Too Far Afield by Gunter Grass
'The appeal of the novel is the sense it gives of the heady mixture of transitions and elaborations which lent the years 1989-1991 their distinctive feeling. Grass has succeeded in setting down monuments to those dog days of division, with their linguistic shifts and iconography, rapidly changing cast of characters, uncertainty, and exhilaration . . . An appealing and readable reflection on the second unification.' Times Literary Supplement
Grass writes with the wit, fantasy, literary erudition and political acerbity for which he is celebrated. This novel will stand as perhaps the most complex and challenging exploration of what Germany's recent unification will mean - for Germans on both sides of the former divide, for Europeans, and for the rest of the world.
Format: Paperback | 672 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.7 x 12.5 x 3.5 | 426g
Publication Date: 28 Nov 2001
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
Edition Number: 2
ISBN10: 0571206646
ISBN13: 9780571206643
Condition: Good
A vintage book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including very minor scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with very minimal creasing but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. There are minor patches of discolouring, most of which can only be seen on the block when book is closed. No missing pages.