A Legacy
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In Kaiser's Germany, two families - one from Jewish Berlin, the other from the agrarian Catholic South - become irrevocably intertwined. Did the monstrous thing that followed have its foundation in... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1590178262
ISBN13:9781590178263
Release Date:March 2015
Publisher:New York Review of Books
Length:384 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.2" x 7.6"
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A Lost World
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
The story takes place in the waning days of the Kaiser's rule, pre-WWI, in a society that seems to be desperately trying to avoid the instability in central Europe that finally led to the First World War. Two German families linked by an ill-fated marriage live a life that seems unimaginable to us in modern times. One Jewish, one Catholic, both wealthy, insular and largely idle, the characters spend their days moving from place to place--France, Spain, Germany, collecting art and antiques, taking air during daily carriage rides, eating what seem to be endless meals, and expecting the world to go on as it has forever. A relatively minor event--the decison to send a child to a military prep school, results in personal tragedy but also national crisis--which could only have happened in a society about to fall apart. I found this book a compelling look at a world and a society I know little about--and Bedford's prose is wonderful.
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