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Item Details
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A STORY ABOUT MR.SILBERSTEIN
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| By: |
Erland Josephson, Roger Greenwald (Trans) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£16.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0810119102 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780810119109 |
| Publisher: |
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 September, 2001 |
| Series: |
Hydra Books |
| Pages: |
152 |
| Translated from: |
Swedish |
| Description: |
Through the central figure of Emanuel Silberstein, this novel offers an exploration of identity and the futile attempt to define a self "independent" of others. With a sharp eye on the Swedish milieu, it probes the roots of anti-semitism and thus of prejudice and self-deception in general. |
| Synopsis: |
Erland Josephson is perhaps best known as an actor celebrated for his work in Ingmar Bergman films. But he is also a noted novelist: A Story about Mr. Silberstein is the fourth novel of the eight he has published so far. His first book to appear in English, it shows him to be a master of narrative form and style: inventive, witty, economical. Through the central figure of Emanuel Silberstein, the novel draws the reader into an exploration of identity and the futile attempt to define a self "independent" of others. With a sharp eye on the Swedish milieu, Josephson probes the roots of anti-Semitism and thus of prejudice and self-deception in general. He creates his characters with the help of a keen ear for dialogue and interior voices, and deploys them with the skill of one who has long experience in the theater. A Story about Mr. Silberstein is a moving saga about an unusual and unforgettable character. The translation by Roger Greenwald recreates the subtleties of Josephson's style with a light hand. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Northwestern University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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