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Aus dem Nichts ein Neues Leben
Aus dem Nichts ein neues Leben - bk527; Heyne Verlag; Heinz G. Konsalik; pocket_book; 1975
190 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1975
About the author
Heinz G. Konsalik
584 books85 followersHeinz G. Konsalik (pseudonym of Heinz Günther) was a German novelist.
Many of his books deal with war and showed the German human side of things as experienced by their soldiers and families at home, for instance Das geschenkte Gesicht (The Mutilated Face), which deals with a German soldier's recovery after his sledge ran over a personnel mine and destroyed his face, and how this affected his relationship with his wife at home. It places no judgment on the German position in the war and simply deals with human beings in often desperate situations, doing what they were forced to do under German military law.
Der Arzt von Stalingrad (The Doctor of Stalingrad) made him famous and was adapted into a movie in 1958. Some 83 million copies sold of his 155 novels made him the most popular German novelist of the postwar era and many of his novels were translated and sold through book clubs. He is buried in Cologne.
Many of his books deal with war and showed the German human side of things as experienced by their soldiers and families at home, for instance Das geschenkte Gesicht (The Mutilated Face), which deals with a German soldier's recovery after his sledge ran over a personnel mine and destroyed his face, and how this affected his relationship with his wife at home. It places no judgment on the German position in the war and simply deals with human beings in often desperate situations, doing what they were forced to do under German military law.
Der Arzt von Stalingrad (The Doctor of Stalingrad) made him famous and was adapted into a movie in 1958. Some 83 million copies sold of his 155 novels made him the most popular German novelist of the postwar era and many of his novels were translated and sold through book clubs. He is buried in Cologne.
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February 3, 2024
Não é uma história ruim mas parece um rascunho de uma história a maiora dos eventos ocorrem muito rápido e são resumidos de forma mais rápida ainda parece que o author foi apressado para terminar logo o livro.
Queria que o velho tivesse vivido por mais tempo. E o Julius não tivesse morrido também a história sem os dois acabou perdendo o brilho inicial.
Queria que o velho tivesse vivido por mais tempo. E o Julius não tivesse morrido também a história sem os dois acabou perdendo o brilho inicial.
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February 17, 2015
Aonther one with a German title, but I have read the Afrikaans translation, "Die Vermiste". Don't get why the original title is so long ...
Even after all this time, I am still engrossed in the world Konsalik creates - his empathy with his characters, however flawed, is captivating.
The ending was a bit abrupt ... But maybe that's just me.
Even after all this time, I am still engrossed in the world Konsalik creates - his empathy with his characters, however flawed, is captivating.
The ending was a bit abrupt ... But maybe that's just me.
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