Lost by Hans-Ulrich Treichel

Lost by Hans-Ulrich Treichel

Not since The Reader has a work of fiction so stunningly evoked the guilt and shame that resounds in postwar Germany. In this debut novel of astonishing originality, we bear witness to a family ravaged with regret at the loss of their child.
As a young boy, the narrator learns that his parents lost their firstborn son while fleeing the advancing Russian Army in 1945. Though his family has comfortably settled in Westphalen, the memory of Arnold continues to haunt them. The narrator shares his parents' anguish, but he can't resist feeling resentful, for his brother's absence is the most defining aspect of his life. When his parents learn of a foundling that resembles Arnold, they embark on a horrific quest to claim him as their own, only to endure a series of unanticipated twists that lead to a startling denouement. At turns uncanny, subtle, and perversely amusing, Lost is a chilling novel of mesmerizing power.

Hans-Ulrich Treichel is a professor of German literature at the University of Leipzig.

Translated from the German by Carol Brown Janeway.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780375706226
ISBN 10	0375706224
Title	Lost
Author	Hans Ulrich Treichel
Series	Vintage International
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2000-10-10
Number of pages	144
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