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Sailing Against the Wind
Jaan Kross
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Description for Sailing Against the Wind
Paperback. "First published in Estonian under the title Vastutuulelaev: Bernhard Schmidti romaan in 1987 by Eesti Raamat in Tallinn, Estonia. Copyright (c) The Estate of Jaan Kross. Published by arrangement with Werner Soderstrom Ltd. (WSOY), Finland." Translator(s): Dickens, Eric. Series: Writings from an Unbound Europe S. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 456.
Jaan Kross's historical novel Sailing Against the Wind fictionalizes the life of Bernhard Schmidt (1879-1935), an Estonian-born inventor. It is a meditation on national identity, the relationship between history and the individual life, and the mechanisms of the historical novel as a genre.
Jaan Kross's historical novel Sailing Against the Wind fictionalizes the life of Bernhard Schmidt (1879-1935), an Estonian-born inventor. It is a meditation on national identity, the relationship between history and the individual life, and the mechanisms of the historical novel as a genre.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Series
Writings from an Unbound Europe S.
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810126527
SKU
V9780810126527
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99-1
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