The Mussel Feast - Softcover

Vanderbeke, Birgit

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908670088 ISBN 13: 9781908670083

Publisher: Peirene Press Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

The modern German classic that has shaped an entire generation. A mother and her two teenage children sit at the dinner table. In the middle stands a large pot of cooked mussels. Why has the father not returned home? As the evening wears on, we glimpse the issues that are tearing this family apart. ------ 'I wrote this book in August 1989, just before the Fall of the Berlin Wall. I wanted to understand how revolutions start. It seemed logical to use the figure of a tyrannical father and turn the story into a German family saga.' Birgit Vanderbeke ------ Why Peirene chose to publish this book: 'I love this monologue. It's the first Peirene book which made me laugh out loud with tears in my eyes. The author lays bare the contradictory logic of an inflexible mind. This is a poignant yet hilarious narrative with a brilliant ending.' Meike Ziervogel, Publisher

About this title

About the Author

Birgit Vanderbeke, born in 1956, is one of Germany's most successful literary authors. She has written 12 novels. The Mussel Feast was her first publication and won the most prestigious German language literature award, The Ingeborg Bachmann Prize. The book was published in 1989 and has never been out of print since. It has been translated into all major European languages, including French, Spanish and Italian.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peirene Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908670088
• ISBN 13: 9781908670083
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112