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OverviewDistant Signs is an intimate portrait of two families spanning three generations amidst turbulent political change, behind and beyond the Berlin Wall. In 1960s East Germany, Margret, a professor's daughter from the city, meets and marries Hans, from a small village in the Thuringian forest. The couple struggle to contend with their different backgrounds, and the emotional scars they bear from childhood in the aftermath of war. As East German history gradually unravels, with collision of the personal and political, their two families' hidden truths are quietly revealed. An exquisitely written novel with strongly etched characters that stay with you long after the book is finished and an authentic portrayal of family life behind the iron curtain based on personal experience of the author who is East German and was 16 years old at the fall of the Berlin Wall. AUTHOR: Anne Richter was born in 1973 in Jena, in the former German Democratic Republic. Her degree in Romance languages and English included study periods in England, Italy and France. In 2011, Anne was nominated for the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize, a highly regarded German-language literary award. Her debut novel, Distant Signs, was published in Germany in 2013. Anne is currently writing her second novel. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Anne Richter , Douglas IrvingPublisher: Neem Tree Press Limited Imprint: Neem Tree Press Limited Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.40cm ISBN: 9781911107088ISBN 10: 1911107089 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 21 February 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsCommunist Cow Cat Dreams Armoured Protection Waiting for Friedrich Singing Soldiers Silent Christmas The Greatest of Joys It's not about Fun Sleeping in the Snow Fragile Specimens End of Waiting Dancing Daughter Farewell On the HorizonReviewsThe relationship between the two main characters is full of tension; in the so-called `classless society', it is the little barbs within the two families of contrasting backgrounds that carry particular weight. URSULA KRECHEL Author InformationAnne Richter was born in 1973 in Jena, in the former German Democratic Republic. Her degree in Romance languages and English included study periods in England, Italy and France. In 2011, Anne was nominated for the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize, a highly regarded German-language literary award. Her debut novel, Distant Signs, was published in Germany in 2013. Anne is currently writing her second novel. Douglas Irving is Scottish. He studied German and Spanish at Aberdeen University. In 2014 he completed a Masters in Translation at Glasgow University. His first translation, Crossing: A Love Story by Anna Seghers was published in 2016 in the US to positive reviews. His translation of Anna Seghers' last work published in her lifetime, Three Women from Haiti, is set to follow. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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