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Title	:	Hersenschimmen
Author	:	J. Bernlef
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 160 pages
Published	:	1985 by Querido (first published 1984)
Categories	:	European Literature. Dutch Literature. Literature. Fiction

Hersenschimmen Hardcover | Pages: 160 pages

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Maarten Klein verliest langzaam maar zeker zijn greep op de werkelijkheid. Hij kan heden en verleden niet meer onderscheiden, wil plotseling weer naar zijn werk en ziet zijn echtgenote voor een vreemde aan. 'Achter me in de deuropening staat een vrouw. Haar bruine haar valt met een lok schuin naar rechts over haar voorhoofd. [...] Ze houdt me in de gaten.' Meer nog dan een verhaal over dementie is Hersenschimmen een liefdesgeschiedenis, met een overmijdelijk tragisch einde.

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Original Title:	Hersenschimmen
ISBN:	9021451816 (ISBN13: 9789021451817)
Edition Language:	Dutch
Characters:	Maarten Klein, Vera Klein
Setting:	Gloucester, Massachusetts(United States)

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Absolutely amazing story told from the point of view of a man suffering from Alzheimer's disease. He seems more and more lost in this confusing world that just a short while ago was his own life. I loved the style of this writer who takes your hand and doesn't let go until the very end. It is fantastic!

The first question would be: Is it sensible/fair/worthwhile/fruitful to write a book from the inner perspective of dementia as an outsider, an imagining of what it might feel like?The second question would be: Does it matter if the representation is true to the disease?--A few months ago I saw the film Still Alice, which dealt with the same topic, and unfolded in somewhat the same way as Bernlef's Hersenschimmen (Out of Mind). It was based on a book that similarly dealt with dementia/Alzheimer's

Memory, one could say, is our psychological cornerstone: it defines who we are and will become. It allows us to function with coherency in everday life. But what happens when memory becomes unreliable, or worse, deteriorates?'Out of Mind' ('Hersenschimmen' in the original Dutch) is an examination of that idea. It charts the mental decline of Maarten, a 71-year-old Dutch expat living in the US with his wife and dog.Bernlef's novel depicts with raw brutality the process of dementia. It is

It's about a guy named Maarten Klein from Holland. Lives in Boston with pension,wife and dog. Starts to forget a thing or two and it get's worse every day. He slips further and further in this maze of memories. Chimera's hunt him all the time.Actually quit sad story, well told and a classic in dutch literature.

From my blog 3.5 starsThis novel was originally written in Dutch, and I've also read it in that language. As an English translation does exist, I feel justified writing this review in English. It should however be noted that I could not find an English copy (online) below 127 pounds. Out of Mind centres around 71-year-old Maarten who figures out he has been having trouble remembering lately. This story beautifully describes his and his wife's struggle with getting older.As this is quite a short

very good, very sad, i cried

I notice, while trying to come up with words to describe my feelings towards this story, that I just don't know the words to describe what I felt while reading it. I got goosebumps, that's for sure, and I felt sad and scared. After I finished it, I just sat with the book in my lap, staring into the void and also at my boyfriend. I can't imagine losing the memories we built together. I can't imagine not being able to recognise him anymore. With that I'd kind of lose my whole life. And that's