tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post936440384951704305..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: The Invisible Collection & Buchmendel - Stefan Zweig Desperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-13098498604663894972017-10-28T21:46:16.376+01:002017-10-28T21:46:16.376+01:00Collections like that seem like such a good idea a...Collections like that seem like such a good idea and then are so intimidating on the shelf. He is a wonderful writer though.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-23086275389757388302017-04-24T06:40:38.832+01:002017-04-24T06:40:38.832+01:00I read The Post Office Girl a few years ago and ab...I read The Post Office Girl a few years ago and absolutely loved it, then bought Beware of Pity and a massive omnibus of his collected short stories. I promptly shelved and ignored both of them. I think the sheer size of the collected stories is just too intimidating (and unwieldy, it's 720 pages!)Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-33899779541737515922017-04-21T13:11:49.496+01:002017-04-21T13:11:49.496+01:00They are fun, so thank you to you both for all the...They are fun, so thank you to you both for all the work you put in to it. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-2006508878898573852017-04-21T13:11:18.174+01:002017-04-21T13:11:18.174+01:00I can't put into words how much The Invisible ...I can't put into words how much The Invisible Collection got under my skin. I thought it was basically perfect. 'Mendel' almost as perfect. I really do need to read more Zweig.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-14626476060744388242017-04-17T22:05:05.906+01:002017-04-17T22:05:05.906+01:00Glad you've enjoyed the week, Hayley - they...Glad you've enjoyed the week, Hayley - they're such fun! And always good to hear more about Zweig - I've only read Confusion, but loved it.Simon T - StuckinaBookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15199322354592885363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-82990082637357513282017-04-17T21:16:04.728+01:002017-04-17T21:16:04.728+01:00I read the Pushkin Press collection of stories las...I read the Pushkin Press collection of stories last year and picked out both of these stories to blog. 'Mendel' was a brilliant character study of a man caught up in world events and 'The Invisible Collection' was a perfectly humane story by a master storyteller.Jonathanhttps://bulbynorman.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-43250808029410670262017-04-15T23:12:51.658+01:002017-04-15T23:12:51.658+01:00It was sheer chance that I noticed the date, but t...It was sheer chance that I noticed the date, but they were so good that I felt particularly pleased with myself when I did. The Invisible Collection is going to live long in my memory - it's a perfect short story, and more generally just a perfect gem of a thing. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-62940501061986027742017-04-15T15:48:11.600+01:002017-04-15T15:48:11.600+01:00I love these two stories and I hadn't picked u...I love these two stories and I hadn't picked up the 1951 connection. I'd always quote Buchmendel at anyone who claims Zweig is lightweight - he isn't and both these stories are so powerful. I need to read more Zweig too!<br /><br />kaggsysbookishramblingsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-46986963896768284592017-04-12T20:11:15.744+01:002017-04-12T20:11:15.744+01:00I don't know why I haven't read more of hi...I don't know why I haven't read more of him, he's remarkable, and I have plenty of his books lying around just waiting for attention. It's the same old story about being more organised. I'm going to make the effort though! Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-24813282847296253032017-04-12T17:50:02.731+01:002017-04-12T17:50:02.731+01:00I've read Zweigs The Post-Office Girl. It'...I've read Zweigs The Post-Office Girl. It's unfinished, but it has a chilling beauty that makes reading it very, very worthwhile. (There's a lot of food and wine in it too, by the way.) The World of Yesterday is on my reading list, but so far I haven't come round to it. Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136558188813045931noreply@blogger.com