Close to death, an old man collapses and struggles to his bed. The
sounds of the endless night unsettle him, triggering images,
questions, and memories. In What Darkness Was, Inka Parei, author
of The Shadow-Boxing Woman, allows the reader to inhabit a singular
German mind. Precise and observant-but uncomprehending and on the
brink of hysteria-the old man wracks his brain as the questions
flow like water: why did he inherit the building he now lives in?
Why did he leave the city that was his home for so long? Is he even
here voluntarily? And who was that suspicious stranger on the
stairs? Lying in bed, the old man is aware that these questions may
be the last puzzles he ever solves. Combining tight prose with a
compulsive delight in detail, Parei's second novel in English
presents a dynamic portrait of the West German soul from World War
II through the German Autumn of 1977.
General
| Imprint: |
Seagull Books London Ltd
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
The Seagull Library of German Literature |
| Release date: |
May 2021 |
| Authors: |
Inka Parei
|
| Translators: |
Katy Derbyshire
|
| Dimensions: |
203 x 127 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
128 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-85742-832-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
0-85742-832-2 |
| Barcode: |
9780857428325 |
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