The promised land
Remarque, Erich Maria, 1898-19702017
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From the detention centre on Ellis Island, Ludwig Somner looks across a small stretch of water to the glittering towers of New York, which whisper seductively of freedom after so many years of wandering through a perlious, suffering Europe. Remarque's final novel, left unfinished at his death, tells of the precarious life of the refugee - life lived in hotel lobbies, on false passports, the strange, ill-assorted refugee community held together by an unspeakable past. For Somner, each new luxury - ice cream served in drugstores, bright shop windows, art, a new suit, a new romance - has a bittersweet edge. Memories of war and inhumanity continue to resurface even in this peaceful promised land.
Main title:
The promised land / Erich Maria Remarque ; translated from the German by Michael Hofmann.
Author:
Remarque, Erich Maria, 1898-1970, authorHofmann, Michael, 1957 August 25-, translator
Imprint:
London : Vintage Classic, 2017.
Collation:
384 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2014.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780099577096 (pbk)
Dewey class:
833.912G
LC class:
PT2635.E68
Local class:
FT Pbk
Language:
EnglishGerman
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BRN:
1836600