Death in Danzig

Name: Death in Danzig
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ISBN: 9780151008056

ISBN-10: 0151008051

ISBN-13: 9780151008056

Edition: 2004

Authors: Stefan Chwin, Philip Boehm

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Germans flee the besieged city of Danzig in 1945. Poles driven out of eastern regions controlled by the Russians move into the homes hastily abandoned by their previous inhabitants. In an area of the city graced with beech trees and a stately cathedral, the stories of old and new residents intertwine: Hanemann, a German and a former professor of anatomy, who chooses to stay in Danzig after the mysterious death of his lover; the Polish family of the narrator, driven out of Warsaw; and a young Carpathian woman who no longer has a country, her cheerful nature concealing deep wounds. Through his brilliantly defined characters, stunning evocation of place, and memorable descriptions of a world…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Publication date: 11/1/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

A literary critic, essayist, novelist, and illustrator, Stefan Chwin is one of the most acclaimed writers in Europe today. Death in Danzig is his first novel to be translated into English. He lives and teaches in Gdansk, Poland.

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