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Kingdom of Twilight
Steven Uhly
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Description for Kingdom of Twilight
Paperback. Translator(s): Bulloch, Jamie. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 44. Weight in Grams: 778.
HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH - THE TIMES One night in autumn 1944, a gunshot echoes through the alleyways of a small town in occupied Poland. An S.S. officer is shot dead by a young Polish Jew, Margarita Ejzenstain. In retaliation, his commander orders the execution of thirty-seven Poles - one for every year of the dead man's life. First hidden by a German couple, Margarita must then flee the brutal advance of the Soviet army with her new-born baby. So begins a thrilling panorama of intermingled destinies and events that reverberate ... Read more
HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH - THE TIMES One night in autumn 1944, a gunshot echoes through the alleyways of a small town in occupied Poland. An S.S. officer is shot dead by a young Polish Jew, Margarita Ejzenstain. In retaliation, his commander orders the execution of thirty-seven Poles - one for every year of the dead man's life. First hidden by a German couple, Margarita must then flee the brutal advance of the Soviet army with her new-born baby. So begins a thrilling panorama of intermingled destinies and events that reverberate ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
777g
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857054982
SKU
V9780857054982
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About Steven Uhly
Steven Uhly was born in 1964 in Cologne and is of German-Bengali descent, and partially rooted in Spanish culture. He has studied literature, served as the head of an institute in Brazil, and translated poetry and prose from Spanish, Portuguese, and English. He lives in Munich with his family. His book Adams Fuge was granted the Tukan Preis ... Read more
Reviews for Kingdom of Twilight
One of the most important and powerful novels of recent German literature
Deutschlandradio Kultur
A gripping, thoroughly researched novel . . . Steven Uhly's Kingdom of Twilight should be at the centre of literary debate
Suddeutsche Zeitung
Uhly skilfully unrolls an epic canvas yet rarely loses sight of the individual details that bring his characters to ... Read more
Deutschlandradio Kultur
A gripping, thoroughly researched novel . . . Steven Uhly's Kingdom of Twilight should be at the centre of literary debate
Suddeutsche Zeitung
Uhly skilfully unrolls an epic canvas yet rarely loses sight of the individual details that bring his characters to ... Read more