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We meet 13-year-old Briony Tallis in the summer of 1935, as she attempts to stage a production of her new drama The Trials of Arabella to welcome home her elder, idolised brother Leon. But she soon discovers that her cousins, the glamorous Lola and the twin boys Jackson and Pierrot, aren't up to the task, and directorial ambitions are abandoned as more interesting preoccupations come onto the scene. The charlady's son Robbie Turner appears to be forcing Briony's sister Cecilia to strip in the Fountain and sends her obscene letters; Leon has brought home a dim chocolate magnate keen for a war to promote his new "Army Amo" bar; and upstairs Briony's migraine-stricken mother Emily keeps tabs on the house from her bed. Soon, secrets emerge that change the lives of everyone present...
The interwar upper-middle-class setting of the book's long, masterfully sustained opening section might recall Virginia Woolf or Henry Green, but as we move forward--eventually to the turn of the 21st century--the novel's central concerns emerge, and McEwan's voice becomes clear, even personal. For at heart, Atonement is about the pleasures, pains and dangers of writing, and perhaps even more, about the challenge of controlling what readers make of your writing. McEwan shouldn't have any doubts about readers of Atonement: this is a thoughtful, provocative and at times moving book that will have readers applauding.
-- Alan Stewart
Amazon.com
We meet 13-year-old Briony Tallis in the summer of 1935, as she attempts to stage a production of her new drama "The Trials of Arabella" to welcome home her older, idolized brother Leon. But she soon discovers that her cousins, the glamorous Lola and the twin boys Jackson and Pierrot, aren't up to the task, and directorial ambitions are abandoned as more interesting prospects of preoccupation come onto the scene. The charlady's son, Robbie Turner, appears to be forcing Briony's sister Cecilia to strip in the fountain and sends her obscene letters; Leon has brought home a dim chocolate magnate keen for a war to promote his new "Army Ammo" chocolate bar; and upstairs, Briony's migraine-stricken mother Emily keeps tabs on the house from her bed. Soon, secrets emerge that change the lives of everyone present....
The interwar, upper-middle-class setting of the book's long, masterfully sustained opening section might recall Virginia Woolf or Henry Green, but as we move forward--eventually to the turn of the 21st century--the novel's central concerns emerge, and McEwan's voice becomes clear, even personal. For at heart, Atonement is about the pleasures, pains, and dangers of writing, and perhaps even more, about the challenge of controlling what readers make of your writing. McEwan shouldn't have any doubts about readers of Atonement: this is a thoughtful, provocative, and at times moving book that will have readers applauding. --Alan Stewart, Amazon.co.uk -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Gebundene Ausgabe .
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Die Leistung des Romans besteht aus den ständig wechselnden Erzählperspektiven, die diesen so schicksalhaften Tag, der gut die Hälfte des Romans ausmacht, aus der Sicht der unterschiedlichen Charaktere beleuchtet. So kennt der Leser die wahren Begebenheiten und erkennt, wie Briony Lieb mit Hass und Leidenschaft mit Gewalt verwechselt und somit Leben zerstört.
Leider kann "Atonement" das hohe Niveau des ersten Teils nicht bis zum Ende hin halten. Weite Teile der nachfolgenden Handlung spielen im Jahr 1940. Robbie befindet sich als Soldat in Dünnkirchen, eingekesselt von der deutschen Armee. Briony und Cecilia haben den Kontakt zueinander sowie mit der Familie abgebrochen und arbeiten beide als Krankenschwester in London. Im Zentrum stehen nun die Schrecken des Krieges sowie einige Rückblicke, die die Ereignisse der vergangenen fünf Jahre zusammenfassen. Vor allem die Kriegsgeschehnisse wirken oftmals eher kitschig als mitreißend und tragen so zum Qualitätsabfall der Handlung maßgeblich bei.
Fazit: Spannende Grundhandlung, die im zweiten Teil des Romans leider von der Kriegshandlung in den Hintergrund gedrückt wird. "Atonement" wäre noch überzeugender, hätte sich McEwan ganz auf seine Hauptthematik der Buße konzentriert.
The second part of the book takes place in May of 1940. Cecilia has become a registered nurse, and Briony just started as a learning nurse. Robbie is part of the British Expeditionary Force, trying to get to Dunkirk and back to England. The description of this retreat is an incredible piece of literature. The reader feels like he is there, suffering through the combat and choking on its details. One is tempted to believe that the author writes from personal experience. Shortly thereafter the author describes the life of a training nurse during war time. Again, he gives us details that are fascinating and gives us endless respect for these caring women.
The end of the book gives us the denouement. At warï¿s end, Briony admits that she lied about the rape and that Robbie was innocent. A confession too late? At the end of the novel Briony celebrates her 77th birthday and all the characters are brought up to date.
Warning! This novel is written incredibly well as to imagination,
language and style. It may well spoil for you many books you read thereafter, making them look superficial, shallow and sloppy.
So ergeht es dem Leser letztendlich ebenso wie Briony: er sieht nur das, was er sehen möchte - bis der Schleier schließlich zerreißt.
Also viel spaß beim lesen! Lesen Sie weiter...
Obviously other people like McEwans style. That's fine.
I don't.
To me the story's development is tediously slow. Lesen Sie weiter...
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