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THE SAME RIVER
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Electronic book text |
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£11.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0720614139 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780720614138 |
| Publisher: |
PETER OWEN PUBLISHERS |
| Pub. date: |
1 June, 2011 |
| Synopsis: |
The first English translation of a major European literary figure and Nobel Prize nominee's most significant work of prose to date, this tense, cerebral, fascinating novel is the perfect introduction to Kaplinski A semi-autobiographical Bildungsroman, set in the early 1960s, this novel narrates the efforts of Kaplinski's youthful alter ego to lose his innocence and attain sexual and mystical knowledge. The 20-year-old protagonist finds an unofficial teacher in a retired theologian and poet, who is out of favor with the communist authorities. After a summer spent in intellectual and erotic soul-searching, the sexual and political intrigues finally overlap, leading to a quasi-solution. As KGB and university apparatchiks take a close interest in the relation of the two poets, the student outgrows his mentor, who despite accusing the human race of puerility, turns out to be a big and jealous child himself. This novel is seen by many as one of the crowning achievements of a long (and still-flourishing) career in Estonia, but this is the first time this unique work will be widely available in English. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Peter Owen Publishers |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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