In The Heritage, first published in German in 1978, Zygmunt Rogalla, an elderly Masurian rug-maker from Lucknow - which was once part of East Prussia, now part of Poland - tells his story from a hospital bed. The curator of the Masurian museum, where objects were collected as a symbol of the culture that had been lost in the second world war and after, he is also its destroyer, his injuries self-inflicted. Through the remembrance of his sufferings, he explains why the museum was so important to him, and to his fellow exiles ...
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In The Heritage, first published in German in 1978, Zygmunt Rogalla, an elderly Masurian rug-maker from Lucknow - which was once part of East Prussia, now part of Poland - tells his story from a hospital bed. The curator of the Masurian museum, where objects were collected as a symbol of the culture that had been lost in the second world war and after, he is also its destroyer, his injuries self-inflicted. Through the remembrance of his sufferings, he explains why the museum was so important to him, and to his fellow exiles, and what terrible discovery led him to destroy not only his life's greatest work, but the objects salvaged from his people's lost past.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Very good condition, slight shelfwear, slightly sunned around text block, reading crease on spine, crease on bottom right corner of front cover, pages clean with no markings. Text in English, German. 458 p. Methuen Modern Fiction. Audience: General/trade. In "The Heritage", first published in German in 1978, Zygmunt Rogalla, an elderly Masurian rug-maker from Lucknow-which was once part of East Prussia, now part of Poland-tells his story from a hospital bed. The curator of the Masurian museum, where objects were collected as a symbol of the culture that had been lost in the second world war and after, he is also its destroyer, his injuries self-inflicted. Through the remembrance of his sufferings, he explains why the museum was so important to him, and to his fellow exiles, and what terrible discovery led him to destroy not only his life's greatest work, but the objects salvaged from his people's lost past. **If you have any queries about this book, please do not hesitate to contact us at hello@ravenbooks. ie**
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Very Good. Good+ DJ. No Exp Hill and Wang 1981 1st Printing Slight bleeding of black cloth onto charcoal boards, slight fading to board edges, solid structure, pos penciled inside cover, Bright glossy mended dust jacket with some wrinkling to back o/w VG. HEAVY ITEM.
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Good. Softcover. Light shelf wear. Spine lightly creased. Free of any markings and no writings inside. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE boxes 458 pages, 8vo, library pocket on inside of front page, novel, dust jacket crease front & back cover, hard cover.
