Berlin. 11 July 1986. They meet by chance on a bus. She is a young student, he is older and married. Theirs is an intense and sudden attraction, fuelled by a shared passion for music and art, and heightened by the secrecy they must maintain. But when she strays for a single night he cannot forgive her and a dangerous crack forms between them, opening up a space for cruelty, punishment and the exertion of power. And the world around them is changing too: as the GDR begins to crumble, so too do all the old certainties and the old loyalties, ushering in a new era whose great gains also involve profound loss.
From a prize-winning German writer, this is the intimate and devastating story of the path of two lovers through the ruins of a relationship, set against the backdrop of a seismic period in European history.
| ISBN: | 9781783786138 |
| Publication date: | 2nd May 2024 |
| Author: | Jenny Erpenbeck |
| Publisher: | Granta Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 293 pages |
| Primary Genre | Historical Fiction |
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Berlin. 11 July 1986. They meet by chance on a bus. She is a young student, he is older and married. Theirs is an intense and sudden attraction, fuelled by a shared passion for music and art, and heightened by the secrecy they must maintain. But when she strays for a single night he cannot forgive her and a dangerous crack forms between them, opening up a space for cruelty, punishment and the exertion of power. And the world around them is changing too: as the GDR begins to crumble, so too do all the old certainties and the old loyalties, ushering in a new era whose great gains also involve profound loss.
From a prize-winning German writer, this is the intimate and devastating story of the path of two lovers through the ruins of a relationship, set against the backdrop of a seismic period in European history.
Kairos features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, General Fiction, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Fiction in translation, Cold wars and proxy conflicts, Fiction, Fiction: special features, History: specific events and topics, History, History and Archaeology
Kairos is available in Paperback, Hardback, Ebook
Kairos was written by Jenny Erpenbeck and published by Granta Books
Kairos has 293 pages
£8.99
