Europe Central
of William T. Vollmann
Description
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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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 811 pages
- Publisher Penguin
- Publication Date December 1st 2005
- First Publication 10/30/05
- Language English
- ISBN 9780143036593
- Edition US / Canada
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Berlin (Germany)', 'Dresden (Germany)', 'Moscow (Russian Federation)', 'Stalingrad, USSR', 'Leningrado (Russian Federation)']
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