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Loading... The beach of Falesá (original 1959; edition 1963)by Dylan Thomas, Robert Louis Stevenson
Work InformationBeach of Falesa by Dylan Thomas (1959)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Dylan Thomas is one of my favorite authors, but I will admit his work is often difficult to understand. I believe this isn't intentional; his gift with words meant he simply did not phrase things the way most people did. This aspect of his work is found least often in his screen treatments. The Beach of Falsea is my favorite of these, for many reasons. The story is that of conflict between two traders on a South Sea island. One is attracted to a native woman who is shunned by the other natives, the other seems to wield a strange power over the natives. The first "marries" the woman in a mock ceremony, but as he grows more attracted to her he begins to unearth the truth about both the woman and the rival trader. This is not written in the traditional format for a screenplay; it reads like a novelized version of the story. It captures the feel of the island as well as the menace of the trader, and it is all in a wonderful version of the words Thomas can use so well. I have not read the Robert Louis Stevenson orignal of this work, but whatever the original was like this more than does it justice. no reviews | add a review
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Ein weißer Mann komm auf eine polynesische Insel, um Handel zu treiben. Er heiratet eine Polynesierin, die tabu ist und wird ebenfalls gemieden. Er setzt sich aber mit List und brachialer Gewalt gegen Intrigen, böse Geister und Zauberei zur Wehr. Eine Auseinandersetzung um Macht, Aberglauben und das Böse schlechthin. Großdruck SW: Abenteuer ; SW: Südsee No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)821.912Literature English & Old English literatures English poetry 1900- 1900-1999 1900-1945LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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