The Waves - Virginia Woolf Jan Sietsma

The Waves - Virginia Woolf Jan SietsmaTracing the lives of a group of friends, The Waves follows their development from childhood to middle age. While social events, individual achievements and disappointments form its narrative, the novel is most remarkable for the rich poetic language that expresses the inner life of its characters: their aspirations, their triumphs and regrets, their awareness of unity and isolation, and their questioning of the meaning of life itself. Perhaps more

’ schreef de Deense filosoof Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855)

which affirm his Russian-Jewish childhood

In de fonkelnieuwe vertaling van Robbert-Jan Henkes blijft die toon volmaakt behouden

Op 1800 meter hoogte

But as she recalls her strange friendship with Sachiko - a wealthy woman reduced to vagrancy - the memories start to take on a disturbing cast

friendship and love

hebben het graf bezocht

Het lukt Penelope

Karma is een even hilarische als verontrustende roman over een uitgeputte maatschappij die wordt belaagd door nieuwe technologieën

Diep onder de grond leven negenendertig vrouwen gevangen in een kooi

the sounds of jazz and the talk of literature

de ontmenselijking