The Spectacle Salesman's Family by Viola Roggenkamp

The Spectacle Salesman's Family by Viola Roggenkamp

* How do you look to the future when all around you are living in the past? This stunningly written coming-of-age story explores life in a 1960s German Jewish family with all its contradictions, frustrations and occasionally, mesmerising glimpses of light

** '[A] powerful novel. . It tells the story of a Jewish family in post-WWII Germany from the point of view of the generation born after the war; every scene is perfectly controlled, every character masterfully drawn - at once sharply delineated yet psychologically complex * DER SPEIGEL *
** It's an intimate, rambling story, rich in detail, character and tradition. The tremors and hidden anxieties of adolescence are keenly drawn. * GUARDIAN *
** 'In her warm and touching debut novel, Viola Roggenkamp draws us into a family both suffocating and adorable... Roggenkamp's characters are well drawn; the family dynamic amusingly conveyed. * INDEPENDENT *
** 'Roggenkamp's is a lovely narrative, strong in Jewish customs and the political background of the time * FT *

Viola Roggenkamp was a reporter for DIE ZEIT for three decades. This is her debut novel, based on her experiences of growing up half-Jewish in post-war Germany. She has lived in Asia and Israel for many years and now lives in Germany.

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ISBN 13	9781844082216
ISBN 10	1844082210
Title	The Spectacle Salesman's Family
Author	Viola Roggenkamp
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Little, Brown Book Group
Year published	2008-10-16
Number of pages	416
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