My Father's Book
Urs Widmer, Donal McLaughlin · 2011
על הספר
Since the age of twelve, Karl, the father, has observed the family tradition of recording his life in a single notebook, but when his book is lost soon after his death, his son resolves to rewrite it. Here, we get to know Karl's friends - a collection of anti-fascist painters and architects known as Group 33. We learn of the early years of Karl's marriage and follow his military service as the Swiss fear a German invasion during World War II, his political activity for the Communist Party, and his brief career as a teacher. We are told of Karl's literary translations of his favorite French books, and, most important, the eerie and ever-present coffins outside the houses in the home village of Karl's father, one reserved for each individual from the day he or she is born.
פרטי הספר
- שנה
- 2011
- שפה
- English
- הוצאה
- Seagull Books
- מהדורות
- 3
- עמודים
- 173
- ISBN
- 9780857420176
מקור הנתונים: Wikidata
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