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Available
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Publication
Suhrkamp Verlag (1980)
Description
The accidental reunion of two men, former schoolmates, and their wives in a lakeside resort leads to a comparison of memories, an awkward intimacy, and a moment of terrible, yet exhilarating liberation.
User reviews
LibraryThing member kawgirl
The grass is not always greener on the other side and appearances can be deceiving. Really well written.
LibraryThing member thorold
Walser's famous novella is perhaps the closest German counterpart of Abigail's party — sending up the desperate competitiveness of middle-class life in the late seventies. But it goes beyond social satire to look at how little our view of ourselves corresponds to the way other people see us, and
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at the tensions that can be created when we have to maintain the façade of our outer selves under pressure. Very nicely done. Show Less
Awards
100 German must-reads by Deutsche Welle (1978 — 1978)
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Original publication date
1978
Physical description
6.93 inches
ISBN
3518371002 / 9783518371008