Thomas Bourke Libros

Kenji Tanabe finds maps easier to read than people. At the elite Tokyo gallery where he works, he sells antique maps by selling the stories that he sees within their traces: their contribution to progress, their dramatic illustrations, their exquisite compasses. But no compass or cartography can guide him through the events that will follow the sudden and unexpected offer of a job in America.There, Theodora Appel runs a company that is more like a family. Brilliantly successful, beguilingly secretive, she gradually initiates Kenji into her rarefied world. Only someone like him - quiet, intensely committed and discreet - could be allowed to see beneath the surface to what his employer is hiding. Theodora has never recovered from the death of her lover, and her obsession to reclaim the past threatens them all.Moving across countries and cultures, The Consolation of Maps charts an attempt to understand the tide of history, the geography of people and the boundless territory of loss.

The book is a facsimile reprint of a rare antiquarian work, preserving its original content while acknowledging potential imperfections due to age, such as marks and flawed pages. It highlights the cultural significance of the text and reflects a commitment to protecting and promoting literature by offering high-quality, affordable modern editions that stay true to the original.

Literarische Sachwörterbücher pflegen den Stilbruch als ein eindeutiges Negativum darzustellen. Auch die von klassizistischen Denkmustern beeinflusste Ästhetik erblickt im Stilbruch einen Verstoss gegen das weitverbreitete formtheoretische Kriterium der Stimmigkeit. Spätestens jedoch seit der Romantik ist vielfach eine bewusste Stilbruchtechnik verwendet worden, indem im Leser die Erwartung einer bestimmten Stilhöhe erzeugt wird, welche dann durch die schockartige Umschaltung auf eine nicht verwandte Stilebene enttäuscht wird. Hierbei kann die jeweilige dichterische Intention von der des kunstimmanenten Experimentierens zu der der sozialkritischen Provokation reichen.