Distant Signs

Rooted in the author's experience witnessing the fall of the Berlin Wall, Distant Signs explores the complexity of familial bonds, love, and life behind and beyond the iron curtain.
Against the backdrop of seismic political upheaval in 1960s East Germany Margret, a professor's daughter hailing from the city, and Hans, a man rooted in a tranquil Thuringian forest village are embroiled in a family saga. Their love story is colored by the clash of their disparate origins and the lingering emotional wounds inflicted by a war-torn childhood. As historical events play out, the secrets of two families are revealed.

Anne Richter's exquisite prose translated from German by Douglas Irving, paints a vivid portrait of a society marked by change while paying homage to the quiet strength that exists within the most trying of times.

Info autore

Anne Richter was born in Jena, in the former German Democratic Republic. Her degree in Romance languages and English included study periods in England, Italy and France. In 2011, Anne was nominated for the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize, a highly regarded German-language literary award. Her debut novel, Distant Signs, was originally published in Germany in 2013. Douglas Irving is Scottish. He studied German and Spanish at Aberdeen University. In 2014 he completed a Masters in Translation at Glasgow University.

Riassunto

An intimate portrait of two families spanning three generations amidst turbulent political change, behind and beyond the Berlin Wall.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Douglas Irving, Anne Richter, Richter Anne
• Con la collaborazione di: Douglas Irving (Traduzione)
• Editore: Boundless Publishing
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.11.2019
• EAN: 9781911107095
• ISBN: 978-1-911107-09-5
• Pagine: 226
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; FICTION / General, Sagas, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Sagas, Historical fiction, Fiction in translation, c 1960 to c 1969, East Germany, Ddr, Saga fiction (family / generational sagas), Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary