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August (Hardcover)
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Christa Wolf was arguably the best-known and most influential
writer in the former East Germany. Having grown up during the Nazi
regime, she and her family were forced to flee their home like many
others, nearly starving to death in the process. Her earliest
novels were controversial because they contained veiled criticisms
of the Communist regime which landed her on government watch lists.
Her past continued to permeate her work and her life, as she said,
"You can only fight sorrow when you look it in the eye."
"August" is Christa Wolf's last piece of fiction, written in a
single sitting as an anniversary gift to her husband. In it, she
revisits her stay at a tuberculosis hospital in the winter of 1946,
a real life event that was the inspiration for the closing scenes
of her 1976 novel "Patterns of Childhood." This time, however, her
fictional perspective is very different. The story unfolds through
the eyes of August, a young patient who has lost both his parents
to the war. He adores an older girl, Lilo, a rebellious teenager
who controls the wards. Sixty years later, August reflects on his
life and the things that she taught him.
Written in taut, affectionate prose, "August" offers a new entry
into Christa Wolf's work and, incidentally, her first and only male
protagonist. More than a literary artifact, this new novel is a
perfectly constructed story of a quiet life well lived. For both
August and Christa Wolf, the past never dies.
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Imprint: |
Seagull Books London Ltd
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
March 2014 |
First published: |
February 2014 |
Authors: |
Christa Wolf
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Translators: |
Katy Derbyshire
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Dimensions: |
224 x 143 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
80 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-85742-186-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
0-85742-186-7 |
Barcode: |
9780857421869 |
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