Description
The first novel in Arno Camenisch's celebrated alpine trilogy is set during a single summer. The four main (unnamed) characters are a dairyman, his farmhand, a cowherd, and a swineherd who all live and work in close proximity--but this is no Heidi. Theirs is an existence marked by dangerous work, solitude, cruelty, alcoholism, and sheer stubbornness; but the author's handling of these situations and lives is characterized at all times by affection, surreal humor, and a brilliant ear for the sounds of the setting.
Author: Arno Camenisch
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Published: 06/25/2014
Pages: 100
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781628970104
ISBN10: 1628970103
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Psychological
About the Author
Arno Camenisch writes in both Rhaeto-Romanic and German. He is best known for his award-winning trilogy of novels, beginning with "The Alp," already excerpted in "Harper's," and continuing with "Behind the Station" and "Last Last Orders," all of which will appear from Dalkey Archive Press over the next two years.