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My Unwritten Books

Af: George Steiner Engelsk Paperback

My Unwritten Books

Af: George Steiner Engelsk Paperback
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George Steiner, the eminent professor of English at Cambridge and Geneva universities, has outlined seven books he has never written, but has always wanted to write, in seven sections.

In this fiercely original and audacious work, George Steiner tells of seven books which he did not write. Because intimacies and indiscretions were too threatening. Because the topic brought too much pain. Because its emotional or intellectual challenge proved beyond his capacities.

The actual themes range widely and defy conventional taboos: the torment of the gifted when they live among, when they confront, the very great; the experience of sex in different languages; a love for animals greater than for human beings; the costly privilege of exile; a theology of emptiness.

Yet a unifying perception underlies this diversity. The best we have or can produce is only the tip of the iceberg. Behind every good book, as in a lit shadow, lies the book which remained unwritten, the one that would have failed better.

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George Steiner, the eminent professor of English at Cambridge and Geneva universities, has outlined seven books he has never written, but has always wanted to write, in seven sections.

In this fiercely original and audacious work, George Steiner tells of seven books which he did not write. Because intimacies and indiscretions were too threatening. Because the topic brought too much pain. Because its emotional or intellectual challenge proved beyond his capacities.

The actual themes range widely and defy conventional taboos: the torment of the gifted when they live among, when they confront, the very great; the experience of sex in different languages; a love for animals greater than for human beings; the costly privilege of exile; a theology of emptiness.

Yet a unifying perception underlies this diversity. The best we have or can produce is only the tip of the iceberg. Behind every good book, as in a lit shadow, lies the book which remained unwritten, the one that would have failed better.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 224
ISBN-13: 9780753825693
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0753825694
Kategori: Litterære essays
Udg. Dato: 8 jan 2009
Længde: 16mm
Bredde: 135mm
Højde: 199mm
Forlag: Orion Publishing Co
Oplagsdato: 8 jan 2009
Forfatter(e): George Steiner
Forfatter(e) George Steiner


Kategori Litterære essays


ISBN-13 9780753825693


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 224


Udgave


Længde 16mm


Bredde 135mm


Højde 199mm


Udg. Dato 8 jan 2009


Oplagsdato 8 jan 2009


Forlag Orion Publishing Co

Kategori sammenhænge