Rock Crystal (New York Review Books Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (995 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 159017285X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 76 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Adalbert Stifter's rapt and enigmatic tale, beautifully translated by Elizabeth Mayer and Marianne Moore, explores what can be found between Christmas Eve and Christmas Day—or on any night of the year.. Undaunted, the children press on, only to take a wrong turn. Two children—Conrad and his little sister, Sanna—set out from their village high up in the Alps to visit their grandparents in the neighboring valley. The snow rises higher and higher, time passes: it is deep night when the sky clears and Conrad and Sanna discover themselves out on a glacier, terrifying and b
Adalbert Stifter (1805–1868), the Austrian writer, poet, and painter, grew up in Bohemia and was educated at the University of Vienna. . Elizabeth Mayer (1884–1970) was a German-born American translator and editor. Among his most famous works are the novel Indian Summer
It is no more than 25,000 words, if that, but in this short space Stifter transports the reader to the heart of the world's mystery, before returning him to a comfortable dailiness that henceforth cannot help but feel haunted." --The New York Sun“A miracle of quiet beauty.” –The New Yorker“W. The fear that must underlie even our most cordial relation with the elements has an established place in them. We do not think the praise is too high.” –The Christian Examiner“The work of Adalbert Stifter, who was one of the very few great novelists in German literature, can be compared to no other writer of the nineteenth century in pure happiness, wisdom, and beauty… Stifter became the greatest landscape-painter in literature…someone who possesses the magic wand to transf
This short novel is a small diamond of masterful writing. C. Collins Some writers have taken a small set of circumstances and through literary skills have transformed the events and characters into something over and beyond the simple story on which the work is based. This is especially true for Rock Crystal by Adalbert Stifter. This short novella needs to be added to Earnest Hemingway's Old Man and the Sea; John Steinbeck's The Pearl; Isak Dineson's Bab. x said Good story, well written -- but "spoilers" in Auden's intro. I generally shared the sentiments of the other two reviewers -- though a simple story, it is very well written. I had never heard of it or the author, which probably made it that much more enjoyable.One word of warning, however: do not read W.H. Auden's foreword before reading the story. Inexplicably, it informs the reader of the outcome. Granted, this isn't a thriller in which the remo. Richard P. Caro said A Beautifully Written Gem. The Rock Crystal by Adalbert Stifter, translated from the German by Elizabeth Mayer and Marianne Moore, was first published by Pantheon Books, Inc., New York, in 19A Beautifully Written Gem Richard P. Caro The Rock Crystal by Adalbert Stifter, translated from the German by Elizabeth Mayer and Marianne Moore, was first published by Pantheon Books, Inc., New York, in 1945, and now republished in 2008 by The New York Review of Books, New York. The book contains an introduction by W.H. Auden who described the book as "a quiet and beautiful parable about the relation of people to places, of ma. 5, and now republished in "A Beautifully Written Gem" according to Richard P. Caro. The Rock Crystal by Adalbert Stifter, translated from the German by Elizabeth Mayer and Marianne Moore, was first published by Pantheon Books, Inc., New York, in 19A Beautifully Written Gem Richard P. Caro The Rock Crystal by Adalbert Stifter, translated from the German by Elizabeth Mayer and Marianne Moore, was first published by Pantheon Books, Inc., New York, in 1945, and now republished in 2008 by The New York Review of Books, New York. The book contains an introduction by W.H. Auden who described the book as "a quiet and beautiful parable about the relation of people to places, of ma. 5, and now republished in 2008 by The New York Review of Books, New York. The book contains an introduction by W.H. Auden who described the book as "a quiet and beautiful parable about the relation of people to places, of ma. 008 by The New York Review of Books, New York. The book contains an introduction by W.H. Auden who described the book as "a quiet and beautiful parable about the relation of people to places, of ma