Libro The Language of the Enemy De Friebert, Stuart ; Steward, Carlos

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Stuart Friebert

Ilustrado por

Carlos Steward

Editorial

Black Mountain Press

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

240

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm

Peso

0.33 kg.

ISBN13

9781940605937

Categorías

Ficción literaria

The Language of the Enemy

Stuart Friebert (Autor) · Carlos Steward (Ilustrado por) · Black Mountain Press · Tapa Blanda

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In The Language of the Enemy, Stuart Friebert gives us something precious: a fictionalized, detailed view of the past that is wondrously free of sentimentality or nostalgia. Friebert's stories are simply told, but each of them has a bite. A young man's love of flying whisks him into a wartime disappearance; the big adventure of retrieving a mobster's body from a lake leads one rescuer to death from an infection; a revered German scholar breaks down as he recalls how he hurled into a bonfire books written by Jews. The Language of the Enemy illuminates-over and over-how cultural, natural, and historical forces can threaten an individual or community. The people in this book pick their way through a landscape filled with small joys (fishing, love, a piece of bread smeared with animal fat) and big dangers. Friebert imbues his characters with a beautiful dignity, giving each of them a nod of respect across societies and generations. I love this book.--Martha Moody