For his entire body of work and his accomplishments in fiction, he was shortlisted for the man booker. Sabine doering, frankfurter allgemeine zeitung stamms novel, translated from the german in deceptively simple prose by michael hofmann, has the clarity and symmetry of one of agness crystal structures. Roman telord 1403 german edition kindle edition by. Peter stamm agnes ein erfahrungsbericht mit unterrichtsmaterial. The book was first published in german on august 1, 1998, through arche verlag and follows a romance between a nameless older man and agnes, a young woman that is almost half his age. Although agnes is the sixth of peter stamm s books to be published in the us by other press in michael hofmanns translation, it is in fact his debut novel. Buy agnes first uk edition by peter stamm, michael hofmann isbn. Peter stamm born january 18, 1963 in munsterlingen is a swiss writer. After completing primary and secondary school he spent three years as an apprentice accountant and then five as an accountant. Here, the blurb tells the story from start to finish. Agnes, peter stamm agnes is a 1998 german novel, by peter stamm, and was considered to be his literary debut. Aug 01, 1998 agnes, peter stamm agnes is a 1998 german novel, by peter stamm, and was considered to be his literary debut. Six books later, stamm is still reminding readers of his presence, though somewhat. Agnes to go peter stamm in unter 10 minuten duration.
So geschah es dem schweizer autor peter stamm mit seinem debutroman agnes. Peter stamm s agnes is not, in fact, no good, but it doesnt match up to the high standards expected when michael hofmanns name is attached as translator. Sannon stamm is an executive recruitment firm that specializes in the financial services industry. Du musst, wenn du unser gluck beschreiben willst, ganz viele kleine punkte machen wie seurat. Peter stamm is the author of the novels seven years, on a day like this, and unformed landscape, and the shortstory collections were flying and in strange gardens and other stories.
Peter stamms bestselling debut novel, agnes, now available for the first time in the united states. In peter stamms roman agnes berichtet ein icherzahler davon, wie er wahrend. Peter stamm established his executive recruitment firm in 1964, and is one of the most wellrespected names in the industry. Although agnes is the sixth of peter stamms books to be published in the us by other press in michael hofmanns translation, it is in fact his debut novel. Stamms debut novel agnes captivates the reader with its pure, strippeddown language and dialogue. This short novel should appeal to readers enchanted by his elliptical style, but it also.
Agnes is the debut novel by the bestselling author peter stamm. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Events turn over, and walter discovers that there can only be one ending to the story but this ending could cost their relationship and even agnes life. For his entire body of work and his accomplishments in fiction, he was shortlisted for the man booker international prize in 20, and in 2014 he won the prestigious friedrich holderlin prize. Peter stamm grew up in weinfelden in the canton of thurgau the son of an accountant. Agnes is a 1998 german novel by peter stamm and was considered to be his literary debut. Georges perecs a man asleep is a very simple book, and thats probably why i like it.
With this slim volume, first published in 1998, peter stamm established himself as one of the most promising swiss writers of his generation. Im verlauf dieser liebesgeschichte werden zahlreiche existenzielle themen des lebens angesprochen. Wanting to fulfill her wishes, he starts writing the story. Dec 18, 2014 one such writernot included in wrights survey but in many ways an exemplar of her argumentis the swissgerman novelist, peter stamm, who with his recently published seventh work of. The book has first been printed in 1998, but this reprint is the first english translated version. Nov 09, 2014 the first line of stamms first novel, agnes, for example, reads.
Write a story about me, agnes said to her lover, so i know. A film based on the famous book by swiss writer peter stamm, which was translated into more than 20 languages. A writer suspects the story hes writing can alter the story of his life. His prizewinning books have been translated into more than thirty languages.
The first line of stamms first novel, agnes, for example, reads. It was by searching for hofmann translations that i found stamm. Agnes novel agnes is a 1998 german novel by peter stamm and was considered to be his literary debut. One such writernot included in wrights survey but in many ways an exemplar of her argumentis the swissgerman novelist, peter stamm, who with his recently published seventh work of. Roman telord 1403 german edition kindle edition by peter stamm. Hier, im tiefsten innern, sagt sie, finde man in fast allem symmetrie. It also means that i had to translate the quotes into english, so they may not reflect. Published in german in 1998 peter stamms debut, agnes received its first translation to english by michael hofmann in 2016. Its about a student who skips a test he has to take. Since the 1998 publication of this debut novel, now receiving its first american publication, swiss author stamm all days are night, 2014, etc. Agnes ist 26 jahre alt, wirkt eher kuhl, manchmal arrogant. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Sorry for the crash course in french conjugation included in this post but it was relevant to my reading. The book was first published in german, on august 1, 1998, through arche verlag and follows a romance between a nameless older man and agnes, a young woman that is almost half his age. He then chose to go back to school at the university of zurich taking courses in a variety of fields including english studies. Peter stamms all days are night the new york times. The narrator and agnes are an unlikely couple in their age disparityshe is 25 and he is old enough to be her fatherand unlikely too due to his being a visitor, from switzerland. Feb 23, 2009 peter stamms agnes is not, in fact, no good, but it doesnt match up to the high standards expected when michael hofmanns name is attached as translator.