Overview
Rachel Seiffert's absorbing, internationally acclaimed debut explores the modern German psyche through the experiences of three ordinary people. At the onset of World War II, a young photographer's assistant is kept out of the war due to a physical disability, and instead spends his time capturing on film the changing temper of Berlin, the city he loves. Just weeks after Germany's surrender, a teenage girl whose parents have been taken into allied custody leads her siblings on a harrowing journey to find their grandmother. And two generations after the war, a teacher searches for the reason why the Russians imprisoned his beloved grandfather. Evoking the experiences of the individual with astonishing emotional depth and psychological acuity, The Dark Room develops a portrait of the twentieth century in all its drama and complexity.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780375726323
- ISBN-10: 0375726322
- Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
- Publish Date: October 2002
- Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.65 pounds
- Page Count: 288
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