- Taschenbuch: 215 Seiten
- Verlag: Orion Publishing Group; Auflage: New (4. September 2003)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0753817004
- ISBN-13: 978-0753817001
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 19,1 x 13 x 1,7 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 3.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (1 Kundenrezension)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 227.361 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Intriguing mix of fantasy and reality from the author of }Sophie's World{. "A fascinating tale told with great skill" }Publishing News{
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Panina Manina, a trapeze artist, falls and breaks her neck. As the ringmaster bends over her, he notices an amulet of amber around her neck, the same trinket he had given his own lost child, who was swept away in a torrent some sixteen years earlier. This tale is narrated by Petter, a precocious child and fantasist, and perhaps Jostein Gaarder's most intriguing character since Sophie. As an adult, Petter makes his living selling stories and ideas to professionals suffering from writer's block. But as Petter sits spinning his tales, he finds himself in a trap of his own making.
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For those that read Jostein Gaarder it is a "classical" story, although I think he wrote better ones. Those that never read anything from him should start with classics like "The Christmas Mystery" and "Sophie's World" to get both types of Gaarder writing, i.e., the more fairytale one and the more educational one. This book mixes both of them a bit and that's something that does not always works well, I feel.
Going by train somewhere? Here is something for you, it is an easy read, captivating story, however the last 20 pages are pretty dissapointing and the end...well, you have some food for thought...maybe 3 and 1/2 stars.
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Dark and Beautiful!!
20. August 2005
Format:Taschenbuch
The Ringmaster's Daughter is told from the perspective of a young boy, Petter. Petter's overactive imagination is amazing, but sometimes gets him in trouble too. Petter is able to weave these fantastic stories, that are beautiful and sad. But he's a little crazy, too. He sees a little man that's not really there. This little man is always bossing him around. Petter can't distinguish between dreams and memories.
I really enjoyed this book. I couldn't put it down. I thought it was really unique that we got to read the stories that Petter came up with. Sometimes Petter tells stories in a way that reveals something about him or something important that he can't say flat out. Every story that Petter tells is amazing and tragic and ends with a twist, kinda like this book. Gaarder uses his "story within a story" method yet again and it works.
This is by far the best book I've read in a long time.
I really enjoyed this book. I couldn't put it down. I thought it was really unique that we got to read the stories that Petter came up with. Sometimes Petter tells stories in a way that reveals something about him or something important that he can't say flat out. Every story that Petter tells is amazing and tragic and ends with a twist, kinda like this book. Gaarder uses his "story within a story" method yet again and it works.
This is by far the best book I've read in a long time.
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"Oh, what a tangled web we weave..."
24. Januar 2010
Format:Taschenbuch
Jostein Gaarder is a gifted storyteller who is able to breathe life into the most unusual and unbelievable stories. His singular novel, "Sophie's World", shed new light upon the history of philosophy in an unexpectedly enjoyable way. While the magic is not quite recaptured in "The Ringmaster's Daughter", Gaarder has once again created a truly unique character whose life is bound to the power of words, for better or for worse.
"The Ringmaster's Daughter" is narrated by Petter, a solitary man who suffers from an extremely overactive imagination. Since he was a boy, he has been followed around by Metre Man, a man no bigger than a meter who no one else can see. Petter cannot tell the difference between fantasy and reality, believing his dreams to be real and his life to be a fantasy. Gifted as he is with his imagination, Petter has no desire to share his stories with others in the normal sense. So he begins a business of helping out struggling writers by giving them his ideas, asking only for payment in return and promising that he will never divulge the transaction to anyone. A harmless enough pursuit to begin with, Petter later finds that he has woven a dangerous web around himself with the words he has allowed others to proclaim as their own.
Gaarder's title may be a little misleading, since it references one story that Petter repeatedly tells and improves upon, but it is fitting for the trickery that his main character employs; for Petter is ringmaster to all the authors he helps and to all the people he unwittingly hurts in his life. His story is full of compelling contrasts - lighthearted and dark, mirthful and disturbing. Just as Petter allows his clients to make of his words what they will, Gaarder allows his readers to pass their own judgment on Petter's actions and his life.
"The Ringmaster's Daughter" is narrated by Petter, a solitary man who suffers from an extremely overactive imagination. Since he was a boy, he has been followed around by Metre Man, a man no bigger than a meter who no one else can see. Petter cannot tell the difference between fantasy and reality, believing his dreams to be real and his life to be a fantasy. Gifted as he is with his imagination, Petter has no desire to share his stories with others in the normal sense. So he begins a business of helping out struggling writers by giving them his ideas, asking only for payment in return and promising that he will never divulge the transaction to anyone. A harmless enough pursuit to begin with, Petter later finds that he has woven a dangerous web around himself with the words he has allowed others to proclaim as their own.
Gaarder's title may be a little misleading, since it references one story that Petter repeatedly tells and improves upon, but it is fitting for the trickery that his main character employs; for Petter is ringmaster to all the authors he helps and to all the people he unwittingly hurts in his life. His story is full of compelling contrasts - lighthearted and dark, mirthful and disturbing. Just as Petter allows his clients to make of his words what they will, Gaarder allows his readers to pass their own judgment on Petter's actions and his life.
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Definitely worth reading
29. Mai 2006
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This is my favorite book by Jostein Gaarder. I think what has made it a better story than others lies in its intensity: love, pain, treason, mystery are interwoven very tightly. Gaarder has succeeded in creating a very intellectual, yet eccentric narrator with depth. Among other things, the book discusses the core of creativity and the role of the creator. Frankly, I do not know what to make of the ending. Much like Gaarder's other works, the book is laden with beautiful moments and ingenious ideas.
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