The Moon in Foil |
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| Author:
| Kepplová, Zuska |
| Translator:
| Mullek, Magdalena |
| Series title: | The Slovak List Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-80309-254-6 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2024 |
| Publisher: | Seagull Books
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $41.95 |
Book Description:
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A glimpse into the world of young people, modern nomads, roving in search of a new and promising life. The Moon in Foil traces the stories of Petra, Natália, Anka, Mika, Juliana, and Jackie as they go out into the world in search of a better life--or maybe just a different one. In post-communist Europe, they have the freedom to study and work in places their parents couldn't even have visited--Paris, London, Helsinki, and Budapest. But the...
More Description A glimpse into the world of young people, modern nomads, roving in search of a new and promising life.
The Moon in Foil traces the stories of Petra, Natália, Anka, Mika, Juliana, and Jackie as they go out into the world in search of a better life--or maybe just a different one. In post-communist Europe, they have the freedom to study and work in places their parents couldn't even have visited--Paris, London, Helsinki, and Budapest. But the reality of that "freedom," they soon discover, is often nothing more than tedious work and poor living conditions. From close looks at the work of a housekeeper at a French hotel, a bartender at an Irish pub, a snowboarding instructor in Slovakia in the winter and an office worker in London in the summer, and a programmer in Helsinki, to explorations of larger topics such as marriage, divorce, and relationships, Zuska Kepplová's novel is a millennials' odyssey--a search for the self by the post-Cold War generation.