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    <![CDATA[In fünf Monaten wird der Wachmann einer Pariser Bank das Eigentum an seiner kleinen Mansarde endgültig erworben haben, wird ein weiterer Markstein seines Lebensplanes gesetzt sein. Doch dieser fatalistische Ablauf wird an einem heißen Freitagmorgen im August 1984 jäh vom Erscheinen einer Taube in Frage gestellt.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[<strong>Prachtvolles Gemälde eines Neurotikers</strong><br/>	<br/>Nachdem ich &quot;Das Parfum&quot; gelesen hatte, musste ich unbedingt mehr von diesem Autor lesen. Die herausragenden sprachlichen Fähigkeiten von Süskind sind per se schon Garant für großartige Literatur. Mit dieser Grundeinstellung - Mindset...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39890336">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[O primeiro romance de Patrick Süskind foi o livro «O Perfume» que imediatamente o celebrizou como autor e que continua a ser um livro de culto para sucessivas camadas de leitores atraídos por uma verdadeira obra-prima de ficção. Nesta novela, o porteiro Jonathan, figura central do livros, que partilha a sua monótona existência entre a mansarda que habita e o banco onde trabalha, vê de um momento para o outro a sua vida abalada quando um pássaro ferido tomba a seus pés. A partir deste &quot;fait-divers&quot;, feito do encontro entre um homem e um pássaro ferido, Patrick Süskind constrói uma pequena maravilha.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Um livro pequeno, de 89 páginas, sobre o qual li num fórum de literatura. O autor, já conhecia, de um outro livro que li e sobre o qual um destes dias escreverei - &quot;O Perfume&quot;.<br/>&quot;A Pomba&quot; é um livro ligeiro, bem escrito, de uma linguagem simples, mas cujo conteúdo, també...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76379319">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[След пет месеца Жонатан Ноел - портиер в парижка банка - ще може да купи мансардата, в която живее от дълги години. Тя е неговото убежище, спокойствието и сигурността му. Той няма нужда от роднини, приятели и колеги. Самотата и стаята са единственото му семейство. Но в една гореща августовска утрин през 1984-та настъпва фатална промяна с появата на един гълъб.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[четенето на зюскинд винаги ме кара да потръпвам от погнуса, което в случая изтъквам като доказателство за уменията му като писател <br/>историята за жонатан ноел оба...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73057165">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Set in Paris and attracting comparisons with Franz Kafka and Edgar Allan Poe, &quot;The Pigeon&quot; is Patrick Suskind's tense, disturbing follow-up to the bestselling &quot;Perfume&quot;. The novella tells the story of a day in the meticulously ordered life of bank security guard, Jonathan Noel, who has been hiding from life since his wife left him for her Tunisian lover. When Jonathan opens his front door on a day he believes will be just like any other, he encounters not the desired empty hallway but an unwelcome, diabolical intruder...'A psychologically plausible novel and a haunting modern-day fable' - &quot;Observer&quot;.]]>
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    <![CDATA[Set in Paris and attracting comparisons with Franz Kafka and Edgar Allan Poe, &quot;The Pigeon&quot; is Patrick Suskind's tense, disturbing follow-up to the bestselling &quot;Perfume&quot;. The novella tells the story of a day in the meticulously ordered life of bank security guard, Jonathan Noel, who has been hiding from life since his wife left him for her Tunisian lover. When Jonathan opens his front door on a day he believes will be just like any other, he encounters not the desired empty hallway but an unwelcome, diabolical intruder...'A psychologically plausible novel and a haunting modern-day fable' - &quot;Observer&quot;.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[The pigeon is a short, concise and thoroughly profound depiction of the fragility of the human mind. <br/><br/>It follows a few days in the life of Jonathan Noel, who plunges into near insanity, seemingly triggered by the presence of a pigeon on his doorstep. With deep-rooted misanthropic tendenc...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53324265">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[След пет месеца Жонатан Ноел - портиер в парижка банка - ще може да купи мансардата, в която живее от дълги години. Тя е неговото убежище, спокойствието и сигурността му. Той няма нужда от роднини, приятели и колеги. Самотата и стаята са единственото му семейство. Но в една гореща августовска утрин през 1984-та настъпва фатална промяна с появата на един гълъб.]]>
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  <read_at>Sat Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Определено харесах и тази книга на Зюскинд, макар и не толкова колкото &quot;Парфюмът&quot;.<br/>Странна история за два дни от живота на един, на пръв поглед, обикновен чов...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74360031">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[الحمامة]]>
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    <![CDATA[جوناثان نويل. بلغ الخمسين من عمره، عاش منها عشرين عاماً خالية من أي أحداث، حتى فاجأته ذات يوم حمامة أمام باب غرفته عندما اراد الخروج للحمام المشترك للغرف التي بجانبه، فتراجع ولم يخرج إلى الحمام، وظل خائفاً مرتعد الفرائص، حتى أنهى أموره من حلق ذقنه وغسل جذعه الأعلى بالماء ولبس ملابسه، ولكنه أخذ أغراضه الأخرى هذه المرة ولبس ملابسه الثقيلة التي يلبسها أيام البرد القارس، وليس مثل يومه الحارّ هذا.. خرج متجنباً الحمامة خائفاً مرتعداً، قفل باب غرفته وخرج.<br/>جوناثان يرى أن الفائدة الوحيدة من عمله حارساً في البنك الباريسي هي فتح البوابة لسيارة المدير، هذا اليوم كان شارداً حتى عن سيارة المدير فقد نبهه بمنبه السيارة أكثر من مرة حتى عاد من شروده وفتح الباب، وظل بقية اليوم يهذي ويفكر. حتى وصل به الأمر إلى أن فكر بالانتحار.<br/>كان يعيش حياة روتينية ثابته، ولم يرد أن يتغير فيها شيء، حتى ظهرت الحمامة وغيرت مسار يومه ذاك، فقد ذهب في فترة الغداء واستأجر غرفة أخرى في فندق آخر، ووضع أغراضه فيها، وخرج ليرى ذلك المتشرد الذي لم يكن يعيره انتباهه سابقاً، ولكنه هذا اليوم لفت انتباهه فظل يراقب تصرفاته ويرى كيف هو يعيش يومه خالياً من همومه، معتمداً على إحسان الناس إليه، تسائل كثيراً؛ لماذا أُتعب نفسي أنا؟ ألا أعمل مثل مايعمل وأنام مرتاح الضمير خالي البال. ولكنه تذكر ذلك اليوم الذي رآه فيه يقضي حاجته في الشارع بين سيارتين أمام أعين المارة، لأنه لايمتلك مكاناً يأوي إليه يجد فيه مكاناً منعزلاً ليقضي حاجته فيه، وما إن خطر على باله أن ستكون مؤخرته متكشفه بسبب التشرد حتى عدل عن تفكيره.<br/><br/>يظن القارئ للرواية أن هذه الشخصية خيالية، ولكنه عندما يتمعن في نفسه يجد أن هذه الشخصية موجودة في ذاته. فالرواية تحكي العمل الروتيني المعتاد الذي لانريده أن يتغير ولا يتبدل، فما أعتاد عليه الانسان يظن أنه من الصعب أن يتغير.<br/><br/>الناشر:<br/>عبر صفحات هذة “الرواية -الحكاية” يلج بنا زوكسيند صاحب رواية “العطر” الشهيرة في العوالم النفسية المتناقضة لإحدى أشهر شخصياته، وبأكثر تفاصيلها دقة، جواثان نويل. وللوهلة الأولى قد يعتقد القارئ أن هذه الشخصية متفردة وغير موجودة إلا عبر صفحات الورق. لن ما أن يتأمل واحدنا قليلاً وينقب في أعماقه حتى يجد أن “جوناثان نويل” موجود في دواخلنا المقموعة بشكل ما، والحمامة ليست إلا تجل من تجليات القمع والاضطهاد اليومي الذي نتعرض له من الرتابة التي تفرضها حيانا المعاصرة وتناقضاتها المرعبة.]]>
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Jul 31 01:21:16 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[في فترة الصيف وعلاوةً  على الحر الشديد الذي يفقدني التركيز في كل شيء وأي شيء , أكثر ما أتضايق منه هو أن خططي القرائية يصيبها شيء من &quot;فوضى العطل&quot;  ليس لأنني لا أريد ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61237631">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Porumbelul]]>
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    <![CDATA[Set in Paris and attracting comparisons with Franz Kafka and Edgar Allan Poe, <em>The Pigeon</em> is Patrick Suskind's tense, disturbing follow-up to the bestselling <em>Perfume</em>. The novella tells the story of a day in the meticulously ordered life of bank security guard, Jonathan Noel, who has been hiding from life since his wife left him for her Tunisian lover. When Jonathan opens his front door on a day he believes will be just like any other, he encounters not the desired empty hallway but an unwelcome, diabolical intruder...<br/><br/>'A psychologically plausible novel and a haunting modern-day fable' - &quot;Observer&quot;.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[By far not as interesting as the perfume, and yet interesting.<br/><br/>***<br/>de departe mai slaba decit 'parfumul', desi interesanta in felul ei.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Paranoid, The Story of a Madman]]>
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  <average_rating>3.61</average_rating>
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    <![CDATA[Kedua orang tuanya dibawa ke kamp konsentrasi Nazi dan tak pernah kembali. Istrinya kabur dengan lelaki lain. Berpuluh tahun kemudian, insiden merpati membawanya ke lembah keputusasaan, menyeretnya ke puncak kegilaan, memaksa Jonathan menghadapi dunia yang selama ini menjadi musuhnya<br/><br/>Jonathan Noel adalah seorang lelaki tua yang begitu takut akan kehidupan sehingga menghabiskan umur dalam kesendirian. Satu-satunya kesenangan Jonathan adalah rutinitas pekerjaan remehnya sebagai satpam sebuah bankberdiri di depan pintu masuk bank setiap hari selama puluhan tahun. Namun suatu hari seekor merpati tiba-tiba muncul di depan pintu apartemennya. Burung itu membuatnya ketakutan setengah mati. Insiden merpati ini begitu mengguncangnya dan memaksa Jonathan keluar dari rutinitasnya; ia pun mulai berlaku aneh. Kejadian ini memaksa Jonathan untuk mulai berinteraksi dengan dunia yang selama ini begitu dihindarinya.<br/><br/>Setelah karya fenomenalnya, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, dalam novel ini Suskind kembali menunjukkan kepiawaiannya dalam menyelam ke kedalaman jiwa karakter-karakter kisahnya dan menyajikannya dengan keahlian seorang genius. Sebagai maestro kiasan dan obsesi, Sskind dengan amat cermat dan halus melukiskan perjalanan psikologis Jonathan Noel yang begitu kompleks. Ia menunjukkan betapa rapuhnya kehidupan kita, menghadirkan absurditas dalam hal-hal yang paling remeh yang terjadi sehari-hari, menghapus batas antara kewarasan dan kegilaan.]]>
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    <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jun 28 20:59:30 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jun 28 21:04:59 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Gw baca saat perjalanan pulang dari Pesta Buku Jakarta...Buku ringan lumayan untuk mengisi waktu. Gk pake mikir, gk pake ada konflik. Karena hanya menceritakan kisah Jonathan. Dengan gaya penceritaan menggunakan subjek pertam. Jonathan yang dari kecil sudah hidup menyendiri hingga saat Jonathan meng...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61458881">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Le Pigeon]]>
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    <![CDATA[Set in Paris and attracting comparisons with Franz Kafka and Edgar Allan Poe, <em>The Pigeon</em> is Patrick Suskind's tense, disturbing follow-up to the bestselling <em>Perfume</em>. The novella tells the story of a day in the meticulously ordered life of bank security guard, Jonathan Noel, who has been hiding from life since his wife left him for her Tunisian lover. When Jonathan opens his front door on a day he believes will be just like any other, he encounters not the desired empty hallway but an unwelcome, diabolical intruder...<br/><br/>'A psychologically plausible novel and a haunting modern-day fable' - &quot;Observer&quot;.]]>
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    <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[     Le point de départ de cette novella est complètement absurde. Jonathan Noël est un personnage qui ne vit que dans une totale maîtrise du quotidien et sa vie n’est faite que de non évènements, au point qu’il vit dans la même chambre de bonne depuis trente ans, afin de conserver ses ha...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56506438">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <name><![CDATA[Célia]]></name>
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    <![CDATA[A Pomba]]>
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    <![CDATA[O primeiro romance de Patrick Süskind foi o livro «O Perfume» que imediatamente o celebrizou como autor e que continua a ser um livro de culto para sucessivas camadas de leitores atraídos por uma verdadeira obra-prima de ficção. Nesta novela, o porteiro Jonathan, figura central do livros, que partilha a sua monótona existência entre a mansarda que habita e o banco onde trabalha, vê de um momento para o outro a sua vida abalada quando um pássaro ferido tomba a seus pés. A partir deste &quot;fait-divers&quot;, feito do encontro entre um homem e um pássaro ferido, Patrick Süskind constrói uma pequena maravilha.]]>
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  <read_at>Wed Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jun 13 15:39:00 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Aug 31 08:47:29 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Começo esta opinião por referir que o escritor alemão Patrick Süskind é o autor de um dos meus livros preferidos de sempre, &quot;Perfume - A História de um Assassino&quot;. Posto isto, é normal que tivesse um certo interesse em ler mais coisas escritas por ele. Para além desta obra-prima, o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24439622">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The Pigeon]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[فكرة الرواية رائعه لكن تفاصيلها ممله<br/><br/>اعجبني تصويره للخوف والجبن في حياة جونثان من اي طاريء<br/><br/>احيانا نجد في داخلنا هذا الخوف من مجرد فكرة التغيير<br/><br/>ولك...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71178288">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I found this little book to be deeply humorous and utterly absorbing. It is a short reminder that there are those of us walking around on this planet on the verge of a total meltdown. How fragile and tragic are the little lives we create for ourselves, and yet how beautiful as well. The more I read ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44763462">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book has only 96 sheets. İts impact sustains really long. Yes it is too detailed but that details give the axact meaning of your feelings and thougts. I found it great.<br/>&quot;...he came to the conclusion that you cannot depend on people, and that you can live in peace only if you keep the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77349918">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[الحمامة .. لـ باتريك<br/><br/>حمامة  جوناثان ... رغم انها قصيرة .. الا انها كثيفة كثيفة ...<br/><br/>امممم و قد تشاركك ذاكرة مع احدهم في معرض للكتاب !!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[i have mixed feeling regarding this book. i don't see any point i can get from the story about a day of a so-called-life from an introvert and isolated man. BUT i am deeply in love with the way the writer describes the character and each sequence of the story. patrick süskind is very patient in bui...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31780291">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[ummmmmmm....kind of weird.  I loved the movie Purfume, so I thought I'd read a book by its author.  It was about a middle-age man who is very anti-social and just likes monotony of each day.  He doesn't like to interact with people and he seems a little frightened of the world.  One day, a pigeon la...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5234926">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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