《The Shoe Tester of Frankfurt(Excerpt)》简介:
thisbriefandpoignantnovelfromgermanyexploresexistentialquestionsasits46-year-oldnarratorreflectsonbrokenrelationshipsandotherfailures,andstrugglestocometotermswithlife.theshoetesteroffrankfurtbywilhelmgenazino,2004recipientofthegeorg-buchner-preis,germanyshighestliteraryhonor,isfinallyavailabletoenglish-speakingreadersinapitch-perfecttranslationbyphilipboehm.employedbyahigh-endshoemanufacturertotestnewproducts,thenarratorspendshisdayswanderingthroughhisnativecity,encounteringfacesfromhispast(primarilyfemale)andexperiencinganewthemanymanifestationsofthemysteryoflife.inthegrandtraditionofliteraryflaneurs,hetakesnoteofhissurroundings,fromthesignificanttothemundane,andassemblesthemintoasortofmentalcollagethatisatonceself-portraitandcityscape.mostremarkableingenazinosworkisthehumorwithwhichheinveststhismelancholiccharacter.thoughattimeshefearsthatheteetersonthebrinkofinsanity,hegood-naturedlypursuesthestrangetwistsoffatethatlandhimvariouslybehindatableatthefleamarket,inanewspaperoffice,bythebanksofafloodedriver,orinafriendsbed.aspetervonmattwroteinderspiegel,indeed,thereishardlyasubtlerhumoristamongtodayswritersthangenazino. 各位书友要是觉得《The Shoe Tester of Frankfurt(Excerpt)》还不错的话请不要忘记向您QQ群和微博里的朋友推荐哦!您要是觉得《The Shoe Tester of Frankfurt(Excerpt)》还不错的话请不要忘记向您QQ群和微博微信里的朋友推荐哦!http://www.clykt.com/book/3/3502/