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La cita

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  • Author：Katharina Volckmer
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Una novela provocadora， desternillante e incómoda sobre la identidad nacional， la identidad sexual y el pene de Hitler。

Una joven alemana residente en Londres acude a la consulta de su médico， el doctor Seligman。 Durante la visita empieza a hablar y sigue hablando y no para de hablar。。。 El resultado es un torrencial monólogo en el que la chica habla sin tapujos mientras el médico la examina y ella ve tan solo la parte superior de su cabeza。

A medida que avanza el parlamento， el lector irá descubriendo que el doctor Seligman es judío y que la narradora siente necesidad de sincerarse con él como alemana indignada por cómo manejan el pasado sus compatriotas。 Esa indignación la llevó a poner tierra por medio， aunque ahora ha tenido que regresar por la muerte de su abuelo。 Pero la incomodidad que siente se extiende también a su condición de mujer， y su relato aborda asimismo los roles establecidos， la percepción que tiene de su cuerpo， la fuerza del deseo， sus conflictos con la identidad y la sexualidad o las fantasías que recorren su mente。 La joven habla también sobre la presencia abrumadora de las madres o sobre las transformaciones físicas entendidas como reparación histórica， y se pierde en impagables divagaciones a propósito del pan alemán y su relación con el sexo oral o de los estrambóticos usos –también sexuales– de la cola de una ardilla。 Y así， hablando y hablando， se acabará desvelando el verdadero motivo de su visita médica。。。

Un debut sin pelos en la lengua， que provoca la carcajada a la vez que incomoda por su tono vehemente y visceral， no muy alejado del de Thomas Bernhard， con el que la autora comparte contundencia y mala baba。 En La cita， Katharina Volckmer retrata a una joven que realiza un mordaz ajuste de cuentas con la herencia recibida， con su género y consigo misma， y al hacerlo logra un texto de lectura trepidante， de un humor subversivo y muy negro， que no deja a nadie indiferente。

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Evelien Demeulenaere ，

Zeg niet appointment， maar disappointment。 Ik zat werkelijk niet te wachten op een vaginamonoloog die eindigt in een penismonoloog。 Het hele boek straalt de sfeer van slechte seks uit …

Gaia ，

There are a few faults in this book that I'd like to tackle however， I will do so under the spoiler alert。 First I must talk about the language used in this book。 For one it is beautiful， the comparasions and metaphors are authentic， ethereal and beautiful; while the lexic is brutal and poignent， in a dynamic juxtapostion。 However， I must admit that some of the "lesser" developed metaphors （ in lack of better description for them） those used as an afterthought， left a lenghtier bittersweet taste There are a few faults in this book that I'd like to tackle however， I will do so under the spoiler alert。 First I must talk about the language used in this book。 For one it is beautiful， the comparasions and metaphors are authentic， ethereal and beautiful; while the lexic is brutal and poignent， in a dynamic juxtapostion。 However， I must admit that some of the "lesser" developed metaphors （ in lack of better description for them） those used as an afterthought， left a lenghtier bittersweet taste in my mouth than the primal ones。 Now onto the spoilers。（view spoiler）[My main issue with this book is how painfully cis the author is。 Not to her fault， she has every right to talk about trans issues， but that doesn't take away the fact that the voice used for the character is aboherrently cisgendered。 The mysoginy tangled within his tone， the dread and disgust he feels towards women's bodies toes the line between projection and outright hatred。 The attitude from which he speaks of women （cis women at that） is so paternalistic， that at times I thought he was performing a cis-het man。 And he was being good at it。 This whole "poor women are so dumb that even when they barely have agency to discern if that traditional path they are taking is out of their own volition or not"， is not the progressive feminist take it sought out to be。Also， his tone can get awfully nihilistic in a very self-indulgent way: like he loves to lick his own wounds but never actually heal them。 His moral superiority steming from the fact that he "hasn't fallen for the myth of inocense" can turn into some boring old school pesimistic realism that， truth be told， made me roll my eyes one too many times。I get that due to the scenario and setting the action takes place， it makes sense that the main character's entire story revolves around his transition。 Howevery， it's not realistic （just like having such a long blabber under the anestesia is） and hardly good representation。On a brighter note I have to commend the author for once more her storytelling and pace， for it was very fluid and dynamic。 Never a dull moment as the narrator jumps around the story， he contradicts himself and grows， he learns how to forgive himself and the people who hurt him。 It was nice to see that he finally got everything out， all the things he should have told Jason， he tells it to the statue-like surgeon。 A figure we only know is moving and interacting through Emil's blabber。 That was a very interesting touch， honestly。 How that doctor is able to perform evene when Emil is saying such banal things to him that would have prompted anyone else to just stand up and leave， making it seem as if the doctor is also enjoying this stream of conciousness as we are。 Whether that doctor is as invested in K's story， Emil's inheritence and the stapler anecdote as any of us are。 Dr。 Seligman is both an espectator and an active figure with a bigger role than we could originally have expected。 （hide spoiler）]All in all it was an enjoyable read。 There's truly a huge potential in this author and the tenderness with which she handles language and words， with the brute force of the words she uses。 。。。more

Salty Swift ，

A German woman goes to see her Jewish psychiatrist and unburdened herself of her overwhelming guilt of being born German。 Outrageous， gratifying， offensive at every turn and delightfully drenched in a sauce of dark， twisted humour， this brief novel is beyond compare。

Lexi Davis ，

Not really sure what I read。。 but I read it nonetheless 😅

Chloe Sproule ，

3。5。 Very strange but funny。

Juri Signorini ，

Libro corto che si evolve in un unico monologo di una donna tedesca in transizione di genere verso il proprio il ginecologo ebreo che si assume che stia per tutto il tempo del soliloquio affondato con la faccia nella vagina della propria paziente。Che dire， tutta la verve e la freschezza si perde forse nella traduzione。Carino， ma non mi ha fatto impazzire。3，5/5

Marko K。 ，

Priča prati neimenovanu naratorku koja dolazi kod doktora Zelingmana na pregled。 Na samom početku knjige ne znamo razlog zbog kog je naratorka došla kod doktora， kao ni to kakav doktor je u pitanju - to će se otkrivati postepeno u toku romana。 ''Pregled'' je zapravo roman napisan u vidu monologa koji pacijentkinja ima sa doktorom。 Iako doktor zapravo ne govori u priči， u par navrata dobijamo informaciju da ipak sluša， tako da pacijentkinja koristi priliku da ispolji sve svoje frustracije o svom Priča prati neimenovanu naratorku koja dolazi kod doktora Zelingmana na pregled。 Na samom početku knjige ne znamo razlog zbog kog je naratorka došla kod doktora， kao ni to kakav doktor je u pitanju - to će se otkrivati postepeno u toku romana。 ''Pregled'' je zapravo roman napisan u vidu monologa koji pacijentkinja ima sa doktorom。 Iako doktor zapravo ne govori u priči， u par navrata dobijamo informaciju da ipak sluša， tako da pacijentkinja koristi priliku da ispolji sve svoje frustracije o svom životu， o Nemačkoj， o Jevrejima， o nacizmu， o Hitleru， o odnosu muškaraca i žena， o percepciji oba pola， o seksualnosti i seksualnim bahanalijama。 Tu su i neke ideje o životu i smrti koje su me baš oduševile （''Oduvek mi je bila čudna ta pomisao da nam če čitav život zapravo već ovde。 Jedino nas poimanje vremena uteruje u pravolinijski pogled na svet。''）Ukoliko ste raspoloženi za čitanje intimnih misli jedne pacijentkinje， onda je ovo knjiga za Vas。 Ona se ne zasniva na zapletu， već na sjajnim idejama koje Katarina Folkmer provlači。 Način na koji je pisala o Nemačkoj i nacističkoj Nemačkoj je dovelo do toga da knjiga bude zabranjena u toj državi， što samo govori o iskrenosti i surovosti koje je Folkmerova ovde pokazala。 Neki delovi mogu biti previše eksplicitni， posebno oni koji se bave seksom， ali oni baš takvi kakvi jesu odgovaraju ovom romanu。 Zaista knjiga sa presjajnim idejama i rečenicama， vrlo pitka i interesantna， posebno ako volite da čitate nečije misli。 Ja sam， recimo， sačuvao na desetine misli i citata。 Katarina ne davi čitaoca， a rizik za to je bio veliki ako uzmemo u obzir da je napisala 100 strana monologa。 Zato， svaka čast， i od mene preporuka。 。。。more

Gianluca Floris ，

This book is a total gem。 It’s an incredibly honest， surreal and provocative flux of consciousness。 I never read some thing like it touching the theme of queerness， shame， race。 Even a little plot reveal is a spoiler so I won’t go into it。

Galya P ，

A kind of female German remake of Portnoy’s complaint？ Mildly amusing here and there but， ehm， can’t say there’s more to it。

Sara ，

"Come il ragazzo di quello stupido film， Titanic。 Sappiamo tutti che ci sarebbe stato spazio pure per lui su quella zattera， ma sappiamo pure che quello era l'unico modo per farla essere una storia d'amore。 Per fingere che lei lo avrebbe sposato， per gustarsi un cuore infranto al posto della realtà。 Nessuno vuole sposarsi con la sua cotta delle vacanze e le donne non possono salvare gli uomini dalla povertà， a meno che non siano delle vecchie pervertite， solo a Jasmine hanno concesso di salvare "Come il ragazzo di quello stupido film， Titanic。 Sappiamo tutti che ci sarebbe stato spazio pure per lui su quella zattera， ma sappiamo pure che quello era l'unico modo per farla essere una storia d'amore。 Per fingere che lei lo avrebbe sposato， per gustarsi un cuore infranto al posto della realtà。 Nessuno vuole sposarsi con la sua cotta delle vacanze e le donne non possono salvare gli uomini dalla povertà， a meno che non siano delle vecchie pervertite， solo a Jasmine hanno concesso di salvare Aladdin， ma c'è da dire che lei ha una tigre come animale domestico。 Non si scherza con le tigri。" 。。。more

Tessa Palfrey ，

This little book completely surprised me。 I went into it with absolutely no idea what I was getting into。 Honestly- while that strategy worked for me， it might not be the best way to approach this book considering it deals with Hitler-centered sexual fantasies， sex robots， gender identity， national identitiy， workplace violence， Germany’s （lack of） reckoning with the Holocaust， and many other things that are there for shock value of some kind。 Without spoiling too much， the entire book is a mono This little book completely surprised me。 I went into it with absolutely no idea what I was getting into。 Honestly- while that strategy worked for me， it might not be the best way to approach this book considering it deals with Hitler-centered sexual fantasies， sex robots， gender identity， national identitiy， workplace violence， Germany’s （lack of） reckoning with the Holocaust， and many other things that are there for shock value of some kind。 Without spoiling too much， the entire book is a monologue in the presence of a doctor of some kind。 Is the narrator trying to shock the doctor？ Is the author trying to shock us？ Both？ Does it matter？There’s a lot packed into these 131 pages， and I had a difficult time trying to pick out a few quotes that I either loved and/or had me cracking up， but here are a few:On the world in general:“If it were up to me， the sun couldn’t explode soon enough and put an end to all this raging stupidity。”On wearing a “Baby on Board” badge:“Yet the badge also brought its limitations， and I stopped wearing it when I realised that it gave every last prick permission to stick a moral finger up my ass and drown me in a concern for the unborn， which they very rarely exhibited for anyone outside a womb。”On parental approval:“It’s like the slime my mother covered me in before forcing me into this world， and the idea that I was once part of her flesh still fills me with dread。 Her love was always too much， too embarrassing， too indiscreet。 A father’s love can’t be compared to that; there is an element of choice in it—it’s something you can win and， of course， something that you can lose。 Gaining our father’s love is， in many ways， our first achievement， have you ever observed how flirtatious babies are？ They must know that nobody will respect them for their mother’s love alone， and that everybody finds it so much more moving when we manage to conquer a reluctant heart。”That thing that everyone thinks about this movie but doesn’t say:“Like the boy in that stupid Titanic film。 We all know that there would have been enough space for him on that plank， but we also know that this was the only way to turn this into a love story。”On women in religion:“It’s of course much easier to be religious when you are a man， and yet I could never understand why a single woman ever went to church， or any of the other temples， Dr。 Seligman， because no religion I have ever come across had anything nice to say about women。”On life smacking you in the face:“When I don’t think of my life as a basketball that bounces off the rim and hits me in the face， I think of it as one of those blindfolded lines， as someone who always tried to walk straight because I couldn’t see and no one bothered to tell me that it was impossible。”So， to sum up- this is a short and hysterical （if you like dark and twisty humor） read that also has a lot of thought-provoking things to say about identity。 I really liked it。 。。。more

Milan ，

Veoma ukratko: Promenila je pol kako bi mogla da j。。。 muškarce， ima vlažne snove o Hitleru， može da doživi orgazam samo uz nacistički pozdrav， sanja o seksualnim lutkama za žene， nasilna je， nežna je， emotivna je i sociopata。 Lujka， 100%。 Ona je Nemica u Londonu， a njen lekar je Jevrejin。 Ovo je njena priča， tokom rutinskog pregleda kod čika doce。 Ima tu još toga， ali ne smem da otkrivam previše jer bih pokvario užitak čitanja。„Pregled“ je roman prvenac Nemice Katarine Folkmer koji u Nemačkoj du Veoma ukratko: Promenila je pol kako bi mogla da j。。。 muškarce， ima vlažne snove o Hitleru， može da doživi orgazam samo uz nacistički pozdrav， sanja o seksualnim lutkama za žene， nasilna je， nežna je， emotivna je i sociopata。 Lujka， 100%。 Ona je Nemica u Londonu， a njen lekar je Jevrejin。 Ovo je njena priča， tokom rutinskog pregleda kod čika doce。 Ima tu još toga， ali ne smem da otkrivam previše jer bih pokvario užitak čitanja。„Pregled“ je roman prvenac Nemice Katarine Folkmer koji u Nemačkoj dugo nisu želeli da objave。 Valjda im je nezgodna ta ložana na Vožda Rajha。 Čak i uz književno-ironijski otklon。 Kratka knjiga， jedva stotinak stranica。 Nije loša。 Vidi se da je u pitanju prva knjiga ove autorke。 Ima sjajno promišljenih i（li） duhovitih zapažanja i sentenci。 U suštini， u pitanju je jedna od onih „istina， odgovornost， pomirenje“ priča， koje， u prevodu na nemački， znače suočavanje sa nacističkom prošlošću i krivicom koju i dan danas osećaju。 Malo više o knjizi možete pročitati u posebnom tekstu na ovom linku: http://www。bookvar。rs/seksualne-fanta。。。 。。。more

Branka ，

Fitzcarraldo is my favourite publisher and this novella is another gem published by them。This is a monologue told by a woman of German origin to Dr Seligman。 It is row and deliberately shocking， it seems like a psychotherapy but it's more like self confession of doubts， self worth and chip on the shoulder from the German past。 The comparison with Otessa Moshfegh's My Year of Rest and Relaxation wouldn't be right but Philip Roth's Alex Portnoy monologue would be just right。 Some parts are very fu Fitzcarraldo is my favourite publisher and this novella is another gem published by them。This is a monologue told by a woman of German origin to Dr Seligman。 It is row and deliberately shocking， it seems like a psychotherapy but it's more like self confession of doubts， self worth and chip on the shoulder from the German past。 The comparison with Otessa Moshfegh's My Year of Rest and Relaxation wouldn't be right but Philip Roth's Alex Portnoy monologue would be just right。 Some parts are very funny and entertaining， some are quite deep and not for everybody's taste。Although written by German author， the book hasn't been translated into German。 。。。more

Maya Bon ，

I found the beginning part of this book a bit boring。 It took me a minute to become accustomed to Volckmer's tone。 As a Jewish person， I found the humor jarring and unnerving but I appreciated the eagerness to shock and appall。 The latter portion of the book， in my opinion， was much more entertaining and existentially appealing。 I actually found it quite beautiful in the end。 I found the beginning part of this book a bit boring。 It took me a minute to become accustomed to Volckmer's tone。 As a Jewish person， I found the humor jarring and unnerving but I appreciated the eagerness to shock and appall。 The latter portion of the book， in my opinion， was much more entertaining and existentially appealing。 I actually found it quite beautiful in the end。 。。。more

Giulia Bella ，

For sure， this is my best discover so far， I loved everything about this book from the writing style， to the writing process and the thematic。 I loved how the writer described the perversions of the protagonist frankly and she didn’t hide herself in sterile taboos。 Starting from the description of a transgender woman’s mind and how she deals with a body that doesn’t recognise as her own， to the German feeling of dealing with their own past and their yet incomplete redemption， to the sometime lin For sure， this is my best discover so far， I loved everything about this book from the writing style， to the writing process and the thematic。 I loved how the writer described the perversions of the protagonist frankly and she didn’t hide herself in sterile taboos。 Starting from the description of a transgender woman’s mind and how she deals with a body that doesn’t recognise as her own， to the German feeling of dealing with their own past and their yet incomplete redemption， to the sometime linguistic analysis of the German language， everything is perfectly mixed into a delicious monologue。 It doesn’t turn out to be monotonous at all， the problem is that ends too soon。Well， if you feel like one of these topics is close to your personal interests， this book may be your cup of tea！ 。。。more

gallizio ，

Tutt’altro che un libro del cazzo

Quinn ，

I also want to suck off Hitler。

Roland Hassel ，

Insåld som en sorts blandning av Portnoys Complaint och Bernhard men "provokationen" det kontroversiella eller subversiva （några trötta bitar om Hitler och Jesus） övergår väldigt raskt till en ganska konventionellt kritik över könsroller， skönhetsideal， medelklasslivets förväntningar och livsstilsideal。 Och eftersom detta， iaf här i Sverige， och dessutom i en litterär kontext， redan är så allmänt och ofta diskuterat blir effekten snarare en tjatig moralism。 Dessutom försvinner den annars ibland Insåld som en sorts blandning av Portnoys Complaint och Bernhard men "provokationen" det kontroversiella eller subversiva （några trötta bitar om Hitler och Jesus） övergår väldigt raskt till en ganska konventionellt kritik över könsroller， skönhetsideal， medelklasslivets förväntningar och livsstilsideal。 Och eftersom detta， iaf här i Sverige， och dessutom i en litterär kontext， redan är så allmänt och ofta diskuterat blir effekten snarare en tjatig moralism。 Dessutom försvinner den annars ibland närvarande humorn just i de moralistiska tiraderna vilket gör att ex。 Portnoys Complaint， med sina nu 50 år senare förstås ganska ofarliga beskrivningar av masturbation， framstår som både otroligt rolig och kontroversiell i jämförelse。 Det är heller inget Bernhardskt över den， möjligtvis att den är lite tjatig， men där Bernhard medvetet använder tjatigheten för komisk effekt eller som reflektion av tankarnas egen tjatighet är den här genuin， alltså genuint tjatig， genuint tråkig， utan att detta används som grepp för att nå till eller förstärka något annat。 。。。more

Conor Ryan ，

This novel is a confrontation that rips readers out of their comfort zone within the first few pages。 Incredibly dark humor is laced throughout this book as the protagonist gives a rambling monologue about their life。 Beyond the intentional shock value of some of the narrator's statements， however， comes a deep exploration of how people can spend their whole life searching for some sort of true identity。When I was first reading this book， I was constantly questioning if some of the content simpl This novel is a confrontation that rips readers out of their comfort zone within the first few pages。 Incredibly dark humor is laced throughout this book as the protagonist gives a rambling monologue about their life。 Beyond the intentional shock value of some of the narrator's statements， however， comes a deep exploration of how people can spend their whole life searching for some sort of true identity。When I was first reading this book， I was constantly questioning if some of the content simply went "too far" to get a reaction from the reader。 The longer I read， the more I understood that this was all in service to the character development at play throughout it。 By the end， I was left with a deeply sympathetic view of the protagonist in a way that few books are able to achieve。 If nothing else， this novel is honest and radical in the way it defies how most people live their daily lives。 It's a testament to the author's ability that she can move from an incredibly graphic sex scene to a tender rumination on life within one page of each other。 Reading this feels a bit like scrubbing off a full face of make-up to reveal what we look like underneath。 If you're a fan of the surreal， absurd， and oppositional， then I highly recommend picking this one up。 。。。more

Allison ，

i liked this book because it falls into the category of "takes place in a short amount of time" and i'm a sucker for that sort of structure。 it also could have been read in a short amount of time - its not very many pages - except the confessions the narrator unloaded required this reader to take some breathers。 whew！ i liked this book because it falls into the category of "takes place in a short amount of time" and i'm a sucker for that sort of structure。 it also could have been read in a short amount of time - its not very many pages - except the confessions the narrator unloaded required this reader to take some breathers。 whew！ 。。。more

Mish ，

I haven't read something this brilliant in some time now。 It is one of those books that makes you question on everything。 Every other line is a story in itself， and I can't help but wonder how long it must have taken to come up with every other sentence that you can't help highlighting， or if it's written in one of those supernatural trances where we accidentally get to taste perfection sometimes。 I haven't read something this brilliant in some time now。 It is one of those books that makes you question on everything。 Every other line is a story in itself， and I can't help but wonder how long it must have taken to come up with every other sentence that you can't help highlighting， or if it's written in one of those supernatural trances where we accidentally get to taste perfection sometimes。 。。。more

Cristian Taglia ，

4stelline e 1/2。 Parte come un lamento di Portnoy al femminile， con tono provocatorio e ironico per trasformarsi attraverso un lungo flusso di coscienza in tutt'altro， nell' indagine della propria identità， nel tentativo di svincolarsi da colpe non proprie ma marchiate dalle radici di appartenenza。 Non parla di religione anzi si riempie di sesso e volgarità a un primo livello， ma è invece molto luterani nel profondo。 Veramente bello， breve ma intenso。 4stelline e 1/2。 Parte come un lamento di Portnoy al femminile， con tono provocatorio e ironico per trasformarsi attraverso un lungo flusso di coscienza in tutt'altro， nell' indagine della propria identità， nel tentativo di svincolarsi da colpe non proprie ma marchiate dalle radici di appartenenza。 Non parla di religione anzi si riempie di sesso e volgarità a un primo livello， ma è invece molto luterani nel profondo。 Veramente bello， breve ma intenso。 。。。more

Manuela Bernasconi ，

Monologo che ricorda "il lamento di Portnoy"。 Alcune parti meglio riuscite che altre。 Monologo che ricorda "il lamento di Portnoy"。 Alcune parti meglio riuscite che altre。 。。。more

Francesca Artemisio ，

Ironico， intelligente e con tanti spunti di riflessione。 Un libro fatto apposta per ribattere a tutti i preconcetti e gli stereotipi a cui siamo abituati。 C'è tanta carne a cuocere， come previsto dalla tipologia narrativa scelta （il flusso di coscienza）; ma la scrittura， fluida e leggera， fa scivolare via le pagine ancor prima che si possa dire "fine"。 Ironico， intelligente e con tanti spunti di riflessione。 Un libro fatto apposta per ribattere a tutti i preconcetti e gli stereotipi a cui siamo abituati。 C'è tanta carne a cuocere， come previsto dalla tipologia narrativa scelta （il flusso di coscienza）; ma la scrittura， fluida e leggera， fa scivolare via le pagine ancor prima che si possa dire "fine"。 。。。more

Spencer Fancutt ，

So far， this is my favourite stream of consciousness monologue of a trans-sexual person undergoing a medical examination for attaching male genitalia， by a long way。

Sam ，

Crazy， great。 Wicked！

Claudia Novara ，

Not my cup of tea

C ，

Parte finale devastante

iris the dead flower ，

"the only real conversations you can have are those with strangers during the night。"this quote somehow stuck with me。 this book is perfectly flawed and relatable。 a must read， or even better， a must listen on audible， read by the author herself。 truly loved it。 "the only real conversations you can have are those with strangers during the night。"this quote somehow stuck with me。 this book is perfectly flawed and relatable。 a must read， or even better， a must listen on audible， read by the author herself。 truly loved it。 。。。more

Sofia Megh ，

Un ca**o ebreo è un romanzo breve che raccoglie lo sfogo dissacrante di una giovane persona seduta in uno studio medico dove sta per rinascere affrontando un lento battesimo grazie all'eredità del nonno。 Il flusso di pensieri， esternati come durante una seduta psicologica， tocca vari argomenti: il passato tedesco （affrontato sia in modo parodistico-grottesco sia in un modo addolorato quando descrive Berlino come un sepolcro）， il rapporto con i suoi genitori， il desiderio sessuale e il modo in cu Un ca**o ebreo è un romanzo breve che raccoglie lo sfogo dissacrante di una giovane persona seduta in uno studio medico dove sta per rinascere affrontando un lento battesimo grazie all'eredità del nonno。 Il flusso di pensieri， esternati come durante una seduta psicologica， tocca vari argomenti: il passato tedesco （affrontato sia in modo parodistico-grottesco sia in un modo addolorato quando descrive Berlino come un sepolcro）， il rapporto con i suoi genitori， il desiderio sessuale e il modo in cui viene percepito il suo corpo。 [。。。] ed ero così scioccata che avesse l'audacia di non vedere in me nient'altro che una donna[。。。]Ho trovato illuminanti le considerazioni che sgorgano dalla mente della protagonista sul significato sociale del proprio corpo e sulla femminilità。 Il corpo delle donne è spesso un campo di battaglia: è controllato， fischiato， abusato e spesso diventa un limite。 A volte io stessa vorrei non essere corpo per essere percepita in una maniera più fluida， vorrei smettere di essere tutte quelle cose che sei obbligato a essere in quanto persona funzionante。 。。。more

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