The Life is mountain dweller Andreas Egger's, from painful childhood to his death, in 150 pages. I can't express the delicacy with which Seethaler manages to recount the passing of the years, from tragedy to contentment, the barest understated essentials dotted with sudden shining images. A small gem to live inside, and 'whole' in every sense. Jim Crace defines it 'Heart-rending and heart-warming.....for all its gentleness a very powerful novel.' Can't put it better myself!
(Annabel Bedini - bwl 89 Summer 2018 ) |
