The Valley of Unknowing
Philip Sington
(Author)
Description
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.
Product Details
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Publish Date | December 03, 2012 |
| Pages | 304 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Hardback |
| EAN/UPC | 9780393239331 |
| Dimensions | 9.4 X 6.5 X 0.9 inches | 1.3 pounds |
About the Author
Reviews
Philip Sington has managed something quite remarkable...a flawless, gripping and penetrating depiction of life in the former East Germany, wrapped up as a literary thriller...His feeling for not just time and place, but atmosphere and way of life is perfect in a way that no other Western writer, not even John le Carré, has achieved.--Peter Millar "The Oldie"
A remarkable novel, the first in English to give us a nuanced portrait of life in Communist East Germany, its absurdity, its menace, and its pervasive sense of betrayal.--Joseph Kanon, author of The Good German
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