Reunion

Name: Reunion
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SKU: 9781860463655
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By Fred Uhlman

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Reunion by Fred Uhlman is a poignant novella detailing the friendship between two teenage boys from different backgrounds in 1930s Germany. Despite their deep bond, external societal and political pressures begin to test their relationship. This exploration of friendship and identity captures the complexities of loyalty and the impact of historical events on personal lives.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this book if you are drawn to stories exploring deep friendships set against historical backdrops. The narrative elegantly captures the complexities of a relationship tested by the rise of political ideologies in 1930s Germany. With its poignant depiction of loyalty, betrayal, and the impact of history on personal lives, it may resonate with readers interested in emotional and thought-provoking fiction.

Reunion

'A brilliant work of art that deserves a far wider readership' Ian McEwan

FROM THE PUBLISHERS OF STONER AND REVOLUTIONARY ROAD COMES REUNION

Reunion is a little-known novel.

From the publishers of Stoner and Revolutionary Road, comes Reunion - a forgotten classic and a moving novel of universal value

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From the publishers of Stoner and Revolutionary Road comes Reunion - a forgotten classic and a moving novel of universal value.

'A brilliant work of art that deserves a far wider readership' - Ian McEwan

Reunion is a little-known novel. But it is also a universal story of friendship. It is a book of great power, waiting to be discovered.

On a grey afternoon in 1932, a Stuttgart classroom is stirred by the arrival of a newcomer. Middle-class Hans is intrigued by the aristocratic new boy, Konradin, and before long they become best friends. It's a friendship of the greatest kind, of shared interests and long conversations, of hikes in the German hills and growing up together. But the boys live in a changing Germany. Powerful, delicate and daring, Reunion is a story of the fragility, and strength, of the bonds between friends.

'Exquisite' - Guardian

'I loved Reunion and found it very moving' - John Boyne

WITH AN AFTERWORD BY RACHEL SEIFFERT

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Reunion by Fred Uhlman is widely praised as a brilliant and moving novella. It explores how friendship can be tested by historical events, encapsulating the tragedy of World War II through a childhood bond. Critics have highlighted its powerful impact and subtlety, with the story's conclusion seen as particularly shattering and resonant.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781860463655

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 August 1997

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: The Harvill Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 7.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 77g

Pages: 96

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About the Author

Fred Uhlman, born in Stuttgart in 1901, claimed that his South-West German homeland of W rttemberg, made him a "romantic" for life and formed the essence of his sensibilities as a poet. Understandable since it was also the home of Schiller, H lderlin, M rike, Weiland, Uhland, Schlegel, Hegel, Schelling and Herman Hesse. Uhlman's name is not out of place among these, and the beauty of that birthplace illuminates every line of his stunning fictional memoir Reunion. He died in 1985.