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The Road to the Open

Arthur Schnitzler

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .Come on," cried George, and thought himself lucky that it was his brother whom he had to face as he stood in an awkward position with the slender flashing weapon in his hand.

Felician hit him as often as he wanted to without himself being touched a single time. He then lowered his sword and said: "You're too tired to-day, there's no point in it. But you should come more often to the club. I assure you it's a pity, with your talent."

George was pleased by his brotherly praise. He laid his sword down on the table, took a deep breath and went to the wide centre window which was open. "What wonderful air," he said. A lonely lamp was shining from the park, there was absolute silence.

Felician came up to George, and while the latter leant with both hands on the sill the elder brother remained upright and swept over street, park and town with one of his proud quiet glances. They were both silent for a long time. And they knew they were each thinking of. . . Read More

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Honderd jaar na het verschijnen van deze roman is er nu de eerste vertaling in het Nederlands en die komt van de hand van Jef Rademakers. En dat is dan nog maar alleen te danken aan de pandemie waardoor Rademakers tijd had om deze bijna vijfhonderd pagina’s tellende roman te vertalen. Het kan geen g

The Road into the Open is, at the most basic, a coming of age story. It centers upon the young Christian aristocratic Baron Georg Wegethin and the two worlds he inhabits: the love-affair with a Jewish, middle-class singer, Anna Rosner; and the Jewish intellectuals and writers who attend the salon of

Celebro que este autor se haya retirado de la medicina para dedicarse a la literatura, de lo contrario nos hubiera privado de su excelente obra literaria. Había leído anteriormente tres novelas cortas de Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1931) y me había gustado mucho su estilo de narrativa; sin embargo con e

Not a book for those who must like or identify with fictional characters, nor for readers who require a 'proper', i.e. neat, ending. I struggled a bit with this novel. It lacks action, and I frequently wanted to shake George the main character, but it would be unfair to criticise it for that because

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