Apostoloff
Winner of the Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse, Kategorie Bellestristik 2009
(Sprache: Englisch)
"Gone, finito, The End, I say. A father who puts an end to it all before he wears down the whole family deserves more praise than damnation." Two sisters travel to Sofia--in a convoy of luxury limousines arranged by a fellow Bulgarian exile--to bury...
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"Gone, finito, The End, I say. A father who puts an end to it all before he wears down the whole family deserves more praise than damnation." Two sisters travel to Sofia--in a convoy of luxury limousines arranged by a fellow Bulgarian exile--to bury their less-than-beloved father. Like tourists, they are chauffeured by the ever-charming Ruben Apostoloff--one sister in the back seat, one in the passenger seat, one sharp-tongued and aggressive, the other polite and considerate. In a caustic voice, Apostoloff shows them the treasures of his beloved country: the peacock-eye pottery (which contains poisonous dye), the Black Sea coast (which is utterly destroyed), the architecture (a twentieth-century crime). His attempts to win them over seem doomed to fail, as the sisters' Bulgarian heritage is a heavy burden--their father, a successful doctor and melancholy immigrant, appears in their dreams still dragging the rope with which he hanged himself. An account of a daughter's bitterly funny reckoning with her father and his country, laden with linguistic wit and black humor, Apostoloff will introduce the unique voice of Sibylle Lewitscharoff to a new and eager audience.
Autoren-Porträt von Sibylle Lewitscharoff, Katy Derbyshire
Sibylle Lewitscharoff is a writer who lives in Berlin. She is the author of Apostoloff, also published by Seagull Books.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Sibylle Lewitscharoff , Katy Derbyshire
- 2019, 288 Seiten, Maße: 12,8 x 20,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Übersetzung: Derbyshire, Katy
- Übersetzer: Katy Derbyshire
- Verlag: University of Chicago Press
- ISBN-10: 0857427199
- ISBN-13: 9780857427199
- Erscheinungsdatum: 15.11.2019
Sprache:
Englisch
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