Depicting a young woman's life in Nazi Germany, a masterpiece from the author of Child of All Nations
'I cannot think of anything else that conjures up so powerfully the atmosphere of a nation turned insane' Sunday Telegraph
Nineteen-year-old Sanna just wants to drink her beer in peace, but that's difficult when Hitler has come to town and his motorcade is blocking the streets of Frankfurt. What's more, her best friend Gerti is in love with a Jewish boy, her brother writes books that have been blacklisted and her own aunt may denounce her to the authorities at any moment, as Germany teeters on the edge of the abyss. Written after she had fled the Nazi regime, Irmgard Keun's masterly novel captures the feverish hysteria and horror of the era with devastating perceptiveness and humour.
Translated by Anthea Bell
| ISBN: | 9780241391822 |
| Publication date: | 23rd April 2020 |
| Author: | Irmgard Keun |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 144 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Narrative theme: Politics Fiction in translation |
Depicting a young woman's life in Nazi Germany, a masterpiece from the author of Child of All Nations'I cannot think of anything else that conjures up so powerfully the atmosphere of a nation turned insane' Sunday TelegraphNineteen-year-old Sanna just wants to drink her beer in peace, but that's difficult when Hitler has come to town and his motorcade is blocking the streets of Frankfurt. What's more, her best friend Gerti is in love with a Jewish boy, her brother writes books that have been blacklisted and her own aunt may denounce her to the authorities at any moment, as Germany teeters on the edge of the abyss.
After Midnight features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Narrative theme: Politics, Fiction in translation
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After Midnight was written by Irmgard Keun and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
After Midnight has 144 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Modern Classics series
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