| The Birds in Langfoot's Belfry Contributor(s): Zech, Paul (Author), Odio, Elena B. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1571130071 ISBN-13: 9781571130075 Publisher: Camden House (NY) OUR PRICE: $80.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 1994 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - German - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 94001310 |
| Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 9.2" W x 6.1" (0.80 lbs) 184 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Paul Zech is best known as a representative of German literary movements such as Worker's Poetry and Expressionism. However, his novel Die Vögel des Herrn Langfoot, detailing the adventures of a foot-loose German adventurerin Argentina, shows him equally at home in the medium of prose. Contemporary critics hailed Zech as the first author to capture the exotic flavour of South America; during his exile, he continually explored the country of his asylum in his writings, describing the colourful aspects of South American life and retelling Indian folk tales for a European audience. Nevertheless, this novel failed to make much impact in Germany; first published posthumously inthe 1950s, its author's reputation, established during the first quarter of the century, had been forgotten, and it was not until the 1970s that a resurgence of interest in the work occurred. Elena Odio's translation now makes this important work available in English for the first time. |