The Wall
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$22.63
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
7 October 2025
Summary
The Wall: A Woman’s Fight for Survival in a World Divided
A weekend getaway in the Austrian mountains becomes a terrifying fight for survival when a woman finds herself inexplicably trapped.
After her cousin and his wife disappear during a walk, she sets out to find them, only to encounter a transparent wall, an invisible barrier separating her from the rest of the world. Beyond it, there appears to be no life.
Alone and isolated, she must learn to survive, tending t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784879976 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1784879975 |
| Author: | Marlen Haushofer, Shaun Whiteside, Claire-Louise Bennett |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 7 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 182g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 17mm |
About The Author
Marlen Haushofer
Marlen Haushofer (Author)
Marie Helene Haushofer was born in Frauenstein, Austria in 1920. Following the Second World War, she worked in her husband’s dentistry practice. She began publishing short stories in magazines from 1946. She enjoyed success with her novella The Fifth Year, which was published in 1952 but her most enduring work was The Wall, first published in 1963 and now considered a classic of dystopian fiction. She died in 1970.
Shaun Whiteside (Translator)
Shaun Whiteside is an award-winning translator from French, German, Italian and Dutch. His most recent translations from German include Aftermath by Harald Jähner, To Die in Spring by Ralf Rothmann, Swansong 1945 by Walter Kempowski, Berlin Finale by Heinz Rein and The Broken House by Horst Krüger.
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