{"id":3397,"date":"2017-05-04T07:00:01","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T06:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ordfraenbibliofil.wordpress.com\/?p=3397"},"modified":"2017-05-04T07:00:01","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T06:00:01","slug":"the-stepford-wives-af-ira-levin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ordfraenbibliofil.dk\/?p=3397","title":{"rendered":"The Stepford Wives af Ira Levin"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Stepford Wives af Ira Levin, 1998. Bloomsbury Film Classics. Antal stjerner: 4\/5<\/em><\/p>\n

Hvordan lever familierne i den lille by Stepford i USA og hvorfor er den unge kvinde Joanna Eberhart s\u00e5 bange for at blive ligesom dem?<\/p>\n

Ira Levin, som ogs\u00e5 st\u00e5r bag \u201cDrengene fra Brasilien\u201d og \u201cRosemary\u2019s Baby\u201d, er manden bag denne korte thriller, der bringer l\u00e6seren til den amerikanske stat Connecticut, hvor byen Stepford ligger. Joanna Eberhart er sammen med sin mand og deres to b\u00f8rn netop flyttet til byen og ganske hurtigt opdager Joanna at de fleste kvinder har andre og mere huslige interesser end de havde i New York, som familien Eberhart netop er flyttet fra:<\/p>\n

\u201d\u2019Do you have any hobbies or special interests?\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

She was about to say a time-saving no, but hesitated: a full answer, printed in the local paper, might serve as a signpost to women like herself, potential friends. The women she had met in the past few days, the ones in the nearby houses, were pleasant and helpful enough, but they seemed completely absorbed in their household duties. Maybe when she got to know them better she would find they had farther-reaching thoughts and concerns, yet it might be wise to put up that signpost. So, \u2018Yes, several,\u2019 she said. \u2018I play tennis whenever I get the chance, and I\u2019m a semi-professional photographer \u2013 \u2018<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Oh?\u2019 the Welcome Wagon lady said, writing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Efter deres flytning til Stepford er det kun Walter som arbejder og Joanna finder hurtigt et par veninder ved navn Charmaine og Bobbie. De er ogs\u00e5 begge netop flyttet til byen og deres m\u00e6nd tilbringer ogs\u00e5 tid i foreningen \u201dThe Men\u2019s Association\u201d, hvor Walter ogs\u00e5 er begyndt at komme. De tre kvinder er bestemt ikke til husligt arbejde, men da Joanna og Bobbie en dag bes\u00f8ger Charmaine er hun ganske forandret og minder om st\u00f8rstedelen af byens kvinder, som g\u00e5r hjemme og bruger mere tid p\u00e5 reng\u00f8ring end noget andet i deres liv. Der m\u00e5 v\u00e6re et eller andet galt med byen:<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2019Just think for a minue,\u2019 Bobbie said. She fisted her free hand and stuck out its pinky. \u2018Charmaine\u2019s changed and become a hausfrau,\u2019 she said. She stuck out her ring finger. \u2018The woman you spoke to, the one who was president of the club; she changed, didn\u2019t she, from what she must have been before?\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

Joanna nodded.<\/em><\/p>\n

Bobbie\u2019s next finger flicked out. \u2018The woman Charmaine played tennis with, before you; she changed too, Charmaine said so.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

Joanna frowned. She took a French fry from the bag between them. \u2018You think it\u2019s \u2013 because of a chemical?\u2019 she said. \u201c<\/em><\/p>\n

Men er det p\u00e5 grund af noget i drikkevandet at kvinderne efterh\u00e5nden mister lidt af dem selv til<\/em> reng\u00f8ring og kan man selv s\u00f8rge for at man ikke bliver transformeret?<\/p>\n

Denne korte bog efterlod et st\u00f8rre indtryk p\u00e5 mig end forventet. Jeg har for mange \u00e5r siden set \u201dRosemary\u2019s Baby\u201d og da jeg faldt over traileren til filmatiseringen af denne bog fra 2004 med Nicole Kidman og Glenn Close, var jeg ikke i tvivl om, at den skulle ned fra reolen med det samme her i sidste uge. Bogen blev f\u00f8rste gang udgivet i 1972, men hvis den blot blev justeret en smule, s\u00e5 kunne den liges\u00e5 have foreg\u00e5et i dag. Som l\u00e6ser fornemmer man hurtigt at noget m\u00e6rkv\u00e6rdigt er p\u00e5 f\u00e6rde, men det er sv\u00e6rt at regne ud hvad det helt pr\u00e6cist er og det er interessant at f\u00f8lge en hovedperson som Joanna, som ved, at hun skal passe p\u00e5 og som virkelig k\u00e6mper for at finde sandheden bag de vanvittige reng\u00f8ringskoner.<\/p>\n

Alt i alt en interessant historie om en kvinde i en by, hvor ikke alt er som det ser ud til og hvor man ikke helt ved hvem der vil \u00e9n noget godt og hvem der ikke vil.<\/p>\n

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