On Love and Death
by Patrick Süskind, Патрик Зюскинд
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In this inspiring meditation, Patrick S|skind considers the two great forces of human existence. He draws on scenes as varied as a young couple having oral sex while stuck in traffic, and an elderly Thomas Mann tumbling back into forbidden love. S|skind then dazzles as he writes about Orpheus and Jesus, comparing their very different stories of death conquered through love.Tags
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A short book about what love is and the not-so-painful interaction between love and death. Three small vingettes are used to illustrate his ideas. The author then moves on to love and death and that darkly pleasant/un-pleasant blance between the two.
I read this in one sitting - just picked it up and read. Several times I found myself saying, "I have gotten into deeper thoughts here than I planned." I continued on becasue I was drawn to the idea of what love is and, in the second part, how love and death interact. Needless to say this book deserves another reading from me.
I would give this book 4 and 1/2 stars.
I read this in one sitting - just picked it up and read. Several times I found myself saying, "I have gotten into deeper thoughts here than I planned." I continued on becasue I was drawn to the idea of what love is and, in the second part, how love and death interact. Needless to say this book deserves another reading from me.
I would give this book 4 and 1/2 stars.
愛與死 = Über Liebe und Tod / Ai yu si = Über Liebe und Tod
by Patrick Süskind; Cuie Hong
by Patrick Süskind; Cuie Hong
Jan 17, 2010 (Edited)Yiddish
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Patrick Suskind was born in Germany in 1949. Kurt Cobain, singer and songwriter for Nirvana, was a fan of Suskind's work and based a song on Perfume, a novel that had already developed a cult following in Europe and America. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- Canonical title*
- Über Liebe und Tod
- Original title
- Über Liebe und Tod
- Original publication date
- 2005
- First words*
- Was der heilige Augustinus über die Zeit sagt, gilt nicht minder für die Liebe.
- Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Orpheus war ganz unzweifelhaft der komplettere Mensch.
- Original language*
- Deutsch
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- Nonfiction, Philosophy
- DDC/MDS
- 128.4 — Philosophy and Psychology Epistemology (how do you know what you know?) Humankind Human action and experience, love, suffering, pleasure
- LCC
- PT2681 .U74 — Language and Literature German, Dutch and Scandinavian literatures German literature Individual authors or works 1961-2000
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