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Dance by the Canal

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Description:A tragicomic satire from the heart of East Germany.Gabriela grows up in the East German town of Leibnitz. Her father is a famous surgeon, her mother a respected society hostess. The girl, however, struggles to fulfil their expectations. She shows no talent as a violinist and, worse, she fails to choose the right friends at school. When her father falls out of favour with the communists, Gabriela drops out of school. Eventually she ends up living beneath a canal bridge. Then the Wall falls. Can Gabriela seize a second chance in the new, united, Germany?Why Peirene chose to publish this 'When I pass homeless women, I look into their faces and why her and not me? I sense that maybe our differences are not as great as I would like to believe. Dance by the Canal tells the story of a woman who fails to find her place in society - neither in communist GDR nor in the capitalist West. Her refusal to conform to the patriarchal structures of both societies forces her into ever-increasing isolation. This book will make you think.' Meike Ziervogel, publisher at Peirene Press'An intense story… grotesque, macabre, poetic.' Neues Deutschland'An authentic story of East Germany.' Die Ost-West-Wochenzeitung'30 years of East German history narrated with laconic irony.' Die ZeitWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Dance by the Canal. To get started finding Dance by the Canal, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 120

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Peirene Press

Release: 2017

ISBN: 190867038X

Description: A tragicomic satire from the heart of East Germany.Gabriela grows up in the East German town of Leibnitz. Her father is a famous surgeon, her mother a respected society hostess. The girl, however, struggles to fulfil their expectations. She shows no talent as a violinist and, worse, she fails to choose the right friends at school. When her father falls out of favour with the communists, Gabriela drops out of school. Eventually she ends up living beneath a canal bridge. Then the Wall falls. Can Gabriela seize a second chance in the new, united, Germany?Why Peirene chose to publish this 'When I pass homeless women, I look into their faces and why her and not me? I sense that maybe our differences are not as great as I would like to believe. Dance by the Canal tells the story of a woman who fails to find her place in society - neither in communist GDR nor in the capitalist West. Her refusal to conform to the patriarchal structures of both societies forces her into ever-increasing isolation. This book will make you think.' Meike Ziervogel, publisher at Peirene Press'An intense story… grotesque, macabre, poetic.' Neues Deutschland'An authentic story of East Germany.' Die Ost-West-Wochenzeitung'30 years of East German history narrated with laconic irony.' Die ZeitWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Dance by the Canal. To get started finding Dance by the Canal, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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