William T. Vollmann: Europe Central
Europe Central
Buch
- Winner of the National Book Award 2005
- Penguin LLC US, 11/2005
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert, ,
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9780143036593
- Bestellnummer: 2150589
- Umfang: 832 Seiten
- Copyright-Jahr: 2006
- Gewicht: 808 g
- Maße: 215 x 141 mm
- Stärke: 50 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 15.11.2005
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Kurzbeschreibung
37 miteinander verwobene Geschichten über Schicksale von Russen und Deutschen während des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Gewinner des National Book Awards 2005.Beschreibung
In this magnificent work of fiction, William T. Vollmann turns his trenchant eye to the authoritarian cultures of Germany and the USSR in the twentieth century. Assembling a composite portrait of these two warring leviathans and the terrible age they defined, the narrative intertwines experiences both real and fictional a young German who joins the SS to expose its crimes, two generals who collaborate with the enemy for different reasons, the Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich laboring under Stalinist oppression. Through these and other lives, Vollmann offers a daring and mesmerizing perspective on human actions during wartime.Klappentext
A daring literary masterpiece and winner of the National Book AwardIn this magnificent work of fiction, acclaimed author William T. Vollmann turns his trenchant eye on the authoritarian cultures of Germany and the USSR in the twentieth century to render a mesmerizing perspective on human experience during wartime. Through interwoven narratives that paint a composite portrait of these two battling leviathans and the monstrous age they defined, Europe Central captures a chorus of voices both real and fictional- a young German who joins the SS to fight its crimes, two generals who collaborate with the enemy for different reasons, the Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich and the Stalinist assaults upon his work and life.
Biografie
William T. Vollmann, geboren 1959 in Los Angeles, Autor zahlreicher Romane, Erzählbände und Sachbücher, mehrfach ausgezeichnet, u.a. mit dem Whiting Award; regelmäßige Veröffentlichungen in "The New Yorker", "New York Times Magazine", "Esquire", "Wall Street Journal" u.a. Der Autor lebt in Kalifornien. William T. Vollmann
Europe Central
EUR 20,33*