The Turncoat by Siegfried Lenz
The last summer before the end of World War II, Walter Proska is posted to a small unit tasked with ensuring the safety of a railway line deep in the forest on the border with Ukraine and Byelorussia. An encounter with a young Polish partisan, Wanda, makes Proska further doubt the validity of his oath of allegiance. Written in 1951, The Turncoat is Siegfried Lenz's second novel. Rejected by his publisher, who thought that the story would be unwelcome in the context of the Cold War, the manuscript was forgotten for nearly 70 years before being rediscovered after the author's death. A posthumous triumph.
Lenz, Siegfried: - Born in East Prussia, SIEGFRIED LENZ (1917-2014) was one of Germany's foremost writers. Best known for The German Lesson, his stories and novels rank in popularity as well as critical esteem alongside those of Gü¾˜¶˜¼nter Grass and Heinrich Bü¾¦˜¼ll. Lenz was awarded the prestigious Friedenpreis of the German Book Trade in 1988.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781590510537 |
| ISBN 10 | 1590510534 |
| Title | The Turncoat |
| Author | Siegfried Lenz |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Other Press LLC |
| Year published | 2020-10-06 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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