The Friendship (1995)

by Connie Palmen

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It was in the village school playground that Kit first laid eyes on Ara and determined that they were to become best friends. Kit was 10, Ara two years older. If Kit was a scrawny little girl, quick and dynamic, Ara was large, slow, and deliberate. The story of their friendship is told through the eyes of Kit, and it shows with astonishing precision just how a person, especially someone growing up, is a battleground on which obsessive claims of the mind, addictions, and instincts strive for domination.… (more)

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Über eine ungewöhnliche Beziehung und die Selbsterforschung einer jungen Frau, die lernt, ihrem eigenen Kopf zu folgen und sich von falschen Vorstellungen zu befreien. Es erklärt, warum Schuldgefühle dick machen und warum einen die Liebe in den Alkohol treiben kann. Warum man sich von der Liebe nicht zuviel versprechen darf. Und daß die Erregung im Kopf nicht weniger spannend ist als die im Körper.

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Zo is 'De vriendschap' dan toch nog enigszins allegorisch geworden, net als 'De wetten'. De allegorische lezing, op het eind aanbevolen door Kit zelf, dringt ook door in de manier waarop over het schrijven zelf wordt gesproken. Uit het bovenstaande is te weinig gebleken hoe sensibel en precies Connie Palmen allerlei ervaringen kan beschrijven en is te veel het accent gelegd op het 'onderzoek' en te weinig op het 'verhaal'. Dat laatste is overigens meeslepend en afwisselend genoeg en is geschreven in de van 'De wetten' al bekende bondige en denkende trant, geestig en dwingend. Er wordt wel gezegd dat het tweede boek van iemand die zo geprezen werd om haar eerste wel móet tegenvallen, maar dat gezegde wordt hier krachtig tegengesproken.

added by sneuper | editTrouw, Ton van Deel (Mar 3, 1995)

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Palmen, Connie	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Ehlers, Hanni	Übersetzer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Rilke, Ina	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Ako Literatuurprijs Reeks (1995)

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Eerste druk ‘95 : samenvattingen van Nederlands en Vlaams literair proza dat voor het eerst verscheen in het jaar 1995 by Bert Peene

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Boekenbon Literatuurprijs (Winner – 1995)

Trouw Publieksprijs (1996)

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The Friendship

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De vriendschap

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1995

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Sint Odiliënberg, Limburg, Nederland

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Soep op het vuur is als een goede vriend in huis, extra soep is als nieuwe familie. Ischa Meijer, 1943 - 1995

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Het schoolplein was afgebakend met een lage, stenen muur en daar stond zij tegenaan geleund.

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It was in the village school playground that Kit first laid eyes on Ara and determined that they were to become best friends. Kit was 10, Ara two years older. If Kit was a scrawny little girl, quick and dynamic, Ara was large, slow, and deliberate. The story of their friendship is told through the eyes of Kit, and it shows with astonishing precision just how a person, especially someone growing up, is a battleground on which obsessive claims of the mind, addictions, and instincts strive for domination.

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