Speculations about Jakob (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780156847193)

This arresting novel by one of Germany's foremost modern writers dramatizes the ideological conflict between East Europe and the West at the time of the Hungarian revolt. The story, which centers around Jakob Abs, an East German railroad dispatcher, illuminates the psychological and political reality of living in a partitioned Germany. Translated by Ursule Molinaro. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book.


Author: Uwe Johnson
ISBN-10: 0156847191
ISBN-13: 9780156847193
Publisher: Mariner Books
Language: English
Published: 10/18/1972
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.64h x 5.70w x 0.62d