The Quest for Christa T
1971, the first UK edition of Christa Wolf's novel
Author
Christa Wolf, translated by Christopher Middleton
Publisher
Hutchinson, London, 1971
Printing Details
First UK edition, first printing. Hardback in dustwrapper. 20.5 × 13cm, 185pp
Christa is a young girl in Hitler's Germany; she survives to embrace the new order but her idealism withers as crass materialists corrode its dream. Her story is the story of a whole generation, and a celebration of the unique value of each human being and all human life.
Condition
The book itself is in good strong readable condition, with secure binding and clean pages. There is a little spotted foxing and tanning to the page edges. The dustwrapper is chipped and creased to the edges and has been price-clipped but remains in good order.
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