Author: Inge Merkel
Details: (c) 1987 Residenz Verlag; Pub 2000 Ariadne Press; Trans Renate Latimer; Original title Eine ganz gewöhnliche Ehe; ISBN 1-57241-075-2
Verdict: Odysseus and Penelope – an ordinary marriage is a successful and moving modern exploration of mythology.
Reasons for reading it: I wanted a change from SF and it's been on my reading pile for a while now.
How it came into my hands: The wonderful
lab sent it to me as part of her
livelongnmarry auction offering. I'd asked for some modern Austrian literature and this is an example.
( detailed review )
Details: (c) 1987 Residenz Verlag; Pub 2000 Ariadne Press; Trans Renate Latimer; Original title Eine ganz gewöhnliche Ehe; ISBN 1-57241-075-2
Verdict: Odysseus and Penelope – an ordinary marriage is a successful and moving modern exploration of mythology.
Reasons for reading it: I wanted a change from SF and it's been on my reading pile for a while now.
How it came into my hands: The wonderful
( detailed review )