About this title: At 17, Toni left her native Bukovina, "the land of the cattails," running off with a man to live in Vienna, where she shed her Jewishness. Now, at 34, she and her teenage son, Rudi, return home to try to locate her long-lost parents and reclaim her heritage for her half-Jewish son. However, the year is 1938 and, although Appelfeld never explicitly mentions Nazism or even anti-Semitism, it is clear that Toni and Rudi are en route to destruction. Delayed on their journey by the pleasures they find at the hotels where they stay--and young Rudi's explorations of alcohol and sex--they finally ...
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Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First Edition, U.S., Softcover
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Harper and Row, NY
Date Published: 1987
Description: Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author Trade paperback, first printing thus., no flaws, clean, unmarked, tight binding.; this copy is inscribed by the author to scholar/translator harry zohn on the half-title page in pen, undated.; 148pp., the author is part of the rich literary tradition of czernovitz-born holocaust survivors that includes paul celan, nelly sachs, and alfred kittner.; several appelfeld-related clippings are laid-in, including an interview with him that he signed. read more
Description: Good. Only lightly used. Book has minimal wear to cover and binding. A few pages may have small creases and minimal underlining. Book selection as BIG as Texas. read more
Description: Very Good. VERY GOOD with minimal wear to cover and pages. Binding fully intact. We offer a no-hassle guarantee on all our items. Orders generally ship by the next business day. Default Text. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Pub Group West
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780802133595ISBN:0802133592
Description: Very good. Paperback. Good Used. Frayed Corners/Bent Cover. SKU: 9119676 All orders shipped within 1 business day. 14 day money back guarantee ISBN: 9780802133595. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Pub Group West
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780802133595ISBN:0802133592
Description: Very good. Paperback. Good Used. Frayed Corners/Bent Cover. SKU: 9119669 All orders shipped within 1 business day. 14 day money back guarantee ISBN: 9780802133595. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Harper & Row, New York
Date Published: 1987
Description: Softcover. Good condition. Aharon Appelfeld's haunting new masterpiece follows the journey of a Jewish woman and her son homeward from Austria-into the heart of Hitler's Europe and towards a fate they cannot foresee. read more
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, New York
Date Published: 1986
Description: N/A. Near Fine in Very Good in Brodart jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. A clean tight book. Feels unread. Previous owners bookplate glued to a lightly warped fep. The jacket is lightly rubbed at the corners and top and bottom spine and the spine is lightly faded. No other defects. A nice copy in a fresh Brodart jacket cover. 148 pages. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, New York
Date Published: 1986
Description: Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good reading copy. Aharon Appelfeld's haunting new masterpiece follows the journey of a Jewish woman and her son homeward from Austria-into the heart of Hitler's Europe and towards a fate they cannot foresee. Translated into English from the Hebrew byJeffrey M. Green. read more
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