The Gordian Knot
$34.77
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
28 February 2012
Summary
Young lawyer Georg Polger gives up a comfortable existence in Germany to work as a freelance translator in the South of France. But business in the picturesque village is far from booming and Georg struggles to make ends meet. One day he is approached by a Mr Bulnakov, who wants Georg to take over a local translation agency whose previous owner has just died in mysterious circumstances.
Everything seems to be going perfectly: Georg falls in love with Bulnakov’s attractive secretary, F…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753828465 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0753828464 |
| Author: | Prof Bernhard Schlink, Bernhard Schlink |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 28 February 2012 |
| Weight: | 246g |
| Dimensions: | 130mm x 199mm x 20mm |
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The Gordian Knot is a compact psychological tale, with well-drawn characters and an ambiguous moral tone.
The Gordian Knot is a compact psychological tale, with well-drawn characters and an ambiguous moral tone. * SOUTH WALES ARGUS *
About The Author
Prof Bernhard Schlink
Bernhard Schlink was born in Germany in 1944. A professor of law at Humboldt University, Berlin and Cardozo Law School, New York, he is the author of the major international bestselling novel and movie THE READER, short story collection FLIGHTS OF LOVE and several prize-winning crime novels. He lives in Berlin and New York.
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