A Guide to Berlin by Gail Jones - ISBN: 9780857988164
Paperback
Nabokov inspires travelers in haunted Berlin; secrets, stories, and shattering violence.

A Guide to Berlin

  • Paperback

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    1 August 2016

Summary

Shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards and Longlisted for the 2016 Stella Prize.

‘A Guide to Berlin’ is the name of a short story written by Vladimir Nabokov in 1925, when he was a young man of 26, living in Berlin.

A group of six international travellers, two Italians, two Japanese, an American and an Australian, meet in empty apartments in Berlin to share stories and memories. Each is enthralled in some way to the work of Vladimir Nabokov, and each is finding thei…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780857988164
ISBN-10:0857988166
Author:Gail Jones
Publisher:Random House Australia
Imprint:Vintage
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:1 August 2016
Weight:212g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 22mm
About The Author

Gail Jones

Gail Jones is the author of two short-story collections, a critical monograph, and the novels Black Mirror, Sixty Lights, Dreams of Speaking, Sorry and Five Bells. Three times shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award, her prizes include the WA Premier’s Award for Fiction, the Nita B. Kibble Award, the Steele Rudd Award, the Age Book of the Year Award, the Adelaide Festival Award for Fiction and the ASAL Gold Medal. She has also been shortlisted for international awards, including the IMPAC and the Prix Femina. Her fiction has been translated into nine languages.

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