Andrzej Tichy´

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Wretchedness (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

Waiting by the canal in Malmö, a young cellist meets a disorientated junkie. The encounter sends him into a turmoil of memories, voices and associations. As the cellist oscillates between present and past, he is paralysed by doubt and confusion and he begins to question his own place in society. From sprawling social housing estates, via basement clubs and squat parties, and culminating in a dramatic role reversal, Wretchedness is a delirious trip through Europe's underbelly. With a rhythmic, mesmerising flow, Tichy's novel explores the possibility of social mobility and the ambivalent desire to escape your origins, asking how to love your neighbour when that neighbour is an addict, a criminal, wretched.

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Autor

Andrzej Tichy was born in Prague to a Polish mother and a Czech father. He has lived in Sweden since 1981. The author of five novels, a short story collection and a wide range of nonfiction and criticism, Tichy is widely recognized as one of the most important novelists of his generation. His latest novel Eländet (Wretchedness) is a postpolitical foray into modern day Swedish society. It was shortlisted for the August Prize 2016, Sweden's most prestigious literary prize.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: And Other Stories
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781911508779
• Artikelnr.: 58594549

Rezensionen

What can a survivor do with their history? Can you be loyal to the friends you left behind? Andrzej Tichy turns this wretched reality into something poignant. His polyphonic novel has a rough, rhythmic melody and a ferocious rage. August Prize Judges'In virtuousically rendered language; full of the poetry of spoken word, the innovation of contemporary slang, and the philosophical verve of great literature, Tichý gives a voice to the lost 'brothers of his youth. Following this frantic, mournful, bamboozling, pleading, smart, childish, would-be hard, bragging, desperate and despairing collective memory is like 'hearing a whole forsaken generation. Despite the embracing of darkness, despite the absence of hope and faith, it is a magnificent elegy, teeming with life. Pia Bergström, Aftonbladet 'In terms of ambition, few contemporary Swedish authors can compete with Tichy. The same goes for linguistic intensity. His prose rushes forward, roaring with, if you will, dark poetry, hurlingits rage at an indifferent present. Wretchedness is a furious novel. Ann Lingebrandt, Sydsvenska Dagbladet 'Authors like Tichy are needed to keep our literature alive. He is drilling frenetically, refusing to neglect the suffering and succeeds to light a spark on a linguistic tinder. Nils Schwartz, Expressen