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In an unnamed European village, in the middle of a civil war, one man digs while another watches over him. Gradually, they begin to talk. Over the course of the afternoon, as the snow falls and truck-loads of villagers are corralled in the next field, we discover why they are there - not just who they are and how specific, sinister events in their country have led them to be separated by a deepening grave, but why the history of civilization is inseparable from the history of mass violence. Beautifully written, with a poet's eye for detail coupled with a chilling narrative drive, Gerard Donovan's first novel has been compared with Franz Kafka and Bernhard Schlink. SCHOPENHAUER'S TELESCOPE is current in the best sense - not merely about Bosnia or Kosovo, but in attempting to make art out of brutal life.
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Schopenhauer's Telescope, Gerard Donovan
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- 2004
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- Title
- Schopenhauer's Telescope
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Gerard Donovan
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Limited
- Released
- 2004
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 306
- ISBN10
- 0743239210
- ISBN13
- 9780743239219
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Psychological Topics, Philosophical Topics, Contemporary Fiction, Suspense, Military Fiction, Wars, Violence, Ireland, Irish Literature, Winter, Cold, Teachers, Snow, Flakes, Colonialism, Congo
- Original title
- Schopenhauer's telescope
- Rating
- 3.4 out of 5
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- In an unnamed European village, in the middle of a civil war, one man digs while another watches over him. Gradually, they begin to talk. Over the course of the afternoon, as the snow falls and truck-loads of villagers are corralled in the next field, we discover why they are there - not just who they are and how specific, sinister events in their country have led them to be separated by a deepening grave, but why the history of civilization is inseparable from the history of mass violence. Beautifully written, with a poet's eye for detail coupled with a chilling narrative drive, Gerard Donovan's first novel has been compared with Franz Kafka and Bernhard Schlink. SCHOPENHAUER'S TELESCOPE is current in the best sense - not merely about Bosnia or Kosovo, but in attempting to make art out of brutal life.