The first line of stamms first novel, agnes, for example, reads. Your single access point to films, images and texts from selected collections of 38 film archives across europe. The first edition of the novel was published in august 1st 1998, and was written by peter stamm. Nov 03, 2014 agnes was swiss writer peter stamms first novella, and its an excellent introduction to his work, featuring many of the themes and stylistic quirks of his later books. A writer suspects the story hes writing can alter the story of his life.
For his entire body of work and his accomplishments in fiction, he was shortlisted for the man booker international prize in 20, and in 2014 he won the prestigious friedrich holderlin prize. The story is set in chicago and features a nameless middleaged writer who has come to the us to work on a work of nonfiction about trains. Elle repose sur ledition papier du meme ouvrage, isbn. Peter stamm is the author of the novels seven years, on a day like this, and unformed landscape, and the shortstory collections were flying and in strange gardens and other stories. Aug 01, 1998 agnes, peter stamm agnes is a 1998 german novel, by peter stamm, and was considered to be his literary debut. Nov 09, 2014 the first line of stamms first novel, agnes, for example, reads.
So he started to write the story of everything that had happened to them from the moment they met. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. His prizewinning books have been translated into more than thirty languages. Periodes breves et chapitres courts, enonces precis et dialogues rapides. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. This short novel should appeal to readers enchanted by his elliptical style, but it also reads. Its about a student who skips a test he has to take.
Six books later, stamm is still reminding readers of his presence, though somewhat. Published in german in 1998 peter stamms debut, agnes received its first translation to english by michael hofmann in 2016. Peter stamms agnes is not, in fact, no good, but it doesnt match up to the high standards expected when michael hofmanns name is attached as translator. Peter stamms all days are night the new york times. The book was first published in german, on august 1, 1998, through arche verlag and follows a romance between a nameless older man and agnes, a young woman that is almost half his age. Agnes was swiss writer peter stamms first novella, and its an excellent introduction to his work, featuring many of the themes and stylistic quirks of his later books. Dws list of germanlanguage novels published since 1900 that have been translated in english is the first of its kind. Od roku 1979 do roku 1982 navstevoval obchodnu akademiu a chvilu pracoval aj on ako uctovnik. Georges perecs a man asleep is a very simple book, and thats probably why i like it. Sabine doering, frankfurter allgemeine zeitung stamms novel, translated from the german in deceptively simple prose by michael hofmann, has the clarity and symmetry of one of agness crystal structures. The book has first been printed in 1998, but this reprint is the first english translated version. Agnes to go peter stamm in unter 10 minuten duration.
Sorry for the crash course in french conjugation included in this post but it was relevant to my reading. Agnes is the debut novel by the bestselling author peter stamm. The book was first published in german, on august 1, 1998, through arche verlag and follows a romance between a nameless older man and agnes, a. It was by searching for hofmann translations that i found stamm.
The narrator and agnes are an unlikely couple in their age disparityshe is 25 and he is old enough to be her fatherand unlikely too due to his being a visitor, from switzerland. Stamm ar bosatt i winterthur och betraktas som en av schweiz. Agnes is a 1998 german novel by peter stamm and was considered to be his literary debut. Jul 06, 2017 although agnes is the sixth of peter stamms books to be published in the us by other press in michael hofmanns translation, it is in fact his debut novel. Feb 23, 2009 peter stamms agnes is not, in fact, no good, but it doesnt match up to the high standards expected when michael hofmanns name is attached as translator. Although agnes is the sixth of peter stamms books to be published in the us by other press in michael hofmanns translation, it is in fact his debut novel. Peter stamm s bestselling debut novel, agnes, now available for the first time in the united states. For his entire body of work and his accomplishments in fiction, he was shortlisted for the man booker international prize in 20. Agnes by peter stamm pdf agnes by peter stamm epub agnes by peter stamm ebook. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Agnes, peter stamm agnes is a 1998 german novel, by peter stamm, and was considered to be his literary debut. Write a story about me, agnes said to her lover, so i know what you think of me. Wanting to fulfill her wishes, he starts writing the story. Pdf agnes book by peter stamm free download 153 pages.
Ako dvadsatrocny uverejnil svoj prvy clanok v denniku thurgauer tagblatt a v novembri 1984 sa zucastnil praktika v redakcii novin thurgauer. Since the 1998 publication of this debut novel, now receiving its first american publication, swiss author stamm all days are night, 2014, etc. Altkonigsberger geschichten german edition agnes miegel on amazon. The story is set in chicago and features a nameless middleaged writer who has come to. Peter stamm born january 18, 1963 in munsterlingen is a swiss writer. The book was published in multiple languages including german, consists of 153 pages and is available in paperback format.
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