In the Flesh |
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| Author:
| Wolf, Christa |
| Translator:
| Barrett, John |
| ISBN: | 978-1-56792-317-9 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2007 |
| Publisher: | David R. Godine Publisher
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $15.95 |
Book Description:
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Christa Wolf's mesmerizing short novel--a bestseller in Germany--is a supreme work of political and philosophical insight by one of Europe's great writers. Alive with myth and metaphor, rich in historical and literary allusion, it draws a nuanced, witty, and utterly compelling portrait of a person and a society close to death yet still capable of recovery.
Christa Wolf's mesmerizing short novel--a bestseller in Germany--is a supreme work of political and philosophical insight by one of Europe's great writers. Alive with myth and metaphor, rich in historical and literary allusion, it draws a nuanced, witty, and utterly compelling portrait of a person and a society close to death yet still capable of recovery.