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The Island of Second Sight - Paperback By Thelen, Albert Vigoleis - GOOD
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- ISBN
- 9781903385555
- Book Title
- Island of Second Sight
- Item Length
- 8in
- Publisher
- Galileo Multimedia, The Limited
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 2in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Classics, General
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 30.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 800 Pages
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It is impossible to give a concise summary of this extraordinary novel that's been likened to Cervantes's Don Quixote, not only because of its scale, but also because of its baroque beauty. It is uniquely humorous, engrossingly contemptuous of the politicalclimate before Hitler's rise to power in the 1930s, and an unrivalled linguistic masterpiece. It is totally unlike anything else,a tissue woven of many strands, full of irony and sarcasm and yet deeply human(istic) and erudite, and could easily be the funniestbook ever written in German.Thelen has by far the largest vocabulary of any German author (including Goethe, who normally takes the statistical lead), and asif that wasn't enough, he creates dozens of new words to convey particular nuances and shades of meaning or satire. Vigo/Vigoleis, the author's alter ego, a determined opponent of Hitler and his Nazi regime, and his multilingual wife (Beatrice from Basle) are urgently called to Majorca to the deathbed of Beatrice's brother (Zwingli, aka Don Helvecio). Only he isn't dying,as they discover when they arrive, but totally broke and sexually ensnared by a local prostitute who is making his life a misery. Asa loving sister, Beatrice pays off his debts, and thus begins the unusual island adventures of the German-Swiss couple, their many struggles and encounters with the most bizarre collection of characters, indigenous and other, on Majorca. They are close to starvation some of the time, seek shelter in a remote farmhouse that acts as a brothel for the military while doublingup as a smuggler's den, but they are masters of the art of survival.The novel was a huge bestseller in Germany, France, Spain and Holland after its first publication in 1953. But it took until 2008to track down a brilliant English translation by a Amherst professor of German, Donald White, who had completed the workas a labour of love over 20 years. This translation then went on to win the 2013 PEN Best Translation award following Galileos publication of the novel, which now reissues the book in a smaller format and with an afterword by Jurgen Putz, a leading expert on Thelens writing.
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Galileo Multimedia, The Limited
ISBN-10
1903385555
ISBN-13
9781903385555
eBay Product ID (ePID)
16057278855
Product Key Features
Book Title
Island of Second Sight
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Classics, General
Publication Year
2022
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
800 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
2in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
30.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pt2682.H3425
Edition Description
Enlarged Edition
Edition Number
2
Reviews
"Farcical, byzantine, and philosophical. One of the most unusual and entertaining novels I have ever read." New York Times, Farcical, byzantine, and philosophical.One of the most unusual and entertaining novels I have ever read." New York Times, "Farcical, byzantine, and philosophical. One of the most unusual and entertaining novels I have ever read." The New York Times
Copyright Date
2016
Dewey Decimal
833/.914
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
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