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"While Simon admits that there are defining moments in life - eight days of battle during World War II were Simon's unforgettable experience - The Jardin des Plantes rings with his refusal to be defined by any single event. His thoughts show the complexity, the fabulous chaos, that make up the experience of life for Simon and, he insists, for all thinking human beings. Simon's memories - whether of everyday minutiae or passages from novels or the staggering experiences of war and death - unreel like films, constantly replaying or stopping and starting according to the whimsical or terrifying nature of his experiences. The juxtapositions may hold meaning or be nothing more than tricks of the mind. What is important is that each memory has a place in his mind and each has an effect on his self and the way he interacts with others."--BOOK JACKET. No library descriptions found. |
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Doch geht die simple literarische Kategorisierungen mit der Gleichung "Widerspiegelung einer chaotischen Welt in einem sich formal auflösenden literarischen Werk" für diesen Text nicht auf. Gerade das Gegenteil trifft zu, denn schon der Titel macht deutlich: Hier handelt es sich um ein geordnetes Chaos. So wie dem wilden Wachstum der Natur in der kunstvollen Parkanlage in der Nähe seines Pariser Wohnortes von Menschenhand Einhalt geboten wird, komponiert Simon ein nach ähnlichen Regeln funktionierendes sprachliches Kunstwerk und versucht auf diese Weise, dem Chaos entgegenzuwirken.