The Blue Soda Siphon

Klappentext A novel, in which the narrator unexpectedly finds himself back in the world of his childhood: Switzerland in the 1940s. He returns to his childhood home to find his parents frantic because their son is missing. Then, in another switch, the young boy that he was back then turns up in the present of the early 1990s, during the Gulf War. Zusammenfassung A novel! in which the narrator unexpectedly finds himself back in the world of his childhood: Switzerland in the 1940s. He returns to his childhood home to find his parents frantic because their son is missing. Then! in another switch! the young boy that he was back then turns up in the present of the early 1990s! during the Gulf War.

About the author

Urs Widmer (1938-2014) was a Swiss novelist, playwright, essayist, and short story writer and the cofounder of Verlag der Autoren, an author-owned publishing house focusing on texts related to the performing arts. His other books include The Blue Soda Siphon and My Father's Book, also published by Seagull Books.

Product details

• Authors: Urs Widmer
• Assisted by: Donal Mclaughlin (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.11.2014
• EAN: 9780857422118
• ISBN: 978-0-85742-211-8
• Series: SB - The Swiss List; Swiss List; SB - The Swiss List; The Swiss List; The Swiss List (Seagull Titles - Chicago)
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature