The Island: Three Tales
ISBN-13:
9780140232790
ISBN-10:
0140232796
Edition:
First Edition
Author:
Gustaw Herling
Publication date:
1994
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Format:
Paperback
160 pages
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ISBN-13:
9780140232790
ISBN-10:
0140232796
Edition:
First Edition
Author:
Gustaw Herling
Publication date:
1994
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Format:
Paperback
160 pages
Summary
The Island: Three Tales (ISBN-13: 9780140232790 and ISBN-10: 0140232796), written by authors
Gustaw Herling, was published by Penguin Books in 1994.
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One of the New York Times Books Review's Best Books of 1993
"A writer of stylistic mastery and moral depth, who deserves to be placed among the best in any language." -Jaroslaw Anders, The Boston Sunday Globe
Best known for the unforgettable account of his experiences in a Russian slave-labor camp, A World Apart, Gustaw Herling was regarded by many as one of Poland's greatest prose writers of the 20th century. These three tales, all set in Italy, are intensely dramatic depictions of suffering, solitude, and mindless violence done to the spirit. The author's command of language is matched by an unblinking observation of his characters' stumbling progress toward salvation and a compassion that is limitless but never sentimental.
"Reading The Island . . . I felt an exhilaration that was like the exhilaration of that first moment of being touched and in some way shattered by great prose." - Edna O'Brien
"A writer of stylistic mastery and moral depth, who deserves to be placed among the best in any language." -Jaroslaw Anders, The Boston Sunday Globe
Best known for the unforgettable account of his experiences in a Russian slave-labor camp, A World Apart, Gustaw Herling was regarded by many as one of Poland's greatest prose writers of the 20th century. These three tales, all set in Italy, are intensely dramatic depictions of suffering, solitude, and mindless violence done to the spirit. The author's command of language is matched by an unblinking observation of his characters' stumbling progress toward salvation and a compassion that is limitless but never sentimental.
"Reading The Island . . . I felt an exhilaration that was like the exhilaration of that first moment of being touched and in some way shattered by great prose." - Edna O'Brien
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