Incentives - New Literature from Austria

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Prix fédéraux de littérature 2015

Veuve et âgée de quarante ans, Nora Blume donne des leçons de piano dans son appartement. Lasse et souvent énervée, elle écoute jouer ses élèves qui, en fonction de leur âge, se débattent avec la puberté ou le divorce. L’enseignante impatiente a aussi son lot de difficultés, car des gabarits annoncent une nouvelle construction devant sa maison. Avec humour et un sens aigu de l’observation, Claudia Quadri suit ses personnages et aborde des thèmes légers, délicats et imagés comme la solitude, le souvenir, l’art, la culpabilité et le pardon.

(Jury fédéral de littérature)

[ Favourite quote ] « Perché la musica ci rende così vulnerabili? Tutto si moltiplica per dieci e per cento. La musica ci rigira nelle sue mani come involtini da infarinare, ci passa nell’uovo e nel suo braciere diventiamo dorati e croccanti. »

[ book info ] Quadri, Claudia: Suona, Nora Blume. (original language: Italian) Casagrande, Bellinzona, 2014 . ISBN: 978-88-7713-629-9.