- National Book Award for Translated Literature 2020 · Finalist · for the translation by Anne Posten
High as the Waters Rise
Wie hoch die Wasser steigen
Anja Kampmann (born 1983)
Translated by Anne Posten
English editions
In EnglishHigh as the Waters Rise
Catapult · United States · 28 September 2021 · Paperback · 320 pages
High as the Waters Rise
Catapult · United States · 15 September 2020 · Hardcover · 320 pages
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Wenzel Groszak drills for oil on platforms far out at sea. One stormy night his one close friend dies. Wenzel carries the dead man's belongings to his relatives in Hungary, and afterwards cannot say whether he will go back to the rigs. Off the coast of West Africa he discards his overalls and heads north by way of Malta and Italy, towards the burnt-out Ruhr where he grew up, and towards Milena, the great love he may no longer be able to reach.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 349 pages in the original
- Set in
- Hungary, Malta, Italy, Germany
- First published
- 2018 by Hanser
- Author's age
- 35 when first published
- ISBN
9783446258150 (original)
9781948226523 (Catapult, United States)
9781646220823 (Catapult, United States)
- More
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