Seemingly the simplest of stories—a passing anecdote of village life— Rock Crystal opens up into a tale of almost unendurable suspense. This jewel-like novella by the writer that Thomas Mann 4/5(14). Adalbert Stifter, Elizabeth Mayer (Translator), Marianne Moore (Translator), W.H. Auden (Introduction) · Rating details · 1, ratings · reviews. Seemingly the simplest of stories—a passing anecdote of village life— Rock Crystal opens up into a tale of almost unendurable suspense. This jewel-like novella by the writer that /5. Rock Crystal (Jewel) [Stifter, Adalbert, Mayer, Elisabeth, Moore, Marianne] on www.doorway.ru *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Rock Crystal (Jewel)Reviews: 5.
Rock Crystal is an exquisite novella by a master, ADALBERT STIFTER () was an Austrian writer, poet, painter, and lecturer. Part of the Biedermeier movement in German literature, he has been celebrated by both German and English writers, including Rilke, von Hofmannsthal, Mann, Hesse, Auden and Sebald. Rock Crystal () by Adalbert Stifter. Other authors: See the other authors section. Members: Reviews: Popularity: Average rating: Mentions: 48, () This seemingly simple fable of two children lost in a frozen landscape is eloquent in its innocence. A Christmas story set in a terrifying and beautiful world of snow and ice. Adalbert Stifter's "Rock Crystal" is a Christmas story and a story about the heart of the ice, the crystal. The charm of this quasi-fairy tale is made even more poignant by the knowledge of the author's eventual suicide. This seemingly simple fable of two children lost in an icy landscape is eloquent in its innocence, but is implicit with an.
Adalbert Stifter’s unusual Christmas story, Rock Crystal, comes freighted with expectation. Republished earlier this year in a beautiful new edition by NYRB Classics, it was named by Gabriel Josipovici as one of his top ten novellas, alongside pretty heady companions such as The Death of Ivan Ilyich, Bartleby the Scrivener, and Metamorphosis. Seemingly the simplest of stories—a passing anecdote of village life— Rock Crystal opens up into a tale of almost unendurable suspense. This jewel-like novella by the writer that Thomas Mann. Rock Crystal (Jewel) [Stifter, Adalbert, Mayer, Elisabeth, Moore, Marianne] on www.doorway.ru *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Rock Crystal (Jewel).
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