The Valley of Unknowing

Fiction & Literature, Literary
Cover of the book The Valley of Unknowing by Philip Sington, W. W. Norton & Company
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Philip Sington ISBN: 9780393239447
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: December 3, 2012
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: Philip Sington
ISBN: 9780393239447
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: December 3, 2012
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

“Remarkable…Superbly anchored in place and time…[A] brilliant, evocative and accurate novel.”—The Times (London)

In the twilight years of Communist East Germany, Bruno Krug, author of a single world-famous novel written twenty years earlier, falls for Theresa Aden, a music student from the West. But Theresa has also caught the eye of a cocky young scriptwriter who delights in satirizing Krug’s work.

Asked to appraise a mysterious manuscript, Bruno is disturbed to find that the author is none other than his rival. Disconcertingly, the book is good—very good. But there is hope for the older man: the unwelcome masterpiece is dangerously political. Krug decides that if his affair with Theresa is to prove more than a fling, he must employ a small deception. But in the Workers’ and Peasants’ State, knowing the deceiver from the deceived, the betrayer from the betrayed, isn’t just difficult: it is a matter of life and death. Now the celebrated author and secret Stasi informer is ready to confess…

The Valley of Unknowing is both a moving and entertaining love story and a seductive thriller, one that pits the past against the future, commerce against creativity, and art against life.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

“Remarkable…Superbly anchored in place and time…[A] brilliant, evocative and accurate novel.”—The Times (London)

In the twilight years of Communist East Germany, Bruno Krug, author of a single world-famous novel written twenty years earlier, falls for Theresa Aden, a music student from the West. But Theresa has also caught the eye of a cocky young scriptwriter who delights in satirizing Krug’s work.

Asked to appraise a mysterious manuscript, Bruno is disturbed to find that the author is none other than his rival. Disconcertingly, the book is good—very good. But there is hope for the older man: the unwelcome masterpiece is dangerously political. Krug decides that if his affair with Theresa is to prove more than a fling, he must employ a small deception. But in the Workers’ and Peasants’ State, knowing the deceiver from the deceived, the betrayer from the betrayed, isn’t just difficult: it is a matter of life and death. Now the celebrated author and secret Stasi informer is ready to confess…

The Valley of Unknowing is both a moving and entertaining love story and a seductive thriller, one that pits the past against the future, commerce against creativity, and art against life.

More books from W. W. Norton & Company

Cover of the book Warning Shadows: Home Alone with Classic Cinema by Philip Sington
Cover of the book The Far Side of the World (Vol. Book 10) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels) by Philip Sington
Cover of the book Lusitania: Saga and Myth by Philip Sington
Cover of the book The Last Headbangers: NFL Football in the Rowdy, Reckless '70s--The Era that Created Modern Sports by Philip Sington
Cover of the book The Cry for Myth by Philip Sington
Cover of the book The Red Thread: A Novel by Philip Sington
Cover of the book The Conscience of the Eye: The Design and Social Life of Cities by Philip Sington
Cover of the book Firebrand of Liberty: The Story of Two Black Regiments That Changed the Course of the Civil War by Philip Sington
Cover of the book "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character by Philip Sington
Cover of the book 8 Keys to Stress Management (8 Keys to Mental Health) by Philip Sington
Cover of the book The Radical and the Republican: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the Triumph of Antislavery Politics by Philip Sington
Cover of the book A Mind of Its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives by Philip Sington
Cover of the book Searching for Sappho: The Lost Songs and World of the First Woman Poet by Philip Sington
Cover of the book My Dyslexia by Philip Sington
Cover of the book Lady Byron and Her Daughters by Philip Sington
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy