1948 is book that has many ideas twisted together. Lovestory, fears, how Winston whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love to Julia, altough she isn´t his taste. This book was very interesting because there are many connections to real life for example Big Brother evokes to the cult of personality buillt up around Joseph Stalin, also Winston´s job „revising history“ is based on the Stalinist habit of airbrushing images of „fallen“ people from group
For example, there is a vase room for only one vase, which is 2 metres high and weights 42 kilo. It was gifted to count by Nikolai 1. Mrs Benckendorff had her lovely gift from another royal family. When she was a little girl her family stayed at Versailles Palace in France and French Queen Marie Antoinette treated guests with hot chocolate, little future Mrs Benckemdorff seemed very sweet to Queen and she allowed her to keep a saucer from her cup as a souvenir. Actually, the lovestory of this couple is worth hearing. Count met his future wife in Frankfurt on a ball, when she was 15. And just afted 5 days they married here in Estonia. Everyone, who knew them said that they were the happiest couple they had ever met. Even on deadbed Mr Benckendorff thought about his wife. He was travelling from Germany to Russia, when he felt approaching of his death. And his last will was to take off a ring from his dead body and to sent it to his wife, which she wore till the end.
kriitikud on korduvalt meenutanud. See ilmus esialgu „Loomingus“ ja hiljem ka raamatuvormis. Undil on selle teose ilmumise ajal suured kriisid, mida ta läbi põeb, hakkab teist korda elukaaslasest lahku minema. Kui ta hakkab teist korda lahku minema, siis ta kirjutab esimese lahkumineku läbi. Prototüüpsust ei maksa otsida, sest see toimib siiski universaalse armastuskolmnurga loona, sõltumata taustadest. Selle alapealkiri ongi „Lovestory“ – kaks meest, üks naine. Peategelane sõitis puhkama oma naisega lääne saartele, mis oli poolsuletud tsoon, see annab ka teosele olulise mõõtme. Tähelepanu köidab, et ta tegelb alati ruumiga ja ka psühholoogilise kujutamisega. Tekstiliselt põnev, sest kasutatakse sisemonoloogi, kuid radikaalselt. See nagu oleks ühe hingetõmbe tekst. See tekst tuleb liigendamata tekstina ühes jorus. 1974 Mattias ja Kristiina – Undi loomingust üks märgilisemaid
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