Island of the Doomed
Autor Stig Dagerman Traducere de Laurie Thompsonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 dec 2011
In
the
summer
of
1946,
while
secluded
in
August
Strindberg’s
small
cabin
in
the
Stockholm
archipelago,
Stig
Dagerman
wroteIsland
of
the
Doomed.
This
novel
was
unlike
any
other
yet
seen
in
Sweden
and
would
establish
him
as
the
country’s
brightest
literary
star.
To
this
day
it
is
a
singular
work
of
fiction—a
haunting
tale
that
oscillates
around
seven
castaways
as
they
await
their
inevitable
death
on
a
desert
island
populated
by
blind
gulls
and
hordes
of
iguanas.
At
the
center
of
the
island
is
a
poisonous
lagoon,
where
a
strange
fish
swims
in
circles
and
devours
anything
in
its
path.
As
we
are
taken
into
the
lives
of
each
castaway,
it
becomes
clear
that
Dagerman’s
true
subject
is
the
nature
of
horror
itself.
Island of the Doomedis a chilling profile of terror and guilt and a stunning exploration—written under the shadow of the Nuremberg Trials—of the anxieties of a generation in the postwar nuclear age.
Island of the Doomedis a chilling profile of terror and guilt and a stunning exploration—written under the shadow of the Nuremberg Trials—of the anxieties of a generation in the postwar nuclear age.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780816677986
ISBN-10: 0816677980
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: University of Minnesota Press
Colecția Univ Of Minnesota Press
ISBN-10: 0816677980
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: University of Minnesota Press
Colecția Univ Of Minnesota Press
Notă biografică
Stig Dagerman (1923–1954) was regarded as the most talented young writer of the Swedish postwar generation. Among the many works he wrote during his tragically short life is his classic, German Autumn (Minnesota, 2011).
J. M. G. Le Clézio received the Stig Dagerman Award and later the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2008.
Laurie Thompson’s many translations include the works of Henning Mankell, Håkan Nesser, and Mikael Niemi.
J. M. G. Le Clézio received the Stig Dagerman Award and later the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2008.
Laurie Thompson’s many translations include the works of Henning Mankell, Håkan Nesser, and Mikael Niemi.
Cuprins
Foreword: The Star of Myself
J.M.G. Le Clézio
The Castaways
The Thirst of Dawn
The Paralysis of Morning
The Hunger of Day
The Sorrow of Sunset
The Obedience of Twilight
The Longing of Evening
The Fires of Night
The Struggle Over the Lion
J.M.G. Le Clézio
The Castaways
The Thirst of Dawn
The Paralysis of Morning
The Hunger of Day
The Sorrow of Sunset
The Obedience of Twilight
The Longing of Evening
The Fires of Night
The Struggle Over the Lion
Recenzii
"Undoubtedly
one
of
the
strangest
novels
of
the
twentieth
century."
—J.
M.
G.
Le
Clézio,
from
the
Foreword
Descriere
In the summer of 1946, while secluded in August Strindberg’s small cabin in the Stockholm archipelago, Stig Dagerman wrote Island of the Doomed. This novel was unlike any other yet seen in Sweden and would establish him as the country’s brightest literary star. To this day it is a singular work of fiction—a haunting tale that oscillates around seven castaways as they await their inevitable death on a desert island populated by blind gulls and hordes of iguanas. At the center of the island is a poisonous lagoon, where a strange fish swims in circles and devours anything in its path. As we are taken into the lives of each castaway, it becomes clear that Dagerman’s true subject is the nature of horror itself.
Island of the Doomed is a chilling profile of terror and guilt and a stunning exploration—written under the shadow of the Nuremberg Trials—of the anxieties of a generation in the postwar nuclear age.
Island of the Doomed is a chilling profile of terror and guilt and a stunning exploration—written under the shadow of the Nuremberg Trials—of the anxieties of a generation in the postwar nuclear age.