The Short End of the Sonnenallee

Informationen zum Autor Thomas Brussig is the author of nine novels, including Wasserfarben and Helden wie wir . He also wrote the screenplays for two film adaptations of his novels Helden wie wir and Sonnenallee . Born in East Berlin, Brussig now divides his time between Berlin and Mecklenburg. Jonathan Franzen’s work includes four novels ( The Twenty-Seventh City , Strong Motion , The Corrections , Freedom ), two collections of essays ( Farther Away , How To Be Alone ), a memoir ( The Discomfort Zone ), and, most recently, The Kraus Project . He is recognised as one of the best American writers of our age and has won many awards. He lives in New York City and Santa Cruz, California. Jonathan Franzen’s work includes four novels ( The Twenty-Seventh City , Strong Motion , The Corrections , Freedom ), two collections of essays ( Farther Away , How To Be Alone ), a memoir ( The Discomfort Zone ), and, most recently, The Kraus Project . He is recognised as one of the best American writers of our age and has won many awards. He lives in New York City and Santa Cruz, California. Jenny Watson is an associate professor of German at Marquette University. Since receiving her PhD in German and Scandinavian literature, Watson has published many books and articles, including German Milwaukee , “Selma Lagerlöf: Surface and Depth,” and Scandinavia and Germany: Cross-Cultural Currents . She lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Klappentext 'A kind of miracle ... Not only made me laugh (again and again) but brought tears to my eyes' Jonathan Franzen'One of the most brilliant satirical novels about life in East Berlin' New York Times Zusammenfassung ‘A kind of miracle … Not only made me laugh (again and again) but brought tears to my eyes’ Jonathan Franzen ‘One of the most brilliant satirical novels about life in East Berlin’ New York Times...

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Brussig, Brussig Thomas
• Assisted by: Jonathan Franzen (Introduction), Franzen Jonathan (Introduction), Jonathan Franzen (Translation), Franzen Jonathan (Translation), Jenny Watson (Translation)
• Publisher: Fourth Estate
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.04.2023
• EAN: 9780008559311
• ISBN: 978-0-00-855931-1
• Dimensions: 141 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Berlin, FICTION / Coming of Age, FICTION / Historical / General, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Humorous / General, Historical fiction, FICTION / Classics, FICTION / Satire, Fiction in translation, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Politics, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Narrative theme: displacement, exile, migration, Satirical fiction & parodies, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary