The Quest For Christa T (VMC) - Softcover

Wolf, Christa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0860682218 ISBN 13: 9780860682219

Publisher: Virago, 1982

Synopsis

Christa is a young girl in Hitler's Germany; she survives to embrace the new order but her idealism withers as crass materialists corrode its dream. Her story is the story of a whole generation, and a celebration of the unique value of each human being and all human life.

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Review:

"On the surface we have merely the story of a sensitive woman as recalled by her friend. On this level Christa T. was a good citizen who did as she was told and lived a seemingly unexceptional life. But between the lines lies the real story of Christa T. -- the story of an individual crushed by the presures of uniformity. If you bear in mind it is the first novel of any consequence to emerge from Ulbricht's East Germany, then it becomes something of a literary landmark." -- John Barkman, " New York Post"

"The contours of silence and the outline of things articulately left unsaid loom large in the muted brilliance of this novel." -- Ernst Pawek, "The New York Review of Books"

"It is a courageous boot that breaks taboos and, as we have come to expect from Christa Wolf, it is infused with an integrity and a deep moral concern. . . " --"The" (London)" Times Literary Supplement"

On the surface we have merely the story of a sensitive woman as recalled by her friend. On this level Christa T. was a good citizen who did as she was told and lived a seemingly unexceptional life. But between the lines lies the real story of Christa T. -- the story of an individual crushed by the presures of uniformity. If you bear in mind it is the first novel of any consequence to emerge from Ulbricht's East Germany, then it becomes something of a literary landmark. "John Barkman, New York Post"

The contours of silence and the outline of things articulately left unsaid loom large in the muted brilliance of this novel. "Ernst Pawek, The New York Review of Books"

It is a courageous boot that breaks taboos and, as we have come to expect from Christa Wolf, it is infused with an integrity and a deep moral concern. . . "The (London) Times Literary Supplement""

"On the surface we have merely the story of a sensitive woman as recalled by her friend. On this level Christa T. was a good citizen who did as she was told and lived a seemingly unexceptional life. But between the lines lies the real story of Christa T. -- the story of an individual crushed by the presures of uniformity. If you bear in mind it is the first novel of any consequence to emerge from Ulbricht's East Germany, then it becomes something of a literary landmark." --John Barkman, New York Post

"The contours of silence and the outline of things articulately left unsaid loom large in the muted brilliance of this novel." --Ernst Pawek, The New York Review of Books

"It is a courageous boot that breaks taboos and, as we have come to expect from Christa Wolf, it is infused with an integrity and a deep moral concern. . . " --The (London) Times Literary Supplement

About the Author:

Christa Wolf is one of Germany's preeminent literary figures. Her extensive body of work has been published in many countries, and she is the recipient of numerous awards, including the prestigious Buchner Prize and the Vienna State Prize for European Literature.

About this edition

• Publisher: Virago
• Publication date: 1982
• ISBN 10: 0860682218
• ISBN 13: 9780860682219
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192