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On The Natural History Of Destruction
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
On The Natural History Of Destruction
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) W. G. Sebald
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Translated by Anthea Bell
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:224 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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Category/Genre | Literary studies - from c 1900 - Second world war |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780140298000
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Classifications | Dewey:830.900914 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Penguin Books Ltd
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Imprint |
Penguin Books Ltd
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Publication Date |
4 March 2004 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
In the last years of World War II, the Allies dropped a million bombs on Germany. Yet the German people have been silent about the resulting devestation and loss of life, failing to recognise the terrible shadow that destruction from the air cast over their land. Here W.G. Sebald asks why it is we turn our backs on the horrors of war, and in addressing our response to the past, offers insights into how we live now.
Author Biography
W. G. Sebald was born in Germany in 1944 and died in 2001. He is the author of The Emigrants, The Rings of Saturn, Vertigo, Austerlitz, After Nature, On the Natural History of Destruction, Unrecounted, Campo Santo and Silent Catastrophes among other publications.
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