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Among the Bieresch
Klaus Hoffer
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Description for Among the Bieresch
Hardback. IN Series: SB-The German List. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 494.
Young Hans arrives with one suitcase in a squalid village on the eastern edge of empire-a surreal postwar Austria. His uncle has died, and according to the tradition required by his people-the Bieresch-Hans must assume his uncle's place for one year. In a series of interactions with the village's tragicomic characters and their contradictory stories and scriptures, the reluctant Hans must face a world both familiar and alien. Among the Bieresch is Hans's story-one of bizarre customs, tangled relationships, and the struggle between two mystical sects. The novel, translated by Isabel Fargo Cole, is a German cult favorite and a ... Read more
Young Hans arrives with one suitcase in a squalid village on the eastern edge of empire-a surreal postwar Austria. His uncle has died, and according to the tradition required by his people-the Bieresch-Hans must assume his uncle's place for one year. In a series of interactions with the village's tragicomic characters and their contradictory stories and scriptures, the reluctant Hans must face a world both familiar and alien. Among the Bieresch is Hans's story-one of bizarre customs, tangled relationships, and the struggle between two mystical sects. The novel, translated by Isabel Fargo Cole, is a German cult favorite and a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
SB-The German List
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Greenford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857423061
SKU
V9780857423061
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About Klaus Hoffer
Klaus Hoffer is a German writer and translator. Isabel Fargo Cole is a US-born, Berlin-based writer and translator.
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