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“siegfried lenz”

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  • The German Lesson

    by Siegfried Lenz ...
    In this quiet and devastating novel about the rise of fascism, Siggi Jepsen, incarcerated as a juvenile delinquent, is assigned to write a routine German lesson on the “The Joys of Duty.” Overfamiliar with these joys, Siggi sets down his life since 1943, a decade earlier, when as a boy he watched his father, a constable, doggedly carry out orders from Berlin to stop a well-known Expressionist ... Read more

    $12.59 USD

  • The Turncoat

    A Novel

    by Siegfried Lenz ...
    Translated by John Cullen ...
    **“Never has the aftermath for Germans been better depicted than in Siegfried Lenz’s elegiac, The Turncoat. A newly discovered masterpiece.” —Alex Kershaw, New York Times bestselling author of Avenue of SpiesPreviously unpublished, this German postwar classic is one of the best books of this major writer, who died in 2014.**The last summer before the end of World War II, Walter Proska is posted to ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Stella

    A Novel

    by Siegfried Lenz ...
    Translated by Anthea Bell ...
    In a small town on the Baltic coast, in a community steeped inmaritime industries and local mores, a teenager falls in love with hisEnglish professor. Christian looks older than his years, Stella youngerthan hers. The summer they spend together is filled with boat ridesto Bird Island, secret walks on the beach, and furtive glances. Theemotions that blossom between Christian and Stella are aflame ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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    The Turncoat

    by Siegfried Lenz ...
    Narrated by Grover Gardner ...

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    8 hours 16 min

    Previously unpublished, this German postwar classic is one of the best books of this major writer, who died in 2014.The last summer before the end of World War II, Walter Proska is posted to a small unit tasked with ensuring the safety of a railway line deep in the forest on the border with Ukraine and Belarus. In this swampy region, a handful of men—stunned by the heat, attacked by mosquitoes, ... Read more

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