My Century
by Gunter Grass
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0571200990
- ISBN 13
- 9780571200993
- Seller
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Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia
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Synopsis
Günter Grass tells us a story for every year of our century. He writes of great events and seemingly trivial occurrences, of technical developments and scientific discoveries, of achievements in culture and sports, of megalomania, of persecution and murder, of war and disasters, and of new beginnings. Although each story has a different narrator, collectively the stories form a complete and linear narrative in which the individual is the focus. As the sequence unfolds, a lively and rich picture emerges, an historical portrait of this millennium in all its grandeur and in all its horror. One hundred stories come full circle to create a novel of our century.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14791
- Title
- My Century
- Author
- Gunter Grass
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0571200990
- ISBN 13
- 9780571200993
- Publisher
- Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- BZDB1 Essays & Literary Criticism; ISBN: 0571200990 EAN: 9780571200993 Gunter Grass My Century
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