Europe Central: Vollmann, William T. PB

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ISBN
9780143036593
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0143036599
ISBN-13
9780143036593
eBay Product ID (ePID)
48325508

Product Key Features

Book Title
Europe Central : National Book Award Winner
Number of Pages
832 Pages
Language
English
Topic
War & Military, General, Literary, Historical
Publication Year
2005
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Author
William T. Vollmann
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.8 in
Item Weight
26.1 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
His most welcoming book, possibly his best book. ("The New York Times Book Review") Vollmann asks us to put aside what we think we know of history and immerse ourselves in it once again. ("The Boston Globe") "Europe Central" may be his best novel ever. ("The Washington Post"), "His most welcoming work, possibly his best book . . . part novel and part stories, virtuoso historical remembrance and focused study of violence." - The New York Times Book Review   "A jarring, haunting, absurdly ambitious symphony of a book . . . It has an emotional force capable of ripping almost any reader from his moorings. . . . Vollmann has done as much as anyone in recent memory to return moral seriousness to American fiction."  - Steve Kettmann,  San Francisco Chronicle  "Resembles  War and Peace  not merely in its scope, but in its perception of history as a determining force that individual lives merely illustrate . . . Aspires to the highest possible potential of literature." - Melvin Jules Bukiet,  Los Angeles Times "A grimly magnificent dramatization of the impossible moral choices forced on individuals by these totalitarian regimes . . . if you have been following Vollmann's extraordinary career, Europe Central may be his best novel ever."   - Steven Moore,  The Washington Post "Profound . . . Vollmann asks us to put aside what we think we know of history and immerse ourselves in it once again."   -  John Freeman ,  The Boston Globe, His most welcoming book, possibly his best book. (The New York Times Book Review) Vollmann asks us to put aside what we think we know of history and immerse ourselves in it once again. (The Boston Globe) Europe Centralmay be his best novel ever. (The Washington Post), His most welcoming book, possibly his best book. ( The New York Times Book Review ) Vollmann asks us to put aside what we think we know of history and immerse ourselves in it once again. ( The Boston Globe ) Europe Central may be his best novel ever. ( The Washington Post )
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Grade To
UP
Dewey Decimal
813.54
Synopsis
In his newest work, Vollmann presents a mesmerizing series of intertwined paired stories that compare and contrast the moral decisions made by various figures--some famous, some infamous, some unknown--associated with the warring authoritarian cultures of Germany and the USSR in the 20th century., WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD A daring literary masterpiece of historical fiction that weaves together the gripping stories of those caught in the web of authoritarian rule. Through interwoven narratives that paint a portrait of 20th century Germany and the USSR and the monstrous age they defined, Europe Central captures a chorus of voices both real and fictional--a young German who joins the SS to fight its crimes, two generals who collaborate with the enemy for different reasons, and the tumultuous life of Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich amidst Stalinist oppression. In this magnificent work of fiction, acclaimed author William T. Vollmann turns his trenchant eye on these two authoritarian cultures to render a mesmerizing perspective on human experience during wartime., A daring literary masterpiece and winner of the National Book Award In this magnificent work of fiction, acclaimed author William T. Vollmann turns his trenchant eye on the authoritarian cultures of Germany and the USSR in the twentieth century to render a mesmerizing perspective on human experience during wartime. Through interwoven narratives that paint a composite portrait of these two battling leviathans and the monstrous age they defined, Europe Central captures a chorus of voices both real and fictional-- a young German who joins the SS to fight its crimes, two generals who collaborate with the enemy for different reasons, the Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich and the Stalinist assaults upon his work and life., Audacious.Wildly ambitious. Prolific. All describe William T. Vollmann, author of the seven-volume nonfiction work "Rising Up and Rising Down and the "Seven Dreams" sequence of novels, which the "Chicago Tribune hailed as "likely to become one of the masterpieces of the century." In "Europe Central, Vollmann presents a mesmerizing series of intertwined paired stories that compare and contrast the moral decisions made by various figures--some famous, some infamous, some unknown--associated with the warring authoritarian cultures of Germany and the USSR m the twentieth century. He conjures up two generals, one Russian and one German, who collaborate with the enemy for different reasons and with different results. Another pairing tells of two heroes--a female Russian partisan martyred at the beginning of World War II and a young German man who joins the SS in order to reveal its secrets and halt its crimes. Several stories concern the complex and elusive Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich and the Stalinist assaults against his work and life; also explored are the fates of artists and poets such as Kathe Kollwitz, Anna Akhmatova, and the documentary filmmaker Roman Karmen. "Europe Central is another high-wire act of fiction by a writer of prodigious talent.
LC Classification Number
PS3572.O395E97 2006

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