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Went ahead and got myself Life and Death are Wearing Me Outthanks to this thread. I'm only 44 pages into the thing, but I can already tell that this is a book that'll ease its way into my list of favourites. 
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If I want to get into Günter Grass, which would be the first books of his that I want to read?
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Mr. Squishy posted:Steppenwolf is probably his most accessable, loner descends into madness-type stuff. Glass Bead Game is basically a sci-fi novel where society is dedicated to Bach-like fuges, and I couldn't get on with it. Siddhartha seems like it would be good and I've seen good reviews from a lot of smart people, but I've not got my hands on a copy yet. These are by Hermann Hesse, though? (But thanks anyway, I only had Siddhartha on my list from beforehand).
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Ahhh, so he's like Thomas Carlyle -- one of those Great Authors that just got associated too closely with Hitler? Pretty much. There's been a lot of speculation around his stance on Nazi-Germany. Throughout his life, he was pretty vocally anti-British, and always viewed Germany as the true and pure source of culture in Europe. IIRC it was one of the reasons given to declare him mentally ill. That is, he supported Germany out of old habits rather than really knowing what goes on. That obituary, however, coupled with the fact that he was sending several letters to Goebbels, makes it pretty hard to deny that he was a nazi sympathiser. In one of the letters, he donated his Nobel prize in order to gain an audience with Hitler, which was also captured on camera.  Edit: This whole thing reminds me that I haven't read enough of Hamsun's books. Guess I'll move On Overgrown Paths further up in my to-read list. ulvir fucked around with this message at 16:18 on Mar 3, 2014 |
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Anyone who knows when laureates are usually announced, who is this years possible "favourite"?
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Burning Rain posted:I know I'm opening a can of worms here, but I think Murakami is really too lightweight if you look at the profiles of previous winners. No, I agree completely. He's also been nominated several times already without result, so I don't think it's going to happen any time soon.
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