Rhine Valley trilogy
The Rhine Valley trilogy consists of the novels Schlafes Bruder (1992), Die Luftgängerin (1998) and Die Untouchten (2000) by Robert Schneider .
Origin and first reception
In the press releases on Schlafes Bruder there is nothing to be read about plans for a trilogy. Even in the articles that report on the making of Die Luftgängerin , plans for a trilogy appear late.
The press reaction to Schlafes brother was divided, which helped the book's commercial success. In terms of sales success, the air-walker could not follow up on Schlafes brother and was consistently rejected in the numerous reviews. The Untouched was then reviewed by significantly fewer newspapers, among which few were convinced positive voices.
While larger numbers of explanatory volumes and literary analyzes appeared on Schlafes Bruder , the other two volumes were largely ignored. Very few works consider all volumes of the trilogy in context.
Connecting elements
While the connections (staff, etc.) that are usual in novel trilogies are largely absent and the common Rhine Valley setting is abandoned, especially in The Untouched , one can determine some elements that connect the novels.
Hötzmanseder creates thematic (love, family, music, religion and superstition) and motivic (eccentric, naivete, malevolent friend, Arcadia, life in the Rhine Valley) connections, Hauer also sees parallels between the three works in the treatment of the music or points of demarcation to Schneider's other novels.
Individual evidence
- ↑ For example in Anita Pollak: "This book will be monstrous." In: Courier. December 21, 1997. pp. 30-31.
literature
First editions of the novels
- Robert Schneider: Sleep brother . Reclam, Leipzig 1992, ISBN 3-379-00743-9 .
- Robert Schneider: The air wanderer . Blessing, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-89667-055-7 .
- Robert Schneider: The untouched . Knauss, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-8135-0161-2 .
Secondary literature
- Johanna Hötzmanseder: Trilogical connections in Robert Schneider's "Rheintalischer Trilogie" . University of Vienna, Vienna 2005.
- Johannes Gerhard Hauer: Music in the "Rhine Valley Trilogy" by Robert Schneider . University of Vienna, Vienna 2007.
- Heidi Sottnik: On the reception of Robert Schneider's first two novels "Schlafes Bruder" and "Die Luftgängerin" in the features section . University of Vienna, Vienna 2000.