Vienna by Eva Menasse
Panoramic novel of three generations of family life in Vienna and England.
"For this story of a half-Jewish, half-German clan Eve Menasse eschews linear narrative in favour of tales about the different members that weave into one another in a manner characteristic of shared family remembranceAnd what characters they are... the mixture is enjoyably leavened with black humour." -- RACHAEL HORE THE GUARDIAN "Vienna by Eva Menasse is a disputatious saga that tracks the trials and tribulations of a Jewish-Austrian family during the 20th century." THE OBSERVER "set in a vividly imagined bourgeois Vienna, with it's bridge parties, tennis clubs, and an everyday anti-Semitism that's shocking in its casualness." TIME OUT "a remarkable achievement... the rewards are many and various." -- BARRY FORSHAW THE INDEPENDENT "Just when you thought there was nothing new to write about the Jewish experience during the Second World War comes a novel that turns convention on its head... Menasse teases out this generational paradox in a clever novel full of gentle humour, unpredictable twists and memorable characters." DAILY TELEGRAPH "delightfully told... surprising, funny and tragic. a character-led story fully of sparkling vignettes" YORKSHIRE EVENING POST "Vienna's early sections show the diverse nature of this adventure for these forced migrants... Eva Menasse's tone is often comic, but her theme is serious." TLS "a droll but unsettling take on the city's monster shadowed history, told through the escapades of a saltily eccentric part-Jewish clan." -- BOYD TONKIN THE INDEPENDENT
Born 1970, Eva Menasse was a successful journalist on the Frankfurter Allgemeine, and now lives and works in Berlin as a freelance writer. This is her first novel. Anthea Bell
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780297851097 |
| ISBN 10 | 0297851098 |
| Title | Vienna |
| Author | Eva Menasse |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2006-08-10 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2007 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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