When Bruno Lind, a neuroscientist and memory expert, returns to Vienna, the city of his birth, more awaits him than he had expected. Propelled by dreams, a chance name overheard in a hotel lobby, and the urgings of his daughter, Lind becomes the detective of his own unexplored life, retracing the experiences of World War II, refugee camps, and migration that he has long been unable to communicate. Journeying to Poland and to points farther east, to lost families and forgotten loves, this vivid novel of time, place, and memory reveals a world where some can't remember and others can't forget.
| ISBN | 1905147953 | | Pages | 300 | | ISBN13 | 9781905147953
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Arcadia Books | | Weight (grammes) | 290 | | Imprint | Arcadia Books | | Published in | London | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 216 | | Publication date | 28 Feb 2008 | | Width (mm) | 138 | | DEWEY | 823.914 | | Spine width (mm) | 23 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | General |
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'It speaks history and one cannot stop listening' - John Berger'Adroit and elegant. Read with horror and fascination' - Edmund White'Stunning' - Helena Kennedy QC, Books of the Year, Guardian'Impressive' - Sunday Times'Authentic. It's not the geography which haunts the story, but a search for missing daughters and fathers ... skilfully transmits connections between individual and collective memory' - Independent'Intriguing, entertaining, compelling ... an ingeniously conceived plot' - Jewish Chronicle
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