Books read in 2007

Submitted by WB on Thu, 03/08/2007 - 02:34
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  1. Listed by:
  2. original title, translated title (If known), author (or editor), year of publication, country of origin, and the language I read it in
  3. outstanding books are in bold
  4. /re-read/

  5. January

  6. 1. Die Entdeckung der Langsamkeit (Sten Nadolny / 1983 / Germany / German) 6.5/10
  7. 2. Elisabeth Taylor [translated by Alfred Dunkel] (Foster Hirsch / 1973 / USA / German) 4.5/10
  8. 3. /Being John Malkovich/ (Charlie Kaufman / 2000 / USA / English) 8/10

  9. February

  10. 1. Slapstick & Co (Helga Belach, Wolfgang Jacobsen (Editors) / 1995 / Germany / German) 6.5/10
  11. 2. /Brave New World/ (Aldous Huxley / 1933 / UK / English) 6.5/10

  12. March

  13. 1. Jacques Doillon - Autorenkino und Filmschauspiel (Anja Streiter / 2006 / Germany / German) 7/10
  14. 2. "...vor meinen Augen...eine Wildnis..." [translated by Manfred Hubricht] (Shuji Terayama / 1966 / Japan / German) 7/10
  15. 3. Black House (Stephen King, Peter Straub / 2001 / USA / English) 6/10
  16. 4. Oracle Night (Paul Auster / 2003 / USA / English) 7/10

  17. April

  18. May

  19. 1. Et dukkehjem "Nora oder Ein Puppenheim" [translated by Georg Schulte-Frohlinde] (Henrik Ibsen / 1879 / Norway / German) 6.5/10
  20. 2. L'Avare ou l'École du mensonge "Der Geizige" [translated by Hans Weigel] (Molière / 1668 / France / German) 6.5/10
  21. 3. La double Inconstance "Unbeständigkeit auf beiden Seiten" [translated by Peter Lotschak] (Pierre Chamblain de Marivaux / 1723 / France / German) 6/10
  22. 4. Der deutsche Film kann gar nicht besser sein (Joe Hembus / 1961 / West Germany / German) 7/10
  23. 5. Le Jeu de l'Amour et du Hasard "Das Spiel von Liebe und Zufall" [translated by Peter Lotschak] (Pierre Chamblain de Marivaux / 1730 / France / German) 5/10
  24. 6. La Commère "Die Ehesüchtigen" [translated by Peter Lotschak] (Pierre Chamblain de Marivaux / 1741 / France / German) 6.5/10

  25. June

  26. 1. A Widow for One Year (John Irving / 1998 / USA / English) 6/10
  27. 2. Les champs d'honneur "Die Felder der Ehre" [translated by Carina von Enzenberg, Hartmut Zahn] (Jean Rouaud / 1990 / France / German) 7/10

  28. July

  29. 1. 1934 "1934 oder Die Melancholie" [translated by Antonio Avella] (Alberto Moravia / 1982 / Italy / German) 7/10
  30. 2. Nah Inverness (Michael Roes / 2004 / Germany / German) 6/10
  31. 3. Jean Miotte (Karl Ruhrberg / 2000 / Germany / German) 7.5/10

  32. August

  33. 1. Die Marquise von O. (Heinrich von Kleist / 1808 / Germany / German) 7/10

  34. September

  35. 1. Gli indifferenti "Die Gleichgültigen" [translated by Dorothea Berensbach] (Alberto Moravia / 1929 / Italy / German) 7/10

  36. October

  37. 1. Michael Kohlhaas (Heinrich von Kleist / 1810 / Berlin ("Germany") / German) 6.5/10
  38. 2. Ma vie et mes films "Mein Leben und meine Filme" [translated by Frieda Grafe, Enno Patalas] (Jean Renoir / 1974 / France / German) 6.5/10

  39. November

  40. December

  41. 1. Der Asphalt-Dschungel (Georg Seeßlen / 1977 / Germany / German) 7/10
  42. 2. Eine unglückliche Liebe (Wolfgang Koeppen / 1934 / Germany / German) 7.5/10
Author Comments: 

Rating system:

excellent: 8/10 - 10/10
worth reading: 6/10 - 8/10
of some value: 4/10 - 6/10
not worth reading: 2/10 - 4/10
a waste of time: 0/10 - 2/10

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Books read in 2006