Il libro di tutte le cose

Manny had liked The Book of Everything so much that he decided he would read it in the original. He ordered a copy. "But you don't know Dutch," said his friend. "I don't care," said Manny. "It'll be like when we went to to Ireland," said his friend. "Or when we went to Turkey. You bought an Irish gramm Leggi tutto

"Have you read The Book of Everything ?" asked Sarah. "You might like it." Manny said that he didn't usually read translated books. But he politely opened it and read the first page, and then the second page. Pretty soon he had read a whole lot of pages. He tried to imagine what it sounded like in Dut Leggi tutto

I edited this book, so I'm completely biased here, but it is amazing. The facts are that it is a magic-realist atheistic translated novel set in the Netherlands post-World War II, featuring domestic violence, a protagonist who has visions, the disappearance of God, and Jesus Christ as a minor charac Leggi tutto

Иска ми се тази книга да стигне до всеки човек на земята. Тя дава кураж. Има начин да съхраниш себе си, въпреки всевъзможните грозни проявления на насилието. Има начин да се изправиш срещу насилника. Спасението може да е във вътрешния ти свят, превърнал се във втора реалност. Може да е в обожанието Leggi tutto

“Знаеш ли къде започва щастието? – попита госпожа Жасмин в главата му. – Там, където свършва страхът.”

I went out and bought 'The Book of Everything' after reading a review in which it was described as virtually the most perfect little book ever written. Amazingly, I wasn't disappointed. It is an exquisite little miracle. It might be written for children but I defy any adult not to be moved and uplift Leggi tutto

За моя изненада книгата всъщност наистина много ми хареса. Изключително сладък, смел, красив, вдъхновяващ начин да бъде разказана една грозна, нечестна, груба, лоша история. Толкова много красиви малки смешки, детайлчета, намигвания има между редовете, толкова добрина и човечност. Чудесен превод. До Leggi tutto