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Half Swimmer

By Katja Oskamp

Half Swimmer Contemporary literature

Half Swimmer

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Half Swimmer. Noun. A German term for one who has recently learnt to swim but hasn''t yet mastered the technique. Growing up in 1980s East Germany, as the daughter of an army officer and a teacher, Tanja seems set up to become a model citizen of the German Democratic Republic. Except she has other ideas. And so, it turns out, does the course of history. Half Swimmer is a collection of stories from one life, following a young girl as she attempts to forge her own identity under the social pressures of both the GDR, and the capitalism of a unified Germany.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
152
Release Date:
2024-09-17
Publication Date:
2024-09-17
Publisher:
Peirene Press Ltd
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1916806007
ISBN13:
9781916806009
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
150 g
Height:
121 cm
Width:
194 cm
Thickness:
16 cm
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