| A Legacy Revised Edition Contributor(s): Bedford, Sybille (Author), Wineapple, Brenda (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1590178262 ISBN-13: 9781590178263 Publisher: New York Review of Books OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2014038284 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.2" W x 7.6" (0.80 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family - Cultural Region - Germany - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Legacy is the tale of two very different families, the Merzes and the Feldens. The Jewish Merzes are longstanding members of Berlin's haute bourgeoisie who count a friend of Goethe among their distinguished ancestors. Not that this proud legacy means much of anything to them anymore. Secure in their huge town house, they devote themselves to little more than enjoying their comforts and ensuring their wealth. The Feldens are landed aristocracy, well off but not rich, from Germany's Catholic south. After Julius von Felden marries Melanie Merz the fortunes of the two families will be strangely, indeed fatally, entwined. Set during the run-up to World War I, a time of weirdly mingled complacency and angst, A Legacy is captivating, magnificently funny, and profound, an unforgettable image of a doomed way of life. |