Le Chant pour celui qui désire vivre

Sangen for livet #1-3

by Jørn Riel

Trilogien - Sangen for livet? er af mange betegnet som hovedværket i Riels omfattende forfatterskab og er en eskimoisk skabelsesberetning fra de tidligste tider til i dag. En grønlandsk slægtssaga, hvor båndene i slægtsfølgen knyttes i et mylder af fortællinger gennem et årtusinde. ?Utrolig smuk og varm, halvt skrøne, halvt myte.

573 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B8r...
https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B8...

Den danske forfatter Jørn Riel (f. 1931) debuterede med romantrilogien "Mine fædres hus" (1970-72), men havde inden da rejst rundt i det meste af verden, blandt andet i forbindelse med forskellige erhverv. Jørn Riel var en del af Lauge Koch-ekspeditionenen (1951-53) og var efterfølgende udstationeret i Grønland i 10 år. Imellem 1964-71 arbejdede han hernæst som FN-observatør, før han omlagde sin karrierevej og blev forfatter. Riel har både udgivet store romaner såvel som små novellesamlinger, og i 2010 blev Jørn Riel tildelt Det Danske Akademis Store Pris, der udover hædersbevisningen består af 300.000 kroner.

Reviews

[Thomas Kersting · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is like no other, the way it portrays the inuit people is incredibly captivating to read. Even if it often doesn't even feel like a story, the characters feel so real. By this I mean in the way that they act, the *protagonists* are at one point nice and kind people, then the next they completely umprompted do the most fucked up and horrific things. It is captivating to read, and sometimes you just have to laugh at the absurdity of it all. Especially since all these actions are never questioned by any of the characters, it is simply the way of things. In fact all questions of modern morality are thrown out the window. Rape is barely even a concept, female rights are a thing only at the behest of their husband/provider. Yet the portrayal of a transwoman shows how this isn't just a savage culture, they accept people for who they are, and love and protect eachother.

The spirituality too is interesting to read, whilst it might seem stupid to modern readers, I found the portrayal respectul and authentic (to my limited knowledge). I also really like how this is tied into the curiosity of the characters, they want to learn about the world and understand it. Even if they do it so very differently

However the book only barely scratches 5 stars from me, as it does drag a bit out at times. Though those times never last too long, the book is generally incredibly easy to read.

[Pippii · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my Dads favorite books, I love it too♥

[Jan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heq Tee-wee-so

[Keld Yding · Rating 5 out of 5]

Riel kan andet end de morsomme skrøner. Her begår han en af de smukkeste fortællinger jeg har læst.

[Gwenn.Duval · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incroyable Saga. Dur mais b3au.

[joanie]

Dnf
I just skimmed through the next few chapters and yeah I'm not putting myself through this. Many rape scenes. Life's too short I'll read other books, bye.

[Tanja (Litteraturhesten)]

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