Two Novellas: In the Sanatorium and Facing the Sea

Hardback

Main Details

Title Two Novellas: In the Sanatorium and Facing the Sea
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David Vogel
Translated by Philip Simpson
Translated by Daniel Silverstone
SeriesVogel Collection
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 135
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9781922070494
ClassificationsDewey:892.435
Audience
General
Edition New edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Scribe Publications
Imprint Scribe Publications
Publication Date 24 July 2013
Publication Country Australia

Description

David Vogel has long been regarded as a leading figure of Hebrew literature, and his work has been compared to that of Joseph Roth, Thomas Mann, and Franz Kafka. In the Sanatorium was Vogel's first published work of fiction, translated here into English for the first time. It is set in a charitable Jewish hospital for consumptives, where death is always close, desire is heightened, and breaking the rules is exciting. In his depiction of the sanatorium's hothouse atmosphere, Vogel masterfully portrays the far-reaching effects of the decadence that was so prevalent in early-twentieth-century Europe. Written in 1932, Facing the Sea tells the story of a couple spending the summer on the French Riviera. Their idyllic holiday, however, ends up testing their relationship in ways they never thought possible. Deeply evocative of a bygone era, and intensely erotic, it shows Vogel at the height of his powers. Published together, these two novellas celebrate the legacy of one of the twentieth century's great writers.

Author Biography

David Vogel was born in 1891 in Satanov, Podolia (now Ukraine), and when World War I broke out he was living in Vienna, where he was arrested as an enemy alien. He emigrated to Tel Aviv in 1929, but left for Berlin after a year, and later settled in Paris. After the outbreak of World War II, he was imprisoned by the French as an Austrian citizen, and later by the Nazis as a Jew. In 1944, he was deported to Auschwitz, where he perished.