丿丕毓 亘丕 丕爻賱丨賴 賲丿乇賳 亘賵丿 丕賱亘鬲賴 賮賴賲 丕蹖賳 卮亘丕賴鬲 賳亘賵睾 禺丕氐蹖 賴賲 賳賲蹖禺賵丕丿 趩賵賳 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 蹖賴 噩丕 亘賴 賴賲蹖賳诏賵蹖 賵 賵丿丕毓 亘丕 丕爻賱丨賴 丕卮丕乇賴 鈥溬呚池傐屬呪€� 賲蹖讴賳賴.
賲乇丿賴丕 卮亘蹖賴 丕讴孬乇賲乇丿賴丕蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賴丕蹖 賴賲蹖賳诏賵蹖 賵 丨鬲蹖 丕诏賳爻 賴賲 卮亘蹖賴 夭賳賴丕蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賴丕蹖 賴賲蹖賳诏賵蹖 亘賵丿.
丕賵賱丕蹖 乇丕亘胤賴 倬乇卮賵乇 賵 賴蹖噩丕賳 賵 亘毓丿 毓卮賯 丿趩丕乇 夭賵丕賱 賲蹖卮賴 賵 丿爻鬲 倬丕诏蹖乇 賴賲 賲蹖卮賳貙賯爻賲鬲 丿乇蹖丕趩賴 丿賯蹖賯丕 蹖丕丿 丿乇蹖丕趩賴 鬲賵 爻賵蹖蹖爻 丕賳丿丕禺鬲 賵賯鬲蹖 賮乇丿乇蹖讴 賵 讴丕鬲乇蹖賳 賮乇丕乇 賲蹖讴乇丿賳丿.爻賯胤 卮丿賳 亘趩賴 賵 賳賴丕蹖鬲 賲乇丿賳 卮禺氐蹖鬲 夭賳 讴賴 禺亘 鬲賵 丕蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賲 賴賲蹖賳噩賵乇 亘賵丿.
丿丕爻鬲丕賳 卮爻鬲賴 賵 乇賮鬲賴 亘賵丿 賵 乇丕丨鬲 賲蹖卮丿 禺賵賳丿卮.
February 17, 2016
賲賳 賴賲 诏丕賴賶 丿毓丕 賲賷賰乇丿賲貙 丕賲丕 賴賲賷卮賴 賴乇 賵賯鬲 卮乇賵毓 賲賷賰乇丿賲貙 賲賷诏賮鬲賲: 丕賶 禺丿丕賶 賲賴乇亘丕賳貙 丕賱亘鬲賴 丕诏乇 賵噩賵丿 丿丕乇賶.
诏丕賴賶 賴賲 亘乇丕賶 禺賵丿賲 卮乇胤賶 鬲毓賷賷賳 賲賷賰乇丿賲.
賲孬賱賳 丕诏賴 亘鬲賵賳賲 賷賰 乇亘毓 乇賵賶 賷賴 倬丕 亘丕賷爻鬲賲貙 賷丕 趩卮賲 亘爻鬲賴 氐丿 賯丿賲 亘乇賲貙 丕賵賳 賵賯鬲 趩賷夭賶 賰賴 賲賷禺賵丕賲 丕鬲賮丕賯 賲賶 丕賮鬲賴.
诏丕賴賶 賴賲 亘乇丕賶 禺賵丿賲 卮乇胤賶 鬲毓賷賷賳 賲賷賰乇丿賲.
賲孬賱賳 丕诏賴 亘鬲賵賳賲 賷賰 乇亘毓 乇賵賶 賷賴 倬丕 亘丕賷爻鬲賲貙 賷丕 趩卮賲 亘爻鬲賴 氐丿 賯丿賲 亘乇賲貙 丕賵賳 賵賯鬲 趩賷夭賶 賰賴 賲賷禺賵丕賲 丕鬲賮丕賯 賲賶 丕賮鬲賴.
February 13, 2024
Ich habe im Deutschunterricht schon wirklich tolle B眉cher gelesen. Aus dieser Abilekt眉re habe ich aber leider nichts gelernt, au脽er dass es eine schlechte Idee ist, einen langweiligen Typen zu daten, der au脽erdem egoistisch und beziehungsunf盲hig ist - wer h盲tte das gedacht?
Ich hab wirklich die Nase voll von diesen "postmodernen" B眉chern, die angeblich die Einsamkeit in Gro脽st盲dten oder was auch immer illustrieren sollen, obwohl das eigentliche Problem meist ist, dass die Protagonisten schlichtweg so dumm und selbstverliebt sind, dass sie nicht auf die Idee kommen, sich wie erwachsene Menschen zu unterhalten.
Ich hab wirklich die Nase voll von diesen "postmodernen" B眉chern, die angeblich die Einsamkeit in Gro脽st盲dten oder was auch immer illustrieren sollen, obwohl das eigentliche Problem meist ist, dass die Protagonisten schlichtweg so dumm und selbstverliebt sind, dass sie nicht auf die Idee kommen, sich wie erwachsene Menschen zu unterhalten.
November 8, 2016
賵丕賱丕 賳賲蹖丿賵賳賲 趩蹖 亘诏賲! 禺丕氐 亘賵丿! 丕賲丕 爻讴賵鬲 丕禺鬲蹖丕乇 賲蹖讴賳賲!
September 30, 2019
3.5
(賱毓賳鬲 亘乇 讴賳讴賵乇 讴賴 賵賯鬲 賵丕爻賴 讴鬲丕亘 禺賵賳丿賳 亘乇丕鬲 賳賲蹖鈥屫柏ж辟�)
(賱毓賳鬲 亘乇 讴賳讴賵乇 讴賴 賵賯鬲 賵丕爻賴 讴鬲丕亘 禺賵賳丿賳 亘乇丕鬲 賳賲蹖鈥屫柏ж辟�)
March 15, 2024
讴鬲丕亘 禺蹖賱蹖 乇賵丕賳 賵鈥� 賳乇賲蹖 亘賵丿 丕賲丕 丿乇 讴賱 禺蹖賱蹖 讴鬲丕亘 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賳蹖 亘乇丕賲 賳亘賵丿
胤乇丕丨蹖 噩賱丿 禺蹖賱蹖 夭蹖亘丕 亘賵丿 賵 賵賯鬲蹖 丿丕卮鬲賳丿 丿乇 賲賵乇丿 丕蹖賳 賳賯丕卮蹖 氐丨亘鬲 賲蹖鈥屭┴必嗀� 亘乇丕賲 噩丕賱亘 賵 亘丕賳賲讴 亘賵丿 .
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丿蹖诏賴 丕蹖賳噩丕 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丕蹖賳 卮賴乇 亘夭乇诏 賲胤乇丨 賳蹖爻鬲 亘賱讴賴 讴賱 丿賳蹖丕 夭賵賲 賲蹖卮賳 乇賵 丕蹖賳 丿賵 賳賮乇 鬲丕 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 夭賳丿诏蹖卮賵賳 乇賵 亘丿賵賳賳 .賴乇趩賯丿乇賲 丕蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丿賲 丿爻鬲蹖 賵 鬲讴乇丕乇蹖 亘丕卮賴 貙丕賲丕 賲胤賲卅賳丕 蹖賴 鬲蹖讴賴 賲賳丨氐乇 亘賴 賮乇丿 亘乇丕蹖 禺賵丿卮 丿丕乇賴
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May 21, 2012
"But it's just a story ...You wanted me to write it that way." I said, "we wrote it together."
Yes, Agnes had wanted her lover to write her life story, but, until now she had not warned him how stories can influence her thinking and behaviour. The novel's opening sentences suggest that much in very short blunt sentences: "Agnes is dead. Killed by a story. All that's left of her now is this story." He, the nameless narrator, a Swiss author staying in Chicago for research for a glossy book on luxury trains, agrees to retell the story of their relationship. It lasted nine months. His previous success as a fiction writer had been modest, and his only effort at a novel abandoned, until Agnes rekindles his interest. AGNES is Swiss author, Peter Stamm's first novel (1998) and for those familiar with his most recent novel, Seven Years, his style and, in particular, the depiction of human relationships and personality traits in the narrator/central character will be recognizable. This novel being much shorter, more a novella, he touches on themes effectively without developing them, however, in comparable depth to later novels.
Agnes is something of a loner and not particularly attractive: a physics student, writing a doctoral thesis on the symmetry in crystals, she prefers touching objects to being touched, even accidentally, by people. Nonetheless, she attaches herself quickly to the narrator, in an all-or-nothing kind of way. Initially, the narrator, considerably older than Agnes, appears only intrigued, his flirtations with her casual. "My freedom had always mattered more to me than my happiness." Stamm's matter-of-fact language and detached style underline the impression of the protagonist's reluctance or even inability for involvement with his surroundings.
Throughout the novel, Stamm uses his descriptions of the city- and, especially, the landscape around Chicago, to evoke the changing moods of his characters. Their walks along the Lake and into to National Park brings the couple most intimately together. Their lives are "too happy" to make a good story, the narrator keep telling Agnes as she, gradually becomes more of a fixture in his space and life. It is only when she is not there, do his feelings for her coming to the fore.
Eventually, his writing of their story catches up with the present: can he imagine their future and will it be happy? All of a sudden, his narrative intentions no longer matter, the story takes over and dictates what to write... Stamm brings out the writer's inner conflict: his sense of freedom to imagine a different future is intense. The temptation to create a different Agnes, whose life he can control totally, is powerful. Agnes, on the other hand, while regularly reading what he writes, is starting to act out the story's character and demands that he play along. Fact and fiction are in serious danger of coming into conflict with each other. "'I don't read much anymore,' said Agnes. 'Because I didn't want books to have me in their power. It's like poison.' [...] 'I'm always sad when I finish a book, ... It feels to me that I'd become the character in it, and the character's life ends when the book does.'" The danger signs are obvious to the reader, but the author continues to make light of them: "it's just a story." similarly to his later novel, Stamm introduces the 'other woman' into the story: she is attractive, independent and casual in her dealings with men, the opposite of Agnes. Again, his central male character does not fully realize the consequences of his actions.
To have the beginning of a novel pre-empt the ending can enhance or reduce the reading pleasure. In this case, for me at least, it did both - increase and diminish the creative tension that Stamm builds very well throughout the narrative. I didn't spend as much thought on some of the finer intriguing touches of the novel and rather felt myself focusing on wondering what could trigger Agnes' end and how, anyway, could a story kill... As can be anticipated, the end of the book cycles back to the beginning, or, maybe, not quite as straightforwardly. The reader will have to decide how to interpret it. Michael Hofmann has presented an exquisite and finely-tuned translation; he has since translated all books published by Peter Stamm.
Yes, Agnes had wanted her lover to write her life story, but, until now she had not warned him how stories can influence her thinking and behaviour. The novel's opening sentences suggest that much in very short blunt sentences: "Agnes is dead. Killed by a story. All that's left of her now is this story." He, the nameless narrator, a Swiss author staying in Chicago for research for a glossy book on luxury trains, agrees to retell the story of their relationship. It lasted nine months. His previous success as a fiction writer had been modest, and his only effort at a novel abandoned, until Agnes rekindles his interest. AGNES is Swiss author, Peter Stamm's first novel (1998) and for those familiar with his most recent novel, Seven Years, his style and, in particular, the depiction of human relationships and personality traits in the narrator/central character will be recognizable. This novel being much shorter, more a novella, he touches on themes effectively without developing them, however, in comparable depth to later novels.
Agnes is something of a loner and not particularly attractive: a physics student, writing a doctoral thesis on the symmetry in crystals, she prefers touching objects to being touched, even accidentally, by people. Nonetheless, she attaches herself quickly to the narrator, in an all-or-nothing kind of way. Initially, the narrator, considerably older than Agnes, appears only intrigued, his flirtations with her casual. "My freedom had always mattered more to me than my happiness." Stamm's matter-of-fact language and detached style underline the impression of the protagonist's reluctance or even inability for involvement with his surroundings.
Throughout the novel, Stamm uses his descriptions of the city- and, especially, the landscape around Chicago, to evoke the changing moods of his characters. Their walks along the Lake and into to National Park brings the couple most intimately together. Their lives are "too happy" to make a good story, the narrator keep telling Agnes as she, gradually becomes more of a fixture in his space and life. It is only when she is not there, do his feelings for her coming to the fore.
Eventually, his writing of their story catches up with the present: can he imagine their future and will it be happy? All of a sudden, his narrative intentions no longer matter, the story takes over and dictates what to write... Stamm brings out the writer's inner conflict: his sense of freedom to imagine a different future is intense. The temptation to create a different Agnes, whose life he can control totally, is powerful. Agnes, on the other hand, while regularly reading what he writes, is starting to act out the story's character and demands that he play along. Fact and fiction are in serious danger of coming into conflict with each other. "'I don't read much anymore,' said Agnes. 'Because I didn't want books to have me in their power. It's like poison.' [...] 'I'm always sad when I finish a book, ... It feels to me that I'd become the character in it, and the character's life ends when the book does.'" The danger signs are obvious to the reader, but the author continues to make light of them: "it's just a story." similarly to his later novel, Stamm introduces the 'other woman' into the story: she is attractive, independent and casual in her dealings with men, the opposite of Agnes. Again, his central male character does not fully realize the consequences of his actions.
To have the beginning of a novel pre-empt the ending can enhance or reduce the reading pleasure. In this case, for me at least, it did both - increase and diminish the creative tension that Stamm builds very well throughout the narrative. I didn't spend as much thought on some of the finer intriguing touches of the novel and rather felt myself focusing on wondering what could trigger Agnes' end and how, anyway, could a story kill... As can be anticipated, the end of the book cycles back to the beginning, or, maybe, not quite as straightforwardly. The reader will have to decide how to interpret it. Michael Hofmann has presented an exquisite and finely-tuned translation; he has since translated all books published by Peter Stamm.
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