The pine islands / Marion Poschmann ; translated by Jen Calleja.
The pine islands / Marion Poschmann ; translated by Jen Calleja.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
London : Serpent's Tail, 2019.
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G 2019/3617 , CL/6295
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Language
English
German
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Physical Description
Physical content
180 pages ; 21 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
London : Serpent's Tail, 2019.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2019.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"When Gilbert Silvester, a journeyman lecturer on beard fashions in film, awakes one day from a dream that his wife has cheated on him, he flees - immediately, irrationally, inexplicably - for Japan. In Tokyo he discovers the travel writings of the great Japanese poet Basho. Suddenly, from Gilbert's directionless crisis there emerges a purpose: a p...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The pine islands / Marion Poschmann ; translated by Jen Calleja.
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Notes
General note
Shortlisted for the Booker International Prize 2019.
Originally published in Germany in 2017 by Suhrkamp Verlag Berlin, 2017 as Die Kieferninseln.
Language note
Translated from the German.
Issued As
ebook version : 9781782834656
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Call Numbers
G 2019/3617 , CL/6295
Record Identifier
74VKVejDVlQX
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ISBN
1788160916 (hardcover)
9781788160919 (hardcover)
DDC
833.92
MMS ID
991024256989502626
