An edition of Schlafes Bruder (1992)

Brother of Sleep

A Novel

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An edition of Schlafes Bruder (1992)

Brother of Sleep

A Novel

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Set against the backdrop of an Alpine village in the nineteenth century, this astounding novel tells the story of Elias Johannes Alder, a musical genius with supernatural hearing who develops his talent in secret midnight sessions at the church organ. A spiritual descendant of Patrick Su]skind's Perfume and translated into twenty-four languages, Brother of Sleep moves inexorably toward tragedy as Elias is undone by his intense feeling for Elsbeth, the woman he loves. In this shocking and beguiling novel, Robert Schneider has created a world that is utterly seductive and wholly original.

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English
Pages
224

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Cover of: Brother of Sleep
Brother of Sleep: A Novel
2014, Overlook Duckworth, Overlook TP
Paperback in English
Cover of: Schlafes Bruder
Schlafes Bruder: Roman
August 1, 1995, Reclam
Hardcover in German - Sonderausg., mit einer Vorstudie zum Roman im Anhang
Cover of: Brother of sleep
Brother of sleep
1995, Overlook Press
Hardcover in English - 1st American ed.
Cover of: Schlafes Bruder
Schlafes Bruder: Roman
1994, Reclam
Paperback in German - 2. Auflage

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New York City, USA

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Format
Paperback
Pagination
215 p.
Number of pages
224
Dimensions
20.32 x 12.7 x 2.54 centimeters

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Open Library
OL29183975M
ISBN 10
1468308661
ISBN 13
9781468308662
OCLC/WorldCat
884251275

Work Description

»Das ist die Geschichte des Musikers Johannes Elias Alder, der zweiundzwanzigjährig sein Leben zu Tode brachte, nachdem er beschlossen hatte, nicht mehr zu schlafen.«

Der Auftaktsatz nimmt die Geschichte über das Leben eines Genies in der Enge eines österreichischen Bergdorfs vorweg: Schon als Kind ist der 1803 geborene Elias Außenseiter, sein außergewöhnlich scharfes Gehör und sein musikalisches Talent sorgen bei den Dorfbewohnern für Aufsehen und Argwohn. Die unerfüllte Liebe zu seiner Cousine Elsbeth quält ihn im Laufe der Jahre, und sie treibt ihn an. Bei einem Orgelwettbewerb in Feldberg improvisiert Elias über den Bach-Choral »Komm, o Tod, du Schlafes Bruder« und entfacht eine ungeahnt starke Wirkung auf sein Publikum und sich selbst.

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