Castle Gripsholm
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A beguiling fable about a summer holiday in the Swedish countryside that transforms into a provocative parable about oppression and the evil awaiting Europe as the Nazis came to power. Castle Gripsholm, the best and most beloved work by Kurt Tucholsky, is a short novel about an enchanted summer holiday. It begins with an assignment: Tucholsky's publisher wants him to write something light and funny, otherwise about whatever Tucholsky wants. A deal is struck and the story is off: about Peter, a writer; his girlfriend, known as the Princess; and a summer vacation far from the hurly-burly of Berlin. Peter and the Princess have rented a small house attached to a historic castle in Sweden, and they have five weeks of long days and white nights at their disposal; five weeks for swimming and walking and sex and talking and visits with Peter's buddy Karlchen and with Billie, the Princess's best friend. It is perfect, until they meet a weeping girl fleeing the cruel headmistress of a home for children. The vacationers decide they must free the girl and send her back to her mother in Switzerland, which brings about an encounter with authority that casts a worrying shadow over their radiant summer idyll. Soon they must return to Germany. What kind of fairy tale are they living in?
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1681373343
ISBN13:9781681373348
Release Date:May 2019
Publisher:New York Review of Books
Length:144 Pages
Weight:0.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
nice book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
It's hard to translate such a book from its original language (German) yet a fine job has been done.
A marvellous classic love story.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Tucholsky shows that he can write in a gentle, almost pastel-colored style. A marvellous book, well worth the read.
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