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Item Details
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THE PORTAGE TO SAN CRISTOBEL OF A.H.
A NOVEL |
| By: |
George Steiner |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£8.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0226772357 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780226772356 |
| Publisher: |
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
15 October, 1999 |
| Series: |
Phoenix Fiction S. |
| Pages: |
176 |
| Description: |
Thirty years after World War II, Israeli Nazi-hunters, some of whom lost relatives in the gas chambers of Nazi Germany, find a silent old man in the Amazon jungle. He is Adolf Hitler. The narrative that follows is an exploration of the nature of guilt, vengeance, language and the power of evil. |
| Synopsis: |
Imagine, thirty years after the end of World War II, Israeli Nazi-hunters, some of whom lost relatives in the gas chambers of Nazi Germany, find a silent old man deep in the Amazon jungle. He is Adolph Hitler. The narrative that follows is a profound and disturbing exploration of the nature of guilt, vengeance, language, and the power of evil-each undiminished over time. George Steiner's stunning novel, now with a new afterword, will continue to provoke our thinking about Nazi Germany's unforgettable past. "Two readings have convinced me that this is a fiction of extraordinary power and thoughtfulness. . . . [A] remarkable novel."-Bernard Bergonzi, "Times Literary Supplement" "In this tour de force Mr. Steiner makes his reader re-examine, to whatever conclusions each may choose, a history from which we would prefer to avert our eyes."-Edmund Fuller, "Wall Street Journal" ""Portage" largely avoids both the satisfactions of the traditional novel and the horrifying details of Holocaust literature. Instead, Steiner has taken as his model the political imaginings of an Orwell or Koestler. . . . He has produced a philosophic fantasy of remarkable intensity."-Otto Friedrich, "Time" |
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US |
| Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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