The New Sorrows of Young W.
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The New Sorrows of Young W. by Ulrich Plenzdorf
First UK publication of this highly acclaimed, funny and smart classic of German literature
Immensely exciting Die Tat (Zurich) [A story of] epic force and human intensity.. never overly sentimental Welt An innovative novel Publishers Weekly [Plenzdorf is] an agile and smart writer... a real expert... The New Sorrows of Young W. belongs to those books... that are important literary documents of their time, because they for the first time articulate something... which has hitherto either not been seen clearly, or not been seen at all -- Marcel Reich-Ranicki Die Zeit Young W.'s death appears to announce the birth of an eminent new talent, and maybe even the long-awaited beginning of a new kind of literature Suddeutsche Zeitung The effectiveness of this novel... is explained by Plenzdorf's skill in presenting this young human being, with his honesty and direktness, and simultaneously his helplessness... and to express the problems of this eighteen-year-old in the language of an eighteen-year-old... supremely interesting Die Tat (Frankfurt) Hip-sardonic... a mocking parody of Goethe's romantic epic Time Reaches beyond the borders of East Germany, allowing young people... who live under other political and social conditions to recognise themselves in the protagonist, the rebellious young W. in love... Plenzdorf has done his country's literature an immeasurable service Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Spirited, rebellious Spiegel Edgar's voice is reminiscent of Holden Caulfield's, full of naivete and and youthful arrogance, thoughtful and self-aware... a touching and tragic coming-of-age tale that utilizes other pieces of art to examine life in East Germany Publishers Weekly
Ulrich Plenzdorf was born in Berlin in 1934, and studied Philosophy and Film in Leipzig. In the early 1970s, he achieved fame with the much acclaimed The New Sorrows of Young W., considered a modern classic of German literature and taught in classrooms across Germany. From 2004 onwards, Plenzdorf was a guest lecturer at the German Institute of Literature in Leipzig. An award-winning and much celebrated author and dramatist, he died in 2007.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781782270942 |
| ISBN 10 | 1782270949 |
| Title | The New Sorrows of Young W. |
| Author | Ulrich Plenzdorf |
| Series | Pushkin Collection |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pushkin Press |
| Year published | 2015-06-04 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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