House of Day, House of Night

by Olga Tokarczuk

Book Overview

The English translation of the prize-winning international bestseller
Winner of the Gunter Grass Prize

Nowa Ruda is a small town in Silesia, an area that has been a part of Poland, Germany, and the former Czechoslovakia in the past. When the narrator moves into the area, she and discovers everyone-and everything-has its own story. With the help of Marta, her enigmatic neighbor, the narrator accumulates these stories, tracing the history...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810118920
• ISBN13: 9780810118928
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.4"