Europe Central - Hardcover

Vollmann, William T.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670033928 ISBN 13: 9780670033928

Publisher: Viking Pr, 2005

Synopsis

A series of interconnected stories seeks to contrast the moral decisions made by famous and everyday individuals with regard to the warring authoritarian cultures of Germany and the USSR in the twentieth century, from a pair of generals who collaborate with the enemy to two heroes who place themselves at risk for their countries. 15,000 first printing.

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Review:

"A daring new departure from a writer whose books â tower over the work of his contemporaries" -- The Washington Post

"Vollmann asks us to put aside what we think we know of history and immerse ourselves in it once again." -- The Boston Globe

"one of the twenty best writers in America under forty." -- The New Yorker

A daring new departure from a writer whose books 'tower over the work of his contemporaries' -- The Washington Post

Europe Central is an enormous accomplishment, but really only offers a starting-point to understanding this author's oeuvre. -- The Independent, June 23, 2006

Vollmann asks us to put aside what we think we know of history and immerse ourselves in it once again. -- The Boston Globe

an enormous accomplishment... [and] incredibly rewarding; he has a
scope and ambition far beyond the ability of most authors -- The Independent, July 2006

one of the most important and fascinating writers of our time -- The Literary Review, July, 2006

the sheer brazen scope of the thing commands respect and
admiration -- The Daily Telegraph, May, 2006

â one of the twenty best writers in America under forty.â -- The New Yorker

From the Publisher:

Winner of the US National Book Award

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking Pr
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0670033928
• ISBN 13: 9780670033928
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 811