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| Original Title: | Een schitterend gebrek |
| ISBN: | 9029563354 (ISBN13: 9789029563352) |
| Edition Language: | Dutch |
| Characters: | Giacomo Casanova |
| Setting: | Netherlands Italy Amsterdam,1758(Netherlands) |
| Literary Awards: | Publieksprijs voor het Nederlandse Boek Nominee (2004), Libris Literatuurprijs (2004), De Inktaap (2005) |
Arthur Japin
Paperback | Pages: 239 pages Rating: 3.94 | 7712 Users | 383 Reviews
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| Title | : | Een schitterend gebrek |
| Author | : | Arthur Japin |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 239 pages |
| Published | : | 2006 by De Arbeiderspers (first published 2003) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. European Literature. Dutch Literature |
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I took with skepticism a book of Casanova's first love Lucia, thinking that it would be easy or foolish read. But I was pleasantly surprised... This is a moving novel about enduring love, mystique, self-sacrifice, deception, heartbreak, humiliation, about woman who struggle between emotion and reason, sense and instinct, story of innocence and experience. Presented from Lucia's perspective as a legacy to her unborn child, to know what a woman is capable of to survive in the cruel world and to sacrifice herself so she can save the man she loves not to marry her for obligation or pity because of her horrible disfigurement caused by smallpox, or even worse - to disgust her. And maybe it's unreal to read about (I've read somewhere) a "prostitute with a 24-karat intellect", but I really enjoy the philosophical parts, especially Lucia's conversations with Zélide, a French female archaeologist that she works for as a secretary. Very well written! Some quotes that I liked: "Other carry a sorrow in their heart. Unseen it hollows them out from within. My salvation was that I wear my sorrow on the outside, where no one can miss it.” "I hide the world. I have lowered a curtain before it. Through that haze of lace and silk it looks so much softer." "Self-delusion has the benefit of letting us believe that everything is still possible... Truth is more than the things you see; that is why its value is only relative... The only thing that can change reality is the mind. ... If one would change things, one needn’t touch them; one need only see them differently" "Reason is but the shell of consciousness, beneath which emotion is far more knowing" "If you accept others as equals, you embrace them unconditionally, now and forever. But if you let them know that you tolerate them, you suggest in the same breath that they are actually an inconvenience, like a nagging pain or an unpleasant odour you are willing to disregard." "The profound peace I feel in libraries goes beyond silence. The paper doesn't just muffle sound but stills the roar of my thoughts... [and] things written down are easier to let go of." "My love was alive, not because I was loved, but because I myself loved!"Rating Regarding Books Een schitterend gebrek
Ratings: 3.94 From 7712 Users | 383 ReviewsCriticism Regarding Books Een schitterend gebrek
Read all my reviews on http://urlphantomhive.booklikes.com I didn't know there was an English translation of this book until I just came across it. 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. She runs away from her fiancé after a disease leaves her face scarred. Years later she findsI wouldnt describe Een schitterend gebrek (In Lucias Eyes) as an easy read, but it's certainly a book worth reading!After someone read parts of the book to me years ago (very romantic :) ) I wanted to read it myself. I started reading but my study load (maybe combined with the slow start of the book some reviewers talk about) caused me to put it aside and I sort of forgot about it. In the back of my mind I still thought: someday I have to finish that book and then I saw the (Dutch) audio book
Nicely balanced between being a very readable story, and still containing enough ideas to stimulate the hungry mind. The blurb, cover and title do not in my opinion do justice to its fascinating psychological/sociological aspect which for me, made the book. It explores how we see and process reality, not overtly, but rather through the protagonists's eyes herself, hence - perhaps - the title. It compresses the Enlightenment, and the philosophical battle for reason, into the mind of one woman. I
Because of the writing style it took me a while to really get into the story, but once I did, I thought Lucia's life was beautifully described. While Lucia did not always make the right choices, she did not seem foolish or annoying; she was relatable and I loved learning more about her life. Too often I find that characters seem to lose all their sense of self worth when they fall in love and it is treated as being 'romantic'. I loved that, while Lucia loved deeply, she still remained a strong
Interesting story. I liked it.
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
Like all great books, In Lucia's Eyes shares a moral lesson. How do we approach/react to love in an unmerciful world. But more than that, Arthur Japin has crafted a protagonist that seeks to answer a poignant question: do we yield to our emotions, or allow reason to be the driving force behind our decisions? In matters of love, Lucia chose the latter, convinced that the high road, the one she thought spared her lover the most pain, was the right decision to make.For this reader, "In Lucia's
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