Kingdom of Twilight by Steven Uhly

Kingdom of Twilight by Steven Uhly

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A ground-breaking, thrilling historical saga that follows the quest for identity and home in a traumatised post-war world

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Kingdom of Twilight by Steven Uhly

A ground-breaking, thrilling historical saga that follows the quest for identity and home in a traumatised post-war world
A novel about the aftermath of the war, the tribulations of uneasy peace and the violent birth of Israel. . KINGDOM OF TWILIGHT is powerful and original -- Antonia Senior * The Times *
Uhly skilfully unrolls an epic canvas yet rarely loses sight of the individual details that bring his characters to life -- Nick Rennison * Sunday Times *
A gripping, thoroughly researched novel . . . Steven Uhly's Kingdom of Twilight should be at the centre of literary debate * Süddeutsche Zeitung *
One of the most important and powerful novels of recent German literature * Deutschlandradio Kultur *
Steven Uhly was born in 1964 in Cologne and is of German-Bengali descent, and partially rooted in Spanish culture. He has studied literature, served as the head of an institute in Brazil, and translated poetry and prose from Spanish, Portuguese, and English. He lives in Munich with his family. His book Adams Fuge was granted the "Tukan Preis" of the city of Munich in 2011. His novel Glückskind (2012) was filmed as a primetime production by director Michael Verhoeven for ARTE and the 1st German Channel ARD.
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ISBN 13 9780857056467
ISBN 10 0857056468
Title Kingdom of Twilight
Author Steven Uhly
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Quercus Publishing
Year published 2018-05-17
Number of pages 640
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