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	C.H.BECK Susanne Simor
Original language
German
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Eifel region c 1940 to c 1949 World War Two period (c 1939 to c 1945) Modern & contemporary fiction Second World War fiction Narrative theme: Politics Narrative theme: Sense of place
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Winter Bees

Norbert Scheuer

SHORT LIST FOR THE GERMAN BOOK PRIZE 2019

In Winter Bees, an intense narration that is as subtle and precise as it is thrilling, Norbert Scheuer conjures a world suspended between destruction and the hope for a peaceful future. Press praise: "The people of Norbert Scheuer do not escape their origins, but each of their stories is worth telling." Patrick Bahners, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung "A book full of light sentences that contain all the weight of life: hope, fear, lust." STERN, Oliver Creutz "In 'Winter Bees', [Norbert Scheuer's] art shows its relaxed mastery." Süddeutsche Zeitung, Hubert Winkles

Germany, January 1944: Egidius Arimond, a laid off Latin and history teacher, is in permanent danger. Not just because of his love affairs or his epilepsy, but first and foremost, because of his daring attempts to rescue Jews by smuggling them across the Belgian border concealed in specially prepared beehives. Meanwhile, British and American bombers are circling over the Eifel mountains. Arimond’s situation gets more and more hopeless as he can no longer access medication, begins an affair with the district leader’s wife, and finally, is denounced to the Gestapo.

Further works published by C.H.Beck:

At the Bottom of the Universe (2017)

The Language of Birds (2015)

Arab: Marousha (Egypt)

English World Rights: Haus Publishing

The Rushing of Water (2009)

Turkish: Dedalus

Serbian: Mono & Manjana

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Book Published by C.H.Beck , ISBN: 9783406739637 Main content page count: 320 Pages ISBN: 9783406739637

Available products

Book

Published by C.H.Beck , ISBN: 9783406739637

Main content page count: 320 Pages

ISBN: 9783406739637

Comments

‘Norbert Scheuer’s characters do not escape their origins, and yet each of their stories is worth telling.’ Patrick Bahners,

'A novel with a great resonance space, rich in recurring motifs, whose variations sound sometimes brighter and sometimes darker (...) fascinating literature.' Martin Oehlen

‘When you read his work, you always arrive at the center of the world through the province. An author whom I can highly recommend. A book that deeply impressed me.’ Jörg Magenau,Deutschlandfunk Kultur

‘A book full of light sentences that contain all the weight of life: hope, fear, lust’. Oliver Creutz

‘One of the wisest and most subtle story-tellers in the country.’ Sebastian Hammelehle, KulturSpiegel