Europe central
In this magnificent work of fiction, William T. Vollmann turns his trenchant eye to the authoritarian cultures of Germany and the USSR in the twentieth century. The result is a daring and mesmerizing perspective on human actions during wartime.
Assembling a composite portrait of these two warring leviathans and the terrible age they defined, the narrative intertwines experiences both real and fictional: a young German who joins the SS to reveal its secrets and stop its crimes, two generals who collaborate with the enemy for different reasons and with different results, the Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich laboring under Stalinist oppression. This last story is perhaps Vollmann's signature accomplishment in this volume. Also explored are the fates of artists and poets ranging from Käthe Kollwitz and Anna Akhmatova to Marina Tsvetaeva and Van Cliburn.
Fiction
Germany -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
Historical fiction
Literature
Literature -- Fiction
Sacramento area authors
Sacramento Public Library
Social life and customs
Soviet Union -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
Special collections
Special collections -- Sacramento Public Library
War in literature
9781624608339
9781982498979
9781433274336
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Grouping Title | europe central |
Grouping Author | william t vollmann |
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Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-04-20 02:11:00AM |
Last Indexed | 2024-04-20 02:22:14AM |
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Sacramento Room
South Natomas
Orangevale
Sacramento Room
South Natomas
In this magnificent work of fiction, William T. Vollmann turns his trenchant eye to the authoritarian cultures of Germany and the USSR in the twentieth century. The result is a daring and mesmerizing perspective on human actions during wartime.
Assembling a composite portrait of these two warring leviathans and the terrible age they defined, the narrative intertwines experiences both real and fictional: a young German who joins the SS to reveal its secrets and stop its crimes, two generals who collaborate with the enemy for different reasons and with different results, the Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich laboring under Stalinist oppression. This last story is perhaps Vollmann's signature accomplishment in this volume. Also explored are the fates of artists and poets ranging from Käthe Kollwitz and Anna Akhmatova to Marina Tsvetaeva and Van Cliburn.
CD Audiobook
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9781433274336
9781624608339
9781982498979
Adult Fiction
FICTION Vollmann
SPE fic Vollmann SAA
Orangevale
Sacramento Room
South Natomas
2008
Blackstone Publishing
Viking
Germany -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
Historical fiction
Literature -- Fiction
Sacramento area authors
Soviet Union -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
Special collections -- Sacramento Public Library
War in literature
Europe Central [electronic resource] / William T. Vollmann
Europe central / William T. Vollmann
Historical Fiction
Literature
Sacramento Public Library
Sacramento area authors
Social life and customs
Special collections
War in literature
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