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Loading... Idioten. Fünf Märchen. (2003)by Jakob Arjouni
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Like a postmodern Aesop, Jakob Arjouni wittily punctures pretension and self-deception. These tales are characterized by ironic humor with an underlying note of melancholy. Among the delightful idiots collected here, the author offers a domineering mother whose rock star son fails to appreciate her efforts on his behalf; a hopeful young movie director with a bad case of writer's block; and an aging author of pulp fiction trying to write one good, serious book before he dies. They are all visited by a fairy who offers to grant one wish, with the exceptions of immortality, health, money, and love. Their wishes, once granted, have stinging consequences--the resolutions of which read like an updated version of the Brothers Grimm. A would-be novelist, whose marriage is on the rocks, longs for excitement and soon finds himself taken hostage by a girl bank robber; and a mysterious old man who comes to a village to end his days in peace winds up the close acquaintance of the local drunk. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)833.914Literature German and related languages German fiction Modern period (1900-) 1900-1990 1945-1990LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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Nachdem ich mich aber auf das Format einlassen konnte, haben die Geschichten mir wirklich sehr gut gefallen. Idioten ist das Buch betitelt, und so kann man die Protagonisten auch sehen. Oder eben als Menschen, die sich hauptsächlich selbst im Weg stehen. Da hilft dann auch eine Fee nicht, die einen Wunsch erfüllt... ( )