City of Angels: Or, the Overcoat of Dr. Freud / A Novel Contributor(s): Wolf, Christa (Author), Searls, Damion (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0374534292 ISBN-13: 9780374534295 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2014 |
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BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Thrillers - Espionage - Fiction | Political |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.68" W x 8.73" (0.85 lbs) 336 pages |
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Publisher Description: The stunning final novel from East Germany's most acclaimed writer |
Contributor Bio(s): Searls, Damion: - Damion Searls is an American writer and translator. He grew up in New York and studied at Harvard University and the University of California, Berkeley. He specializes in translating literary works from Western European languages such as German, Norwegian, French, and Dutch. Among the authors he has translated are Marcel Proust, Rainer Maria Rilke, Robert Walser, Ingeborg Bachmann, Thomas Bernhard, Kurt Schwitters, Peter Handke, Jon Fosse, and Nescio.Wolf, Christa: - Christa Wolf (1929-2011) was one of the most celebrated German writers of the twentieth century. Wolf was a central figure in East German literature and politics, and is the author of many books, including the novels The Quest for Christa T., Patterns of Childhood, and Cassandra. |