I would be interested whether you, Ekaterina, have modelled the siamese twins on somebody really existing. It seems to me very difficult to put yourself into such a position. Why don't they receive medical treatment? Normally, medicins make a try to seperate simamese twins, don't they? (or is there an answer to this question somewhere in the novel?)Mich würde interessieren, ob die Autorin ein "Vorbild" für die siamesischen Zwillinge hatte. Es scheint mir sehr schwierig, sich in eine solche Situation hineinzuversetzen. Warum erhalten die beiden keine medizinische Hilfe? Inzwischen wird doch versucht, wenn möglich, die zusammengewachsenen Kinder zu trennen? (vielleicht gibt aber auch der Roman eine Antwort darauf)
I am interested in understanding, how you, Ekaterina, picked this issue for the novel, since it seems to me a highly special one ...Mich würde auch interessieren, wie die Autorin überhaupt auf das Thema kam - es ist ja schon sehr speziell...
I am now already reading the second part and made the observation, that the author, you, Ekaterina, obviously have included yourself in the novel, hence, there is the student that reminds Rostom very much on the children's mother and her name is the same as the author's one: Ekaterine. This is very likely not by accident, is it? What is the reason? I can't understand ....Ich bin jetzt mit dem zweiten Abschnitt durch und habe gemerkt, dass die Autorin sich selbst in den Roman geschrieben hat - zumindest heißt die Prüfungsstudentin, die Rostom so an die Mutter der Kinder erinnert, so wie die Autorin: Ekaterine. Sicher kein Zufall. Was war der Grund dafür? Das durchschaue ich noch nicht...
At which time is the story set? Hence, we would expect to see the children receive medical treatment after their birth.Wann spielt die Geschichte? Man würde doch erwarten, dass die Kinder im Krankenhaus nach der Geburt medizinische Hilfe erhalten hätten. Der Frage kann ich mich anschließen!
I am interested in knowing why the grandmother did not consult a doctor.Mich interessiert warum die Großmutter keinen Arzt hinzuziehen will.
The novel is playing in Geirgia. How is the situation of disabled persons in Georgia? Is their any kind of help or services e.g. when having given birth to siamese twins?Der Roman spielt in Georgien. Wie ist die Situation von Behinderten oder Menschen mit besonderen Anforderungen in Georgien? Gibt es Hilfsangebote z.B. bei einer Geburt von siamesischen Zwillingen?
Warum hält die Großmutter die Kinder versteckt?
I would be interested whether you, Ekaterina, have modelled the siamese twins on somebody really existing. It seems to me very difficult to put yourself into such a position. Why don't they receive medical treatment? Normally, medicins make a try to seperate simamese twins, don't they? (or is there an answer to this question somewhere in the novel?)
I would be interested whether you, Ekaterina, have modelled the siamese twins on somebody really existing. It seems to me very difficult to put yourself into such a position. Why don't they receive medical treatment? Normally, medicins make a try to seperate simamese twins, don't they? (or is there an answer to this question somewhere in the novel?)
I am interested in understanding, how you, Ekaterina, picked this issue for the novel, since it seems to me a highly special one ...
I am interested in knowing why the grandmother did not consult a doctor.
Ekaterina, I am impressed after having read the first part of your novel and I am really asking myself, why have you chosen to write about siamese twins. It is really difficult to imagine and have a feeling about their feelings and thinkings. In how far are they individuals, in how far are they the same person? How could you come closer to this situation in order to feel able to write a novel about them?