The pages / Hugo Hamilton.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First editionDescription: 261 pages ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780593320662
- 0593320662
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Northport Library | Fiction | HAMILTON HUGO | Available | 33111009873585 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
An entirely original novel in which a book--Joseph Roth's masterpiece Rebellion --narrates its own astonishing life story, from 1930s Germany to the present day, at the heart of a gripping mystery.
"A powerful, powerful piece of work." --Colum McCann, best-selling author of Apeirogon
One old copy of the novel Rebellion sits in Lena Knecht's tote bag, about to accompany her on a journey from New York to Berlin in search of a clue to the hand-drawn map on its last page. It is the brilliantly captivating voice of this novel--a first edition nearly burned by Nazis in May 1933--that is our narrator.
Fast-paced and tightly plotted, The Pages brings together a multitude of dazzling characters, real and invented, in a sweeping story of survival, chance, and the joys and struggles of love. At its center are Roth, an Austrian Jewish author on the run, and his wife, Friederike, who falls victim to mental illness as Europe descends into war. With vivid evocations of Germany under Nazism and today, The Pages dramatically illuminates the connections between past and present as it looks at censorship, oppression, and violence. Here is a propulsive, inspiring tale of literature over a hundred years: a novel for book lovers everywhere that will bring a fresh audience to this acclaimed writer.
"This is a Borzoi Book."
"Originally published in Great Britain by 4th Estate, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, London, in 2021." -- Verso.
"A novel in which a book--a first edition of Joseph Roth's masterpiece Rebellion--narrates its own astonishing life story, from 1930s Germany to the present day as an American artist returns to Berlin, the book's birthplace, to decipher a mystery on its last page"-- Provided by publisher
One old copy of the novel Rebellion sits in Lena Knecht's tote bag, about to accompany her on a journey from New York to Berlin in search of a clue to the hand-drawn map on its last page. The voice of this novel-- a first edition nearly burned by Nazis in May 1933-- is our narrator. The story it tells centers on Joseph Roth, an Austrian Jewish author on the run, and his wife, Friederike, who falls victim to mental illness as Europe descends into war. Through past and present, it looks at censorship, oppression, and violence. -- adapted from jacket