THE KARNAU TAPES by Beyer, Marcel - 1997

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Paperback. Very Good.

San Diego, CA, U.S.A.: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1997. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In the final days of the Third Reich, Hermann Karnau, a sound engineer, is obsessively compiling an archive of every conceivable nuance of human sound. Karnau's assignments take him to Nazi party rallies, where he records the rantings of leaders, the roar of approving crowds, the labored breathing of the crippled, the rasp of throats constricted with fear; to Alsace, where he plays his part in silencing any sound that is not German; to the Eastern Front, where he records the screams and death rattles of fallen soldiers. His work so impresses Hitler's chief propagandist that he entrusts his children to Karnau's care, and Helga, the oldest daughter, who is wise beyond her years, forms a warm bond of friendship with the engineer. Marcel Beyer received Germany's Ernst Willner Prize for THE KARNAU TAPES, a "virtuoso novel that ranks among the most vivid and… Read More

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co, 1997. Softcover. Fine. First American edition. Uncorrected Proof. Fine in wrappers. German novel about the Nazi era.

secker and warburg london 1996. proof copy of first edition in engl. 228pp F in glossy wrappers

Harcourt, 1997. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New.

Secker & Warburg, London, 1995. First Edition. Softcover. Fine Condition. soft folded wrappers, publisher's remainder, minimal to none shelf-wear, a very nice copy. Translated from the German by John Brownjohn. Size: Octavo . 227 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0436203820. ISBN/EAN: 9780436203824. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 100232. . 9780436203824

Harcourt. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5x1x8. Signed by Author. Inscribed by author on title page. Minor shelf wear to binding. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Text and images unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover.PRIORITY SHIPPING PROVIDED IN THE USA FOR THE PRICE OF MEDIA MAIL SHIPPING.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.