Blindness of the Heart: A Novel by Julia Franck
The reviews are in for this best seller..
A psychologically acute addition to the literature of Germany’s downfall . . . Fine, disturbing, memorable work.”-Kirkus Reviews
“Winner of the German Book Prize . . . this is a great, big silence-breaker of a novel, a laser beam into the German darkness from a writer, one feels, has a great deal more to say.”-Evening Standard (UK)
“Disturbing, original and brilliant.”-A. S. Byatt, The Guardian (Best Books of 2009)
“One of the most haunting works I have ever read about twentieth-century Germany . . . The book’s moral perspective is faultless, as is Franck’s sensitivity to character, sexuality and the struggle to be a free woman in a fascist society. . . . The Blind Side of the Heart is a masterpiece.”-The Independent
“A rich, moving, and complex novel . . . A brief summary cannot do justice to the penetrating imagination of this book, to the author’s certainty of tone and to the wealth of significant detail she provides. [Julia Franck] offers a panorama of a society stumbling blindfolded towards disaster.”-The Scotsman
“Powerful . . . Gripping . . . A compelling narrative and solid writing.”-Library Journal
“The most astounding piece of storytelling of the season . . . The way Julia Franck weaves together stories from the emotional depths and interactions and unpacks them again with an almost joyful thoroughness is exhilarating.”-Der Spiegel (Germany)
“Winner of the major German literary award . . . Franck’s bold, often shocking family saga is fearless. . . . There is a relentless sense of purpose about the complex, ever-shifting narrative that continually tests the reader.”-The Irish Times
“The Blindness of the Heart is nothing short of a masterpiece. The novel is epic in it proportions and tells the story of two World Wars and the consequences, loneliness and despair that result from a series of hardships.”-Aesthetica Magazine (UK)
“This novel has everything it needs: talent and skill and something to say. It is hot and cold, cruel and idyllic, sensual and sober.”-Die Zeit (Germany)
$17.96 Publisher: Grove Press (October 5, 2010) Amazon.com
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