The Great Game
Berlin-Warsaw Express and Other Stories
1st Edition
Published in March 2012
Book
242 pages
978-3-941524-12-5 (ISBN)
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The Great Game ist eine Sammlung von achtzehn Kurzgeschichten die in englischer Sprache geschrieben wurden. Es wird behauptet, der Westen Amerikas sei wild im Vergleich zum Osten. In Europa ist es genau umgekehrt. Lederer hat auf beiden Kontinenten gelebt und schreibt über jede dieser Lebenswelten. Dabei stellt er fest, dass ihre Unterschiede unbequemer sind als ihre Mythen. Ein Trampertour durch die USA. Ein betrunkenes Pferd in Kalifornien. Eine Zugfahrt von Berlin nach Warschau. Machtlosigkeit unter den Reichen. Unschuld in New York City. Heimat. Dies sind einige der Themen in diesem Buch.
The Great Game is a collection of eighteen short stories. The American West is supposed to be wild compared to the East. In Europe, it is the other way around. Lederer has lived in and writes about each of these places. He finds the differences are not as convenient as the myths. A hitchhiking trip across America. A drunk horse in California. A train from Berlin to Warsaw. Powerlessness among the rich. Innocence in New York City. Home. These are some of the themes explored in this book.
The Great Game is a collection of eighteen short stories. The American West is supposed to be wild compared to the East. In Europe, it is the other way around. Lederer has lived in and writes about each of these places. He finds the differences are not as convenient as the myths. A hitchhiking trip across America. A drunk horse in California. A train from Berlin to Warsaw. Powerlessness among the rich. Innocence in New York City. Home. These are some of the themes explored in this book.
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"Now that Michael Lederer has published his first book of short stories, his fans can hope he keeps bringing his suave intellect to the printed page for years to come. He writes with the intensity of an ancient soul sitting around the camp fire spinning ardent tale after tale to warm the winter night. A real treat." - John Guare - Tony Award winning American playwright"In the stories of Michael Lederer, there is a beautiful sense of loss, as if the author deliberately and thoroughly erected a fine building, and then a ruthless movement destroyed it in front of you. These ruins are fascinating." - Vladimir SorokinMore details
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Michael Lederer was born in 1956 in Princeton,New Jersey. He grew up in New Haven, New York City, Vienna, and Palo Alto, California. He now lives in Berlin. PalmArtPress has published his short story collection "The Great Game", his novella "Nothing Lasts Forever
Anymore", and his novel "Cadaqués". The U.S. Embassy in Berlin chose "Cadaqués" for their American Literature Series 2014. Die Welt has called Lederer "A true archeologist among the great American writers."
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