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4. “Noch einmal fur Thukydides”, Peter Handke.

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This book was written by the Austrian writer recently honored with the Nobel Prize in Literature 2019. It consists of 17 small chapters, in each of which Handke describes in detail something that drew his attention during each of his travels to various countries. A) Its Benefits: First of all it is a book with originality in writing, value that is probably required to win the Nobel Prize. The author is inspired by some utterly insignificant image for the average traveler, observer, reader or writer and focuses on such a detailed description of it that makes it the center of the world. This may be the image of a man in Patras begging his parrot to return to his cage, the trunks of an honey tree in the center of the Munich, a fireball in a man's hand, or a butterfly's flying. Clearly, the author's speech is particularly artful and noteworthy for critics of literature and readers deeply indebted to it. B) Its Disadvantages: I don't know if it could really be described

3. “Badawi. A novel.” By Mohed Altrad.

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"Bandawi"  was written by Syrian oil chemist and internationally renowned businessman Mohed Altrad and has autobiographical details. I read it with pleasure and I found it very moving. It describes the struggle of a little Bedouin from the Syrian desert, who lost his mother early and never accepted the love of his grandmother, father and other relatives, to come out victorious in life. From his early childhood he realized that the only way to succeed was school. Despite the lack of understanding and the disagreements of his relative, who were targeting him as a shepherd, the young Bedouin went to the local elementary school and later to a high school in Raka, where he took the final exams and thus obtained a scholarship to study Oil Chemistry in France… So school and hard work helped the little Bedouin rise socially. His militancy and willingness to win were wonderful and worthy of an example of admiration and imitation. But the whole novel is not just about describing the sc

2. “Villa triste” or "The Villa of Sadness" by Patrick Modiano.

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A) Synopsis of the story: The story begins by describing some events of the last day o f the life of 37-year-old French doctor, René Med, before he committed suicide in his villa the same night. The narrator, describing moments of this doctor's day, remembers how he met him and his beautiful friend, the budding actress Yvonne Zacket, who was meant to become his great lover of that summer. The author's summer relationship with Yvonne is literally portrayed as a beautiful dream. His discourse is very descriptive and lyrical, thus conveying to the reader a great deal of his feelings and experiences. B) The Benefits of the Book: The book is enjoyed more by readers who love extended descriptions and highly artistic speech. Undoubtedly, the author has the gift, through his crafty writing, of conveying images and emotions almost identical to the mind and soul of the reader. This book is likely to be loved by more than average readers. C) The Disadvantages of the Book: Someone who

1. “Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his years of Pilgrimage” by Haruki Murakami

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“The colorless” was written by the Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, who was proposed for the Literature Nobel Prize in the past. This is not his first book that I have ever read. a) Summary of the story: A 19 year old Japanese man, student of civil engineering in Tokyo, is total ly depressed after his four best friends decide mysteriously to keep him away from their lives from now on. Finally he manages to survive from the extremely deep depression but the wound in his soul never leaves. When he becomes 36, his current girlfriend, Sarah, makes him try to find out that important truth of his past, so as he to be free to continue his life without the heavy weigh in his soul that was caused by the abandonment. a) Its advantages according my opinion: Its plot is interesting. It makes the reader want to find out the truths that will be revealed as he goes on reading. Generally it is a story that bases its interest on the plot and not in detailed, lyric descriptions. b) Its disadva