A renowned writer and his wife live quietly in a beautiful villa outside Vienna, until the triumphant Nazis start subjecting their Jewish "hosts" to ever greater humiliations. Veza Canetti focuses on seemingly ordinary people to epitomize the horror: one flag-happy German kills a sparrow before a group of little children; another, more entrepreneurial Nazi brands tortoises with swastikas to sell as souvenirs commemorating the Anschluss.
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Spare, dark, and cinematic, The Tortoises describes life in the Nazi reign of terror.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780811216968
Publisert
2007-03-02
Utgiver
Vendor
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Vekt
295 gr
Høyde
203 mm
Bredde
132 mm
Dybde
20 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
256
Forfatter
Oversetter