| 词条 | Night Work (Glavinic novel) |
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| name = Night Work | image = Night Work by Thomas Glavinic (UK).jpg | caption = UK paperback edition | author = Thomas Glavinic | title_orig = Die Arbeit der Nacht | translator = John Brownjohn | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = Austria | language = German | series = | subject = | genre = Literary fiction | publisher = Hanser (Germany) Canongate (UK) | pub_date = 2006 | english_pub_date = 2008 | media_type = Print (hardcover and paperback) | pages = 400 (Germany) 386 (UK) | isbn = 978-1-84767-051-9 | oclc = 442553734 | dewey = | congress = | preceded_by = Wie man leben soll | followed_by = Das bin doch ich }} Night Work ({{lang-de|Die Arbeit der Nacht}}) is a 2006 novel by Austrian writer Thomas Glavinic. The book was translated into English in 2008 by John Brownjohn for Edinburgh-based publisher Canongate. Plot summaryThe novel, set in modern-day Vienna, is a post-apocalyptic exploration around themes of solitude and existential philosophy. The plot concerns a central character, Jonas, who wakes up one day to discover that everyone else has vanished from the city, perhaps the world, without trace; he appears to be the only person left. As he attempts to discover what could possibly explain such a situation, the days pass and he begins to realise that he is performing strange activities when asleep. A struggle ensues as Jonas tries to control his unconscious actions while he continues to search in vain for other human life. At the novel's close, Jonas throws himself from a tower to his death. Critical receptionThe UK edition received a generally positive reception from critics. The Guardian referred to the book as being “at times genuinely horrific” because of the author’s skill in manipulating the “reader's constant anxiety that [he] won't, indeed can't, deliver a solution to his own mystery”.[1] The Independent claimed that the novel, “functions both as an outstanding fictionalisation of Freud's essay The Uncanny, and as a superior literary thriller packed with invention and suspense”.[2] The Scotland on Sunday said it was “strong on intrigue” and “seriously frightening”.[3] References
1. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/jul/26/fiction5|title=Review: I am legend|date=26 July 2008|accessdate=18 June 2011|publisher=The Guardian}} 2. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/night-work-by-thomas-glavinic-trans-john-brownjohn-890086.html|title=Night Work, by Thomas Glavinic, trans John Brownjohn|date=11 August 2008|accessdate=18 June 2011|publisher=The Independent}} 3. ^{{cite news|url=http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/edinburghinternationalbookfestival/Book-review-Night-Work-by.4281365.jp|title=Book review: Night Work by Thomas Glavinic|date=11 August 2008|accessdate=18 June 2011|publisher=Scotland on Sunday}} External links
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