Siblings
€14.76
Product Information
| ISBN | 9780241555842 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brigitte Reimann |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.114 |
| Publishing Date | 29/02/2024 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €13.92 |
| Tax | €0.84 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €14.76 |
| Availability | 4 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
''Spare, chilling, with wild flashes of vivid colour and the tempo of a thriller, Siblings jolts us into the beating heart of a family and post-war East Germany, conjuring the political dreams and divisions that make and ultimately break both'' Lisa Appignanesi
1960. The border between East and West Germany has closed.
For Elisabeth - a young painter - the GDR is her generation''s chance to build a glorious, egalitarian socialist future. For her brother Uli, it is a place of stricture and oppression. Separating them is the ever-wider chasm of the Party line; over them loom the twin spectres of opportunity and fear, and the shadow of their defector brother Konrad. In prose as bold as a scarlet paint stroke, Brigitte Reimann battles with the clash of idealism and suppression, familial loyalty, and desire. The result is this ground-breaking classic of post-war East German literature.
Translated by Lucy Jones