I Am the Brother of XX

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Pared down, minimalist, glacial stories about love and especially its absence, madness, and loneliness. I know, here I go again ? At some point I'll try to think of a "happy" book.

A quote from one of Jaeggy's stories, translated from the Italian by Gini Alhadeff:

"Families are so strong. They have all of advertising on their side. But a person alone is nothing but a shipwreck."

Graywacke Another new to me. Noting! 2y

Lindy I‘m sold on the quote alone. 👍 2y

batsy @Graywacke I am really drawn to her style. I've got this one waiting for me

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batsy @Lindy It's something, isn't it? Every story has sentences that just make you sit up and stop for a bit. 2y

Lindy @batsy my favourite kind of writing 👍 2y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 2y

BarbaraBB This one is new to me too. Stacking of course! 2y

batsy @BarbaraBB The good thing is that they're really short short stories! A bit like poetry to be read bit by bit imo 🙂 2y

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I Am the Brother of XX | Fleur Jaeggy

"Knowledge doesn't know." #paradox #QuotsyNov17 @TK-421

sisilia A good one there 6y

Mimi28 Great quote!! I love it!! 6y

batsy @sisilia @Mimi28 💜💜 6y

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Jess_Read_This Wow. I read this a couple times and just love it. It was a timely quote for me. The picture is gorgeous too. ❤️ 6y

batsy @Jess_Read_This Jaeggy's writing evokes a stark, icy landscape in my mind and I wanted a picture that would fit 💙 6y

Jess_Read_This @batsy I just did a search on her as I hadn‘t heard of her until your quote. She sounds so intriguing! I‘ve added two of her books to my TBR! 6y

batsy @Jess_Read_This She's unlike any writer I've read and I plan to read more of her work! Do let me know what you think about her books if you read them 🙂 6y

Cathythoughts I like this writing, must look her up 💫 6y

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batsy

I Am the Brother of XX | Fleur Jaeggy

Thank you for the tag @rohit-sawant! My #10AuthorRecommendations

I tag @saresmoore @Centique @Simona @merelybookish @Izai.Amorim @Billypar and anyone who wants to play ☺️

Izai.Amorim Thanks for the tag! Will work on it! 7y

Cinfhen Impressive list 7y

Marchpane Wow! Screenshotting for future reference 😄 7y

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RohitSawant What @Marchpane said. Terrific list! 7y

twohectobooks What do you recommend by Warner? I tried to read something of hers many years ago and it didn‘t click but I want to try again. 7y

batsy @Cinfhen @Marchpane @Cinfhen Thank you! Enjoyed looking at all of your choices :) 7y

Ms_T Charlotte Brontë ❤️ 7y

batsy @twohectobooks I love Lolly Willowes and I keep recommending it to everyone 😊

Lolly Willowes, Or, The Loving Huntsman

batsy @Ms_T Always 💜 7y

twohectobooks Uhhhh that sounds like exactly what I need right now! It‘s added to my list! Thanks!! 7y

Flaneurette I've tried twice to read this and it seems like I should love it but I got annoyed with the cliched prose. I must be missing something- maybe I will give it another go!

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batsy @Flaneurette I do enjoy her prose! I also like this one a lot. But if you don't like both then maybe her style isn't quite your thing :)

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Flaneurette I will check it out! I do love her science and philosophy themes. Tbh I didn't get very far when I bailed. 😁 7y

merelybookish Wow! What a list! Some at the end are unfamiliar to me. But I love the name Fleur so that bodes well. 😊 7y

merelybookish Also @Flaneurette good to see you around again. I'd love to see your top 10! 7y

BarbaraBB Great list. How can I have forgotten De Beauvoir and Dostoiewski?! 7y

Centique Wow - there‘s a few there I haven‘t read so I‘ve screenshot it too! Thanks for the tag 😊 7y

Flaneurette Thanks @merelybookish I will try to post mine later, gotta think about it🤔😁😁! 7y

LeahBergen ❤️❤️❤️ 7y

batsy @BarbaraBB I'm so upset about the authors I forgot too! 7y

BarbaraBB 😂😂 7y

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I Am the Brother of XX | Fleur Jaeggy

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My first time reading Jaeggy. I'm enchanted & disturbed. She's a Swiss writer of Italian mother tongue; this was translated by Gini Alhadeff. It's a brief book of very short stories, some only two pages. No traditional sense of plot or character development. I would call her style gothic minimalism. Crystalline, laconic sentences. Death, theology, & the anxious claustrophobia of families. Love in its contorted form. Her stories will haunt me.

vivastory You had me at Gothic minimalism. Sold! 7y

RohitSawant Oo, this sounds fascinating! Stacked! 7y

saresmoore How do you make a review so beautiful? How? It's fine. You don't have to reveal your secrets. But I will read this book. Obviously. 7y

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batsy @vivastory @rohit-sawant Ooh now I feel like I might have to undersell it a little 😅 l hope you enjoy it! 7y

batsy @saresmoore Haha 😆 I'm nervous about recommending this one because they're really brief vignettes of mood and atmosphere. But it's short and if you like the first story you might like the rest ☺️ 7y

shawnmooney What @saresmoore said! ❤️❤️ 7y

batsy @shawnmooney @saresmoore 😘 7y

Tamra Sounds like I‘d enjoy this - TBR! 6y

batsy @Tamra It's strange and good! Her writing just does something to me. I hope you enjoy. 6y

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I Am the Brother of XX | Fleur Jaeggy

Pungent, dark, acerbic stories from the formidable mind of Fleur Jaeggy. She has a way of zooming in on things one would rather not think about. (Translated from Italian by Gini Alhadeff.)

TrishB That's 💔 7y

batsy @TrishB Yeah. Whole book thus far is full of little moments of heartbreak. 7y

saresmoore Wow, lovely. I want to read this. 7y

batsy @saresmoore I'm almost done. It's very bleak, vignettes more than stories. Less plot and more atmosphere and mood, but beautiful writing in my opinion. 7y

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I Am the Brother of XX | Fleur Jaeggy

Bookish lunch... Salmon with Quinua...

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