Björn recenserade Das Feuerschiff av Siegfried Lenz (dtv 336)
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5 stjärnor
Re-read after 20+ years.
A lightship on its last watch before being decommissioned, manned by various windblown sailors who survived the (mostly unmentioned, but always there) war. They pick up three shipwrecked men who turn out to be armed bankrobbers in need of a lift. The captain, who just wants to get his crew home in one piece (or peace) makes it clear to the robbers: I will do whatever you ask as long as we don't resort to violence, but one thing I will not do: I will not compromise the purpose of the ship and risk other ships getting lost. So the bankrobbers need to move, and the captain refuses. Unstoppable force, immoveable object, with echoes of the past just under the surface. How much do you compromise, where do you draw the line, and how do you convince others to trust you to lead them when you …
Re-read after 20+ years.
A lightship on its last watch before being decommissioned, manned by various windblown sailors who survived the (mostly unmentioned, but always there) war. They pick up three shipwrecked men who turn out to be armed bankrobbers in need of a lift. The captain, who just wants to get his crew home in one piece (or peace) makes it clear to the robbers: I will do whatever you ask as long as we don't resort to violence, but one thing I will not do: I will not compromise the purpose of the ship and risk other ships getting lost. So the bankrobbers need to move, and the captain refuses. Unstoppable force, immoveable object, with echoes of the past just under the surface. How much do you compromise, where do you draw the line, and how do you convince others to trust you to lead them when you only offer talk and negotiation rather than brute force?