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All for Nothing
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All for Nothing
A brilliantly evocative, atmospheric novel about the delusion and indecision of a wealthy family in the last days of the Third Reich as the Russians advance from the east.
A brilliantly evocative, atmospheric novel about the delusion and indecision of a wealthy family in the last days of the Third Reich as the Russians advance from the east
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In January 1945, the German army is retreating from the Russian advance. Germans are fleeing the occupied territories in their thousands, in cars and carts and on foot. But in a rural East Prussian manor house, the wealthy von Globig family seals itself off from the world.
Protected from the deprivation and chaos around them, they make no preparations to leave until a decision to harbour a stranger for the night begins their undoing. Finally joining the great trek west, the remaining members of the family face at last the catastrophic consequences of the war.
Profoundly evocative of the period, sympathetic yet painfully honest about the motivations of its characters, All for Nothing is a devastating portrait of the complicities and denials of the German people as the Third Reich comes to an end.
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All for Nothing by Walter Kempowski is praised for its vivid, unsentimental storytelling and cinematic quality, displaying a well-structured narrative. The novel is celebrated for its exploration of human drama, contradiction, and the harsh realities of war, conveyed with a wry tone by distinguished translator Anthea Bell. Critics describe it as a profound, beautiful, and compassionate work, likened to a classical tragedy and praised for its depth, originality, and the complexity beneath its serene surface.
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ISBN: 9781847087218
Publisher: Granta Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 July 2016
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Granta Books
Contributors:
- Translated by Anthea Bell
- Translated by Anthea Bell
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 21.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 247g
Pages: 352
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About the Author
WALTER KEMPOWSKI (1929 - 2007) was one of Germany's most important post-war writers. He is known for his acclaimed series of novels German Chronicles (Deutsche Chronik) and his immense, eight-volume collection of first-hand accounts of World War II, Echo Soundings (Das Echolot), the final volume of which, Swansong 1945, was published by Granta in English in 2014. His last novel All for Nothing (Alles Umsonst), a bestseller in Germany in 2006 and critically applauded, sealed his reputation. It is available here in translation for the first time.
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