Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
They Divided the Sky (Literary Translation)
Christa Wolf
€ 17.67
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for They Divided the Sky (Literary Translation)
Paperback. First published in 1963, in East Germany, They Divided the Sky tells the story of a young couple, living in the new, socialist, East Germany, whose relationship is tested to the extreme not only because of the political positions they gradually develop but, very concretely, by the Berlin Wall, which went up on August 13, 1961. Translator(s): Von Flotow, Luise. Series: Literary Translation. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 256.
First published in 1963, in East Germany, They Divided the Sky tells the story of a young couple, living in the new, socialist, East Germany, whose relationship is tested to the extreme not only because of the political positions they gradually develop but, very concretely, by the Berlin Wall, which went up on August 13, 1961. The story is set in 1960 and 1961, a moment of high political cold war tension between the East Bloc and the West, a time when many thousands of people were leaving the young German Democratic Republic (the GDR) every day in order ... Read more
First published in 1963, in East Germany, They Divided the Sky tells the story of a young couple, living in the new, socialist, East Germany, whose relationship is tested to the extreme not only because of the political positions they gradually develop but, very concretely, by the Berlin Wall, which went up on August 13, 1961. The story is set in 1960 and 1961, a moment of high political cold war tension between the East Bloc and the West, a time when many thousands of people were leaving the young German Democratic Republic (the GDR) every day in order ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Univ of Ottawa Pr
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Literary Translation
Condition
New
Weight
255g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Ottawa, Canada
ISBN
9780776607870
SKU
V9780776607870
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-8
About Christa Wolf
Luise von Flotow has published literary translations from German and French since the 1980s. Her interest in Christa Wolf and the re-translation of Der geteilte Himmel stems from her family background (origins in the northeast of Germany), extensive research and travel in East Germany (1986-1990), and the discovery and study of the existing translation (Divided Heaven 1965, Seven Seas Verlag, ... Read more
Reviews for They Divided the Sky (Literary Translation)
"An ardent young socialist convinced of culture's mission to educate, Wolf wrote her first novel in 1963. Originally called "Divided Heaven", it has now been reissued as "They Divided the Sky". The difference goes deeper than the title. Luise von Flotow's faithful new rendering replaces a text that had been badly twisted by a zealous editor who was determined to ... Read more