Marlen Haushofer
Born
in Frauenstein (Gemeinde Molln), Austria
April 11, 1920
Died
March 21, 1970
Genre
The Wall
136 editions
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published
1963
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Die Mansarde
25 editions
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published
1969
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Vi dödar Stella
13 editions
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published
1958
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Wir töten Stella / Das fünfte Jahr
7 editions
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published
1958
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Himmel, der nirgendwo endet
16 editions
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published
1969
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Die Tapetentür
10 editions
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published
1978
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Eine Handvoll Leben
10 editions
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published
1968
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Bartls Abenteuer
8 editions
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published
1988
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Schreckliche Treue. Gesammelte Erzählungen.
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Brav sein ist schwer / Schlimm sein ist auch kein Vergnügen.
4 editions
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1994
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“External freedom has probably never existed, but neither have I ever known anyone who knew inner freedom.”
― The Wall
― The Wall
“But if time exists only in my head, and I'm the last human being, it will end with my death. The thought cheers me. I may be in a position to murder time. The big net will tear and fall, with its sad contents, into oblivion. I'm owed some gratitude, but no one after my death will know I murdered time. Really these thoughts are quite meaningless. Things happen, and, like millions of people before me, I look for meaning in them, because my vanity will not allow me to admit that the whole meaning of an event lies in the event itself.”
― The Wall
― The Wall
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The Wall by Marlen Haushofer
1963, 240 pages, 4.04 stars
At library, $7.98 Kindle, print starting at $10.95
1963, 240 pages, 4.04 stars
At library, $7.98 Kindle, print starting at $10.95
"First published to acclaim in Germany, The Wall chronicles the life of the last surviving human on earth, an ordinary middle-aged woman who awakens one morning to find that everyone else has vanished. Assuming her isolation to be the result of a military experiment gone awry, she begins the terrifying work of survival and self-renewal. This novel is at once a simple and moving tale and a disturbing meditation on humanity."
Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
2020, 209 pages, 3.82 stars
At library, $23.99 Kindle, print starting at $7.66
2020, 209 pages, 3.82 stars
At library, $23.99 Kindle, print starting at $7.66
"Working at the local processing plant, Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans —though no one calls them that anymore.
His wife has left him, his father is sinking into dementia, and Marcos tries not to think too hard about how he makes a living. After all, it happened so quickly. First, it was reported that an infectious virus has made all animal meat poisonous to humans. Then governments initiated the “Transition.” Now, eating human meat—“special meat”—is legal. Marcos tries to stick to numbers, consignments, processing.
Then one day he’s given a gift: a live specimen of the finest quality. Though he’s aware that any form of personal contact is forbidden on pain of death, little by little he starts to treat her like a human being. And soon, he becomes tortured by what has been lost—and what might still be saved."
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia Ursula K. Le Guin
1974, 387 pages, 4.24 stars
At library, $10.49 Kindle, print starting at $10.46
1974, 387 pages, 4.24 stars
At library, $10.49 Kindle, print starting at $10.46
"Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down the walls of hatred that have isolated his planet of anarchists from the rest of the civilized universe. To do this dangerous task will mean giving up his family and possibly his life—Shevek must make the unprecedented journey to the utopian mother planet, Urras, to challenge the complex structures of life and living, and ignite the fires of change."
Ubik by Philip K. Dick
1969, 288 pages, 4.10 stars
At library, $12.99 Kindle, $6 and up print.
1969, 288 pages, 4.10 stars
At library, $12.99 Kindle, $6 and up print.
"Glen Runciter runs a lucrative business—deploying his teams of anti-psychics to corporate clients who want privacy and security from psychic spies. But when he and his top team are ambushed by a rival, he is gravely injured and placed in “half-life,” a dreamlike state of suspended animation. Soon, though, the surviving members of the team begin experiencing some strange phenomena, such as Runciter’s face appearing on coins and the world seeming to move backward in time. As consumables deteriorate and technology gets ever more primitive, the group needs to find out what is causing the shifts and what a mysterious product called Ubik has to do with it all."
Earth Abides by George R. Stewart
1949, 345 pages, 3.95 stars
May be at library, $14.99 Kindle, print starting at $5.16
1949, 345 pages, 3.95 stars
May be at library, $14.99 Kindle, print starting at $5.16
"A disease of unparalleled destructive force has sprung up almost simultaneously in every corner of the globe, all but destroying the human race. One survivor, strangely immune to the effects of the epidemic, ventures forward to experience a world without man. What he ultimately discovers will prove far more astonishing than anything he'd either dreaded or hoped for."
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