The Erl King (The Ogre)
Registered by YowlYY on 10/8/2005
4 journalers for this copy...
The story brings together the myths of St Christopher and the Erl King, set against the background of East Prussia during the Third Reich. In the novel the ogre, Abel Tiffauges, is a monstrous and innocent character, a French prisoner in Germany who assists the Nazis by searching for boys for a Nazi military camp. Tiffauges is obsessed by his conviction that everything in the world is a sign. In the end he perishes while rescuing a little Jewish boy.Amazon writes:
Book Description
An international bestseller and winner of the Prix Goncourt, France's most prestigious literary award, The Ogre is a masterful tale of innocence, perversion, and obsession. It follows the passage of strange, gentle Abel Tiffauges from submissive schoolboy to "ogre" of the Nazi school at the castle of Kaltenborn, taking us deeper into the dark heart of fascism than any novel since The Tin Drum. Until the very last page, when Abel meets his mystic fate in the collapsing ruins of the Third Reich, it shocks us, dazzles us, and above all holds us spellbound.
Bookring travelling to:
1. Myrto (France/Cyprus)
2. lizzyblack (Italy)
3. shandy (Belgium)
and back to me (UK).
Happy reading!
1. Myrto (France/Cyprus)
2. lizzyblack (Italy)
3. shandy (Belgium)
and back to me (UK).
Happy reading!
Got it today, thanks!
I didn't realize that this one is in english...
I'll take a look and then pass it to the next one, because I prefer reading books on their original language
:o)
I didn't realize that this one is in english...
I'll take a look and then pass it to the next one, because I prefer reading books on their original language
:o)
The book is here, thanx to Myrto for sending it and for the message in it, it's always nice to receive something from others bookcrossers!
I'll try to read it as quick as I can, but I see it's quite long ;) Be patient! :P
I'll try to read it as quick as I can, but I see it's quite long ;) Be patient! :P
I liked it, really. It seemed quite long, but I read it quickly as it's really well written. It makes you think, or maybe that's what happens to me when I read books about this horrible part of history. Thanx a lot, I'll send it as soon as possible!
It has just arrived!
Thanks YowlYY and Liz!
Thanks YowlYY and Liz!
