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| Original Title: | Landen |
| ISBN: | 9041414886 (ISBN13: 9789041414885) |
| Edition Language: | Dutch |
| Literary Awards: | Opzij Literatuurprijs Nominee (2010) |
Laia Fàbregas
Paperback | Pages: 213 pages Rating: 3.35 | 80 Users | 17 Reviews
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Een oude Spaanse man zit in het vliegtuig naast een jonge Nederlandse vrouw. Ze raken met elkaar aan de praat. 'Hij overleed tijdens de landing,' zegt 'zij' aan het begin van deze puzzelachtige vertelling. En ze voelt de noodzaak om het houten kistje dat de man bij zich heeft, mee naar huis te nemen. In afwisselende 'hij'- en 'zij'-hoofdstukken vertelt Laia Fàbregas een intrigerend verhaal van een zoektocht.Het is een verhaal over toeval en ongeluk, over je aanpassen in een nieuw land en over nostalgie, eenzaamheid en onvoorwaardelijke liefde.
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| Title | : | Landen |
| Author | : | Laia Fàbregas |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 213 pages |
| Published | : | (first published 2010) |
| Categories | : | Fiction |
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Ratings: 3.35 From 80 Users | 17 ReviewsAssessment Based On Books Landen
Who am I? Am I my country? My nationality? My parentage? My language? My culture? These are the questions that confront the Her and the Him of this novel of discovery. And do we have our better angels? Her is of the opinion that at least she does.Insightful.Wasn't drawn in by these characters. That's especially a problem in first-person. The book nibbled around the edges of a few interesting ideas, seemed like it had a workable plot and an interesting structure in the background, but through these characters' pedestrian perspectives I could only glimpse the value of these elements as in a dim mirror, too often obscured by incohesiveness. DNF'ed at the 2/3 mark
No n'esperava gran cosa, no tenia ni idea d'on em ficava i m'ha sorprès molt agradablement. És un text intrigant, intelligent, ben lligat, curiós... una exploració dins el món de les relacions personals, l'experiència de l'exili, la parella, les amistats, la família, la solitud. Molt i molt recomanable.
What a nice surprise. I was immediately absorbed in this well written text. Art, love and the meaning of life, they were all in there.
Vooral de beschrijvingen in het boek worden erg mooi verwoord. Het is bijna poëtisch. De band tussen de twee personages wordt langzamerhand verder in het boek steeds duidelijker. En zo komt het verhaal steeds meer samen.
"Landing follows two sets of episodes of their characters lives. These are two distinct people who meet on the first page without realizing their parallel connections, searching for answers to their lives questions. She, a Dutch woman, travels often to Spain in her quest to find the angel who pulled her out of the burning family car. He, a Spaniard, traveled to Holland searching for work in the mid-twentieth century." - Janet Mary LiveseyThis book was reviewed in the November/December 2016 issue
I recently won a basket put together by the local library at a silent auction. I had never heard of some of the books in the basket. I have now read three of them. I really liked this one. I began it not knowing what to expect. It's about searching. The searches are never truly completed, but the characters left me with a warm feeling at the end of the novel.
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