Name: The Wall
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Author: Marlen Haushofer
ISBN: 9780811231947

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Physical Book

Author

Marlen Haushofer

Translated by

Shaun Whiteside

Epilogue by

Claire Louise-Bennett

Publisher

New Directions Publishing Corporation

Language

English

Pages

248

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.1 x 13.2 x 1.8 cm

Weight

0.26 kg.

ISBN13

9780811231947

Synopsis "The Wall"

While vacationing in a hunting lodge in the Austrian mountains, a middle-aged woman awakens one morning to find herself separated from the rest of the world by an invisible wall. With a cat, a dog, and a cow as her sole companions, she learns how to survive and cope with her loneliness. Allegorical yet deeply personal and absorbing, The Wall is at once a critique of modern civilization, a nuanced and loving portrait of a relationship between a woman and her animals, a thrilling survival story, a Cold War-era dystopian adventure, and a truly singular feminist classic.

Marlen Haushofer

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Marlen Haushofer (Frauenstein, 1920-Vienna, 1970) studied in Vienna and Graz and, later, lived off literature in Steyr writing novels, stories, and radio scripts. In 1968, she won the Austrian National Literature Prize, but did not receive the massive recognition she deserved until after her death.

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