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Europe Central: National Book Award Winner Paperback - 2005
by William T. Vollmann
In his newest work, Vollmann presents a mesmerizing series of intertwined paired stories that compare and contrast the moral decisions made by various figures associated with the warring authoritarian cultures of Germany and the USSR in the 20th century.
Summary
In this magnificent work of fiction, William T. Vollmann turns his trenchant eye to the authoritarian cultures of Germany and the USSR in the twentieth century. Assembling a composite portrait of these two warring leviathans and the terrible age they defined, the narrative intertwines experiences both real and fictional—a young German who joins the SS to expose its crimes, two generals who collaborate with the enemy for different reasons, the Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich laboring under Stalinist oppression. Through these and other lives, Vollmann offers a daring and mesmerizing perspective on human actions during wartime.
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- Title Europe Central: National Book Award Winner
- Author William T. Vollmann
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 832
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York
- Date 2005-12-01
- Features Bibliography, Maps, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780143036593 / 0143036599
- Weight 1.86 lbs (0.84 kg)
- Dimensions 8.44 x 5.5 x 1.48 in (21.44 x 13.97 x 3.76 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Cultural Region: Central Europe
- Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Short stories
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004061170
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Citations
- Foreword, 05/01/2005, Page 1
- New York Review of Books, 12/15/2005, Page 64
- New York Times, 01/22/2006, Page 20
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