The Vision of Emma Blau by Hegi
Ursula Hegi returns with a luminous epic of a bicultural family filled with passion and aspirations, tragedy, and redemption.At the beginning of the twentieth century, Stefan Blau, whom readers will remember from Stones from the River, flees Burgdorf, a small town in Germany, and comes to America in search of the vision he has dreamed of every night.
The novel closes nearly a century later with Stefan's granddaughter, Emma, and the legacy of his dream: the Wasserburg, a once-grand apartment house filled with the hidden truths of its inhabitants both past and present.
The Vision of Emma Blau illustrates a fascinating picture of immigrants in America, including their dreams and disappointments, the challenges of assimilation, the frailty of language and its transcendence, the love that bonds generations and the cultural wedges that drive them apart.
The Worst Thing I've Done, Sacred Time, Hotel of the Saints, The Vision of Emma Blau, Tearing the Silence, Salt Dancers, Stones from the River, Floating in My Mother's Palm, Unearned Pleasures and Other Tales, Intrusions, and Trudi & Pia are among Ursula Hegi's works. She is a writer who teaches at Stonybrook's Southampton Campus and has received over thirty grants and honors.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780684872735 |
| ISBN 10 | 0684872730 |
| Title | The Vision of Emma Blau |
| Author | Hegi |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster Australia |
| Year published | 2001-03-19 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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