Glass
A strange book that Im still processing, but was slightly underwhelmed...
Glass is pure. Glass is transparent. Glass is sharp.Günter Glass, ex-milkman and aspiring window-cleaner, is certainly pure. And he's pretty transparent. But the jury's still out on how sharp he is.What naïve young Günter does have is a head for heights and, ever since he visited a glassblower's workshop as a child, an unusual fixation with glass. When a minor adventure up the spire of Salisbury Cathedral makes Günter a local celebrity, John Blades - window-cleaner to the stars - comes calling. He wants Günter to join him in London to clean Europe's tallest skyscraper, the newly constructed Shard in London Bridge.With his mother recently...
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- Pages: 288 pages
- ISBN: 9781846689673 / 1846689678
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This is the most fun Ive had with a British debut since Ned Beaumans Boxer, Beetle came out in 2010. Christofi recounts the brief and gently tragic life of Gnter Glass, a milkman turned window cleaner in the cathedral town of Salisbury. The comedic, mock-picaresque approach should appeal to fans of Beauman, Joshua Ferris and Matthew... Vom Fensterputzer zum Millionr, das wre es doch! Nur nicht fr Gnter, der mchte es vom Milchmann zum weltbesten Fensterputzer bringen. Die ganz hohen Wolkenkratzer, die sind sein Ziel. Denn seit er einmal an der Turmspitze der Kathedrale von Salisbury hing, wei er, da gehrt er hin, in die luftigen Hhen. Doch warum, verflixt noch eins,... A strange book that Im still processing, but was slightly underwhelmed with.Glass tells the story of Gunther Glass, a twenty-year-old ex-milkman and aspiring window cleaner. Sounds a bit unusual right? Well it was the main reason I was attracted to this book. Im a bit sick of characters always having the same few professions, so thought...
