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The Wall
Overview
While vacationing in a hunting lodge in the Austrian mountains, a middle-aged woman awakens one morning to find herself separated from the rest of the world by an invisible wall. With a cat, a dog, and a cow as her sole companions, she learns how to survive and cope with her loneliness.
Allegorical yet deeply personal and absorbing, The Wall is at once a critique of modern civilization, a nuanced and loving portrait of a relationship between a woman and her animals, a thrilling survival story, a Cold War-era dystopian adventure, and a truly singular feminist classic.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780811231947
- ISBN-10: 0811231941
- Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
- Publish Date: June 2022
- Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.57 pounds
- Page Count: 248
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