Apeirogon

Name: Apeirogon
Author: Colum McCann
ISBN: 9781526607898

Colum McCannAuthor

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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD
SHORTLISTED FOR THE PRIX FEMINA AND THE PRIX MEDICIS
SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSBORO BOOKS GLASS BELL AWARD
WINNER OF THE PRIX DU MEILLEUR LIVRES ETRANGER
WINNER OF THE 2020 NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARDS
CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF 2020 BY THE SUNDAY TIMES, OBSERVER, GUARDIAN, i PAPER, FINANCIAL TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, SCOTSMAN, IRISH TIMES, BBC.COM, WATERSTONES.COM

'A wondrous book. It left me hopeful; this is its gift' Elizabeth Strout
'An empathy engine ... It is, itself, an agent of change' New York Times Book Review
'A quite extraordinary novel' Kamila Shamsie
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How do we continue living once we have lost our reason to live?

Rami and Bassam live in the city of Jerusalem - but exist worlds apart, divided by an age-old conflict. And yet they have one thing in common. Both are fathers; both are fathers of daughters - and both daughters are now lost.

When Rami and Bassam meet, and tell one another the story of their grief, the most unexpected thing of all happens: they become best of friends. And their stories become one story, a story with the power to heal - and the power to change the world.
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'The book goes anywhere and everywhere. It is a delirious and thrilling improvisation, a jazz solo spun out of that meeting . A spectacular structure of stories about everything' Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times

ISBN9781526607898

PublisherBloomsbury UK

Publication Date02/25/21

Pages463

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ISBN9781526607898

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dorle14
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dorle14
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5.0
Kann man noch Frieden finden, wenn man ein Kind im Nahostkonflikt verliert? Ein Buch das mich sehr berührt hat, da die Wirklichkeit so nahe ist. Das Buch hat mich zum Teil so aufgewühlt, dass ich Nachts Albträume hatte. Trotzdem, oder weil es leider gerade sehr aktuell ist, sehr lesenswert!
Apr 2, 2024
5.0
Kann man noch Frieden finden, wenn man ein Kind im Nahostkonflikt verliert? Ein Buch das mich sehr berührt hat, da die Wirklichkeit so nahe ist. Das Buch hat mich zum Teil so aufgewühlt, dass ich Nachts Albträume hatte. Trotzdem, oder weil es leider gerade sehr aktuell ist, sehr lesenswert!
Apr 2, 2024
rudolf_schmitt
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rudolf_schmitt
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Ich habe durch diesen Roman sehr viel über Palästinenser und Israelis und den Konflikt erfahren, der mit der geometrischen Figur des Apeirogons treffend beschrieben ist: unendlich viele Ursachen und Problemlagen. Das Gefühl, der Roman wäre (ein wenig) parteiisch auf Seiten der Palästinenser, kam bei mir zu keinem Zeitpunkt auf. Beide Parteien sind gleichermaßen verstrickt, und auf beiden Seiten gibt es die Gutwilligen und Einsichtigen.
Mar 18, 2024
5.0
Ich habe durch diesen Roman sehr viel über Palästinenser und Israelis und den Konflikt erfahren, der mit der geometrischen Figur des Apeirogons treffend beschrieben ist: unendlich viele Ursachen und Problemlagen. Das Gefühl, der Roman wäre (ein wenig) parteiisch auf Seiten der Palästinenser, kam bei mir zu keinem Zeitpunkt auf. Beide Parteien sind gleichermaßen verstrickt, und auf beiden Seiten gibt es die Gutwilligen und Einsichtigen.
Mar 18, 2024
kessy151
kessy151
5.0
Through the story of two men, Rami Elhanan and Bassam Aramin, who each lost their daughter, the Palestinian conflict is portrayed in all its history and complexity. This great book by Colum McCann has unfortunately gained urgency again. The book consists of short, sometimes tiny chapters, often just in the form of a sentence, a thought fragment, associatively coherent, then again completely contradictory, ideas, memories, descriptions of the landscape, excerpts from minutes, feelings, inner monologues, facts that feel disjointed (e.g. about Mitterrand's banquet preferences) that are suddenly coherently integrated into the larger picture a few pages later, conversations... The book is definitely worth reading. I was often very touched by the brutality, the sadness and the complexity of this conflict and the associated fates of the two protagonists in particular. It definitely made me think.
Oct 21, 2023
5.0
Through the story of two men, Rami Elhanan and Bassam Aramin, who each lost their daughter, the Palestinian conflict is portrayed in all its history and complexity. This great book by Colum McCann has unfortunately gained urgency again. The book consists of short, sometimes tiny chapters, often just in the form of a sentence, a thought fragment, associatively coherent, then again completely contradictory, ideas, memories, descriptions of the landscape, excerpts from minutes, feelings, inner monologues, facts that feel disjointed (e.g. about Mitterrand's banquet preferences) that are suddenly coherently integrated into the larger picture a few pages later, conversations... The book is definitely worth reading. I was often very touched by the brutality, the sadness and the complexity of this conflict and the associated fates of the two protagonists in particular. It definitely made me think.
Oct 21, 2023