Kempowski, Walter
All for Nothing
- ISBN 13:
- 9781681372051
- author:
- Kempowski, Walter
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- New York Review of Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 368
- Dimensions:
- 20.07 x 12.7 x 2.29 centimetres
- Genre:
- Health & Wellbeing, Family & Relationships, Fiction & Literature
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
A stunning novel by one of Germany's most important post-war writers, All for Nothing tells the story of a wealthy family's struggle to cope with the chaos of post-World War II life. In January 1945, as the German forces retreat and the Red Army approaches, the von Globig family's manor house, the Georgenhof, is falling into disrepair. Life at the Georgenhof continues in a state of banal normalcy, despite the arrival of strange visitors - a Nazi violinist, a dissident painter, a Baltic baron, and even a Jewish refugee. The family's caution and denial are eventually answered by events they have been trying to avoid, forcing them to confront the reality of their situation. This is the last novel by Walter Kempowski, published in 2006, offering a powerful portrayal of post-war Germany and its people.
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