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Re: U96, Szenen aus dem Seekrieg
Posted by:
Meg Rosenfeld
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Date: December 02, 2003 09:17PM
<HTML>OK, here it is: I think it's a delightful little book, written by a young man who had already mastered his literary style (Wunderkind, for sure) and sounds quite a bit like his later self. The big difference is that he wasn't yet embittered, despite some pretty horrible childhood experiences. My guess is that at this time in his life, he had managed to come out successfully from all his troubles, and felt quite confident. He seems so light-hearted and jubilant, it's a pleasure to read his thoughts and the descriptions of the countryside around him. I love the way he speaks of having different companions in the boat with him, which are all the different sides of himself. He was at that time of life where young people play with different "selves" they will try on.
One typical Buchheim thing is that, at the end, he doesn't bother to explain where his boat is! He leaves it behind in order to go adventuring into the inland area, then suddenly he's at the coast, diving into the Black Sea, but where is the boat? (In U96, I kept wondering what the guys were going to do with body of the dead Obersteuermann, but Buchheim apparently forgot all about him.) He needed to have someone read his work and point out these gaps.
Other than that, I think it's a damn fine piece of writing for someone not yet 20, and shows a lot of promise--which later years fulfilled.
OK, how does that match (or not)with what you think about it?
Meg
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One typical Buchheim thing is that, at the end, he doesn't bother to explain where his boat is! He leaves it behind in order to go adventuring into the inland area, then suddenly he's at the coast, diving into the Black Sea, but where is the boat? (In U96, I kept wondering what the guys were going to do with body of the dead Obersteuermann, but Buchheim apparently forgot all about him.) He needed to have someone read his work and point out these gaps.
Other than that, I think it's a damn fine piece of writing for someone not yet 20, and shows a lot of promise--which later years fulfilled.
OK, how does that match (or not)with what you think about it?
Meg
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