Arno Geiger Hinterland (Paperback)Another great item from Rarewaves USA | Free delivery!
$ 10.03
Description
Arno Geiger Hinterland (Paperback). Title: Hinterland. Author: Arno Geiger. 'Both a great anti-war novel and a love story, full of tenderness – as around it the world shatters.'. –Der Spiegel, 'Novel of the Year'. Format: Paperback. Item Weight: 236g. Further DetailsTitle: Hinterland Condition: New Description: Winner of the Schlegel-Tieck Prize for German Translation'Both a great anti-war novel and a love story, full of tenderness – as around it the world shatters.' – Der Spiegel , 'Novel of the Year' The year is 1944 and Veit Kolbe, a young German soldier, injured fighting in Russia, is recovering in a small village below Drachenwand mountain in Austria. Here he meets Margot and Margarete, two young women who share his hope that sometime, sooner or later, life will begin again.The war is lost but how long will it take before it finally comes to its end? Arno Geiger’s Hinterland , translated from the German by Jamie Bulloch, tells of Veit’s nightmares and the strangely normal life of the village, of the Brazilian who dreams of returning to Rio de Janeiro, of the landlady and her rallying calls, of Margarete the teacher with whom Veit falls in love, but who doesn’t return his affection.But when Veit’s wounds are healed his next call-up orders arrive. The military outlook for Germany and Austria looks increasingly grim and Veit’s luck has run out . . .Translated from the German by Jamie Bulloch Author: Arno Geiger Contributor: Jamie Bulloch (Translated by) ISBN-10: 1529003199 EAN: 9781529003192 ISBN: 9781529003192 Format: Paperback Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 196mm Translator: Jamie Bulloch Genre: Fiction Publisher: Picador Release Date: 08/24/2023 Language: English Item Length: 129mm Item Width: 24mm Item Weight: 236g Topic: Historical Fiction Release Year: 2023 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
