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Berlin Cantata

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A tale of discovery, intrigue, and atonement.

"Berlin Cantata" would be a good read for those interested in historical fiction about post-Wall Germany. The polyphonic narrative style and unique characters make for an interesting and engaging read. The exploration of identity and atonement adds depth to the story.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Berlin Cantata

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ISBN: 9781908323200
Publisher: Haus Publishing
Date of Publication: 2012-05-03
Format: Hardback
Goodreads rating: 2.93
(rated by 29 readers)

Description

'A city that has lost one of its limbs and is receiving a miraculous gift, a little bump under the flesh, where the limb is just beginning to grow back'. Thus does the American girl in Jeffrey Lewis' remarkable polyphonic novel describe Berlin and the 'remnant Jews, secret GDR Jews...Soviet Jews...Jews who'd fled and come back with the victors, Jews who were lost mandarins now, Jews who'd believed in the universality of man and maybe still did' whom she finds at a Day of Atonement gathering in the eastern part of the city in a year soon after the Wall fell. "Berlin Cantata" deploys thirteen voices to tell a story not only of atonement, but of discovery, loss, identity, intrigue, mystery, insanity, sadomasochism and lies. At its centre is a country house owned successively by Jews, Nazis and Communists. In the country house, the American girl seeks her hidden past. In the girl, a local reporter seeks redemption. In the reporter, a false hero of the past seeks exposure. In the false hero, the American girl seeks a guide. And so it goes, a round of conspiracy and desire.
Even as he describes his native city, the false hero describes the characters of "Berlin Cantata": 'We dined on wreckage. We were not afraid to beg. We continued our long tradition of believing either in nothing or too much'.


Author: Jeffrey Lewis
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 230
Publisher: Haus Publishing
Publication Date: 03 May 2012
 

A tale of discovery, intrigue, and atonement.

"Berlin Cantata" would be a good read for those interested in historical fiction about post-Wall Germany. The polyphonic narrative style and unique characters make for an interesting and engaging read. The exploration of identity and atonement adds depth to the story.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.