Yesterday
Published on 31. October 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-0-486-83913-4 (ISBN)
Description
First U.S. publication. In spare, elegant prose, this modern novella recounts a troubled young villager's flight to the comfortable anonymity of a city - a respite that's shattered by the appearance of his boyhood love, along with husband and child. "Many of Kristof's stark vignettes, reported in unflinching detail . . . have a cool, disturbing power - part documentary-like, part surreal - that is fierce and distinctive." - Kirkus Reviews.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 123 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
140 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-486-83913-4 (9780486839134)
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Person
Hungarian author Agot Kristof (1925-2011) moved from her native country to Switzerland after the failure of the 1956 revolution. Kristof learned and wrote in French, receiving a number of prestigious prizes for her books. They include the European Prize for French literature for her first novel, The Notebook (1986), which has been published in more than 40 languages. Yesterday was made into an Italian-language film in 2002.