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“walter kempowski”

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  • Marrow and Bone

    by Walter Kempowski ...
    Translated by Charlotte Collins ...
    A moving, darkly funny road trip novel about World War II, returning to one's birthplace, and coming to terms with tragedy.West Germany, 1988, just before the fall of the Berlin Wall: Jonathan Fabrizius, a middle-aged erstwhile journalist, has a comfortable existence in Hamburg, bankrolled by his furniture-manufacturing uncle. He lives with his girlfriend Ulla in a grand, decrepit prewar house ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • All for Nothing

    by Walter Kempowski ...
    Translated by Anthea Bell ...
    A wealthy family tries—and fails—to seal themselves off from the aftermath of World War II in this historical fiction “masterpiece” by one of Germany’s most important post-war writers (The New Yorker).In East Prussia, January 1945, the German forces are in retreat and the Red Army is approaching. The von Globig family’s manor house, the Georgenhof, is falling into disrepair. Auntie runs the estate ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • An Ordinary Youth

    by Walter Kempowski ...
    Translated by Michael Lipkin ...
    A provocative novel about growing up in Nazi Germany, as seen through the eyes of a child witnessing the spread of intolerance and political unrest in his town.An Ordinary Youth is a novel drawn directly from the author's boyhood in Nazi Germany. Nine-year-old Walter's family is moving house when the novel opens, but Walter's main concerns are his tin soldiers and his older brother’s jazz records, ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Swansong 1945

    A Collective Diary of the Last Days of the Third Reich

    by Walter Kempowski ...
    Translated by Shaun Whiteside ...
    A monumental work of history that captures the last days of the Third Reich as never before.Swansong 1945 chronicles the end of Nazi Germany through more than 1,000 extracts from letters, diaries, and autobiographical accounts, written by civilians and soldiers alike. Together, they present a panoramic view of four tumultuous days that fateful spring: Hitler’s birthday on April 20, American and ... Read more

    $12.29 USD

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    All for Nothing

    by Walter Kempowski ...
    Narrated by Grover Gardner ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 20 min

    A wealthy family tries—and fails—to seal themselves off from the chaos of post–World War II life surrounding them in this stunning novel by one of Germany’s most important postwar writers.In East Prussia, January 1945, the German forces are in retreat and the Red Army is approaching. The von Globig family’s manor house, the Georgenhof, is falling into disrepair. Auntie runs the estate as best she ... Read more

    $22.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    An Ordinary Youth

    by Walter Kempowski ...
    Narrated by Ryan Burke ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 43 min

    A provocative novel about growing up in Nazi Germany, as seen through the eyes of a child witnessing the spread of intolerance and political unrest in his town.An Ordinary Youth is a novel drawn directly from the author's boyhood in Nazi Germany. Nine-year-old Walter's family is moving house when the novel opens, but Walter's main concerns are his tin soldiers and his older brother's jazz records, ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook