A Guide to Berlin by Gail Jones
Shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards and Longlisted for the 2016 Stella Prize. 'A Guide to Berlin' is the name of a short story written by Vladimir Nabokov in 1925, when he was a young man of 26, living in Berlin.
A group of six international travellers, two Italians, two Japanese, an American and an Australian, meet in empty apartments in Berlin to share stories and memories. Each is enthralled in some way to the work of Vladimir Nabokov, and each is finding their way in deep winter in a haunted city. A moment of devastating violence shatters the group, and changes the direction of everyone's story.
Brave and brilliant, A Guide to Berlin traces the strength and fragility of our connections through biographies and secrets.
Format: Paperback | 272 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.7 | 284g -
Publication Date: 01 Aug 2016
Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia
Imprint: Vintage
Publication City/Country: North Sydney, Australia
Language: English
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 0857988166
ISBN13: 9780857988164
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Some damage to the cover including minor scuff marks along the edges, a crease on the bottom-right corner of the front cover, and a small slither of the laminating has come off the fore-edge of the front cover, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with very minimal (barely visible) creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins.