Kingdom of Twilight
$40.64
- Paperback
640 pages
- Release Date
17 May 2018
Summary
HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH - *THE TIMES*
One night in autumn 1944, a gunshot echoes through the alleyways of a small town in occupied Poland. An S.S. officer is shot dead by a young Polish Jew, Margarita Ejzenstain. In retaliation, his commander orders the execution of thirty-seven Poles - one for every year of the dead man’s life. First hidden by a German couple, Margarita must then flee the brutal advance of the Soviet army with her new-born baby.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857056467 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0857056468 |
| Author: | Steven Uhly, Jamie Bulloch |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | MacLehose Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 640 |
| Release Date: | 17 May 2018 |
| Weight: | 414g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 135mm x 40mm |
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Uhly skilfully unrolls an epic canvas yet rarely loses sight of the individual details that bring his characters to life - Sunday Times
A novel about the aftermath of the war, the tribulations of uneasy peace and the violent birth of Israel … KINGDOM OF TWILIGHT is powerful and original - The TimesA gripping, thoroughly researched novel … Steven Uhly’s Kingdom of Twilight should be at the centre of literary debate - Suddeutsche ZeitungOne of the most important and powerful novels of recent German literature - Deutschlandradio KulturAbout The Author
Steven Uhly
Steven Uhly was born in 1964 in Cologne and is of German-Bengali descent, and partially rooted in Spanish culture. He has studied literature, served as the head of an institute in Brazil, and translated poetry and prose from Spanish, Portuguese, and English. He lives in Munich with his family. His book Adams Fuge was granted the “Tukan Preis” of the city of Munich in 2011. His novel Gluckskind (2012) was filmed as a primetime production by director Michael Verhoeven for ARTE and the 1st German Channel ARD.
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