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Loading... Diario d'Irlanda (original 1957; edition 1999)by Heinrich Böll
Work InformationIrish Journal by Heinrich Böll (1957)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Small stories that relate how time goes on within the Irish society after the war. The daily "no problem" life of an easy-going people, that resigns to accetp its fate: from the invariably rainy weather to the emigration must. Böll describes with great accuracy in a delightful smooth way the landscapes, the houses, the farmer daily work, the rain, the pub, the arriving sailor, the society, the hours... slowly fighting against the clock. Böll also portrays often the Irish society and their optimistic doing against tragedy, as the opposite to the German folk. Nice reading. no reviews | add a review
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In this portrait of Ireland, seen through the eyes of a novelist and a stranger, Heinrich Boell offers an evocation of the lilt of the voices, the laughter of the children, the smell of the wet earth, and the warm, heady friendliness of the pubs. Travelling with his wife and children, Boell struggles with the intricacies of foreign exchange, eavesdrops on conversations aboard a steamer, and tramps through rain-soaked peat. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)914.15History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography of and travel in Europe British Isles, UK, Great Britain, Scotland, Ireland Ireland, Republic ofLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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(And, interestingly, was not able to find a German version online, probably my Googling skillz are still weak in that language, or they care about copyright far more than other countries.) ( )