Hola Lluís,
Well ... first ... as
long as Jost says that there is no German word "Untergeher," then I
like my translation better. I am copyrighting it.
The plot sounds as if it was nicely
lifted from "Amadeus." The instant Solieri hears Mozart perform, he
realizes for the first time in his life that he (Solieri) is mediocre and
condemned to be mediocre forever. (It gets worse when Constanz shows him some of
Mozart's scores and tells Solieri he just writes them out once, he never
revises.) Solieri also is enraged to realize that God has chosen this vulgar,
hedonistic creature to make music through.
Am I going to like this novel? This
doesn't sound like the Feel-Good Hit of the Season to me.
Oh ... speaking of "loser"
... in Massachusetts USA, you can have your lottery ticket automatically scanned
by the lottery machine. Most of the time the red LED readout says:
NOT A WINNER
I wonder who came up with that lapidary
phrase.
Bob / Elmer
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