Dear Meg,
By now I have listened to the first two episodes of Illie´s novel 1913. It´s very much to take in, so I will try listening to it again. The reading is very well produced, and I like the quiet musical illustrations in the background, thus giving us the atmosphere of the time.
What a dynamic and exciting time, the 1910s. So many interesting things happened both in the arts and in the sciences. For instance, in 1913, Stravinski´s The Rites of Spring was played for the first time, and we know that cultural "war" that caused. It is eerie listening to this novel as we know only too well what happened the very year after and during the following four years. So much of what the novel discusses was smashed to pieces before the decade was over.
As I did the English Poetry of the First World War course some terms ago, I don´t know what titles now are included in the "Further Reading" sections of every Unit. But wouldn´t Florian Illies´s novel 1913: The Year Before the Storm deserve to be mentioned there?
Looking forward to listening to the remaining episodes.
Best wishes
Elsa
By now I have listened to the first two episodes of Illie´s novel 1913. It´s very much to take in, so I will try listening to it again. The reading is very well produced, and I like the quiet musical illustrations in the background, thus giving us the atmosphere of the time.
What a dynamic and exciting time, the 1910s. So many interesting things happened both in the arts and in the sciences. For instance, in 1913, Stravinski´s The Rites of Spring was played for the first time, and we know that cultural "war" that caused. It is eerie listening to this novel as we know only too well what happened the very year after and during the following four years. So much of what the novel discusses was smashed to pieces before the decade was over.
As I did the English Poetry of the First World War course some terms ago, I don´t know what titles now are included in the "Further Reading" sections of every Unit. But wouldn´t Florian Illies´s novel 1913: The Year Before the Storm deserve to be mentioned there?
Looking forward to listening to the remaining episodes.
Best wishes
Elsa
From: Meg Crane <megmcrane@gmail.com>
To: ww1lit@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sunday, 21 July 2013, 23:30
Subject: Re: Illies´s novel 1913 on BBC Radio 4
Dear ElsaThanks for noticing this! I'm devoted to Radio 4, but somehow had missed this bit of news. Let's hope that several of us listen to it and can discuss it.Meg
On 21 July 2013 06:58, Elsa Franker <elsafranker@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:--Dear all,Floran Illies novel 1913: The Year before the Storm will be read as Book of the Week on the BBC Radio 4, in 5 episodes, starting Monday 22 July.The book was discussed on the Swedish radio a couple of weeks ago, and it was quite exciting finding that the BBC now is making it their Book of the Week. As I hadn´t heard of this author before, I´m afraid I don´t know anything at all about him or his book, but it sounds very interesting indeed.The web-link isLooking forward to a lively discussion about this novel! I´m going to be glued to the computer listening to Illies´s novel 1913: The Year before the Storm.Best wishesElsa
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