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Too Far Afield

Door Günter Grass

Categorie	Geschiedenis Europa
Boeknummer	#414933-XY15
Titel	Too Far Afield
Auteur	Grass, Günter
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Boston/New York : Houghton Mifflin
Jaar van uitgave	2000
ISBN10	0151002304
ISBN13	9780151002306
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original boards, dust jacket, 8vo.
Samenvatting	Two old men roam through Berlin observing life in the former German Democratic Republic after the fall of the Wall in 1989. The men are Theo Wuttke, a former East German cultural functionary, keen observer, and gifted speaker; and Ludwig Hoftaller, a mid-level spy who can serve the Prussian police, or the Gestapo, or the East German Stasi with equal dedication. Both men are employed by the Treuhand-the agency in charge of privatizing former East German state enterprises-which occupies the building in Berlin that was once the headquarters of Goering's Air Ministry. Wuttke, in his capacity as file courier, desperately tries to save the old-fashioned elevator, which has carried the famous and powerful up-and down again. And he comforts the disheartened head of the agency, who seeks relief fro... (Lees verder)m the burdens of office by roller skating around the corridors at night. This novel will stand as perhaps the most complex and challenging exploration of what Germany's recent reunification will mean-for Germans, for Europeans, for the world. Grass writes with the wit, fantasy, literary erudition, and political acerbity for which he is celebrated. And in his inimitable fashion, he tells a deeply human story laced with pain and humor in equal measure.
Pagina's	658
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 15,00

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