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Deze serie duikt in de rauwe, maar toch lyrische schoonheid van het bergleven. Via korte, suggestieve prozastukken worden de dagelijkse ervaringen, zintuiglijke indrukken en menselijke verbindingen binnen afgelegen berg gemeenschappen vastgelegd. De auteurs verweven meesterlijk natuurbeelden met een diep begrip van de menselijke geest, waardoor een unieke sfeer ontstaat vol ruigheid en tederheid. Het is een literaire reis die de eenvoud en veerkracht van het leven in de natuur viert.

The Alp
Behind the station
Ultima sera

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  1. 1

    The Alp

    • 96bladzijden
    • 4 uur lezen
    3,6(25)Tarief

    The first novel in Arno Camenisch's celebrated "alpine" trilogy is set during a single summer. The four main (unnamed) characters are a dairyman, his farmhand, a cowherd, and a swineherd who all live and work in close proximity--but this is no "Heidi." Theirs is an existence marked by dangerous work, solitude, cruelty, alcoholism, and sheer stubbornness; but the author's handling of these situations and lives is characterized at all times by affection, surreal humor, and a brilliant ear for the sounds of the setting.

    The Alp
  2. 2

    Behind the station

    • 100bladzijden
    • 4 uur lezen
    3,8(10)Tarief

    In the second book of Arno Camenisch's Alp trilogy, "Behind the Station," is told through the eyes of two young brothers growing up in a small, secluded village in a valley flanked by the alpine mountains. Written in the same style as "The Alp," we start to believe that there's little difference between the children and the adults in this village, save for their love for mischief and ghost stories. The grandmother, the parents, and the neighbors: it is an amphitheater full of drama, somehow colored through the eyes of children. Arno Camenisch's quiet control and powerful descriptions of village life prove that he is an international voice to follow.

    Behind the station
  3. 3

    Ultima sera

    3,5(41)Tarief

    È notte in montagna, e piove. Piove come non pioveva da anni, piove anche se dovrebbe nevicare e l'acqua che scende dal cielo sembra volersi portar via tutto.Con questo tempo da lupi, l'osteria Helvezia - in procinto di chiudere per sempre - accoglie come un'arca tutti gli abitanti, le loro storie, la loro sete, i loro ricordi. Inizia così un viaggio magico, malinconico e gioioso, pieno di suoni e presenze, di vivi e di morti, di sorti propizie e avverse, destinato a non finire finché c'è un bicchiere pieno e un racconto vola nell'aria. Con "Ultima sera" Camenisch ci riporta alle cose essenziali, agli alti e bassi dello stare al mondo, a ciò che scompare e solo la forza dell'oralità è in grado di far rivivere. Così la notte non è mai notte e non c'è pioggia tanto intensa da cancellare le nostre tracce.

    Ultima sera