The Spirit Cabinet (2000)
“Soccer, for example. Jurgen was a talented footballer, and he took to the fields with a vengeance, playing with a grace and savageness not seen in many twelve-year-olds. His only weakness was that, occasionally, as he neared the enemy goal, his eyelids (still brilliantly purple) would flutter and fail, causing him to stumble and kick the ball well away from the net. Jurgen also took up swimming, joining a local aquatics club. The Sharks, die Haie—that was the name given to the division of young... boys—met at five o’clock on alternate mornings. They stripped naked and dove into the warm, milky water. Jurgen swam laps with industry, vaguely aware that some portion of his mind was far away in another place.
Despite her having entered a higher level of feeblemindedness, it was Jurgen Schubert’s grandmother who rekindled Jurgen’s interest in Magic. He noticed that whenever he came home from school, Oma’s face would change. She was perpetually sitting on the sofa, her hands nested in her lap.MoreLess
Despite her having entered a higher level of feeblemindedness, it was Jurgen Schubert’s grandmother who rekindled Jurgen’s interest in Magic. He noticed that whenever he came home from school, Oma’s face would change. She was perpetually sitting on the sofa, her hands nested in her lap.MoreLess
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