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Ludwig´s Room
Alois Hotschnig
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Description for Ludwig´s Room
Hardback. When Kurt Weber inherits his great-uncle's lakeside house, he finds traces of the dark secrets of his family's past. The early inhabitants of the house haunt his dreams nightly. And one day a ghostlike woman appears before him, hiding herself in a room that had been kept locked throughout his childhood. Translator(s): Lewis, Tess. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
When Kurt Weber inherits his great-uncle's lakeside house, he finds traces of the dark secrets of his family's past. The early inhabitants of the house haunt his dreams nightly. And one day a ghostlike woman appears before him, hiding herself in a room that had been kept locked throughout his childhood. Inside, Kurt finds a hidden stash of photographs, letters, and documents. As he deciphers them, he gradually understands the degree of complicity in wartime horrors of his family and his neighbors. As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that the entire village adheres to an old and widely understood ... Read more
When Kurt Weber inherits his great-uncle's lakeside house, he finds traces of the dark secrets of his family's past. The early inhabitants of the house haunt his dreams nightly. And one day a ghostlike woman appears before him, hiding herself in a room that had been kept locked throughout his childhood. Inside, Kurt finds a hidden stash of photographs, letters, and documents. As he deciphers them, he gradually understands the degree of complicity in wartime horrors of his family and his neighbors. As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that the entire village adheres to an old and widely understood ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Number of Pages
146
Place of Publication
Greenford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857422040
SKU
V9780857422040
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About Alois Hotschnig
Alois Hotschnig's recent books include Maybe This Time. Tess Lewis has translated seven books and numerous essays and articles from French and German.
Reviews for Ludwig´s Room
"The secret of literature is to make the reader curious about the solution of a riddle. Hotschnig has mastered this technique like no other in his generation. No word is superfluous." (Vienna Press)"