Death in Danzig (First Edition)

Chwin, Stefan

ISBN 10: 0151008051 / ISBN 13: 9780151008056

Published by Harcourt, 2004

About this Item

New York: Harcourt (2004). First edition. First printing, with full number line down to the A. Hardbound. Fine in a fine, price-clipped dust jacket. A tight clean copy. Smoke-free. NOT a book club edition. Shipped in well padded box. Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. Philip Boehm, translation. WWII fiction.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Death in Danzig (First Edition)
• Publisher: Harcourt
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0151008051
• ISBN 13: 9780151008056
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Polish Literature

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Synopsis

Germans flee the besieged city of Danzig in 1945. Poles driven out of eastern regions controlled by the Russians move into the homes hastily abandoned by their previous inhabitants. In an area of the city graced with beech trees and a stately cathedral, the stories of old and new residents intertwine: Hanemann, a German and a former professor of anatomy, who chooses to stay in Danzig after the mysterious death of his lover; the Polish family of the narrator, driven out of Warsaw; and a young Carpathian woman who no longer has a country, her cheerful nature concealing deep wounds.

Through his brilliantly defined characters, stunning evocation of place, and memorable descriptions of a world that was German but survives in Polish households, Chwin has created a reality that is beyond destruction.

About the Author

A literary critic, essayist, novelist, and illustrator, Stefan Chwin is one of the most acclaimed writers in Europe today. Death in Danzig is his first novel to be translated into English. He lives and teaches in Gdansk, Poland.