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Ladataan... Päivä kuninkaana (1957)Tekijä: John Steinbeck
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. A quirky political satire by Steinbeck. Its funny reading a lot of reviews saying how this doesn't 'feel like Steinbeck' or 'read like Steinbeck' or similar things, but as I fully read it, it absolutely did. And thinking back over it, there is a lot of his Travels with Charlie in this short little book; in the writing style, the humor, and the asides. París, un año de estos. Los representantes de los distintos partidos en la Asamblea Nacional no consiguen ponerse de acuerdo para formar un gobierno estable. Poco a poco va imponiéndose una solución de compromiso: restaurar la monarquía. El candidato ideal parece ser el último descendiente del reinado de Carlomagno, Pipino Arnulfo Héristal, un modesto rentista que lleva una cómoda y apacible existencia dedicado a su gran afición, la astronomía. El único problema es que Pipino no desea ser rey. A regañadientes, acepta la corona. No tardará en darse cuenta de que su papel es el de mero comparsa en el tráfago de intrigas políticas de París, lo que no le impedirá intentar lo imposible: ser el rey de todos los franceses y propiciar un cambio profundo de las caducas estructuras de ese reino improvisado. Light-hearted political satire is perhaps not what one expects from Steinbeck, but this was a late work and the late works can be characterised as attempting not to be what one expects from Steinbeck...yet the style seems all Steinbeck. Witty and funny at first, more typically melancholic in the middle the reader is left guessing whether it will end in tragedy or not until very near the end - though my guess was correct. Throughout there are more or less subtle and amusing observations at they way countries are ruled, the way corporations are ruled and what happens to people who are thrust into positions of power against their will. The characters are drawn clearly and I quickly held them in affection just as i now hold this book in affection. A quirky but successful experiment from Steinbeck. A quirky political satire by Steinbeck. Its funny reading a lot of reviews saying how this doesn't 'feel like Steinbeck' or 'read like Steinbeck' or similar things, but as I fully read it, it absolutely did. And thinking back over it, there is a lot of his Travels with Charlie in this short little book; in the writing style, the humor, and the asides. ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
Kuuluu näihin kustantajien sarjoihinSisältyy tähän:XII Twelve Short Novels (tekijä: Thomas B. Costain) DistinctionsNotable Lists
In "The Short Reign of Pippin IV," John Steinbeck turns the French Revolution upside down as amateur astronomer Pippin Hristal is drafted to rule the unruly French. Steinbeck creates around the infamous Pippin the most hilarious royal court ever: Pippins wife, Queen Marie, who might have taken her place at the bar of a very good restaurant; his uncle, a man of dubious virtue; his glamour-struck daughter and her beau, the son of the so-called egg king of Petaluma, California; and a motley crew of courtiers and politicians, guards and gardeners. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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Pippin Heristal, distant descendant of Charlemagne, is placed on the resurected French throne after the country’s politicians give up on making a coherent government themselves. Their new king was not consulted prior to being chosen, and has to figure out how to approach his new role as a puppet king and proxy for the real government that still hopes to control France.
At about 150pgs, this is a good fast read for anyone looking to read something light and fast that is focused on a topic other than romance. ( )