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S'està carregant… The Tree and the Vine (1954)de Dola De Jong
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Hoewel het boek de sfeer van net na de oorlog ademt, is de taal fris en actueel. De emoties en psychologische verwikkelingen worden onderkoeld en scherp in beeld gebracht, zonder zweem van freudiaans geïnspireerde zwaarmoedigheid. Het boek had ook vandaag (maar dan als historische roman) uitgebracht kunnen zijn. ( ) At root (no pun intended), The Tree and the Vine is an exceptionally told story of repression and regret. It tells the story of the erratic Erica as seen through the eyes of Bea, the friend who grows increasingly obsessed with Erica but refuses to makes sense of what she feels. The story is told in retrospect by Bea after she has come to realize that Erica was the event of her life and the most poignant emotional opportunity that she missed. As a Jew living in the occupied Netherlands during WWII, Erica comes to a predictably bad end, but Bea's end, though she lives, is certainly nothing less than tragic as well. The novel is exceptional in the way in which Bea is able to tell of her refusal to participate in a life that obviously obsessed her from the perspective of an older woman for whom the past has now come into focus. Or has it? The psychological nuances of the story are both complex and perplexing. A good read, though highly depressing and somewhat slow for such a short book.
Een verhaal dat gaat over een verboden liefde. Eigenlijk moet ik zeggen:”de verboden liefde.” De liefde van Bea voor Erica. Dus ja, de vrouwenliefde die zeker in die tijd, wij spreken van eind jaren 30 tot halverwege de jaren 40, het daglicht niet mocht zien. Zelfs niet door de schrijfster…lees verder > Pertany a aquestes col·leccions editorialsMeulenhoff pockets (160) Llistes notables
When Bea meets Erica at the home of a mutual friend, this chance encounter sets the stage for the story of two women torn between desire and taboo in the years leading up to the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam. Erica, a reckless young journalist, pursues passionate but abusive affairs with different women. Bea, a reserved secretary, grows increasingly obsessed with Erica, yet denial and shame keep her from recognizing her attraction. Only Bea's discovery that Erica is half-Jewish and a member of the Dutch resistance--and thus in danger--brings her closer to accepting her own feelings. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — S'està carregant… GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)839.31362Literature German literature and literatures of related languages Other Germanic literatures Netherlandish literatures Dutch Dutch fiction 20th Century 1900-1945LCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana:
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