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Ulrich Hargenau a successful writer has returned to his homeland after a prolonged absence and is soon forced to confront problems that lie beneath the new democratic Germany. Nowhere is this more complex than in Brumholdstein - a flourishing community built over a former concentration camp. When a police station is attacked a mass grave of unidentified corps is discovered his estranged ex-wife disappears and attempts are made on his own life Ulrich gradually pieces together the puzzle of a society in turmoil.;In this chilling unsettling and subtly ironic panorama of contemporary Germany Walter Abish asks 'how German is it?' to explore a society that has attempted to erase its menacing heritage.
TITLE: How German is it
AUTHOR: Walter Abish
SKU: 9780141188065
PUBLISHER: Penguin Books Ltd
DATE PUBLISHED: 03/11/2005
PLACE PUBLISHED: United Kingdom
PAGES: 272
BINDING: Paperback / softback
LANGUAGE: English
DIMENSIONS: 129 mm x 198 mm x 17 mm
WEIGHT: 210 gr