Jane Smiley - Sometimes, a novel is like a train: the first chapter is a comfortable seat in an attr...

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Sometimes, a novel is like a train: the first chapter is a comfortable seat in an attractive carriage, and the narrative speeds up. But there are other sorts of trains, and other sorts of novels. They rush by in the dark; passengers framed in the lighted windows are smiling and enjoying themselves.

Jane Smiley

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Manchmal ist ein Roman wie ein Zug: Das erste Kapitel ist ein bequemer Sitz in einer attraktiven Kutsche, und die Erzählung beschleunigt sich. Es gibt jedoch andere Arten von Zügen und andere Arten von Romanen. Sie rauschen im Dunkeln vorbei; Die von den beleuchteten Fenstern eingerahmten Passagiere lächeln und haben Spaß.

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