Giacomo Casanova. Previous Previous post: Downloaden ePub pdf. Next Next post: Downloaden Kort begrip van het intellectuele eigendomsrecht studenteneditie ePub Pdf gratis. Geef een reactie Reactie annuleren Het e-mailadres wordt niet gepubliceerd. All-time favourite! A well-paced, time-period novel following the heroine Lucia and her struggles. By becoming ill from the pox and surviving she is permanently scarred and hideous to look at.
In a time when women were prized for their beauty and youth and not much else really, this turn of fate is basically a death sentence to anything resembling a possible normal life. This, then, is her story.
Nothing normal about it. While Lucia can be considered a tragic figure, Japin instead shows us a woman who uses her wits A well-paced, time-period novel following the heroine Lucia and her struggles.
While Lucia can be considered a tragic figure, Japin instead shows us a woman who uses her wits and improves herself at every possible opportunity to come out stronger, and more importantly, to grasp the reins of her own destiny.
Nothing stops Lucia from using her brains, not the small pox, not prison, not prostitution, nothing. It is this intrinsic drive to survive as best as she can regardless of the circumstances that makes her especially special. The setting is well described and the pacing of the novel is perfect. The dialogue is strong and the secondary characters are interesting.
The ending is quite fitting which for me is an important aspect of a work of fiction. I've always felt you should read a book in its original language if you can. However, after having completed a BA in English literature, I do feel that I've neglected the literature of fatherland. Arthur Japin's Een schitterend gebrek, or In Lucia's Eyes, is, therefore, the first work of fiction written in Dutch I have touched in over seven years!
In the English speaking world, rea I've always felt you should read a book in its original language if you can. In the English speaking world, readers are used to reading 18th and 19th century works of fiction and they are more acquainted with the vocabulary used by authors such as Dickens and Austen.
However, in the Netherlands and possibly Belgium , our classics are less popular and we are therefore not necessarily familiar with the archaic language Japin employs.
What comes across in the beginning as replacing all the words of Germanic origin with their Latinate synonyms in an attempt to enrich the Dutch language, eventually embellishes the scene Japin is trying to portray.
His attempt to mimic the language used in the higher social milieus in 18th-century Italy, France and Holland and the entire book embraces the Enlightenment idea of knowledge and science. Moreover, the Latinate diction is more closely related to Italian, which contains many Latinisms to this day. This romance novel is somewhat unusual in the sense that the romance genre is often synonymous to the so called chick-lit.
The latter is filled with soliloquies about whether or not the lover's relationship is the right thing to do, a breakup and more drama the typical YA romance.
In Lucia's Eyes, however, contains very little of that. The character of Lucia is very rational and Japin does not engage her in many sentimental and romantic scenes. Instead, Lucia comes out as more memorable, respectable and stronger than the book's most famous character: Giacomo Casanova.
After someone read parts of the book to me years ago very romantic : I wanted to read it myself. In the back of my mind I still thought: someday I have to finish that book… and then I saw the Dutch audio book edition, read by the author himself, and decided finally finish it and allow him read the book to me.
When I started listening I had to get used to the male reading voice combined with the female narrative but after a while I got used to it. He reads it very well although sometimes I got the feeling they recorded it in one take since there are some weird pauses in the middle of sentences maybe the end of a page? During the first part of the book I recognised a lot of what I read myself years ago but I discovered listening to the story being read does add another, valuable, dimension!
They disagree, however, about Lucia: Is she a fl Japin The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi offers an intriguing story about love, deceit, betrayal, identity, and self-sacrifice. First of all, it's beautifully written.
I adore Japin's writing style. It goes so well with the time and setting and it's almost poetry. And the story It's wonderful. I know, it's sad and almost depressing at times. But just the way you see the world through Lucia's eyes and experience the way of her world is so fascinating.
Her reason behind all of her actions, especially her leaving Giacomo Casanova yes, THE Casanova makes you think about your own choices in life and happiness in general. Her story is intriguing; how Lucia hides behind her veil and not only uses this to hide her damaged face but, in my opinion, also uses it to keep the harsh world at a distance.
I read it in Dutch, but luckily it's also available in English as "In Lucia's eyes". This novel is a recommendation for anyone who is interested in historical fiction. The original title is Een Schitterend Gebrek. It was one of the books I read for Dutch literature, a while ago, and I remember there were a lot of people who liked it, but I didn't really. In Lucia's Eyes tells the story of Casanova's first love, Lucia. Years later she finds herself in Amsterdam.
Like I said, it didn't work for me. I thought the story was too slow and I didn't like Lucia, the main character. It is a shame, really, because when I see the author on television I always feel like I should read more of his books, but when I then think of this book I don't really want to any more.
I think it just wasn't for me. Again an excellent book by an excellent author read in the original Dutch version. I just love the way Arthur Japin develops the caracters in his novels. The farther you are into the story, the more interesting they become.
This book about the first love of Cassanova, won the Libris literature prize for a reason. I like better his latest novel de Overgave; not yet available in English , which I think might be his masterpiece. Having that said, I do hope Japin isn't done with his writing and h Again an excellent book by an excellent author read in the original Dutch version. Having that said, I do hope Japin isn't done with his writing and hopefully he'll surprise us soon with yet another astonishing story.
This is the kind of author that makes me LOVE reading. A tragic love story but an interesting read! A historical fiction based on the memoirs of Casanova in which he mentions about the only two women he ever fell in love with. The handicap has a profound impact on her personality and life. Her transformation from a spirited, happy-go-lucky girl child to an ugly and insecure downtrodden sounds A tragic love story but an interesting read!
Her transformation from a spirited, happy-go-lucky girl child to an ugly and insecure downtrodden sounds dreadfully fateful.
The behaviourally analytical writing style is quite insightful of the times that were, and especially the condition of women in the society. I think it was a very nice book. I find it hard, sometimes, to find a book written by a dutch writer that I like. But I truly did like this one. I think Arthur Japin is a good writer. He can write beautiful sentences, but in a way that it never feels forced.
And what I liked a lot about this book, was the constand jumping through the time. For me, it worked very well, I got more and more curious to why, for example, the two lovers didn't end up together. I am definitly going to read more books b I think it was a very nice book. I am definitly going to read more books by this writer.
I'll only say a few words about this book: it was worth my time, it moved me deeply, I will always remember it, it's readable and very enticing. At least for a woman. Amazing book! A beautiful dance of historical fact, eye-opening philosophy, and artful fiction. If you enjoy the careful dance of seduction and the complexities of love, you must read this!
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