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Published by Metropolitan Books, New York, New York, U.S.A., 2008
ISBN 10: 0805077685ISBN 13: 9780805077681
Seller: Lotsa Books, Fort Smith, AR, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. New York, New York, U.S.A. Metropolitan Books 2008 Am. 1st HARDCOVER very Good book (inked 9 on ffep, else near fine) in Near Fine jacket. Tight, clean. In one of the most important German novels of recent years, a man, a town, and a country wrestle with fifty years of displacement and political upheavalProvincial Guldenberg is still reeling from World War II when a flood of German refugees arrives from the east, Bernhard Haber's family among them. Life is hard enough - Bernhard's father has lost an arm and his carpenter's income. But added to this injury comes an accumulation of insults, as the upright town turns hostile toward the newcomers. After a string of mysterious losses, from the killing of the boy's dog to the unexplained death of his father, Bernhard is set on extracting revenge.Rich with psychological insight, Christoph Hein's acclaimed novel tells Bernhard's story across nearly fifty years, chronicling his remarkable rise from victimized outsider to Guldenberg's most prominent burgher. What began as a geographic dislocation evolves into a personal quest: the thirst for vengeance yields to the deeper need for a home and settling down proves more important than settling grudges. As the socialist state gives way to reunification and the capitalism of the 1990s, Hein's masterful, multi-voiced narration charts the transformation not just of one man but of an entire nation struggling to leave history behind and claim a home. The Times Literary Supplement (London).
Published by Northwestern University Press 1994-03-30, Evanston, Ill., 1994
ISBN 10: 0810111160ISBN 13: 9780810111165
Seller: Blackwell's, London, United Kingdom
Book
paperback. Condition: New. Language: ENG.