Here is a short extract from a book.
:-; Of course, I like the paragraph very much, indeed!
Can you guess which novel it is taken from?
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but the red Mercedes stood untouched and the motorbike had not yet been returned to its former place.
If you have ever observed it, you know what a stupid thing an empty car is if you keep looking at it without ever turning your eyes away – and Litvak had observed quite a few empty cars in his life. There comes a time when, simply because you keep looking at it, you realize what a silly object a car actually is if there is no human there to give it meaning.
And what a ridiculous creature homo sapiens is for having invented it! After a few hours, a car is the worst piece of junk you ever saw in your life. You start dreaming of horses or a world of pedestrians. Of escaping this life full of junk and return to flesh and blood.
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If you know the book and the author, send an email to me!
There is a small present waiting for the first three correct answers.
Here is a selection of what you can choose from:
- the huge orange and storm-proof IF umbrella,
- the book The Heretic Lupert Lay and How the Church Was a Failure or
- 1 packet of Supremo (gourmet coffee from Unterhaching)
If you find it hard, here is a clue: Hans-Peter (HPK) wrote a review of the book in the IF blog some time ago.
The solution will be published on this page two weeks from now!
RMD
(Translated by EG)
P.S.
🙂 It goes without saying that Hans-Peter Kuhn (HPK) cannot participate, but he will still receive a small “thank-you” for his nice book reviews.
Dear Hans-Peter: I would very much like to thank you for the great service you are doing by being such a faithful provider of articles to my blog!
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