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The Year is '42

The Year is '42

by Lisa Appignanesi (Translator), Lisa Appignanesi (Translator), John Berger (Translator), Lisa Appignanesi (Translator), Nella Bielski (Author)

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Synopsis

The year is 1942 and Europe is besieged by war. Germany has defeated most of Europe, is ruling France, and approaching Russia. Three lives are bound together by destiny, although by all appearances could not be further apart. In occupied Paris, Karl, a German officer, has realised that he can no longer ignore the war. An adventurer and traveller, Karl has always avoided politics for the good life, but lately he has begun to question the regime he serves. In Germany, Hans, a fellow officer and old friend of Karl's, has found a way out of the same dilemma. But he knows - with chilling certainty - that his decision can only lead to death. And in Kiev, where the fighting is at its pitch, Katia, a doctor, tries to hold onto her old life as she waits anxiously for her husband's return from one of Stalin's labour camps.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 224
 Edition: New
 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 19 Sep 2005
ISBN 10: 074757104X
ISBN 13: 9780747571049
Book Overview: For fans of Embers and The English Patient An enthralling historical novel The Year is '42 has won the Scott Moncrieff Prize for French Translation. The last winner was Linda Asher for Milan Kundera's Ignorance.

Media Reviews
'A dense, elusive, wholly original and moving novel' John le Carre 'Nella Bielski writes out of the experience of obstruction, exile and betrayal (both personal and political), but the tone is hopeful and humane' Hermione Lee 'A rare combination of affection for everything, of acceptance and intelligence' Hilary Bailey 'Exquisite' Observer
Author Bio
Nella Bielski was born in the Ukraine and lives in Paris. She writes in French and is the author of several novels including Oranges for the Son of Alexander Levy and After Arkadia. She has also written for the cinema, Isabella, and for the theatre, A Question of Geography, which was staged by the RSC. John Berger was born in London in 1926. His many books include the Booker-Prize-winning novel G, and Ways of Seeing. He has also translated the poetry of Aime Cesaire and Nella Bielski's Oranges for the Son of Alexander Levy with Lisa Appignanesi. He lives in France. Lisa Appignanesi's latest novel is The Memory Man, and her non-fiction includes the acclaimed memoir Losing the Dead. Her most recent translations include My Forbidden Face and Ma Yah's The Diary of a Chinese Schoolgirl. A former university lecturer and Deputy Director of the ICA, Lisa Appignanesi is Vice President of English Pen and a Chevalier de L'ordre des Arts et des Lettres. She lives in London.