Jacqueline Harpman (1929–2012)
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- Harpman, Jacqueline
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- Harpman, Jacqueline
- Födelsedag
- 1929-07-05
- Avled
- 2012-05-24
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- female
- Nationalitet
- Bèlgica
- Land (för karta)
- Belgium
- Födelseort
- Etterbeek, Brussels, Belgium
- Dödsort
- Brussels, Belgium
- Bostadsorter
- Ukkel, België
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, België (Psychologie)
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- scenariste en dialoogschrijfster
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- Jacqueline Harpman was born in the Etterbeek section of Brussels, Belgium. Her father was a Dutch-born Jew, and the family fled to Casablanca when the Nazis invaded Belgium in World War II. They returned to Belgium after the war. After studying French literature at the University of Brussels, she began training to be a physician, but could not complete her medical studies after contracting tuberculosis. She turned to writing, and after publishing some short stories, published her first novel, Brève Arcadie, to critical acclaim in 1959. In 1980, she qualified as a psychoanalyst. She gave up writing novels after her fourth book was published, but resumed her writing career 20 years later. She produced about 12 novels and won several literary prizes, also serving on the jury for the prix Rossel, one of the most important in Belgium. She was married an architect and had two children.
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When it comes to bleak dystopia, it is a genre that I am always attracted to, but usually leaves me frustrated. In that respect, this book was at the same level of uneasiness it caused me during reading as Oryx and Crake, but the concept in this one is muddled and there is less to hold onto.
I went into this knowing not to expect much of a plot or world-building. It wasn't really a spoiler as this is a novel of ideas. But, I felt a little bit let down. This ended up not being a feminist novel. The title was somewhat misleading in that respect even if it is factual.
On a more general level, it was only partially satisfying as a novel about what it means to be human. The main character remains strangely emotionally detached from the rest of the group, even though she seems to like one of the women who was a sort of mentor to her. It is impossible not to draw parallels with some traumatizing historical events and expect that such a level of trauma would inspire a much stronger emotional connection. But, I don't think the point of this novel is to be "realistic", it is just too abstract for that to matter. But for that level of abstraction, I personally expect a better concept than what we get from this novel.
It was difficult to believe it was written by a girl raised in a cage who could barely read and write, esp. since the prose is so good. But, overall this is an interesting novel that leaves you frustrated and with a lot to think about. It just isn't as polished as I wanted it to be.… (mer)