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| Original Title: | Das achte Leben (Für Brilka) |
| ISBN: | 9025448410 (ISBN13: 9789025448417) |
| Edition Language: | Dutch |
| Literary Awards: | Europese Literatuurprijs Nominee (2018), International Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2020) |
Nino Haratischwili
Hardcover | Pages: 1275 pages Rating: 4.53 | 3853 Users | 579 Reviews
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Een monumentaal, Tolstojesk familie-epos dat zes generaties omspant tussen 1900 en nu. Acht levens van één Georgische familie, beginnend in een kleine stad tussen Georgië en Azerbaidzjan, waar een getalenteerde chocolatier zijn dochters grootbrengt en en passant een recept bedenkt voor een verrukkelijke chocoladedrank met gevaarlijke krachten. Het brengt hem rijkdom en aanzien, maar dat betekent in die tijd ook al spoedig een gevaar. Niza is de achterkleindochter van Stasia, een van de dochters van de chocolatier. Zij woont in Berlijn en vertelt op meeslepende wijze, maar ook met veel ironie en humor, de dramatische geschiedenis van haar familie en die van de ‘rode’ twintigste eeuw – een cruciale periode in de Europese geschiedenis – met de opkomst en ondergang van de Sovjet-Unie, het wegvallen van het IJzeren Gordijn en de perestrojka.
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| Title | : | Het achtste leven (voor Brilka) |
| Author | : | Nino Haratischwili |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 1275 pages |
| Published | : | January 2017 by Atlas Contact (first published August 18th 2014) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Cultural. Russia |
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Ratings: 4.53 From 3853 Users | 579 ReviewsArticle Epithetical Books Het achtste leven (voor Brilka)
A sweeping family saga, I just could not stop reading - it is not perfect but earns the five-star rating from me. Each and every member of the Jaschi family was interesting and had their unique voice, which I find quite the feat from the author. There were moments where the story seemed a little over the top, but whatever, it was wildly entertaining and very satisfying to read.Now Longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2020Believe me: You need this Georgian historical novel in your life. Really. All 944 pages of it. Haratischwili's epic saga tells the story of one family living through the 20th century in (Eastern) Europe, being shaped by and shaping history, becoming victims and perpetrators and everything in between. Niza, the narrator, conveys the destiny of their ancestors to her niece Brilka: "It really is the right thing to do, to record their stories for
Violet wrote: "I'm about to buy this thanks to your fabulous review, Katia. I also discovered I'm in the mood for a family saga."Thank you, Violet.
***I just discovered that this book is finally being translated to English (long overdue in my opinion!!) and I am besides excited!!! This is my ALL TIME favorite book in the Historical Fiction genre, and I can't recommend this book enough!! I read this book in Polish and I've been waiting and waiting and waiting for this book to be translated in English so that I can share it with my English speaking friends. Please read it and share your thoughts with me, I would love to see what all my
Youre a thread, Im a thread; together we make a little ornamentation, and together with lots of other threads we make a pattern. The threads are all different, differently thick or thin, dyed different colours. The patterns are hard to make out if you look at just one individual threads, but if you look at them together you start to see all sorts of amazing thingsThe Eighth Life is the story of six generations of a Georgian family through the 20th century. It all begins with a chocolate maker
I thought that the days of these huge epics were over. This novel proves that I have been wrong. The author tells the story of a Georgian family over 100 years using the political and cultural events of the 20th century as background, adding colours, stories, characters, emotions, a great language, and more. It takes courage to write a book of 1280 pages and take the risk that it might appear too pompous, that it comes across too sentimental, and that it might bore the reader. Summary: Amazing
What a read, what a wonderful journey. Strongly recommended!
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