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Quest for Christa T. by Christa Wolf (1979, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherFarrar, Straus & Giroux

ISBN-100374515344

ISBN-139780374515348

eBay Product ID (ePID)136870

Product Key Features

Book TitleQuest for Christa T.

Number of Pages185 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral, Literary, Political

Publication Year1979

GenreFiction

AuthorChrista Wolf

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight6.7 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5 in

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Dewey Edition19

ReviewsThe contours of silence and the outline of things articulately left unsaid loom large in the muted brilliance of this novel., On the surface we have merely the story of a sensitive woman as recalled by her friend. On this level Christa T. was a good citizen who did as she was told and lived a seemingly unexceptional life. But between the lines lies the real story of Christa T. -- the story of an individual crushed by the presures of uniformity. If you bear in mind it is the first novel of any consequence to emerge from Ulbricht's East Germany, then it becomes something of a literary landmark., "On the surface we have merely the story of a sensitive woman as recalled by her friend. On this level Christa T. was a good citizen who did as she was told and lived a seemingly unexceptional life. But between the lines lies the real story of Christa T. -- the story of an individual crushed by the presures of uniformity. If you bear in mind it is the first novel of any consequence to emerge from Ulbricht's East Germany, then it becomes something of a literary landmark." -- John Barkman, New York Post "The contours of silence and the outline of things articulately left unsaid loom large in the muted brilliance of this novel." -- Ernst Pawek, The New York Review of Books "It is a courageous boot that breaks taboos and, as we have come to expect from Christa Wolf, it is infused with an integrity and a deep moral concern. . . " -- The (London) Times Literary Supplement, It is a courageous boot that breaks taboos and, as we have come to expect from Christa Wolf, it is infused with an integrity and a deep moral concern. . ., "On the surface we have merely the story of a sensitive woman as recalled by her friend. On this level Christa T. was a good citizen who did as she was told and lived a seemingly unexceptional life. But between the lines lies the real story of Christa T. -- the story of an individual crushed by the presures of uniformity. If you bear in mind it is the first novel of any consequence to emerge from Ulbricht's East Germany, then it becomes something of a literary landmark." -- John Barkman, New York Post "The contours of silence and the outline of things articulately left unsaid loom large in the muted brilliance of this novel." -- Ernst Pawek, The New York Review of Books "It is a courageous boot that breaks taboos and, as we have come to expect from Christa Wolf, it is infused with an integrity and a deep moral concern. . . " --The (London) Times Literary Supplement

Dewey Decimal833/.914

SynopsisWhen The Quest for Christa T. was first published in East Germany ten years ago, there was an immediate storm: bookshops in East Berlin were given instructions to sell it only to well-known customers professionally involved in literary matters; at the annual meeting of East German Writers Conference, Mrs Wolf's new book was condemmed. Yet the novel has nothing eplicity to do with politics.

LC Classification NumberPT2685.O36