The Painting edition by F Wallace Literature Fiction eBooks
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Stefan, a naive young Pole, meets Gunter, an artist in 1930s Berlin. Their passionate love affair is overshadowed by the rise of the Third Reich. Denounced to the Nazis, they are sent to Auschwitz as pink triangle prisoners.
Some things even love cannot withstand.
Forty years later Stefan returns to Poland with one question when you have nothing left, how can you prove that love ever existed?
Berlin in 1936; optimism fading, the freedoms of the Weimar Republic little more than a memory, yet the inhabitants of the city blind themselves to the approaching disaster. The Painting is a story of love, of survival, of a life lived at the mercy of the most terrible events of the twentieth century.
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The Painting edition by F Wallace Literature Fiction eBooks
The Painting appears to be a self-published book, available only on the Kindle, by an author who doesn't have an author page or a bio at the end of the story, so I have no idea who F.K. Wallace is. Which is a shame, because I would like to write him/her and give my thanks for writing such a wonderful story.This is Stefan's story. It starts in Berlin in 1934 when he meets Gunter, the man who would become his lover and soulmate. They are able to share a few happy months but war is inevitable. This is one of those stories where things go from bad to worse and when you don't think it can get any worse, it does. But believe it or not, it has a happy ending and by the end I was sobbing buckets.
I think this story gives a very accurate, as well as harrowing, portrayal of what life was like for many homosexuals (Stefan never uses the word gay) throughout most of the 20th century. It's tough to read and many times I wanted to scream at the injustices he suffered. But he put up with everything with an amazing amount of resilience and even grace. I felt for him and my heart ached with his. When he found his happinesses (yes, plural) I was happy with him too.
I definitely recommend this. Much of the book is not an easy read, especially the nine months when he was at Birkenau. (Nine months? It seemed like nine years.) But if you enjoy realistic, well-detailed, well-researched historical fiction, this should definitely go on your TBR list.
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The Painting edition by F Wallace Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
This is really very good, but very sad and quite long.
There is a lot of sadness and tragedy, as befits a story about such a horrible situation. Unlike many holocaust love stories, it doesn't end with a jubilant release at war's end.
Some of the family stories wrapped up a bit too perfectly, I think. But overall it was a very well done story and seemed really relevant to current times.
Great read, one of those book you can't put down. An interesting story with unexpected outcomes. I look forward to reading more books from this author.
Once I started I could not put the book down even as horrendous as the story is at times I was drawn in and I really felt Stefan and Gunter's pain--I would highly recommend this book
This is a story of love, pain and regeneration. All of the characters are perfectly rendered and the writing is beautiful. Other reviews cover the themes of the book, and I can only add my voice to those that encourage you to read it. It will stay with you for a long time. F Wallace is a major talent and I look forward to reading more of this author's work.
This book is one of the best I have read this year. It is a very moving story of tragic love set in the horrors of WWII. It raises some questions on gay love, holocaust guilt, family secrets, etc. But the story doesn't dwell on these - they are just part of a remarkable tale... It is also one of the few works either in fact or fiction that deals with the gay holocaust and the horrors gays endured.. It also shows remarkable insight in to gay parenting and old age with dignity and understanding. Truly a great read... Highly recommended...
I can't wait for this book to come out in paperback so that I can give it to my friends. The love affair between the two men has been treated with such sensitivity and it's strength survived such dreadful conditions. I can thoroughly recommend this book as a good read.
I personally feel that the love scenes were treated with such tenderness that it had to be written by a woman.
The relationship between Stephan and his niece promoted a warm and fuzzy for the reader as they both benefited so much from it.
I applaud the author for the courage to tackle a book which is virtually a beautiful love story of the relationship between two men which endures unimaginable horrors, labelled as "Dolly Boys" in a german concentration camp. Without spoiling the read for others I cannot give more away but felt compelled to write a favourable review. Tasmelda
The Painting is the life of our narrator, Stefan Brukalski, stripped to its raw essentials. It is a reminiscence that begins in 1934 Berlin, where the innocent Stefan, fresh from a Polish farm, meets the love of his life, Gunter Hein. Stefan and Gunter, who want nothing more than to create their art and delight in each other, are swept up in the tumult of the mid-20th Century Europe. The story is intensely personal account of Stefan's survival. As the horrors of the the war and the KZ camps pass, Stefan is left not only to heal his wounds but to piece together what really happened and what it meant. One might expect this to be a dark and angst-ridden journey; yet it's surprisingly full of hope.
This is a beautifully written novel that feels well researched and authentic to its setting. Fiona Wallace's understated style, keen characterisation and power of description give the book an unusual intensity. It is writing distilled to an essence, and more beautiful for it. In five words she can express passionate love; in three the silent agony of grief. The effect is of a softly sombre voice, relentless, that overpowers the racket of a loudspeaker.
Among the remarkable features of this book is the richness of character. As in life, no one we come to know is wholly good or bad. Only the nameless are innocent victims, only the faceless are incarnations of evil - and they make only fleeting appearances here. Stefan and Gunter, for example, victims of Auschwitz, had previously joined the Nazi Party hoping for protection. The humanity of Wallace's characters, flaws and nobility mixed, make them engaging to the reader, for we can see ourselves in them.
The Painting is haunting. There's much to think about in this short novel. As the book's characters sometimes do, I reacted with a stunned "wow". Then, little by little, what it meant began to take form. Definitely worth the time to read, I think it may be among the books I can come back to again with even more pleasure.
The Painting appears to be a self-published book, available only on the , by an author who doesn't have an author page or a bio at the end of the story, so I have no idea who F.K. Wallace is. Which is a shame, because I would like to write him/her and give my thanks for writing such a wonderful story.
This is Stefan's story. It starts in Berlin in 1934 when he meets Gunter, the man who would become his lover and soulmate. They are able to share a few happy months but war is inevitable. This is one of those stories where things go from bad to worse and when you don't think it can get any worse, it does. But believe it or not, it has a happy ending and by the end I was sobbing buckets.
I think this story gives a very accurate, as well as harrowing, portrayal of what life was like for many homosexuals (Stefan never uses the word gay) throughout most of the 20th century. It's tough to read and many times I wanted to scream at the injustices he suffered. But he put up with everything with an amazing amount of resilience and even grace. I felt for him and my heart ached with his. When he found his happinesses (yes, plural) I was happy with him too.
I definitely recommend this. Much of the book is not an easy read, especially the nine months when he was at Birkenau. (Nine months? It seemed like nine years.) But if you enjoy realistic, well-detailed, well-researched historical fiction, this should definitely go on your TBR list.
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