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The End Of Days
~EN NWISBN: 9780811225137 bzw. 0811225135, vermutlich in Englisch, New Directions Publishing, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, neu.
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Winner of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and the Hans Fallada Prize, The End of Days, by the acclaimed German writer Jenny Erpenbeck, consists essentially of five books," each leading to a different death of the same unnamed female protagonist. How could it all have gone differently? - the narrator asks in the intermezzos. The first chapter begins with the death of a baby in the early twentieth-century Hapsburg Empire. In the next chapter, the same girl grows up in Vienna after World War I, but a pact she makes with a young man leads to a second death. In the next scenario,she survives adolescence and moves to Russia with her husband. Both are dedicated Communists, yet our heroine ends up in a labor camp. But her fate does not end there... .A novel of incredible breadth and amazing concision, The End of Days offers a unique overview of the twentieth century. ".
Winner of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and the Hans Fallada Prize, The End of Days, by the acclaimed German writer Jenny Erpenbeck, consists essentially of five books," each leading to a different death of the same unnamed female protagonist. How could it all have gone differently? - the narrator asks in the intermezzos. The first chapter begins with the death of a baby in the early twentieth-century Hapsburg Empire. In the next chapter, the same girl grows up in Vienna after World War I, but a pact she makes with a young man leads to a second death. In the next scenario,she survives adolescence and moves to Russia with her husband. Both are dedicated Communists, yet our heroine ends up in a labor camp. But her fate does not end there... .A novel of incredible breadth and amazing concision, The End of Days offers a unique overview of the twentieth century. ".
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The End Of Days
EN NWISBN: 9780811225137 bzw. 0811225135, in Englisch, WW Norton, neu.
Lieferung aus: Kanada, Lagernd, zzgl. Versandkosten.
JENNY ERPENBECK, Books, Fiction and Literature, The End Of Days, The End of Days, a brilliant novel of contingency and fate, by the acclaimed German writer Jenny Erpenbeck, consists essentially of five “books,” each leading to a different death of the same unnamed woman protagonist. How could it all have gone differently? the narrator asks in the intermezzos. The first chapter begins with the death of a baby in the early twentieth-century Hapsburg Empire. In the next chapter, the same girl grows up in Vienna, but her strange relationship with a boy leads to death. In the next scenario, she survives adolescence and moves to Russia with her husband. Both are dedicated Communists, yet our heroine ends up in a labor camp. But her fate does not end there... A novel of incredible breadth yet amazing concision, The End of Days offers a unique overview of twentieth-century German and German-Jewish history by “one of the finest, most exciting authors alive” (Michael Faber).
JENNY ERPENBECK, Books, Fiction and Literature, The End Of Days, The End of Days, a brilliant novel of contingency and fate, by the acclaimed German writer Jenny Erpenbeck, consists essentially of five “books,” each leading to a different death of the same unnamed woman protagonist. How could it all have gone differently? the narrator asks in the intermezzos. The first chapter begins with the death of a baby in the early twentieth-century Hapsburg Empire. In the next chapter, the same girl grows up in Vienna, but her strange relationship with a boy leads to death. In the next scenario, she survives adolescence and moves to Russia with her husband. Both are dedicated Communists, yet our heroine ends up in a labor camp. But her fate does not end there... A novel of incredible breadth yet amazing concision, The End of Days offers a unique overview of twentieth-century German and German-Jewish history by “one of the finest, most exciting authors alive” (Michael Faber).
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The Book of Words (2007)
EN PB USISBN: 9781846270574 bzw. 184627057X, in Englisch, 112 Seiten, Portobello Books Ltd, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Usually ships in 1-2 business days, Real shipping costs can differ.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, worldofbooksusa.
A searing novella about coming of age in a land of tyranny, by one of Germany's most brilliant young authors. In The Book of Words, Jenny Erpenbeck captures with amazing virtuosity the inner life of a young girl who survives the totalitarian regime of a curiously unnamed South American country (most likely Argentina during its "dirty war"). Raised by parents whose real identity ends up shocking her, the girl comes of age in a country where gunshots are mistaken for blown tires, innocent citizens are dragged off buses, and tortured and disappeared friends and family return to visit her from the dead. Paperback, Format: Import, Label: Portobello Books Ltd, Portobello Books Ltd, Product group: Book, Published: 2007, Studio: Portobello Books Ltd, Sales rank: 1830872.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, worldofbooksusa.
A searing novella about coming of age in a land of tyranny, by one of Germany's most brilliant young authors. In The Book of Words, Jenny Erpenbeck captures with amazing virtuosity the inner life of a young girl who survives the totalitarian regime of a curiously unnamed South American country (most likely Argentina during its "dirty war"). Raised by parents whose real identity ends up shocking her, the girl comes of age in a country where gunshots are mistaken for blown tires, innocent citizens are dragged off buses, and tortured and disappeared friends and family return to visit her from the dead. Paperback, Format: Import, Label: Portobello Books Ltd, Portobello Books Ltd, Product group: Book, Published: 2007, Studio: Portobello Books Ltd, Sales rank: 1830872.
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Book of Words
EN HC USISBN: 9781846270574 bzw. 184627057X, in Englisch, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, WorldofBooks [51947087], Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom.
The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Book of Words (2007)
EN HC USISBN: 9781846270574 bzw. 184627057X, in Englisch, Portobello Books Ltd, London, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Grossbritannien und Nordirland, plus shipping, Shipping area: EUR.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, worldofbooks, WEST SUSSEX, Goring-By-Sea, [RE:4].
A follow-up to "The Old Child", intended for fans of the fiction of George Saunders, Judy Budnitz, Gina Ochsner, Margaret Atwood and Siri Hustvedt. Hard cover.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, worldofbooks, WEST SUSSEX, Goring-By-Sea, [RE:4].
A follow-up to "The Old Child", intended for fans of the fiction of George Saunders, Judy Budnitz, Gina Ochsner, Margaret Atwood and Siri Hustvedt. Hard cover.
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End of Days
EN PB USISBN: 9780811225137 bzw. 0811225135, in Englisch, W.W. Norton & Co. Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Lagernd.
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