Set during the heady, pre-Second World War days of cabaret-era Germany, the novel centres on Sibylle - a stunning seductress who balances her love affairs with five men at once - and Friedrich, the callow, melancholic youth who obsessively pursues her. Originally banned by the Nazis for its frank sexual themes, Wolfgang Koeppen's first novel is appearing in English. A romance that anticipated Beat literature by nearly twenty years through its dizzying language and exploration of casual love, this is Koeppen's most ...
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Set during the heady, pre-Second World War days of cabaret-era Germany, the novel centres on Sibylle - a stunning seductress who balances her love affairs with five men at once - and Friedrich, the callow, melancholic youth who obsessively pursues her. Originally banned by the Nazis for its frank sexual themes, Wolfgang Koeppen's first novel is appearing in English. A romance that anticipated Beat literature by nearly twenty years through its dizzying language and exploration of casual love, this is Koeppen's most autobiographical and amusing work.
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Good Condition. No Dust Jacket. Used good, Text appears to have markings. Cover has wear. Spine is in very good condition. 176 pages. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 4. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0393057186. ISBN/EAN: 9780393057188. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561017879.
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New. Set during the heady, pre-Second World War days of cabaret-era Germany, the novel centres on Sibylle-a stunning seductress who balances her love affairs with five men at once-and Friedrich, the callow, melancholic youth who obsessively pursues her. Originally banned by the Nazis for its frank sexual themes, Wolfgang Koeppen's first novel is appearing in English. A romance that anticipated Beat literature by nearly twenty years through its dizzying language and exploration of casual love, this is Koeppen's most autobiographical and amusing work.
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