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Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Cinius Yayınları
I read the translation by H. T. Lowe-Porter. She worked with Thomas Mann. I think she captures his tone better than later translators. Then again, I don't know German, which was the in which Mann wrote. But, every so often I compare some of the translations. I still hear a particular voice when I read Lowe-Porter's phrases. From her translations I get a sense of Thomas Mann as a sort of diligent, puckish, sometimes aggressive writer. I read the edition published by Knopf, with the great photo of Mann on the back. His face is in profile and the vein in his temple stands out in jagged sharpness. A biography said this was a sign of his having migraine headaches. In any case, this grand master of prose wore a bow tie and looked, for all the world, like a music critic. DOCTOR FAUSTUS is a sustained meditation on music. I learned more about musical endeavor reading this novel than I ever have reading nonfiction accounts of musicians. You can hear this music as you read. (God knows I wouldn't want to hear it in real life.) The main character -- well, the main character is actually the narrator, who is ostensibly writing a biography of his friend, a composer, but for the sake of argument I'll say this composer is the main character -- makes a pact with Satan, as so many guys who get called Faust do. In the book, his name is Adrian Leverkuhn. Mann had to write a disclaimer after Arnold Schoenberg noticed that the twelve-tone scheme described in the novel matched his own musical contribution, but Mann's disclaimer is so gracefully condescending in Lowe-Porter's translation that it is obvious Schoenberg's music was what Mann had in mind. If the following names ring a bell, then you'll find this novel absorbing: Gustav Mahler, Friedrich Nietsche, Sigmund Freud, Stefan Zweig, Albert Einstein, Alfred Einstein, Alma Mahler and, indeed, Thomas Mann. These are not characters in the novel, although Nietsche is discussed, but their minds inform every page. This is a book about the colossal Nordic intellect of the early twentieth century and its destruction at the hands of the Nazis. Hitler is never mentioned, although at one point someone, without knowing it, sports the style of mustache which, in the not-too-distant future, would be worn by "a very famous face." Essentially, Mann is saying Germany bowed to a satanic impulse after the First World War and forsook its own incredibly sophisticated culture (a culture of Goethe, Beethoven and Mozart)for that of history's most notorious despot. Mann fled Germany in the early thirties and, while writing the four-volume JOSEPH AND HIS BROTHERS, travelled through Europe, finally getting refuge in the United States. DOCTOR FAUSTUS, one of the most damning books about the decline of Europe, was written in Pacific Palisades, California.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları
I would give it 3.5 stars if that were possible. It was fun, not life-changing.
Entertaining fantasy novel. The author obviously was influenced by "Lord of the Rings," "Star Wars," etc., but it is a pretty entertaining book, especially considering the fact that the author wrote it between the ages of 15 and 19. Although the movie flopped, the book is a good read.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: İkinci Adam Yayınları
I love his philosophy and his cooking show, but I'm not sure how many of these recipes I will actually make. This probably has more to do with my dislike of seafood than with the quality of the book. Lots of pictures, glossy pages, and easy to follow tips.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Doruk Yayınları
I bought this because I am a HUGE fan of the Hollows series. Sadly, I was disapointed with the graphic novel. Ivy is my favorite character in the series and I thought that this was going to show more of how she thinks and what she goes through. It did not tell me anything new and the story was really simple. I knew going into it that the characters would look different to me, so that was not a big issue. I just think that I have to stick to the regular series.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Timaş Yayınları
i'm still reading this but so far i like it very much!
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Decon
Makes ya think. I hope to be around to see some of these changes. Others, I'm not so sure. I do love his writing. He makes me feel smart b/c he's so good at describing complex physics!
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: İletişim Yayınevi
This book contained some really interesting things I’d never really thought about that are fascinating to contemplate! As someone who’s studied music some bits were going over very old ground for me, so I wanted to skip through those quickly (though Levitin says from the start it’s for non-musicians, too, so that’s fair enough). But overall, I think I wanted a bit more detail – some parts were not expounded on enough, and other parts I was a bit confused about because he swept over it too quickly. Another criticism is the structuring – some chapters wafted off into other areas or moved on to another topic and I didn’t quite get the link – the whole book needed tightening up and a more comprehensive ‘arc’ to how it was told. Some people have said this was a dry book, and though it maybe was in parts it was mostly really captivating to me. It was a great introduction to the brain and music that has me wanting to learn more.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Fecr Yayınları
Clever, quirky full of unforgettable characters. Funny and Intelligent in equal amounts. If you are Sci-fi aficionado it will be love at first sight... If you not give. It will grow on you!!
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları
This book is so hillarious! Rodrick is like his own bully that Gregory has to deal with for the rest of his life. It's kind of like a diary but it's a "journal". These are the types of books that when your having a bad day, you could just read one of these books and just laugh at what ever is funny! I would recomend this book to someone because it's funny, gets you caught in the book so that you want to know what's going to happen next! I think that it's interesting to me that what ever Manny does, he always blames it on Gregory, and then when he denies it, the parents don't believe him. It's so hilarious!
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