Bernhard Schlink

Broschiertes Buch

The Granddaughter

Beschreibung

'Anyone who wants to understand contemporary Germany must read The Granddaughter now' Le Monde 'The great novel of German reunification' Le Figaro 'A masterpiece' Maurice Szafran 'A rewarding and wonderfully readable novel ... Schlink remains a perceptive chronicler of modern Germany' Guardian May, 1964. At a youth festival in East Berlin, an unlikely young couple fall in love. In the bright spring days, anything seems possible for them - it is only many years later, after her death, that Kaspar discovers the price his wife paid to get to him in West Berlin. Shattered by grief, Kaspar sets off to uncover Birgit's secrets in the East. His search leads him to a rural community of neo-Nazis, and to a young girl who accepts him as her grandfather. Their worlds could not be more different - but he is determined to fight for her. From the author of the no.1 international bestseller The Reader, The Granddaughter is a gripping novel that transports us from the divided Germany of the 1960s to contemporary Australia, asking what might be found when it seems like all is lost. Translated from the German by Charlotte Collins

Autor

BERNHARD SCHLINK was born in Germany in 1944. A professor emeritus of law at Humboldt University, Berlin, and Cardozo Law School, New York, he is the author of the internationally bestselling novels The Reader, which became an Oscar-winning film starring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes, and The Woman on the Stairs. His latest novel, Olga, was a no.1 international bestseller. He lives in Berlin and New York.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Orion
• Originaltitel: Die Enkelin
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 154mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 412g
• ISBN-13: 9781399614863
• ISBN-10: 139961486X
• Artikelnr.: 70090378

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"A brilliant dissection of a fragmented nation in which a glimmer of hope relieves a somber but wholly memorable tale." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"The Granddaughter's premise will feel familiar to readers of Schlink's previous novels--including the bestselling The Reader (1995) . . . many of which use individual relationships as proxies for examining the ongoing legacies of World War II and the Cold War in his native country. . . . [Schlink] writes instructive tales that adeptly raise difficult questions and propose appealing answers." - New York Times Book Review

"The Granddaughter captures something important about contemporary Germany, lost amid countless news articles about the woes of a once mighty economy and

the swift rise of the far-right party AfD (Alternative für Deutschland), especially among the Ossis, as those from the East are called. The weight of the past hasn't disappeared, it has shape-shifted. Perpetrators are dead, but the record of their evil deeds lives on. How best to cope? Schlink has his doppelgänger provide an answer." - Washington Post

"Compelling...Schlink does a superb job of character development and sensitively charts the evolving relationship between Kaspar and Sigrun. . . . well plotted and unfailingly interesting, building suspense as readers wonder what will happen to Sigrun as she becomes a young woman." - Booklist (starred review)

"Schlink knows how to tell a gripping yarn . . . [The Granddaughter] is a rewarding and wonderfully readable novel . . . Schlink remains a perceptive chronicler of modern Germany." - The Guardian

"Schlink offers an unflinching look at the neo-Nazi movement and the compromises people make out of love. It's a powerful story of loss and the desire to move forward." - Publishers Weekly

"Mr. Schlink's timing is . . . astute. The rise of antisemitism and right-wing nationalism across Europe and the U.S. imbues The Granddaughter with a wider, more profound resonance." - Wall Street Journal

"Author Bernhard Schlink . . . is perhaps best known for his book The Reader, which was adapted into a critically acclaimed film starring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes. The Granddaughter is a worthy follow up." - Town & Country

"The Granddaughter is the great novel of German reunification . . . a perfect blend of sadness and tenderness." - Le Figaro

"Some great novels manage to encapsulate an entire era, showing how history makes its way into the innermost recesses of families and individuals. Such is the case with War and Peace, in its epic style, and such is the case, for a very different subject, with Bernhard Schlink's new book, The Granddaughter." - Le Monde

"Bernhard Schlink is one of the greatest talents in contemporary German literature. He is a sensitive, keenly observant and extremely intelligent storyteller. His prose is clear, precise and beautifully elegant." - Frankfurter Neue Presse