Local Anaesthetic: A Masterful Literary Novel Where Past and Present Collide - Couverture souple

Grass, Günter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0156529408 ISBN 13 : 9780156529402

Editeur : HarperVia, 1989

Synopsis

Starusch, a 40-year-old teacher of German and history, undergoes protracted dental treatment in an office where TV is used to distract the patients. Under local anesthesia, the patient projects onto the screen his past and present with the fluidity and visual quality of the movies. A satirical portrait of social confusions. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

GÜNTER GRASS (1927–2015), Germany's most celebrated contemporary writer, attained worldwide renown with the publication of his novel The Tin Drum in 1959. A man of remarkable versatility, Grass was a poet, playwright, social critic, graphic artist, and novelist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1999.
 

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HarperVia
• Date d'édition: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0156529408
• ISBN 13: 9780156529402
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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