In the Flesh

by Christa Wolf

Book Overview

Christa Wolf's mesmerizing short novel--a bestseller in Germany--is a supreme work of political and philosophical insight by one of Europe's great writers. Alive with myth and metaphor, rich in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1567923178
• ISBN13: 9781567923179
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

quite good

This is a lyrical, intriguing novella - I would term it that as opposed to novel - that is definitely worth some attention. As the main character floats between consciousness and unconsciousness, experiencing visions of Hell and flashbacks inspired by Goethe, Greek mythology, and her own personal history you are drawn in to her world where she alternates between being an individual and an object. Insightfully philosophical and magically enchanting, this book deserves recognition here in America - it is said on the back of my copy that it is already a best seller in Germany.