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19%OFFHelen Constantine - Vienna Tales - 9780199669790 - V9780199669790
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Vienna Tales

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Description for Vienna Tales Paperback. Seventeen stories from one of Europe's most enchanting cities. Editor(s): Constantine, Helen. Translator(s): Holmes, Deborah. Num Pages: 304 pages, 17 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
Situated on the cusp of West and East, between the foothills of the Alps and the mighty 'Blue Danube', Vienna has long presented authors with a wealth of material for stories that entertain and intrigue. The city's famous quality of life and rich variety of cultural offerings is apparent here at every turn, but so too is its darker side, whether it be the Viennese obsession with death and decay or the dramatic, tragic events of its twentieth-century history. In stories from the early to mid-nineteenth century in particular, the city stands for wine, women and song, for a laid-back ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
298
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199669790
SKU
V9780199669790
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About Helen Constantine
Helen Constantine taught languages in schools until 2000, when she became a full-time translator. She has published two volumes of translated stories, Paris Tales and French Tales, and is currently editing a series of City Tales for Oxford University Press. She has translated Mademoiselle de Maupin by Théophile Gautier and Dangerous Liaisons by Choderlos de Laclos for Penguin. She is ... Read more

Reviews for Vienna Tales
This strongly recommended volume of a series of literary city guides seeks to provide a rounded view of Vienna. The culture and landscapes are there but the book goes beneath the veneer to give the view of the outsider looking in. Irish Times, Brian Maye This highly recommended volume from a series of literary city guides seeks to provide a ... Read more

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