Crabwalk
by Grass, Gunter; Winston, Krishna
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0151007640
- ISBN 13
- 9780151007646
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Synopsis
Hailed by critics and readers alike as Günter Grass's best book since The Tin Drum, Crabwalk is an engrossing account of the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff and a critical meditation on Germany's struggle with its wartime memories. The Gustloff, a German cruise ship turned refugee carrier, was attacked by a Soviet submarine in January 1945. Some nine thousand people went down in the Baltic Sea, making it the deadliest maritime disaster of all time. Born to an unwed mother on a lifeboat the night of the attack, Paul Pokriefke is a middle-aged journalist trying to piece together the tragic events. For his teenage son, who dabbles in the dark, far-right corners of the Internet, the Gustloff embodies the denial of Germany's suffering. Crabwalk is at once a captivating tale of a tragedy at sea and a fearless examination of the ways different generations of Germans now view their past.
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- Bookseller
- Magers and Quinn Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 615194
- Title
- Crabwalk
- Author
- Grass, Gunter; Winston, Krishna
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0151007640
- ISBN 13
- 9780151007646
- Publisher
- Harcourt
- Place of Publication
- Orlando
- This edition first published
- April 1, 2003
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