The Same River
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The first English translation of a major European literary figure and Nobel Prize nominee's most significant work of prose to date, this tense, cerebral, fascinating novel is the perfect introduction to Kaplinski
A semi-autobiographical Bildungsroman, set in the early 1960s, this novel narrates the efforts of Kaplinski's youthful alter ego to lose his innocence and attain sexual and mystical knowledge. The 20-year-old protagonist finds an unofficial teacher in a retired theologian and poet, who is out of favor with the communist authorities. After a summer spent in intellectual and erotic soul-searching, the sexual and political intrigues finally overlap, leading to a quasi-solution. As KGB and university apparatchiks take a close interest in the relation of the two poets, the student outgrows his mentor, who despite accusing the human race of puerility, turns out to be a big and jealous child himself. This novel is seen by many as one of the crowning achievements of a long (and still-flourishing) career in Estonia, but this is the first time this unique work will be widely available in English.
Book information
ISBN: | 9780720613407 |
Publisher: | Peter Owen Publishers |
Imprint: | Peter Owen Publishers |
Pub date: | 01 Jun 2011 |
Edition: | Paperback original |
DEWEY: | 894.54532 |
DEWEY edition: | 22 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 300 |
Weight: | 316g |
Height: | 196mm |
Width: | 130mm |
Spine width: | 24mm |