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  • A Sense of the Beginning

    by Norbert Gstrein ...
    Translated by Julian Evans ...
    A poignant novel of political-religious awakening by one of Germany's literary starsAn anonymous phone call, an unattended bag discovered in the station of a small Austrian town, a piece of paper saying, "Repent!" and "Next time it will be for real!" A C.C.T.V. image of a young man. What was it that made the teacher think it was his old student, Daniel?Ten years earlier Daniel had spent time with ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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    A Sense of the Beginning

    by Norbert Gstrein ...
    Narrated by Peter Noble ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 22 min

    A bomb threat is made at a provincial Austrian village station. An unattended bag placed next to three messages: "Repent!", "First and final warning!" and "Next time it will be for real!. But no-one takes it too seriously, not even the police. Then a teacher in the village thinks he recognises his favourite pupil Daniel on a wanted notice in a newspaper.The teacher befriended Daniel when they ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

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