Bøger af Peter Stamm

"Given a second chance with an old love, a coolly detached archivist questions the life he could have had, and whether it's not too late to live it. A poignant, ingeniously constructed new novel from "one of Europe's most exciting writers" (New York Times Book Review). Forty years ago-almost a lifetime-he confessed his love to a classmate and close friend, Franziska. Now, living in his late mother's house with the obsolete archive of the newspaper he once worked for, he looks back on days spent poring over files and clippings, increasingly withdrawn from the world. His occasional relationships never amounted to anything, and the memory of Franziska-who became pop singer Fabienne-continues to haunt him as she appears in the media. When the two cross paths again, the possibility of a different life feels achingly real. But should he risk the comfort of his ordered existence for a romance that might never match what he imagined? A subtle, mesmerizing portrait of late-blooming passion, The Archive of Feelings showcases Peter Stamm at his best"--

I et snedækket og forblæst Chicago sidder en mand alene i en lejlighed på syvogtyvende etage og lægger sidste hånd på en historie. Den handler om den unge kvinde Agnes og hans møde med hende året før. Historien begynder godt. En lykkelig fortælling om to ensomme mennesker, der møder hinanden tilfældigt, forelsker sig og indleder et kærlighedsforhold. Fremtiden tegner lys, men en dag begynder de to en lille leg. Agnes beder ham skrive deres fælles historie, og han går i gang med at fortælle om deres første tid sammen. Snart indhenter fortællingen imidlertid nutiden, og historien begynder at tage magten over deres liv.Peter Stamm er født i Zürich i 1963 og forfatter til romaner, noveller og skuespil. Debutromanen Agnes fra 1998 vakte stor opsigt i hjemlandet og er siden udkommet i 19 lande verden over.

From helpful elves to an enchanting Nutcracker, rediscover the German Christmas tales behind our most iconic festive traditions*A Daily Express Book of the Year*Eine fröhliche Weihnachten -- A Merry Christmas -- made all the more joyful with these literary treats redolent of candle-lit trees, St. Nikolaus, gingerbread, roast goose and red cabbage, tinsel and stollen cakes, accompanied by plenty of schnapps.In this collection, classic works by the Brothers Grimm and Thomas Mann intertwine with more recent stories from writers like Peter Stamm and Martin Suter to bring together the greatest festive tales from Austria, Switzerland and Germany. From a child lost in a snowy, pine-scented forest meeting an unlikely saviour to old lovers reuniting during a last-minute dash across the city for presents, each story creates magical moments of reflection and rediscovery.Bursting with family chaos, carols and yuletide cheer, A German Christmas showcases those works that have helped define the festive period the world over.

"Marcia from Vermont was originally published in German as Marcia aus Vermont: Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte in 2019 by S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main. The other stories were originally published in German as Wenn es dunkel wird: Erzèahlungen in 2020 by S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main."

I et snedækket og forblæst Chicago sidder en mand alene i en lejlighed på syvogtyvende etage og lægger sidste hånd på en historie. Den handler om den unge kvinde Agnes og hans møde med hende året før.Historien begynder godt. En lykkelig fortælling om to ensomme mennesker, der møder hinanden tilfældigt, forelsker sig og indleder et kærlighedsforhold. Fremtiden tegner lys, men en dag begynder de to en lille leg. Agnes beder ham skrive deres fælles historie, og han går i gang med at fortælle om deres første tid sammen. Snart indhenter fortællingen imidlertid nutiden, og historien begynder at tage magten over deres liv."Romanen går til marv og ben som kulden en vinterdag i Chicago" – Politiken"Dette fine lille kammerspil om fiktion og virkelighed, kærlighed og ensomhed" – Bibliotekernes lektørudtalelsePeter Stamm (f. 1963) er en schweizisk forfatter. Som ung studerede han psykologi og arbejdede på en psykiatrisk klinik, hvilket i høj grad har præget hans senere liv som forfatter. I sine romaner udforsker Stamm ofte basale menneskelige følelser og er kendt for sin præcise psykologiske formidling i et stramt og minimalistisk sprog. Han har vundet en lang række priser for sine bøger.

Originally published in German as Weit euber das Land in 2016 by S. Fisher Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main.

From the Man Booker International-nominated author of Seven Years and We're Flying, a powerful new novel about a perfect life that is violently shattered by tragedy, forcing a woman to return to her past in order to find a possible future

A new novel of artful understatement about mortality, estrangement, and the absurdity of life from the acclaimed author of Unformed Landscape and In Strange GardensOn a day like any other, Andreas changes his life. When a routine doctor’s visit leads to an unexpected prognosis, a great yearning takes hold of him—but who can tell if it is homesickness or wanderlust? Andreas leaves everything behind, sells his Paris apartment; cuts off all social ties; quits his teaching job; and waves goodbye to his days spent idly sitting in cafes—to look for a woman he once loved, half a lifetime ago. The monotony of days has been keeping him in check; now he hopes for a miracle and for a new beginning. Andreas’ travels lead him back to the province of his youth, back to his hometown in Switzerland where he returns to familiar streets, where his brother still lives in their childhood home, and where Fabienne, a woman he was obsessed with in his youth, visits the same lake they once swam in together. Andreas, still consumed with longing for his lost love and blinded by the uncertainty of his future, is tormented by the question of what might have been if things had happened differently. Peter Stamm has been praised as a “stylistic ascetic” and his prose as “distinguished by lapidary expression, telegraphic terseness, and finely tuned sensitivity” (Bookforum). In On a Day Like This, Stamm’s unobtrusive observational style allows us to journey with our antihero through his crises of banality, of living in his empty world, and the realization that life is finite—that one must live it, as long as that is possible.Praise for Unformed Landscape:“Sensitive and unnerving. . . . An uncommonly intimate work, one that will remind the reader of his or her own lived experience with a greater intensity than many of the books that are published right here at home.” —The New Republic Online“If Albert Camus had lived in an age when people in remote Norwegian fishing villages had e-mail, he might have written a novel like this.”—The New Yorker“Unformed Landscape has a refreshing purity, a lack of delusion, a lack of hype.”—Los Angeles Times

With the precision of a surgeon, Peter Stamm cuts to the heart of the fragile and revealing moments of everyday life.They are bankers, students, mothers, or retirees. They live in New York City or somewhere in Switzerland, they work in London or Riga, they cross paths in a Fado bar in Lisbon. They breathe the banal routine of daily life. It is to these ordinary people that Peter Stamm grants center stage in his latest collection of short stories. Henry, a cowherd turned stuntman, crisscrosses the country, dreaming of meeting a woman. Inger, the Dane, refuses her skimpy life and takes off for Italy. Regina, so lonely in her big house since her children left and her husband passed away, discovers the world anew thanks to the Australian friend of her granddaughter, who helps Regina envision her next voyage.In these stories, Stamm's clean style expresses despair without flash, through softness and small gestures, with disarming retorts full of derision and infinite tenderness. There, where life hesitates, ready to tip over-with nothing yet played out-is where these people and their stories exist. For us, they all become exceptional. Praise for Unformed Landscape: "Sensitive and unnerving. . . . An uncommonly intimate work, one that will remind the reader of his or her own lived experience with a greater intensity than many of the books that are published right here at home." -The New Republic Online