The Old King in his Exile (Paperback)

Arno Geiger

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Langue : anglais

Edité par And Other Stories, High Wycombe, 2017

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Paperback. Shortlisted for the Helen and Kurt Wolff Prize and Schlegel-Tieck PrizeWhat makes us who we are? Arno Geigers father was never an easy man to know and when he developed Alzheimers, Arno realised he was not going to ask for help. 'As my father can no longer cross the bridge into my world, I have to go over to his.' So Arno sets out on a journey to get to know him at last. Born in 1926 in the Austrian Alps, into a farming family who had an orchard, kept three cows, and made schnapps in the cellar, his father was conscripted into World War II as a schoolboy soldier an experience he rarely spoke about, though it marked him. Striking up a new friendship, Arno walks with him in the village and the landscape they both grew up in and listens to his words, which are often full of unexpected poetry.Through his intelligent, moving and often funny account, we begin to see that whatever happens in old age, a human being retains their past and their character. Translated into nearly 30 languages, The Old King in His Exile will offer solace and insight to anyone coping with a loved ones aging.'This quietly devastating memoir.charts with considerable discernment not only [Geigers] fathers decline but the late-blooming closeness of their relationship. Toblers restrained translation captures the acuity and wit of the original. As a writer, Geigers instinct is to make sense of language, to find a meaningful literary parallel even in his fathers simplest comments.' Catherine Taylor, Financial Times'Poignantly rendered.There is a lathe-like precision to Geigers writing. The psychological insights in The Old King in His Exile are acute.' Ed Cripps, Times Literary Supplement When his father develops Alzheimer's, Arno Geiger must finally get to know him properly. His father was conscripted from his Alpine village into World War II as a 'schoolboy soldier' - an experience that marked him. This intelligent, moving and often funny account shows us that whatever happens, a human being retains their past and their character. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Titre
The Old King in his Exile (Paperback)
Auteur
Arno Geiger
Éditeur
And Other Stories, High Wycombe
Année de publication
2017
État de l'article
new
Reliure
Paperback
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
1908276886
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9781908276889

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